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Saturday, March 5, 2016

One Man's Maple Moon: Ferris Wheel Tanka by Kyoko Kuriki

English Original

ferris wheel,
go round and round!
memories last
one day for you
a lifetime for me

Ferris Wheel, 2006

Kyoko Kuriki
translated by Kozue Uzawa and Amelia Fielden


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

摩天輪,
周而復始地旋轉!
對你而言
只是一天的記憶
對我來說卻是一輩子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

摩天轮,
周而复始地旋转!
对你而言
只是一天的记忆
对我来说却是一辈子


Bio Sketch

Born in 1954 in Aichi, Japan, Kyoko Kuriki is the winner of several major tanka awards, including the Yomiuri Award for Literature. Her fifth award-winning tanka collection, Natsu no Ushiro, is translated into English and titled Behind Summer.