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クララの出家

by Takeo Arishima

At eighteen, Clare of Assisi wakes from a dream and resolves to go.

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Original language: JapaneseLevel: Advanced3,140 characters · ≈ 13 minSource: 青空文库

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Sample: three-line reading

Each word has its meaning in this sentence underneath, and each sentence has a full translation. Read the original and glance down only when you need to.

これもthis too正しくtruly / indeed人間生活史history of human lifeの中にin / within起ったthat occurred実際のactual / real出来事のof the events一つであるis one
This too is truly one of the real events that happened in the history of human life.
またagain夢に襲われてattacked by a dreamクララClaraはtopic marker暗い中にin the dark眼をさましたwoke up
Again attacked by a dream, Clara woke in the dark.
妹のアグネスはmy younger sister Agnes (topic)同じ床の中でin the same bed姉の胸によりそってnestling close to her older sister's chestすやすやとpeacefully (sleeping)静かにquietly眠りつづけていたwas continuing to sleep
Her sister Agnes, in the same bed, nestled against her sister's chest and continued to sleep peacefully and quietly.
千二百十二年のof the year 1212三月十八日March 18救世主のof the Saviorエルサレム入城をentry into Jerusalem (object marker)記念するcommemorating棕櫚の安息日のof Palm Sunday朝の事the morning of (the matter of)
On the morning of Palm Sunday, March 18, 1212, the day remembering the Savior's entry into Jerusalem.

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About the book

Clara's Entry into Religion (Kurara no Shukke) is a short story by Takeo Arishima portraying the real figures Saint Clara and Saint Francis. In it, eighteen-year-old Clara wakes from a dream and resolves to follow Saint Francis into religious life. It was published in the magazine Taiyo on September 1, 1917.

Cultural notes (selection)

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棕櫚の安息日 Allusion

This refers to Palm Sunday, the Sunday one week before Easter, commemorating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey and the crowds who welcomed him waving palm branches.

侍童 Social role

The original phrase “侍童のように” (like a page) refers to the young attendants who served medieval European nobles, mostly boys. Here it describes Klara's hair cut to her shoulders, evoking the dress of a boy page, not the Japanese senses of “侍” (samurai) or “童子” (child).

サン・ルフィノ Allusion

San Rufino is the cathedral of Assisi in Italy, dedicated to Saint Rufinus, an early bishop of the city. The original calls it “この町の堂母なる”—the mother church of this town—and San Rufino Square lies right in front of the cathedral.

About the author

Takeo Arishima (March 4, 1878 – June 9, 1923) was a Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist active during the late Meiji and Taishō periods. His two younger brothers, Ikuma Arishima and Ton Satomi, were also authors, and his son was the internationally known film and stage actor Masayuki Mori.

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