Watakushi ga umareta Kagoshima no Hira no Baba no yashiki to iu no wa, Meiji juunen Kagoshima ni watatte juushichinen kan mo sumatte ita fubo ga, mizukara sekkei shite tateta ie na no de, kunenbo ya zabon, biwa, kaki nado iroiro uete atta to haha kara yoku kikasarete ita.

Shiroyama no mieru sono ie de choukei o nozoku watakushitachi kyoudai gonin wa mina umareta no de aru ga, mushin no kodomogokoro ni wa, asa yuu nagameta Shiroyama mo, Sakurajima no fun'en mo, Saigoudon mo, zabon no hana no koboreshiku niwa no kioku mo naku tada kabukimon dake ga ussura atama ni nokotte iru.

Toshiwaka na kan'in sama de atta chichi wa, haha to osanai choushi to o Koube ni nokoshite hitoashi saki ni Kagoshima e funin suru to mamonaku ano seinan sensou de inochi karagara moetsutsu aru Kagoshima o dasshutsu shite, Sakurajima ni nige minka no yukashita ni kakurete imogayu o morattari, sanchuu ni hinan shite iru naka kangun no kachi ni natta no de, ken no shorui dake o mi ni shotte ita no o motte teihakuchuu no gunkan ni tadoritsuki youyaku inochibiroi shita to iu.

Hahatachi mo sono yokushun ka ni harubaru Kagoshima ni jouriku shita toki wa, tada makkura na yakenohara de ikken no yado ya mo naku ryoushi no ie ni hitoban tomete moratta ga kotoba wa wakarazu osoroshikatta sou de aru. Da ga juushichinen mo sumitsuite subete ni houfu na tougen no you na satsuma de watakushi no a ni ane tachi wa mina kagoshimafuu ni sodate agerareta. Watakushi wa choushi no shigo sannenme ni umareta no de fubo ga taihen yorokonde, kyuu hanshu Hisamitsu kou no hisashi no ichiji ni chinami chouju suru you ni to meimei sareta mo no da toka. san'yonsai made shika sumanai sono ie no koto mo tada haha kara kiku nomi de yonjuunenrai ichido mo ason da koto wa nai ga, a ni Gessen ga 10suunen mae, hira no baba no sono ie o tazunete mita tokoro ima wa kyoukai ni natte ite ie mo mon mo sokkuri sono mama nokotte ita no de amari no natsukashisa ni a ni wa sono ni wa ni haitte zabon ya kaki no ki no shita ni tatazunde miki o sasuttari aoidari sarigataku oboeta to iu koto o watakushi ni katatte kikaseta koto ga atta.

Ittai watakushi no chichi wa matsumotojin. Haha wa ano toki jiku no kagu no ki no mi o tokoyo no ku ni kara tazusae kaetta Tajimamori no, Tajima no ku ni Izushi no sanna no de, kojitsuke no you de wa aru ga, watakushi ga nangoku ni umare, sonogo mata Ryuukyuu, Taiwan to shidai ni minami e minami e watatte taezu zabon ya mikan no kouki ni shigeki saretsutsu seichou shita koto mo omoshiroku omowareru.

Taihoku no kansha de wa bashou ya bussou ka, ran nado takusan uete atta ga, watakushi no massaki ni omoidasu no wa chichi ga ichiban taisetsu ni shite ita hitokabu no busshukan de aru. Yubi o motsurashita you na omoshiroi katachi no busshukan wa moide kago ni morarete chichi no shitan no tsukue no ue ya, choukoku shita shina no daiteeburu no ue ni seiji no kabin nado to to mo ni kazararete ita.

Busshukan wa kouki ga takakute gachi no aru mo no datta.

Taiwan de wa buntan to iu katachi no togatta uchi murasaki ya futsuu no marui zabon ya, ponkan, suikan(neeburu) tou o kago ni irete mainichi no you dojin ga uri ni kita.

