#tanikawa shuntaro

[anamon-book]

散文　谷川俊太郎 晶文社 ブックデザイン＝平野甲賀

[louvreofthoughts]

Shuntaro Tanikawa - Two Billion Light-years of Solitude

[tsun-zaku]

日々の地図　谷川俊太郎 集英社 カバー・本文写真＝谷川俊太郎、装幀・写真レイアウト＝菊地信義

[marcosvitor1996]

Fanart tribute to Shuntarō Tanikawa who passed away on November 13. He was theme song lyricist for 1963 Astro Boy.

[koshigurajumy]

R.I.P 谷川俊太郎 / Shuntaro Tanikawa

小室等 / Hitoshi Komuro - 死んだ男の残したものは / All That the Man Left Behind When He Died Music: 武満徹 / Toru Takemitsu Words: 谷川俊太郎 / Shuntaro Tanikawa

死んだ男の残したものは ひとりの妻とひとりの子ども 他には何も残さなかった 墓石ひとつ残さなかった

死んだ女の残したものは しおれた花とひとりの子ども 他には何も残さなかった 着もの一枚残さなかった

死んだ子どもの残したものは ねじれた脚と乾いた涙 他には何も残さなかった 思い出ひとつ残さなかった

死んだ兵士の残したものは こわれた銃とゆがんだ地球 他には何も残せなかった 平和ひとつ残せなかった

死んだかれらの残したものは 生きてるわたし生きてるあなた 他には誰も残っていない 他には誰も残っていない

死んだ歴史の残したものは 輝く今日とまた来るあした 他には何も残っていない 他には何も残っていない

[immortalcultofjmusic]

HALCALI - 芝生　feat.谷川俊郎

[cocosse]

Sonnet 58 | A poem by Shuntaro Tanikawa, 1953 >

People can also contain distances inside themselves, which is why they go on yearning…

*Herbert List, Park of the Palazzo Orsini, Bomarzo, near Rome, Italy, 1952

[takmiblog]

(https://www.fiat-jp.com/ciao/fiat-ownerinterview05_500_shuntaro-tanikawa/)

Shuntaro Tanikawa

[toddjurgess]

[deasbanker]

Weekend treat: revisit MOMAT for a new exhibition dedicated to haniwa and dogu and learn about the modern history of such earthenware and its influence on the Japanese society!

19/10/2024

It had been a year since I went to this art museum called MOMAT, which stands for National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, located right in front of The Imperial Palace, for the exhibition devoted to Japanese important cultural properties; then, I came to be fond of Japanese modern art.

So, I visited a new show focusing on dogu and haniwa, both of which are widely considered as the symbols of Japanese fundamental culture, for this time.

Personally, I prefer dogu to haniwa in terms of design for no specific reason, but I might have been influenced by a series of lectures on Taro Okamoto, a Japanese modern artist and an advocate of the theory of Jomon pottery, in college. Whenever I see Jomon pottery, I get amazed at the fact that people from the 10th century B.C. did intend to embellish earthenware like we do today.

According to the captions, those above were assumed to be made in the 500s. Once I came across them, I got interested in terms that both of them were wearing hats and found that rather cute. I gradually understood why so many people tended to like haniwa better; and I came up with the idea that haniwa and Japanese mascots had a lot in common.

The works above were by the Japanese photographer Ken Domon（1909-1990）, who is one of my favorite photographers. He is well-know for photographs of statues of buddha and temples in Kyoto. I was a bit surprised at those covers/photos because they were slightly far from his typical attitude toward photography; Domon wouldn't rely on such visual effects as double exposure but to pursue something from objects in themselves. Therefore, if you keep staring at his pictures, you might come to see something intangible, spiritual from them.

Getting back on track, I learned about how haniwa had affected the Japanese citizens and been utilized for WWⅠ, which I hadn't heard of before. Also, many Japanese artists in the 20th century had been so inspired by them that they were keen to create pieces of art themed on haniwa in a variety of ways. There was a poem about them printed on the wall at the venue.

You were born directly out of the earth, being a human before mankind appeared Because Gods couldn't give you finishing touches, you can boast your beauty in simplicity and health You can accommodate the universe from the poem "Haniwa" by Shuntaro Tanikawa

Haniwa at large have three holes for the eyes and mouth; these characteristics might be regarded as possibility of absorbing anything around them through the holes from a poet's perspective. The holes, or lacking parts, are supposed to be fulfilled with all things in nature in the first place, I reckon. Haniwa can digest things regardless of what they need for living, because the holes don't have lids to rule out unlike humans, which I find worth learning from. That's so profound.

[cryingonthefreeway]

[anamon-book]

魂にメスはいらない ユング心理学講義 LECTURE BOOKS 河合隼雄＋谷川俊太郎 朝日出版社 装幀＝粟津潔

[edwordsmyth]

r.i.p. Shuntarō Tanikawa

Epitaph for "Poet's Tomb" - Shuntaro Tanikawa

Translation: Takako U. Lento

[astroboyart]

Shuntaro Tanigawa (1931-2024)

Sources: Hachima Kiko, Kyodo News, Anime News Network

The man who wrote the lyrics for the legendary Astro Boy theme song, Shuntaro Tanigawa, passed away of old age on November 13, 2024 at the age of 92.

