おばあさんの頼み
おばあさんの頼み
Grandmother's requestむかしむかし、あるところに、大きな大きな墓場がありました。
Once upon a time there was a big graveyard.ここにはたくさんの死んだ人の魂が眠っていて、どの魂もみんな、もう一度生き返りたいと思っていました。
There were many dead people's souls sleeping here, and all the souls wanted to relive again.ある日の事、一人のおばあさんが死んで、この墓場にほうむられました。
One day, one grandmother died and was taken to this graveyard.でも、おばあさんは、永い眠りにつこうとはしませんでした。
However, she didn't want to go into the forever sleep like that.ああ、生きたい。生きたい
"Ah, I want to live, I want to live."おばあさんはそう言いながら土をかきわけて、お墓の中から上半身を出して来たのです。
Granmother said that, and she tried remove the soil and took her upper body out of the ground.ところが外はたいへんに寒かったので、おばあさんは上半身を出したまま
However, because it was very cold outside, grandmother, with the upper body out,ブルブルと震えました。ああ、寒い、寒い
shivered. "Oh, cold, cold."するとそこへ、一人の男の子が通りかかりました。
Then there was a boy passing by.おばあさんは、男の子に言いました。
Grandmother said to the boy.坊や。良い子だから、ここに火を持って来ておくれ
"Little boy. You're a good boy, can you please bring me fire hereこの冷え切った体を、暖めるから
to warm my cold body, if my body gets warm体が暖まればここから出られるし、
I can get out of here,ここから出ればあたしは生き返られるんだ
and if I get out of here I can come alive."でも男の子は、首を横に振りました。
But the boy shook his head.坊や、お願いだから火を持って来ておくれよ
"Little boy, please bring me fire, please."おばあさんがいくら頼んでも、男の子はおびえたように首を横に振るだけです。
No matter how many times she asked, the boy just shook his head frightenedly.ああ、こんなに寒くては、まだ地面の中にいた方がましだね
"Oh, it is so cold, it will be better for me to stay in the ground." She thought.寒さが我慢出来なくなったおばあさんは仕方なく、またお墓の中に入って行きました。
Grandmother, who couldn't help the cold anymore, had no way but went into the grave again.おばあさんはそれっきり、二度と外へは出て来ませんでした。
And from that, she never came out again.おばあさんの頼み
頼み
Request, favor, favour; reliance, dependence, trust
むかしむかし、あるところに、大きな大きな墓場がありました。
大きな
Big, large, great
墓場
Graveyard, cemetery
ここにはたくさんの死んだ人の魂が眠っていて、どの魂もみんな、もう一度生き返りたいと思っていました。
思う
To think, to consider, to believe; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to desire, to want; to recall, to remember
眠る
To sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one''s eyes
人
Person
魂
Yang energy, spirit
死ぬ
To die, to pass away; to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead; to cease, to stop
もう一度
Once more, again
生き返る
To revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life
ある日の事、一人のおばあさんが死んで、この墓場にほうむられました。
日
Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event
事
Thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..; alias, aka, nickname, alternative name, also known as
人
Person
一
One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
死ぬ
To die, to pass away; to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead; to cease, to stop
墓場
Graveyard, cemetery
でも、おばあさんは、永い眠りにつこうとはしませんでした。
眠り
Sleep, sleeping; inactivity; death
ああ、生きたい。生きたい
生きる
To live, to exist; to make a living, to subsist; to be in effect, to be in use, to function; to come to life, to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
おばあさんはそう言いながら土をかきわけて、お墓の中から上半身を出して来たのです。
墓
Gravesite, tomb
中
Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while
土
Earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in on''youdou)
来る
To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
言う
To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
出す
To take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ..
上半身
Upper half of body, bust
ところが外はたいへんに寒かったので、おばあさんは上半身を出したまま
外
Outside, exterior; open air; other place
寒い
Cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
出す
To take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ..
