Song Book - Utanohon (English) Buch der Lieder

Japanese: 歌の本 - うたのほん(英語表記)Buch der Lieder
Song Book - Utanohon (English) Buch der Lieder

This is a collection of poems written in the youth of German lyric poet Heine that made him famous all over the world. Published in 1827. The translators who introduced this work to Japan were Mori Ogai and Inoue Shozo. Heine, while inheriting the tradition of German romanticism, develops various beautiful variations on the theme of the pain of unrequited love (Young Sorrows, Lyrical Intermezzo, Return Home). However, the poet senses a "crack in the world" in his heart, and tries to release his "world pain" toward the "modern Trojan War" (From the Voyage of Haartz). From this was born a series of bold free-rhythmic poems (North Sea), which are unparalleled in modern German poetry. It can be said that this was the young Heine's ambitious first step in innovating the tradition of German romanticism.

[Mutsumi Hayashi]

"The Book of Songs" translated by Shozo Inoue (Iwanami Bunko)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ドイツの叙情詩人ハイネの名を世界に広めた青年期の詩集。1827年刊。わが国にこの詩作品を紹介した訳者は、森鴎外(おうがい)に始まり、井上正蔵に至る。ハイネはドイツ・ロマン派の伝統を受け継ぎながら、報われぬ恋の苦悩を主題とするさまざまの美しいバリエーションを展開する(『若き悩み』『叙情的間奏曲』『帰郷』)。しかし、心のなかに「世界の亀裂(きれつ)」を感じ取る詩人は、彼の「世界苦」を「現代のトロヤの戦い」に向けて解き放とうとする(『ハールツの旅より』)。そこから、ドイツ近代詩に類例をみない一連の大胆な自由韻律の詩群(『北海』)が生まれる。まさしくそれは、ドイツ・ロマン派の伝統を革新する若いハイネの野心的な第一歩といえよう。

[林 睦實]

『井上正蔵訳『歌の本』(岩波文庫)』

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