送る歌産院の高き窓よりも

from the high windows

of the maternity hospital

どしやぶりの祖国の雨に濡れてゆく

getting wet in a downpour

なつかしき雨の市電を停めてゆく

A trolley stopping and going

in the rain

今日よりは遺族となれる者よ濡れ

Those who may be the survivors!

They are wet with the rain

父の顔歓送群の中に濡れ

getting wet in the rain

amongst all the people

saying goodbye

爪を切る玄海は真夜の月と風

the moon and the wind over the Sea of Xuan Hai

in the midnight

いのちゆれ兵団ゆれる玄きうねり

on the ship

the black heaving seas

古はがき読みをれば揚子江の雷

the lightning over the Changjiang River

河港都市暮靄の烏天に浮き

crows floating in the haze of the heavens

背嚢おもくひとりづつおりる

one by one

with a heavy knapsack on the back

弾痕街熱風に兵を叱る声

in a hot wind

in the town with bullet marks

大陸の蝙蝠よ青き兵隊に

blue

for the soldiers

夜盲兵鼻梁を月に向け眠る

the soldiers sleep

with bridges of their noses facing the moon

長短の兵の痩身秋風裡

taller and shorter

in the autumn wind

弾を磨く秋風の頭にひびく夜や

get on my nerves

autumn winds

あき風に地の凹凸を感じねる

lying on the earth

feeling its unevenness

風の中困憊の赤き河流れ

flowing a red river

tired out

痛みに堪へて雲の翳見てゐる

looking at the shadows in the clouds

江寒く蛋民の朝餉見て下る

As we sail down the river

looking at those who have breakfast on the water

水の上後送ひと日寒く昏れぬ

on the water

I’m leaving the front

It’s getting dark

創痕に祖国遥けし風塵期

So far away from home

the season of the wind and dust

想ひ疲れ湖よりの風に真向へり

facing the wind from the lake

暖かき赭土殺戮の日の杳くなる

darkening

A day of carnage

風呂欲れば午後の青天雁渡る

geese crossing

a blue sky in the afternoon

昼の灯にうつうつ海を恋ひゐたり

thinking gloomily of my dear sea

雲を愛し日日を虚しく爪のびたり

day by day

my nails grow in vain

鉄帽をかむれぬ頭青く刈れり

my iron helmet cannot be put on

弾幕をくぐりし旗を垂らし病む

the barraged flags being hung

松葉杖歩む樹間に落暉とどめ

stopping the sunset between the trees

ながきたそがれ水禽のおろかなる声に

the stupid cries of the water birds

深夜覚む松葉杖ゆく巨き響(おと)

vibrating the sound of the crutches

ねむれねば黄土の果の海恋しき

lonely for the sea

at the ultimate limits of the yellow earth

楽さかん歩哨交替兵行けり

it’s time to relieve

a sentry has gone off duty

千人針巻き前線復帰の言短し

up his body

rejoins the front with a few words

ひさの長江濁りなつかしく溯る

a good old muddy river;

