Translation:The Tale of Genji/2
光る源氏、名のみことことしう、言ひ消たれたまふ咎多かなるに、いとど、かかる好きごとどもを、末の世にも聞き伝へて、軽びたる名をや流さむと、忍びたまひける隠ろへごとをさへ、語り伝へけむ人のもの言ひさがなさよ。さるは、いといたく世を憚り、まめだちたまひけるほど、なよびかにをかしきことはなくて、交野少将には笑はれたまひけむかし。 |
"Genji of Light", that is the only name that is magnificent; but in fact, he had been ridiculed and commented repeatedly throughout his life, especially those lecherous acts. Although he himself was deeply afraid of sayings being passed on to future generations, and tried to avoid the name of frivolousness, it was spread by mouth. Human words are really awful! In fact, Master Genji's was very cautious in his life, and there was no particularly fancy rumor worth mentioning. If Admiral Kono knew that he would laugh at him. |
長雨晴れ間なきころ、内裏の御物忌さし続きて、いとど長居さぶらひたまふを、大殿にはおぼつかなく恨めしく思したれど、よろづの御よそひ何くれとめづらしきさまに調じ出でたまひつつ、御息子の君たちただこの御宿直所の宮仕へを勤めたまふ。 |