初笑い・・・令和８年

　私の家の前の倉賀野町上四集会所「ふるさと」の掲示板に発表されてる「長寿会お知らせ版の一月号」に楽しい「シルバー川柳」が掲載されてます。

　私たちは日常生活に於いて、時々は笑顔になることが必要といわれてます。川柳は楽しく、延いては血流も良くなると考えられます。楽しくて健康に繋がるのであればユーモアある生活は一石二鳥です。

　つきましては、皆様にも「シルバー川柳」をお知らせし、日常生活で起こり得る人々のちょっとした感情や社会の出来事を口語で表現した自由な発想のユーモアや風刺を共に味わい、令和８年の初笑いにしましょう。

Dear my Facebook friends who are crazy about humor in daily life.

　A fun "Silver Senryu" (Japanese traditional humorous poem) is featured in the "Chojukai Longevity Announcement Edition, January Issue," which is posted on the bulletin board at "Furusato," which is the Kami-4th Community Center in Kuragano-town, in front of my house.

　It is said that we need to smile from time to time in our daily lives. Senryu is fun, and it is thought to improve our blood circulation. If fun and good health lead to a humorous life, then living a life of humor kills two birds with one stone, I guess.

　So, I would like to introduce "Silver Senryu" to all young people like you, and let's enjoy the free-spirited humor together and satire that express in colloquial language the small emotions and social events that people may experience in their daily lives. Therefore, shall we have our first laugh of 2026 ?

　The next is my clumsy interpretations

〇I waited in the hospital waiting room for three hours, but the doctor said the disease was due to aging.

〇At a sports day, a father says, "Don't pass that kid, he's a boy of my manager's son."

〇When children are young, they love their daddy, but as they get older, they eventually start to realize they don't need their daddy anymore.

〇He nods to me, and I smile as he passes by, wondering who that person was.

〇It seems contradictory to drive to the gym and then cycle there.

びっくりです。

 

　予定通り、午後２時頃、愛車で喫茶「さんぽ道」に行き、駐車場に着いてから、先に、東に広がる田んぼなど自然散策しました。ママさんのお父さんが前の畑で育てている植物などの写真を撮ったりしました。

　ところで、今日は愉快なことがありました。この散歩中、遠くに見えた田んぼの中に派手な「かかし」が立ってるので、珍しいので写真を撮ろうと「かかし」の５０mほど近くまで歩いて行ったら、何と、その「かかし」が急に動き出したのです。これには驚きました。つまり「かかし」でなく、生きてる人間でした。

　すっかり騙され、喫茶に戻りました。それにしても、微動だにせず、よくあれだけ長い時間を動かないでいられるものです。人間なら少しはふらふらするものです。喫茶は昼食後のため客は少なく静かで本を読むにはよかったです。今日もピアノは弾きませんでした。ホットコーヒーを戴きつつ秋の午後を静かに過ごしました。

Dear my friends

　As planned, I drove to the Sampo-michi cafe by my light-blue coupe around 2:00 PM. After arriving at the parking lot, I first took a nature walk through the rice fields to the east. I took photos of the plants that the Mama's father raised in the field in front of the cafe.

　By the way, something amusing happened today. During my walk, I spotted a flashy scarecrow standing in the rice fields in the distance because I thought it was unusual, so I walked about 50 meters closer to the scarecrow to take a photo. But then, to my surprise, the scarecrow suddenly started moving. I was surprised at the unexpected situation. It wasn't a scarecrow, but a living person.

　Completely I was deceived, then I returned to the cafe. Still, it's amazing how he could stay motionlessly for such a long time without moving a muscle. Generally, humans tend to stumble a little. Since it was after lunch, the cafe was quiet and empty, so it is a good place for me to read a book. I didn't play the piano today either. I sipped hot coffee and spent a quiet Japanese autumn in the afternoon.

ポイントは貯まらないのか医者通い

　倉賀野町上四地区長寿会「お知らせ版」に掲載されたシルバー川柳です。私の家の前の上四集会所「ふるさと」の掲示板より

　This is a "Silver Senryu" that was published in the "Notice Edition" of the Kam-4th District Longevity Association of Kuragano-Town. It was taken from the bulletin board of the Kami-4th Community Center named "Furusato" in front of my house.

