Dogedog

Tinguian

ティンギアン

Dogedog had always been very lazy, and now that his father and mother were dead and he had no one to care for him, he lived very poorly. He had little to eat. His house was old and small and so poor that it had not even a floor. Still he would rather sit all day and idle away his time than to work and have more things.

ドゲドグはいつもたいそう怠け者で、そしていまは父も母も死んで世話をしてくれる者もいないので、たいそう貧しく暮らしていた。食べるものはほとんどなかった。家は古くて小さく、床さえないほど粗末だった。それでも彼は、働いてもっと物を持つよりも、一日じゅう座って時を無駄に過ごすほうがよかった。

One day, however, when the rainy season was near at hand, Dogedog began thinking how cold he would be when the storms came, and he felt so sorry for himself that he decided to make a floor in his house.

けれどもある日、雨の季節が近づいてくると、ドゲドグは嵐が来たらどれほど寒いだろうかと考え始め、そして自分があまりに哀れに思えて、家に床を作ることに決めた。

Wrapping some rice in a banana leaf for his dinner, he took his long knife and went to the forest to cut some bamboo. He hung the bundle of rice in a tree until he should need it; but while he was working a cat came and ate it. When the hungry man came for his dinner, there was none left. Dogedog went back to his miserable little house which looked forlorn to him even, now that he had decided to have a floor.

食事の米をバナナの葉に包み、長い刃物を持って、竹を切るために森へ行った。米の包みは必要になるまで木に掛けておいた。けれども働いているあいだに猫が来てそれを食べてしまった。腹を空かせた男が食事に来たときには、何も残っていなかった。ドゲドグはあの惨めな小さな家へ帰った。床を作ろうと決めたいまでは、その家はいっそう見捨てられたように見えた。

The next day he went again to the forest and hung his rice in the tree as he did before, but again the cat came and ate it. So the man had to go home without any dinner.

次の日また森へ行き、前と同じように米を木に掛けた。けれどもまた猫が来てそれを食べた。そこで男は食事をせずに家へ帰らなければならなかった。

The third day he took the rice, but this time he fixed a trap in the tree, and when the cat came it was caught.

三日めも米を持っていったが、このときは木に罠を仕掛けた。そして猫が来ると捕らえられた。

"Now I have you!" cried the man when he found the cat; "and I shall kill you for stealing my rice."

「これで捕まえたぞ!」と男は猫を見つけて叫んだ。「そしてわたしの米を盗んだからおまえを殺してやる。」

"Oh, do not kill me," pleaded the cat, "and I will be of some use to you."

「ああ、殺さないでくれ」と猫は願った。「そうすればあなたの役に立とう。」

So Dogedog decided to spare the cat's life, and he took it home and tied it near the door to guard the house.

そこでドゲドグは猫の命を助けることに決め、家へ連れ帰って、家を守るために戸口の近くに繋いだ。

Some time later when he went to look at it, he was very much surprised to find that it had become a cock.

しばらくして見に行くと、それが雄鶏になっているのを見てたいそう驚いた。

"Now I can go to the cock-fight at Magsingal," cried the man. And he was very happy, for he had much rather do that than work.

「これでマグシンガルの闘鶏に行ける!」と男は叫んだ。そしてたいそう幸せだった。働くよりそのほうがずっとよかったからである。

Thinking no more of getting wood for his floor, he started out at once for Magsingal with the cock under his arm. As he was crossing a river he met an alligator which called out to him:

床のための木を取ることはもう考えず、彼はすぐに雄鶏を脇に抱えてマグシンガルへ向かった。川を渡っていると鰐に出会い、鰐は呼びかけた。

"Where are you going, Dogedog?"

「どこへ行くのだ、ドゲドグ。」

"To the cock-fight at Magsingal," replied the man as he fondly stroked the rooster.

「マグシンガルの闘鶏へ」と男は雄鶏をいとおしげに撫でながら答えた。

"Wait, and I will go with you," said the alligator; and he drew himself out of the water.

「待て、一緒に行こう」と鰐は言った。そして水から身を引き上げた。

The two walking along together soon entered a forest where they met a deer and it asked:

二人でともに歩いていくと、ほどなく森に入り、そこで鹿に出会い、鹿は尋ねた。

"Where are you going, Dogedog?"

