The Sun and the Moon

Visayan

ビサヤ

Once upon a time the Sun and the Moon were married, and they had many children who were the stars. The Sun was very fond of his children, but whenever he tried to embrace any of them, he was so hot that he burned them up. This made the Moon so angry that finally she forbade him to touch them again, and he was greatly grieved.

昔々、日と月は夫婦で、そして星である数多くの子を持っていた。日は子らをたいそう可愛がったけれども、そのどれかを抱こうとするたびに、あまりに熱くて焼き尽くしてしまった。これは月をたいそう腹立たせたので、とうとう月は二度と触れないよう禁じ、そして日はたいそう嘆いた。

One day the Moon went down to the spring to do some washing, and when she left she told the Sun that he must not touch any of their children in her absence. When she returned, however, she found that he had disobeyed her, and several of the children had perished.

ある日、月は洗い物をするために泉へ下りていき、そして去るときに日に、自分がいないあいだ子らの誰にも触れてはならないと告げた。けれども帰ってくると、日が言うことに背いて、子らの何人かが亡んでいるのを見つけた。

She was very angry, and picked up a banana tree to strike him, whereupon he threw sand in her face, and to this day you can see the dark marks on the face of the Moon.

月はたいそう腹を立て、打つためにバナナの木を取り上げた。すると日は月の顔に砂を投げつけ、そして今日まで月の顔にあの暗い跡を見ることができる。

Then the Sun started to chase her, and they have been going ever since. Sometimes he gets so near that he almost catches her, but she escapes, and by and by she is far ahead again. [161]

それから日は月を追いかけ始め、そして二人はそれからずっと進み続けている。ときには日があまりに近づいてもう少しで捕らえるところまでいくけれども、月は逃れ、そしてやがてまたはるか先に出るのである。[161]