　

　Senryu means Japanese witty epigrammatic poem containing 5-7-5 total seventeen syllables. This time as follows.

〇 Why don't we get points even if going to the hospital?

〇 In Japan they say, fall down seven times, stand up eight times, but if I fall down so many times, I can't stand any more.

　

〇 I'm lonely, so I make long phone calls with bank transfer criminal.

　

〇 I can lie fluently, so I don't have senile dementia.

　

〇 I take my dog ​​for a walk, but I forgot the dog on the way.

自然と出るユーモアのセンスを磨きたい

　今日、１月７日から地元の倉賀野小・中学校では3学期が始まります。このため、これから１週間、毎朝７時３０分からの登校時に、私は仲間と共に通学路を歩きながら「交通指導」と「挨拶運動」を行います。終わってから朝食です。きっと寒いでしょうが、「未来ある子供たちのため」に私なりにできることを行います。

　子供たちは多くの場合、仲間と楽しそうに話しながら登校しますが、中には「一人ぼっち」で登校する子供が見受けられます。どちらにも声を掛けますが、特に一人で歩いてる子には必ず声を掛け、例えば「冬休みは楽しかったですか。」などと、話しかけるように心掛け「社会は一人ぼっちでないこと」を実感させたいです。

　ところで、大人社会においても、日本人は比較的に表現力に乏しく、概して、ユーモアのセンスがあまりないといわれます。拙い体験では一人で行った内モンゴルでもインドでも、平素の会話やスビーチにおいて「ユーモアが大切な要素」であったと感じてます。一般論として、外国人との会話では５分間に一度位は笑いがないと、真に友好を望んでいるか否かまで問われがちです。

　島国のため、昔から外国人と接触の少ない日本人は「言葉より互いの表情が大切」のように感じても、やはり、言葉ではっきり会話し、ユーモアのセンスを磨いて友好関係を築きたいものです。実は、私は今日は予定が立て込んでおり、朝の交通指導に始まり、午前中は証券会社で今後の経済動向の指導受け、午後は久々に喫茶「さんぼ道」へ、そして、夜は仲間との「新年会」です。どこででも楽しく過ごしたいです。

Dear my overseas friends who are interested in Nature and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation for your understanding will be done after my breakfast Japan time.

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　Today, January 7th, the third semester begins at the local Kuragano-Elementary and Junior High School. For this reason, during one week, every morning from 7:30 a.m., I will walk the route to school for traffic guidance and a greeting campaign. After that, it's time for breakfast. I'm sure it's cold, but I will do for the children who have the brilliant future.

　Many children walk to school with chatting happily with their friends, but some children walk to school alone. I talk to both, but I always talk to children who is walking alone, for example, by asking, "Did you enjoy your winter break?" I want them to realize that they are not alone in society.

　Incidentally, even in adult society, it is said that Japanese people are relatively poor at expressing themselves at conversation and generally do not have much of a sense of humor. In my limited experience, both in Inner Mongolia where I went alone to meet my pigeon that strayed into Inner Mongolia, and in India as a teacher of Japanese school, I felt that humor was an important and indispensable element in everyday conversations and interactions. Generally speaking, if we don't laugh at least once every five minutes in a conversation with foreigners, people there will question whether I am truly seeking friendship or not.

　As an island nation, Japanese people have had little contact with foreigners since ancient time, and although they may tend to feel that "facial expressions are more important than words," we should to communicate clearly and hone our sense of humor to build friendly relationships. In fact, I have a busy schedule today, starting with traffic instruction in the morning, receiving guidance on future economic trends at a securities company near the Takasaki-station in the morning, going to the "Sambo-michi" cafe for the first time in this year in the afternoon, and then having a "New Year's party" with friends in the down town of Takasaki-city in the evening. I want to have fun wherever I am.

