Monday, December 5, 2011

Three Senryu Literary Works with Katakana

Three Senryu Literary Works with Katakana

（１）About US men's national basketball

バスケットボール
ペキンのなつ
リッデムプシュン

Basketball,
Summer in Beijing
Redemption

With packs of superstars, the US men's national basketball team (also widely known as "Dream Team") is arguably the best national team in the world. However, they were defeated by their own arrogance and in the summer of 2004 in Athens after losing to Argentina in semifinal. Four years later, they successfully redeemed themselves in Beijing by winning the gold medal once again.

Katakana analysis:
バスケットボール: Loan word from English
 リッデムプシュン: Loan word from English


（２）About the early snow in New York City this year

ウァイトゆき 
 ニューヨークのあき
とてもアーリー

White Snow
Fall in New York
Very early

Katakana analysis:
ウァイト: Loan word from English
ニューヨーク:  Loan word from English
アーリー: Loan word from English

（３）

あめのくうこう

テレサ・テンのうた
 なつのサッドネス

Raining at airport
Teresa Teng's song
Sadness of summer

"くうこう" is one of Teresa Teng's famous songs (see previous blog entries on Japanese singers). It is filled with a feeling of sadness throughout although the setting of the song is in summertime.

Katakana analysis:
テレサ・テン: Onomatopoeia
サッドネス: Loan word from English
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7 comments:

  1. MioDecember 7, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    この　はいく　だい　すき　です。　I really like the basketball one at the beginning. It ending with "redemption" has a very strong effect.

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  2. Fiona LiaoDecember 9, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I like how your haikus combine both contemporary events, human emotion, and natural phenomena. This array of topics really engages readers. とてもいいです!

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  3. KeikoDecember 9, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    I liked how your senryu had varieties of topic that many people can relate to. Just one thing, when you used white in your second Haiku, white is usually written ホワイト in katakana.

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  4. Dan NakauchiDecember 10, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    アメリカのバスケットボールはだれがいましたか？

    As I wrote on your earlier post, I am at a loss for words when our all-star players get defeated in international competition. Anyways, that is besides the point. Your last haiku reminds me of every summer when I fly back to school. Good imagery.

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  5. Maddie TuckerDecember 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    I like your last senryu--it will be summer soon. Will we be sad to leave school? At this point I am very much looking forward to summer break...

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  6. Eri TakayamaDecember 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM

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  7. Eri TakayamaDecember 19, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    三ばんの　せんりゅは　とても　おもしろいです。I found your third senryu extremely interesting. I like the intertextuality and reference to the Teresa Teng song.

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