上半身
Upper half of body, bust
ブルブルと震えました。ああ、寒い、寒い
震える
To shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver
寒い
Cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
するとそこへ、一人の男の子が通りかかりました。
すると
Thereupon, hereupon
人
Person
一
One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
男の子
Boy, male child, baby boy
おばあさんは、男の子に言いました。
言う
To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
男の子
Boy, male child, baby boy
坊や。良い子だから、ここに火を持って来ておくれ
子
First sign of chinese zodiac (the rat, 11pm-1am, north, november)
火
Fire, flame, blaze
坊や
Boy
良い
Good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial; ok
来る
To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
持つ
To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of
この冷え切った体を、暖めるから
体
Appearance, air, condition, state, form
切る
To cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect; to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce, to decrease, to discount; to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain; to cross, to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to excommunicate; to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in go) to isolate (an opponent''s stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish, to complete
冷える
To grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
体が暖まればここから出られるし、
体
Appearance, air, condition, state, form
出る
To leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate
ここから出ればあたしは生き返られるんだ
出る
To leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate
生き返る
To revive, to come to oneself, to be restored to life
でも男の子は、首を横に振りました。
首
Counter for songs and poems
振る
To wave, to shake, to swing; to sprinkle, to throw (dice); to cast (actor), to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump; to abandon, to give up, to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings, to change directions; to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up the main topic; to replace, to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else
男の子
Boy, male child, baby boy
横
Horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected
坊や、お願いだから火を持って来ておくれよ
火
Fire, flame, blaze
坊や
Boy
来る
To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
持つ
To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of
お願い
Request, wish; please
おばあさんがいくら頼んでも、男の子はおびえたように首を横に振るだけです。
首
Counter for songs and poems
振る
To wave, to shake, to swing; to sprinkle, to throw (dice); to cast (actor), to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump; to abandon, to give up, to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings, to change directions; to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up the main topic; to replace, to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else
男の子
Boy, male child, baby boy
頼む
To request, to beg, to ask; to call, to order, to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on
横
Horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected
ああ、こんなに寒くては、まだ地面の中にいた方がましだね
方
Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)
こんなに
So, like this, in this way
中
Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while
寒い
Cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
地面
Ground, earth''s surface
寒さが我慢出来なくなったおばあさんは仕方なく、またお墓の中に入って行きました。
仕方
Way, method, means, resource, course
墓
Gravesite, tomb
我慢
Patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
中
Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while
出来る
To be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task; to be ready, to be completed; to be made, to be built; to be good at, to be permitted (to do); to become intimate, to take up (with somebody); to grow, to be raised; to become pregnant
入る
To enter, to go into; to break into; to join, to enroll; to contain, to hold, to accommodate; to have (an income of); to get, to receive, to score
行く
To go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach; to proceed, to take place; to pass through, to come and go; to walk; to die, to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream, to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
寒い
Cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
おばあさんはそれっきり、二度と外へは出て来ませんでした。
外
Outside, exterior; open air; other place
来る
To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
出る
To leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate
二度と
Never again (with negative verb)
新型コロナ 東京都で新たに39人の感染を確認(20/06/20)
スタバ脱プラ加速 ストロー不要のふたと紙カップに(2021年2月24日)
北朝鮮の金総書記が元日に学生らの「迎春の集い」に 次世代への思いやりアピールか(2024年1月2日)
ANN世論調査 8割が説明責任「果たされず」(2024年3月18日)
米大統領補佐官 イスラエル首相にパレスチナ自治区ラファ侵攻で自制を求める(2024年5月20日)
4キロ45品目の3段重ねも…来年のおせち商戦 トレンドは大人数・大容量 ニーズ多様化【知っておきたい!】(2023年9月5日)
かちかちやま - かちかち山
韓国の調査「外国への好感度」 日本が主要国で最下位に(2022年1月12日)
Orion
Orion晩秋告げる「柿すだれ」 枯露柿づくり最盛期(2020年11月14日)
You need to upgrade to a premium account to using this feature
Are you sure you want to test again?
Please upgrade your account to read unlimited newspapers