Tanigawa also wrote the lyrics for the theme songs of the Big X anime, the 2004 Phoenix anime, Howl's Moving Castle, and also did the screenplay for The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn film.

From Anime News Network:

Tanigawa was born in Tokyo, and his father was Japanese philosopher Tetsuzo Tanikawa. Shuntaro Tanigawa began writing poems in his teens, and published his first poetry collection, Niju Oku Konen no Kodoku (Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude), when he was 20 in 1952.

The writer was well-known for his poems, translations, and essays. His poetry book Floating the River in Melancholy won the American Book Award in 1989. He has written over 60 poetry books and is also known for his translations of Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic and Mother Goose nursery rhymes into Japanese.

His numerous accolades include awards at The 75th NHK Broadcasting Culture Awards, the Zhongkun International Poetry Award, and the Noma Children's Literature Prize.

[lunamagicablu]

Mentre in Kamčatka un giovane sogna le giraffe in Messico una ragazza aspetta l'autobus nella bruma del mattino mentre a New York una ragazzina si gira nel letto con un sorriso sulle labbra a Roma un ragazzino strizza l'occhio ai primi raggi del sole che tingono i capitelli su questa Terra da qualche parte un mattino ha sempre inizio è la nostra staffetta che da longitudine a longitudine protegge per così dire a turno la Terra se prima di addormentarti provi ad ascoltare sentirai che da qualche parte lontano sta suonando una sveglia è la prova che qualcuno ha afferrato saldamente il mattino che tu gli hai porto. Shuntarō Tanikawa **************************** While in Kamchatka a young man dreams of giraffes in Mexico a girl waits for the bus in the morning mist while in New York a little girl turns in bed with a smile on her lips in Rome a little boy winks at the first rays of the sun that dye the capitals on this Earth somewhere a morning always begins it is our relay that from longitude to longitude protects the Earth in turn, so to speak if before falling asleep you try to listen you will hear that somewhere far away an alarm is ringing it is the proof that someone has firmly grasped the morning that you brought them. Shuntaro Tanikawa 

[matchagyudon]

Lie - Gentaro Yumeno, English Lyrics Translation

TL Notes:

One of the inspirations for this piece is the poem “Lie” (uso) by Shuntaro Tanikawa. Here’s an abstract from JapanBookBank: Although 'lies are painful,' some people tell lies without hesitation. They loudly proclaim falsehoods and brazenly maintain their innocence. If one repeats a lie, does it eventually become the truth? This world seems to be filled with more falsehoods than truths. It's hard to imagine anyone in this world who never tells a lie. But why do people lie? There are lies we tell casually, lies we use to deceive, lies we tell to protect ourselves, and lies we tell in hopes of bringing happiness to others. Is there really a distinction between 'innocent lies' and 'lies that should never be told,' or 'good lies' and 'bad lies'? If there is, what is the difference? Can we measure them by standards of right and wrong, or by their weight? This picture book is a collaboration between the poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, who wrote the poem 'Lie' in 1988, and the illustrator Shinichi Nakayama. It tells the story of a boy who reflects on lies in various ways, delving deep into the recesses of his heart. It's a treasure of a book that reaches into the depths of one's soul and makes you want to revisit it from time to time.

Similar to the picture book, the official lyrics is written in hiragana. The picture book is in the point of view of a child. Normally, for someone as literate as Gentaro, and especially at his age, writing in hiragana is something akin to a child. I know Gentaro uses a variety of identifiers, but “boku” is also one that boys or younger males primarily use as well. All this to say.. This is a very vulnerable version of Gentaro.

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows, I do

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows

I will live with my lies Until I cannot lie anymore I will live with my lies Always longing for the truth Even if what I am saying is a lie The lies I tell feel like the truth Live, I will live I will lie over and over again

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows, I do

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows

Even if no one knows

I will undoubtedly lie My mother tells me not to Yet she’s lied before She knows how much lies can hurt Perhaps that is why

I will undoubtedly lie My mother tells me not to Yet she’s lied before She knows how much lies can hurt Perhaps that is why

Even if what I say is a lie The lies I tell feel like the truth Some truths can only be told as lies Perhaps if dogs were to speak Wouldn’t they too tell lies?

I will undoubtedly lie My mother tells me not to Yet she’s lied before She knows how much lies can hurt Perhaps that is why

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows, I do

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows, I do

Even if I were to lie, even if it were to come to light I shall not apologize I will not tell a lie that can be undone with an apology Even if no one knows

Even if no one knows

I will live with my lies Until I cannot lie anymore Always longing for the truth I will lie over and over again Again And again

I will lie

Lie - Gentaro Yumeno, English Lyrics Translation @MatchaGyudon (google.com)