Ponkan no dezakari no koro ni naru to hyaku mo nihyaku mo katte sekiyukan ni irete oite wa tabehoudai tabeta. Oi mo da no okashi no kirai datta watakushi wa, hijou ni kudamo no zuki de, mikan hatake ni haitte, e da no ponkan o moide wa tabe tabe shita koto ya, toukibi o kajiri, kaori no takai houri o muitari, birodo no you na zabon no ka wa o mukisutete tairage tari, hachikyuu dan mo tsuite iru banana no fusa o noki ni tsurushite oku tanoshimi nado, subete kouki no tsuyoi shitataru you na nettai chihou no kudamo no no umasa o omoidasu to ima de mo yodare ga deru you de, jissai yoku mo anna ni taberareta mo no to omou kurai. Oshougatsu nado, ozou ni mo gohan mo tabezu watakushi wa kao no iro ga kiiroku naru hodo mikan bakari yoku tabeta mo no de aru. Mata zabon ya busshukan o omoidasu to, watakushitachi no obi ya futon ya hakama ni made zazakusa ni yoku shiyou sareta shina donsu no hi ya sorairo, katou iro nado no habahiroi tanmo no ga irodori yoku tsumiagerarete ita dojin no gofuku dana no koto ya, matsurika no hana o hoshimazeta uuroncha no mushiro ya, chiisai shishuugutsu nado o danpenteki ni omoi okosu no de aru.

Sono koro haha kara ochigo to iu Ushiwakamaru no you na mage ni itsu mo yutte moratte yuuzen no hifu o kite otogi bunko no inaba no shirousagi ya, shousan kyou o yomifukeri nagara bon no mikan o shikiri ni houshoku suru shoujo datta watakushi wa, nangoku to iu mo no ni yohodo en ga aru to mie, kashite nijuugonen amari, Kokura no machi ni suminarete toshigoto ni kankitsu no hana o mederu no de aru.

Shizuka na yashikimachi no hei no ue kara, arui wa Tomi no hen no oukina wara yane no kadoguchi kara, masshiroi fukitsu no hana ga niotte kitari, masshiro ni chiri shiitari shite iru no wa nakanaka kanji no ii mo no de aru. Zabon no hana wa natsudaidai ya yuzu no hana yori zutto oukikute hanasuu mo sukunai ga, fukitsu no hou wa momitsuketa you ni hana o saki kobosu. Moto ita Sakaimachi no ie no noki ni mo ippon natsumikan no ki ga atte nennen hana o tsukete wa hei soto e koboreru no o maiasa okite haku no ga tanoshimi de ni, sanku dekita koto ga aru.

Heisoto no fukitsukage o hakiutsuri

Watakushi no mita naka de zabon no kyoju ha Fukuoka no koukaidou no ni wa ni aru no ga mazu nippon ichi to katte ni itte mo ii darou. Happou kara sasaegi de sasaeta rouju no e da wa nanbyaku to iu zabon o ruirui to chi ni hikuku tarete ita.

Sennen ousaka de hirakareta kansai haiku taikai no yokujitsu, Asukaga wa o watari, Tachibanadera e itta toki shourou no noki ni kakete atta utsukushii tachibana no mi no ikuren mo, tachibana no kage o fumitsutsu ourai shi, arui wa tokijiku no kougu no mi no e da o kazashite utatta man'youjin to to mo ni natsukashii mo no no hitotsu de atta. Ima nangoku no Kokura hen de wa fukamidori no hakage ni massao na daidai ga kacchiri minori tare, machi no hitobi to wa fugu ya chinu ga te ni hairu tabi ni, ni wa no daidai o chigitte kite wa yudoufu toufu to shikiri ni kono kisu no aji o yorokobu jikou to natte kita.

Tsui shi､ gonichi mae mo Moji no sanbashidouri no kabutsuten no mae ni tatazunde fuyuugaki ya ringo ya banana ni majitte ao mikan ya taiwan jabon ga naraberarete iru no o miru to, watakushi no umareta ano Kagoshima no ie no zabon mo mou yutaka ni minori tarete iru no de arou to omoi dasareru no de atta.

( Taishou 9 nen 10 gatsu 31 nichi)

(Rz.B.K. 2007-6-10)