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「もろびとこぞりて」を弾いたら、全身立ち上がり歌い出す。

　今日は中川公民館で「笑いのヨガ」に参加し、２時間笑って過ごしました。２０人程仲間がいて、それぞれニックネームで呼び合い、それだけでも打ち解けます。

　日本語の良さの一つに、人を呼ぶのに「～ちゃん」がありますが、これは日本語の大きな特徴で素晴らしいです。大人同士で使っても自然と親しみがわきます。

　

　また、鼻呼吸しつつ、横隔膜を下げ、今、肺にある空気【残気】をすべて出してから、２～３分続けて深呼吸すると精神が安定することも分かりました。

　今日はクリスマスイブで、途中の休憩時に私が「もろびとこぞりて」をピアノで弾き始めたら、すべての人が立ち上がり、歌い出し、このため、続けてマイムマイム、コロブチカを弾いたら、全員、輪になって踊り出しました。

Dear my friends abroad who are interested in Nature, Great music and laughter.

　Today I participated in "Laughter Yoga" at Nakagawa Community Center in Takasaki-city and spent two hours laughing in succession. There were about 20 people in the group, and we called each other by nicknames, which helped us to get to know each other.

　I am of the opinion that one of the great things in the Japanese language is that we call people "-chan," which is a great feature of our language and makes even adults feel close to each other.

　I also learned that breathing through nose, lowering our diaphragm, releasing all the air in the lungs, and then taking deep breath for two to three minutes helps to stabilize our mind.

　Today was Christmas Eve, so that during the break I started playing "Joy to the World" by the piano, as a result, everyone stood up and started singing together. So I played Maim Maim and Korobuchka next, and everyone started dancing in a circle.

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川柳を、拙い訳でも外国の方に味わってもらえるか

　我が家の前は倉賀野上四町内の集会所「ふるさと」です。そこに掲示板があり、今回、長寿会「お知らせ版」が掲載されてました。読んでるうちに「シルバー川柳」が目に付きました。このため、皆様にもご紹介いたします。

　このように５７５で出来てる川柳を英訳することはないですが、外国の方にも、その意味をお伝えしたいと思います。果たしてユーモアの真髄が伝わるでしょうか。

Dear my Facebook friends abroad　

　In front of my house is named Furusato that is the community center for Kuragano-town's Kami4th. There is a bulletin board there. This time the Longevity Association's "Announcement Edition" was posted on it. While reading it, my eye fell on "Silver Senryu," that means witty epigrammatic poem containing seventeen syllables. I would like to share it with you all including foreigners.

  Although I would never translate senryu so far into English, I would like to convey its meaning to foreigners as well. I wonder if the essence of the humor will be conveyed.

〇 On sale days, items are cheaper, so I rush there with my pushcart.

〇 In the past, what I cared about at work was my personal connections, but now I care about my heartbeat.

〇 In the past, I was proud of my beautiful wife, but now I often have to put up with her.

〇 Self-checkout is difficult for us elderly people, so I can't do it and I don't go near them.

〇 I buy things at stores where the staff tell me that "you look young".

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金と健康、そして妻・・・シルバー川柳

　梅雨近し　川柳いつも　笑いの種

・・・・シルバー川柳より・・・・

〇 先寝るぞ　「安らかにね」と　返す妻

〇 金貯めて　使う頃には　寝たっきり

〇 子は巣立ち　夫は旅立ち　妻女子会

〇 いびきより　静かな方が　気にかかる

〇 確かめる　むかし愛情　いま寝息

〇 僕の嫁　国産なのに　毒がある

〇 妻の声　昔ときめき　今めまい

〇 朝起きて　調子いいから　医者に行く

〇 忘れ得ぬ　人はいるけど　名を忘れ

〇 まだ生きる　つもりで並ぶ　宝くじ

〇 医者と妻　急に優しく　なる不安

〇 デイサービス　「お迎えです」は　やめてくれ

★There is no English translation.

俳句は季節を詠み、川柳は人間を詠む

★★★★有老協・シルバー川柳より★★★★

〇 自己紹介 名前、出身 趣味、持病

〇 翔平か 朗希にしよう 孫の名は

〇 免許より 夫返納 したい妻

〇 樹木葬 スギとヒノキは 避けてくれ

〇 人生も 野球も最後は ホームです

Dear my Facebook friends abroad

.............These are Senryu that means traditional witty epigrammatic Japanese poems about the way of life for the elderly people containing seventeen syllables ....................

