John Henry

Japanese: ジョン・ヘンリー(英語表記)John Henry
John Henry
A folk hero of African-Americans. A giant, powerful railroad worker who became a legend in West Virginia around 1870. He was a "man of the elements," and is said to have won a race to dig a hole for dynamite against a steam drill, but died "with a hammer in his hand." Many tall tales were written about his exploits, and he became something of a Paul Bunyan of the South. He has been the subject of several ballads.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ黒人のフォーク・ヒーロー。おそらく1870年ころ,ウェスト・バージニアあたりで伝説化された怪力の巨人鉄道工夫。〈自然のままの人間〉で,ダイナマイト用の穴掘りを蒸気ドリルと競争して勝ったが,〈手にハンマーを握ったまま〉死んだとされている。やがてその生涯の活躍をめぐってさまざまなトール・テール(ほら話)が作られ,南部のポール・バニヤンともいうべき人物になった。いくつかのバラードにもうたわれてきた。

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