I haven’t seen it for a long time

追撃兵向日葵の影を越えたふれ

dropped down

after getting over the sunflower’s shadow

負傷者のしづかなる眼に夏の河

reflects a summer river

雲灼けて動かず砲兵砲を曳く

an artillerist

pulling a cannon

暑き青空流弾の音と鳶澄みゐる

clear

the sound of shooting bullets and kites

棉の原文学もなし死に隣る

without thinking of literature

in a cotton field

掌の棉や逃亡の顔をつひに見ず

never have I seen again

the face of a man

who had escaped from the front

流弾がぷすりと棉の花月夜

gets in a trunk of cotton flowers

a moonlit night

兵燹(へいせん)や太古のごとき夕まぐれ

An evening

like an ancient evening

乾麺包よわが狙撃手の名も古りぬ

The name of my dear sniper

has become old

月の視野けぶり編隊頭を還る

hazing

a formation came back

passing me

壕を掘る秋夜の風に背を吹かれ

the wind of autumn night

blowing on my back

壕を掘る深夜の白き雲流れ

white clouds floating

in the midnight

かなしければ壕は深く深く掘る

trenching deeper and deeper

流弾と母の手紙はかかはりなし

has nothing to do

with a shooting bullet

渡河地点暁風に独立工兵の旗

dawn wind is blowing

the flags of the pioneers

秋の虹幾日洗はぬ顔ならべ

these days

the faces line up which haven’t been washed

昼のこほろぎ塹壕に死者還る

take back the dead

to the trenches

ちちろ鳴く背をよせ合うてねるばかり

the only thing to do is

to sleep with our backs to each other

ねて見るは逃亡ありし天の川

someone escaped from here

江の風血便の闇を深くする

deepens the darkness

where a bloody nature is eased

吸殻がちらばり占領地区の風

cigarette butts

in the occupied area

夕日のなか時には認識票磨く

sometimes

I polish my number plate

月紅し枯死の大樹に鳴く鴉

a crow is croaking

on a big dead tree

瞑れば弾子散らばる地の起伏

feeling the rolling of the earth

where bullets scattered

密偵が消えてゆく雲の地平線

into the cloudy horizon

秋の河鯰は雲の影にゐる

a catfish is in the shadow of a cloud

秋深みひとりふたりと逃亡す

soldiers escaped

one by one

暁の鶏鳴とどく秋の軍隊

the rooster’s cries reach the troops

砲兵に髯(ほおひげ)のび雨降りつづく

is growing

It has been raining

蟋蟀の地に斃れては髭(くちひげ)のびる

where crickets are chirping

my mustache is growing

雨の中軍医撃たれて地にころがる

an army surgeon was shot,

his body rolling around the earth

秋の風歩兵の私闘見てあれば

looking at a foot soldiers’ grudge fight

天の川喧嘩別れて死に訣れ

quarreled and broke with him

and I’ve never seen him

because of his death

哨兵と傷兵が醒め野分の夜

are awake

at the night of a typhoon

霧寒したそがれて友を焼きに行く

going to burn my friend’s dead body

友を焼く夕霧寒き丘の襞

there’s a cold evening fog

over the uneven hill

疲れたり深夜を覚めて驢馬身ぢか　

awake in the midnight

a donkey is close to me

新戦場寒き鉛筆を尖らする

sharpening a pencil

泥濘をゆき泥濘に立ち啖ふ

standing in the mud

eating

夜の雪逃亡の喇叭渡りゆく

a bugle sounds

to announce someone’s escape

まどろめば第五戦区の雪つむ音

the sound of snow falling

on the 5th battlefield

愛遠し雪のたそがれを渇きゆく

going

in the snowy dusk

飯盒を鳴らし喰ひゐる寒き闇

almost silently

in the cold darkness

星寒し明日への飯を残しけり

left some rice for tomorrow

十二月湖北の奥に手紙来る

received a letter

in the back of Hubei Province

ちちははに遠く年逝く風を聴けり

listening to the wind

this year is passing away

雪降ると記す湖北省の奥

in the back of Hubei Province

皮酒(ビール)飲む冬青天の鬚(あごひげ)ばうばう

blue winter sky

my beard is growing

鋼琴(ピアノ)は無綫電(ラジオ)紅衣少女の肩に江

I saw a river

over the shoulders of a girl in red

会ひ別る占領都市の夜の霰

we are in an occupied city

hailstones fall at night

砲艦がゆく高階の熱き珈琲

enjoying a cup of hot coffee

on the higher floor of a building

幾曲り氷雨の街を来て坐る

at last sit down

in the cold rainy town

将軍の前一個の蜜柑喰ひ終り

before a general

砲座錆び雨の風景ただ昏れゆく

the view is getting rainy and dark

墓標点点草枯れ鳴くと見しは鴉

the grass has died off

crows croaking

壕枯れぬはらからはこの地続きに

my brothers may be on this adjoining land

大陸に別るる雪の喇叭鳴り

a bugle blasting snow

寒木に苦力をたたせ遠ざかる

under a tree in the cold day

I’m going away

汗の兵団ひねもす鱶のさをの海を

all day long

going on the blue sea

