Dear fellow language learners,
Thanks to all who participated in the second edition of the Immersion Reading Project. This was a tough one. I promise, the next project will be a lot easier. And to those of you who stuck with it: congratulations! If you can get through a text like this, you can handle almost anything.
To end the week on a high note, I wanted to leave you with some life advice from Miyazawa Kenji. It’s a simple text, but all the katakana makes it a bit hard to follow. So to help you out, I’ve included audio of my 5 year old nephew reciting the entire poem from memory. Enjoy and have a good Sunday.
Yours,
Bunsuke
宮澤賢治「雨ニモマケズ」
雨ニモマケズ
風ニモマケズ
雪ニモ夏ノ暑サニモマケヌ
丈夫ナカラダヲモチ
慾ハナク
決シテ瞋ラズ
イツモシヅカニワラッテヰル
一日ニ玄米四合ト
味噌ト少シノ野菜ヲタベ
アラユルコトヲ
ジブンヲカンジョウニ入レズニ
ヨクミキキシワカリ
ソシテワスレズ
野原ノ松ノ林ノ䕃ノ
小サナ萓ブキノ小屋ニヰテ
東ニ病気ノコドモアレバ
行ッテ看病シテヤリ
西ニツカレタ母アレバ
行ッテソノ稲ノ朿ヲ負ヒ
南ニ死ニサウナ人アレバ
行ッテコハガラナクテモイヽトイヒ
北ニケンクヮヤソショウガアレバ
ツマラナイカラヤメロトイヒ
ヒドリノトキハナミダヲナガシ
サムサノナツハオロオロアルキ
ミンナニデクノボートヨバレ
ホメラレモセズ
クニモサレズ
サウイフモノニ
ワタシハナリタイ
Thank you + words for life