「どこへ行くのだ、ドゲドグ。」

"To the cock-fight at Magsingal," said the man.

「マグシンガルの闘鶏へ」と男は言った。

"Wait and I will go with you," said the deer; and he also joined them.

「待て、一緒に行こう」と鹿は言った。そして鹿も加わった。

By and by they met a mound of earth that had been raised by the ants, and they would have passed without noticing it had it not inquired:

やがて一行は蟻が盛り上げた土の山に出会った。そしてそれが尋ねなければ、気づかずに通り過ぎていただろう。

"Where are you going, Dogedog?"

「どこへ行くのだ、ドゲドグ。」

"To the cock-fight at Magsingal," said the man once more; and the mound of earth joined them.

「マグシンガルの闘鶏へ」と男はもう一度言った。そして土の山も加わった。

The company then hurried on, and just as they were leaving the forest, they passed a big tree in which was a monkey.

それから一行は急いで進み、そしてまさに森を出るところで、猿のいる大きな木を通り過ぎた。

"Where are you going, Dogedog?" shrieked the monkey. And without waiting for an answer he scrambled down the tree and followed them.

「どこへ行くのだ、ドゲドグ」と猿が叫んだ。そして答えを待たずに木を駆け下りて従った。

As the party walked along they talked together, and the alligator said to Dogedog:

一行が歩きながら語り合っていると、鰐がドゲドグに言った。

"If any man wants to dive into the water, I can stay under longer than he."

「誰か水に潜りたい者がいれば、わたしはその者より長く水の下にいられる。」

Then the deer, not to be outdone, said:

それから鹿は、負けてはいられないので、こう言った。

"If any man wants to run, I can run faster."

「誰か走りたい者がいれば、わたしはもっと速く走れる。」

The mound of earth, anxious to show its strength, said:

土の山は自分の力を示したくて、こう言った。

"If any man wants to wrestle, I can beat him."

「誰か組み合いたい者がいれば、わたしはその者を負かせる。」

And the monkey said:

そして猿は言った。

"If any man wants to climb, I can go higher."

「誰か登りたい者がいれば、わたしはもっと高く行ける。」

They reached Magsingal in good time and the people were ready for the fight to begin. When Dogedog put his rooster, which had been a cat, into the pit, it killed the other cock at once, for it used its claws like a cat.

一行はよい折にマグシンガルに着き、そして人々は闘いを始める用意ができていた。ドゲドグが、もとは猫だったあの雄鶏を闘いの場に入れると、それはすぐに相手の鶏を殺した。猫のように爪を使ったからである。

The people brought more roosters and wagered much money, but Dogedog's cock killed all the others until there was not one left in Magsingal, and Dogedog won much money. Then they went outside the town and brought all the cocks they could find, but not one could win over that of Dogedog.

人々はもっと雄鶏を持ってきて多くの金を賭けたけれども、ドゲドグの鶏はマグシンガルに一羽も残らなくなるまでほかのすべてを殺し、そしてドゲドグは多くの金を勝ち取った。それから人々は町の外へ行って見つかるだけの雄鶏を持ってきたけれども、一羽もドゲドグのものに勝てなかった。

When the cocks were all dead, the people wanted some other sport, so they brought a man who could stay under water for a long time, and Dogedog made him compete with the alligator. But after a while the man had to come up first Then they brought a swift runner and he raced with the deer, but the man was left far behind. Next they looked around until they found a very large man who was willing to contend with the mound of earth, but after a hard struggle the man was thrown.

雄鶏がみな死んでしまうと、人々はほかの遊びをほしがった。そこで長いあいだ水の下にいられる男を連れてきて、ドゲドグはその男を鰐と競わせた。けれどもしばらくして男のほうが先に上がらなければならなかった。それから足の速い男を連れてきて鹿と駆けくらべをさせたが、男ははるか後ろに残された。次に人々はあたりを見回して、土の山と力をくらべる気のあるたいそう大きな男を見つけた。けれども激しい組み合いのあと、その男は投げられた。

Finally they brought a man who could climb higher than anyone else, but the monkey went far above him, and he had to give up.

