一握の砂・悲しき玩具―石川啄木歌集

by Takuboku Ishikawa, 金田一 京助 (Editor), 石川啄木

啄木の処女歌集であり「我を愛する歌」で始まる『一握の砂』は、甘い抒情にのった自己哀惜の歌を多く含み、第二歌集の『悲しき玩具』は、切迫した生活感情を、虚無的な暗さを伴って吐露したものを多く含む。貧困と孤独にあえぎながらも、文学への情熱を失わず、歌壇に新風を吹きこんだ啄木の代表作を、彼の最もよき理解者であり、同郷の友でもある金田一氏の編集によって収める。 (新潮文庫)

273 pages, Paperback

Published May 19, 1952

About the author

Takuboku Ishikawa (石川 啄木 February 20, 1886 – April 13, 1912) was a Japanese poet. He died of tuberculosis. Well-known as both a tanka and "modern-style" (新体詩 shintaishi?) or "free-style" (自由詩 jiyūshi?) poet, he began as a member of the Myōjō group of naturalist poets but later joined the "socialistic" group of Japanese poets and renounced naturalism.

Reviews

[Taka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely, just lovely.

Read this in parallel with Shiki's haiku collection, but Ishikawa's tanka win the day by a huge margin for me. He is a master of portraying these tiniest/subtlest moments from everyday life that are full of wabi-sabi, leaving you a bit sad, a bit empty, and a bit more aware of life around you. The longer form of tanka compared to haiku—bigger canvas—might limit/define what each form can do, but I very much appreciate what Ishikawa's tanka do over Shiki's haiku informed by the literary naturalism of 18th century France. Definitely a fan.

[Melovemealot Fancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

被書名所吸引，「從前的我也很可愛啊」有清澈的憂傷，也有明媚的可愛。“把發熱的面頰，埋在柔軟的積雪裡一般，想那麼戀愛一下看看。”不那麼刻意地描寫日常的文字讓我感受到了生活。

[Cher Z]

极其敏感，极度细腻，极致感性，给我揉碎了融合在一起的所有感官体验。“悲哀啊”、“可悲啊”的话总是出现，是美好的忧郁，和返璞归真的想象力。被水一般的柔情包裹着的快活感觉。我想着，真有这样数不尽的事物和感情的配对，世界是否确实值得多留一会。