Friday, August 17, 2012

三国志 Three Kingdoms

三国志
「三国志」(月~金曜、BSフジ)全95話がついに終了した。どの話もとても面白かった。AD180年から280年まで約100年間にわたる魏(曹操)、蜀(劉備)、呉(孫権)の勢力争いや、周瑜、張飛、関羽、孔明の活躍は見応えがあった。特に「赤壁の戦い」「泣いて馬謖を斬る」「空城の計」「死せる孔明生ける仲達を走らしむ」などは圧巻であった。また、諸葛亮が五丈原で死ぬ場面を見て、50年以上も前、高校の中国史の授業で覚えた「星落秋風五丈原」の歌を思い出した。最終回の司馬懿の渋い演技も良かった。あのような素晴らしいドラマはもう二度とないだろう。

   星落秋風五丈原     土井晩翠作

 祁山悲秋の風更けて  (きざんひしゅうのかぜふけて)
 陣雲暗し五丈原、   (じんうんくらし ごじょうげん)
 零露の文は繁くして  (れいろのあやはしげくして)
 草枯れ馬は肥ゆれども (くさかれうまはこゆれども)
 蜀軍の旗光無く    (しょくぐんのはたひかりなく)
 鼓角の音も今しづか。 (こかくのおともいましづか)
 丞相 病あつかりき。  (じょうしょう やまいあつかりき)

(「文は繁くして」と「草枯れ」とはどういうことを言っているのでしょか。どなたか教えてください)

  
  A Chinese TV drama “Three Kingdoms” ended on August 13. It consisted of 95 installments and was broadcast from Monday through Friday on the BS Fuji channel for about 5 months. I enjoyed each episode to my hearts content.

The drama depicted the conflicts among the three kingdoms around 180-280 AD: Wei (), Shu (), and Wu (), led by Cao Cao(曹操), Liu Bei (劉備), Sun Quan(孫権)respectively. Chuko Liang Kongming (諸葛亮孔明), Zhou Yu (周瑜), Zhang Fei (張飛), and Guan Yu (関羽) were the super heroes in the story. I particularly loved the famous scenes such as “The Battle of the Red Cliff,” “Beheading Ma Su (馬謖) in Tears,” “The Empty Castle Trap,” and “Living Zhongda (仲達) Flees at the Sight of Dead Kongming (孔明).”

When I saw the episode when Kongming (孔明) died of illness at the Battle of Wuzhang Plains (五丈原), I remembered the song I had learned in my high school history class more than 50 years ago. The song’s name was Falling Star in Autumn Wind in Wuzhang Plains (星落秋風五丈原).I liked Sima Yi (司馬懿) in the drama, who played the role of a cautious but crafty schemer.

On the whole I don’t think I will see a more exciting drama than “Three Kingdoms.”
  

The following is my translation although there are some incomprehensible parts.Please correct my translation.)

Falling Star in Autumn Wind in Wuzhang Plains 
               composed by Bansui Doi

Weeping autumn winds on Mt. Kizan
Dark clouds over Shu camp
Beads of dew stand on the grass
Grass is dry and horses are stout
Yet, Shu banners look dull
No drums or whistles heard
Prime minister in critical condition

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