Haiga by an Elementary Schoolgirl in Akita (Part 1)

 

桝田愛佳(Masuda Aikabegan painting haiga in her elementary school days.

In summer, 2008, her mother, 桝田純子(Masuda Junko), and David Ferron, an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) in Akita City, Akita, Japan, took up haiga by Masuda Aika as their haiga project.

We post their haiga project on the website, dividing it into three stages.

We hope that you will appreciate haiga by an elementary schoolgirl in Akita.

 

Ms. Masudas and Davids Haiga Project

 

わたしと俳画  Haiga and me

 

 秋田市立外旭川小学校 

Akita Municipal Sotoasahikawa Elementary School

 六年一組 Sixth grade, First class

 桝田愛佳 Masuda Aika

 

始めたきっかけ  Why did I start?

 

母が知り合いの方に「うちの,愛佳は絵が好きなんですよ。」と,言ったら,その方が「私の母が,俳画を教えています。愛佳さんもやってみませんか?」と,おっしゃったそうです。

I heard that when my mom said to an acquaintance of hers, “My Aika likes paintings,” she replied, “My mother teaches haiga. Would like to try it?”

わたしはそれを聞いて、面白そうだなと、思っておけいこにいきました。

When I heard this I thought it sounded interesting, so I took some lessons.

 

北潟先生のこと  Ms. Kitagata

 

北潟先生は、八十歳をすぎていても、お元気で、とても優しくおしえてくれる物知りな先生です。

Even though Ms. Kitagata is over eighty years old she is a very gentle teacher who knows a lot.

本名は「北潟幸枝」ですが、俳画で使う時は、「北潟枝穂」です。

Her real name is Kitagata Sachie, but when she makes haiga it is Kitagata Shiho.

 

愛佳俳画 006

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愛佳俳画 007

愛佳俳画 009

 

せつせつと                  せつせつと

眼まで濡らして           めまでぬらして

髪洗ふ                        かみあらう

節子句                        せつこく

愛佳                           あいか

Frenziedly

Eyes get wet

When hair’s washed

 

愛佳俳画 010

 

マスカット                  マスカット

おいしく食べし           おいしくたべし

夜食後                        やしょくあと

愛佳                           あいか

Muscat grapes

Deliciously eaten

After dinner

 

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愛佳                あいか

山の雲             やまのくも     

いけしまま      いけしまま

松立てにけり   まつたてにけり

章句                あきらく

Pine trees stood

In the mountain clouds      

Like arranged flowers

 

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愛佳                           あいか

十五夜の                     じゅうごやの

雲のあそびて              くものあそびて

かぎりなし                  かぎりなし

夜半句                        やはんく

For fifteen nights

The clouds played

Endlessly

 

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愛佳                あいか

冬に入る          ふゆにはいる

山国の紺          やまごくのこん

女学生             じょがくせい

Headed into winter

The mountain country’s dark blue

Schoolgirl

 

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牡丹雪                        ぼたんゆき

地に近づきて              ちにちかづきて

迅く落つ                     はやくおつ

六林男句                     むりおく

愛佳                           あいか

十才                           じゅうさい

Large snowflakes

Come towards the ground

And swiftly fall

 

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金銀の                        きんぎんの

紙ほどの幸                 かみほどのさち

クリスマス                  クリスマス

欣一句                        きんいちく

愛佳                           あいか

Gold and silver

Little joy-filled paper

At Christmas

 

(To  be continued)

 ― Posted by  Hidenori  Hiruta 

 

8 thoughts on “Haiga by an Elementary Schoolgirl in Akita (Part 1)

  1. Thank you for a nice comment, Joshua San.
    Haiga, Part 2, appears on November 7 (Saturday).
    Please look forward to…

    -Hidenori

  2. 幸福を こうふくを

    祈る本堂 いのるほんどう

    冬日さす ふゆびさす

    Praying for happiness

    In the main hall

    Light shines through the window

    or: “Piercing winter light”?

  3. Peter Hook-san,
    thank you very much for your nice suggestion.
    In this case,those praying for happiness seem to be in unhappy conditions or rather uneasy ones, so “Piercing winter light” is better as the third line. It matches those conditions.

    With my best regards.
    Hidenori Hiruta

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