とうとう人々は誰よりも高く登れる男を連れてきたけれども、猿はそのはるか上まで行き、そして男は諦めなければならなかった。

All these contests had brought much money to Dogedog, and now he had to buy two horses to carry his sacks of silver. As soon as he reached home, he bought the house of a very rich man and went to live in it. And he was very happy, for he did not have to work any more. [92]

こうした競いはみなドゲドグに多くの金をもたらし、そしていまは銀の袋を運ばせるために馬を二頭買わなければならなかった。家に着くとすぐに、彼はたいそう金持ちの男の家を買ってそこに住んだ。そしてたいそう幸せだった。もう働かなくてよかったからである。[92]

IGOROT

イゴロット

Introduction

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Three or four days' journey to the south and east of the Tinguian live the Igorot; but so difficult are the trails over the mountains and through the swift rivers that there is little intercourse between the two tribes, consequently each believes the other a people to be feared. Salt, weapons, and jars are sometimes exchanged, but the customs and beliefs are not similar. Each group leads its own life and is governed by its own spirits.

ティンギアンから南と東へ三日か四日の旅のところにイゴロットが住んでいる。けれども山を越え速い川を渡る道はたいそう難しいので、二つの民のあいだの行き来はほとんどなく、それゆえ双方が相手を恐れるべき民だと思っている。塩や武器や甕がときおり交わされるけれども、習いや信じることは似ていない。それぞれの群れが自分たちの暮らしを送り、自分たちの霊に治められている。

From a distance an Igorot village looks like a group of haystacks nestling among the hills; but viewed more closely, it is found to consist of houses whose board sides are almost hidden by the overhanging grass roofs. The upper part of the house is used as a storehouse, while below, on a ground floor, the family cooks and eats. In one end there is a tiny boxlike bedroom where the father, mother, and small children sleep. After they are two or three years old the girls spend the night in a dormitory, while the boys sleep in the men's council house.

遠くから見ると、イゴロットの村は丘のあいだに寄り集まった干し草の山の群れのように見える。けれどももっと近くから見ると、板の側壁が覆いかかる草の屋根にほとんど隠された家からできているのが分かる。家の上の部分は倉として使われ、一方、下の土の床では家族が煮炊きをして食べる。片方の端には箱のような小さな寝間があり、そこで父と母と小さな子どもたちが眠る。二つか三つになったあと、娘たちは娘の宿で夜を過ごし、一方、息子たちは男の集会所で眠る。

These people have splendid terraced fields on the mountain sides where water is brought from the streams through troughs and ditches. Here both men and women are busy early and late cultivating the rice, sweet potatoes, and small vegetables on which they live. The men are head-hunters and ardent warriors, each village demanding a head in payment for any taken by a hostile village.

この人々は山腹に見事な段の畑を持っており、そこへは川から樋と溝で水が引かれている。ここで男も女も朝早くから夜遅くまで、自分たちの暮らしを支える稲と甘藷と小さな野菜を育てるのに忙しい。男たちは首狩りを行う者であり熱烈な戦士で、それぞれの村が、敵の村に取られた首の償いとして首を求める。

Watching over the Igorot, controlling the winds and the rains, and providing good crops and health for the people, is the Great Spirit, Lumawig, who lives in the sky. He is believed to have created the Igorot and even to have lived among them on the earth. He no longer visits them in person, they say, but each month they perform a ceremony at which they pray to him to protect them and entreat him to favor them with health and good crops.

イゴロットを見守り、風と雨をつかさどり、人々に良い作物と健やかさをもたらすのが、天に住む大いなる霊ルマウィグである。ルマウィグはイゴロットを創り、地で人々のあいだに住んでさえいたと信じられている。もう自ら訪ねてくることはないと人々は言う。けれども毎月、守ってくださいと祈り、健やかさと良い作物を恵んでくださいと願う儀礼を行う。

The following tales are told by the fathers and mothers to the children to teach them how things came to be as they are.

以下の話は、物事がいまのようになった由来を教えるために、父と母が子どもたちに語るものである。