★Self-introduction are Name, hometown, hobbies, and chronic disease.

★Let's choose Shohei or Rohki, when giving my grandson's name.

★A wife wants to give back her husband rather than her driver's license.

★ Avoid cedar and cypress trees, when you make my tree burial, because of hay fever.

★In the end, both of life and baseball go to facilities named home.

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倉賀野町「上四地区お知らせ版」より

【写真をクリックし拡大すると、ピントが合います。】

Interpretaton mentioned above

〇Even though he says that life extension is not necessary for him, he still go to the doctor.

〇The old man answers as "round" at the eye test.

〇He is an old man who drowns in the bathtub, not in love.

〇The graveyard issue is more severe problem in my house than the base issue.

〇I don't stray in life, but I get lost the way to my house.

　私の家のすぐ前には倉賀野町上四地区の掲示板が設置されてます。今回はそこに掲示してある「長寿会お知らせ版」に掲載されてる「シルバー川柳」をご紹介します。

　「シルバー川柳」には、長い人生体験を歩んでこられた高齢者に共通する精神面や実生活で起こる事象を５７５に上手く詠み込んで創作されてます。年齢を重ねれば、どなたにも共通して起こり得る内容を巧みに表現し、読み手にとって「なるほど」と思えるものばかりです。

　一方、読み手が「なるほど」と思わず笑顔になれる川柳を自ら作ろうと思っても、そう簡単に創れるものではないでしょう。ここには文才と共に多くの体験を通じて、日々「ユーモアを大切にする心がけ」がなければなりません。私たちも日頃から周囲の人たちと交流を密にし、言葉を媒介にして日々起こる体験と、その感想を伝え合い、ユーモアある日常生活を送りたいものです。

Dear my overseas friends

　The simultaneous interpretation of the contents above "Silver Senryu" for your understanding will be after my breakfast in Japan time.

...............

　There is a bulletin board for the Kamishi district of my Kuragano-town right in front of my garden. This time, I would like to introduce the "Silver Senryu" that is featured in the "Longevity Association Announcement" posted there.

　As you know, "Silver Senryu" is created by skillfully incorporating 575 letter's poem about the mental aspects and events that occur in real life that are common to elderly people who have lived a long life. The content skillfully expresses things that can happen to anyone as people grow older, and the readers will find "Indeed".

　On the other hand, even if we want to create our own senryu that will make the reader smile and say "Indeed'', it won't be easy. Here, we must have a "mind of valuing humor" every day through many experiences along with literary talent. We also want to live a happy daily life by communicating closely with the people around us. And we should communicate our daily experiences and impressions through words.

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丸ごと「噛んで食う」金柑は、英語でKumquatという

　最近は、この金柑を毎日の昼食に５個食べてますが、なかなか減りません。ご存じの通り、皮ごと食べるので食べやすく、美味しいです。

　調べてみると、金柑の栄養は実の部分よりも皮に多く含まれ、ビタミンＣを吸収して毛細血管を強くしたり、 血中コレステロールを改善して血圧上昇を抑制し、動脈硬化の予防や抗アレルギー作用、そして、発がん抑制作用があると言われ、かなり健康によいと考えられます。

　丸ごと「噛んで食べられる」ので、英語で「噛む食わっと」と覚えました。

Dear my friends abroad

　Recently, I've been eating 5 kumquats for lunch every day, but it doesn't decrease by my eating only. As you know, it's easy to eat including the skin so that it is convenient and delicious.

　According to research, the skin of kumquat contains more nutrients than the fruit, and it absorbs vitamin C which strengthens capillaries, improves blood cholesterol, suppresses hypertension, and prevents arteriosclerosis. It is said to have anti-allergic and anti-carcinogenic effect, therefore kumquat is considered to be quite healthy.

　Because we can "chew and eat" it, I have memorized it Kumquat in English.

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