where sharks are swimming

ゆれる船団洋の夕日に呆けたち

looking at the setting sun

in a daze

海しづか家への無沙汰思ふ日の

on this day

it’s been a long time

since I have written my family

機関がひびくがツとおけさをどなりし顔

look at the soldier’s face

who is singing a folk song

つつがなく母の写真とともにゆく

with my mother’s photo

帽振るは先遣隊員椰子林

some soldiers go ahead

woods of palm trees

椰子を吸ふ戦闘帽も古りにけり

my battle cap has become older

うつうつと砲音に午(ひる)が来てゐる

the daytime has come

with the sounds of shots

汗し炊く初年兵の背に見し黒子

I saw a mark on his back

交る蜥蜴弾道天に咲き匂ふ

flying bullets blooming and smelling

over my head

喉渇くをちの空爆身にひびき

aerial bombing far away from here

affects me

回想を風にさらして歯を磨く

brushing my teeth

いつ死ぬか—樹海の月に渇きゐる

I’m dried up in the sea of trees

looking at the moon

月明の別辞短し寝て応ふ

his farewell is short

I answer it, lying

哨兵の鉄帽よ雨降らぬ天

The heavens

it never rains

狙撃兵マンゴの黄と撃たれ墜つ

and fell down

together with yellow mangos

落暉無風煮えゐしは糧の青バナナ

it’s calm

green bananas are boiling

as food

射ち疲れキニーネなりわかち嚥む

share and chew quinine

弾道学負傷者笑ひ捕虜笑ふ

prisoners are laughing

studying the flying bullets

深夜砲声斥候に行くと飯喰ひゐる

the sound of cannons

a soldier is eating,

saying that he is going to scout

遺品あり岩波文庫「阿部一族」

it’s a pocket book “Abe Family”

published by Iwanami

夜明けたり日課始めの砲轟く

a cannon sounds

the routine begins

倦怠や戦場に鳴く無慮の蝿

A fly chirping

in the battle field

小休止眠る兵科のかなしき性(さが)

soldiers are sleeping

that’s the sad nature of soldiers

咽喉かれて黄昏の雲を射ち終る

we finished shooting

at the clouds in the twilight

風を聴き夕日の金(きん)に染まつてゐる

the golden sunset bathes my skin

をかしいから笑ふよ風の歩兵達

because something feels funny

歯を磨く大夕焼の頸かしげ

tilting up my neck

to a great sunset

風が出てきた戦死者の飯も炊けよ

let’s cook rice for the dead soldiers of war

風となり分隊が飯くつてゐる

the squad is eating rice

死角出て大夕焼に消えにけり

and disappeared to an evening glow

低き逓伝負傷者来る道をあけ！

a wounded soldier is coming

make way for him

夜のジャングル負傷者退り来るに遭ひ

in the jungle

I saw the wounded coming back

闇ふかければ包帯の白きかな

the whiter the bandage

地の担架ジャングルは不発弾の闇

dud weapons in the darkness of the jungle

傷者去りジャングルは寥と闇の闇

lonely darkness left in the dark

蜿蜒と炎炎と灼け雲を置く

in a line like a snake

clouds can be seen from far away

戦車行き駄馬行き眠る歩兵達

work horses passing

foot soldiers sleeping

耳汚れ炎昼の膝を抱きねる

my ears are dirty

holding my knees as I sleep

砲いんいん口あけてねる歩兵達

foot soldiers

with their mouths open

腹へらぬ者になりたし戦車の蔭

who never feels hungry

in the shade of a tank

のそと起き黄塵をがぼがぼと行く

marching , gurgling

in the yellow dust

夕焼へ墓標たてもう汗も出ない

set up a grave post

I will never sweat again

荒涼たりむきむきに飯食へる顔

each face!

Separately

eating rise

海のない地図書き甘きものを欲る

I want to have something sweet

ささやけば炎暑の弾が頭を越えゆく

a bullet passing over my head

in the intense heat

空冷式チェコ機関砲葉を降らす

makes the leaves fall

個個にゐて大夕焼に染りゐる

the sunset shines red on me

われを狙ひし弾が樹幹を削る音

A bullet aimed at me

has chipped a tree trunk

絶望のかかるときにも蜥蜴鳴く

I’m in such a hopeless situation

ひとりづつ射角を馳ける背に残照

the afterglow on the soldier’s back

in the battlefield

水あれば飲み敵あれば射ち戦死せり

finding an enemy, he shot

and was killed in the war

夕ぐれの見えざるものを撃ち渇く

I feel empty in the evening

爆震の死角の蟻を掌に遊ばす

I’m trembling because of the bombing

let an ant play on my palm

黒土帯右腕関節が血をたらす

blood running

from the joint of my right arm

射たれたりおれに見られておれの骨

I can see my bones

包帯やわがこと終るマンゴの下

I may be dying

under a mango tree

墓標かなし青鉛筆をなめて書く

I write in blue pencil

as I lick it

瞑れば谷流れ血の赤きなど

the scene of a mountain stream

and red blood

英霊とゆられまぶしき鱶の海

with the spirits of the dead killed in the war

sharks are swimming in a dazzling sea