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【右丁】 江戸名所麻疹のかる口 【一行目、右から】 はしかや ころりも ながくはい■れ ない神こくの 日本橋 三十まへの 人はみんな はしかを 駿河町 三十こした 人は みんな 隅田川 油こいものお くつては 割下水 【二行目、右から】 やまを あげた 人のかほは 赤坂 諸人の かほいろは 青山 おいしやを はやく よんで 小石川 【三行目、右から】 やふいしやも まくれ 当りの 鉄鉋#1洲 くすりやの 金 もふ けわ 大橋 かごやは てはらいで 人か 内藤新宿 おかゆと 味噌漬 ではぢきに はらが すきやはし 【左丁】 【一行目、右から】 のみたいが のんでは わるいか 水道橋 げいにんは みじ めに 王子 よふ生お 気お つけて 品川 若夫婦も 一所には 根津 はしか やまひは とぎれても もふ よし原 【二行目、右から】 病人の たへ ものは 高なわ 女郎屋の ていしゆは ぐちを 飯田まち どくなよふ だかくおふ かよそうか しあん橋 けいこ所も はしかで へんとも いわぬ 三味線堀 おすくいが てる そらだに 嬉しの森 【三行目、右から】 はしかの あとは どふも 目が 霞ヶ関 他こく もの こゝろは 両国橋 おいしや ほう 〳〵 と 三めぐり 御上の 御恵は 深川

現代語訳

## 江戸名所 麻疹のかる口(洒落) **【右丁】** **【一列目】** はしかも、ころりも、長くはいられない——神国の日本橋 (「はびこれない」と「橋」の掛詞) 三十前の人はみんなはしかにかかる——駿河町 (「するがごとく」=すべての人がかかるという意) 三十を越した人はみんな——隅田川 (「済んだ川=すんだかわ」→「すんだこと=済んだ話」の掛詞) 油っこいものを食べては——割下水 (「腹を割って下に流す」の意、消化に悪いものへの警告) **【二列目】** 熱で山を上げた人の顔は——赤坂 (「赤い坂=赤坂」、顔が赤くなる麻疹の症状) 諸人の顔色は——青山 (回復期に顔色が青くなる様子) お医者をはやく呼んで——小石川 (「小石川」に養生所があったことへの掛詞) **【三列目】** やぶ医者も当たりはずれ——鉄砲洲 (「鉄砲」=当たるか外れるかの掛詞) 薬屋の金儲けは——大橋 (「大きく儲かる」と「大橋」の掛詞) 駕籠屋は手払いで人が——内藤新宿 (「新たに客が来る」の意) おかゆと味噌漬けでは、すぐにお腹が空く——すきやばし (「好きやばし=数寄屋橋」、お腹が「透く=空く」の掛詞) --- **【左丁】** **【一列目】** 飲みたいが、飲んではいけないか——水道橋 (水しか飲めない病人の嘆き) 芸人は哀れに——王子 (「おうじ=往事」、昔の賑わいを失った意か) 養生をしっかり気をつけて——品川 (「品よく行く」の掛詞) 若い夫婦も一緒には——根津 (「寝ず=ねず」、病気で夫婦が共に寝られない掛詞) はしか病はとぎれても、もう——吉原 (「よし=良し」、治ればもう吉原へ行けるという含み) **【二列目】** 病人の食べ物は——高縄 (「高い縄のように細々としたもの」の意か) 女郎屋の亭主は愚痴を言う——飯田町 (「飯が食えない=商売あがったり」の掛詞) 毒なような、高くかかりそうか、思案——思案橋 (「どうしようか」と「思案橋」の掛詞) 稽古所もはしかで返事もしない——三味線堀 (「三味線=とぼけること」の掛詞、稽古の音が止まった) お助けが出る空だけでも——嬉しの森 (御救いの触れが出ただけでも嬉しい) **【三列目】** はしかの後はどうにも目が——霞ヶ関 (「霞む」と「霞ヶ関」の掛詞、麻疹後の眼の後遺症) 他国の者の心は——両国橋 (「両方の国にまたがる」=故郷が恋しい旅人の心) お医者はほうほう(這う這う)と——三めぐり (「這う這うの体で逃げる」か「あちこち往診する」の掛詞) 御上のお恵みは——深川 (「深い」と「深川」の掛詞、幕府の恩恵への感謝)

英語訳

## Famous Places of Edo: Witty Wordplays on Measles This page presents a collection of humorous jiguchi (地口) — comic wordplay poems that use the names of famous Edo locations as punchlines, creating double meanings related to the measles epidemic. **[Right Page]** **[Column 1]** Neither measles nor cholera can stay long — Nihonbashi ("Japan's Bridge," implying things cannot "bridge over" into permanence) Everyone under thirty gets the measles — Surugachō ("As surely as Suruga," wordplay on "suruga gotoku" = just as one would expect, everyone gets it) Everyone over thirty — Sumidagawa ("The Sumida River," punning on "sumida" = it's already over/done with) Don't eat oily things — Warishimizu ("Split drainage water," warning against rich foods during illness) **[Column 2]** The face of someone with a high fever — Akasaka ("Red Hill," punning on the red face of measles patients) Everyone's complexion — Aoyama ("Blue/Green Mountain," punning on the pallid complexion of the sick) Call the doctor quickly — Koishikawa ("Small Stone River," where the Edo public medical clinic, the Yōjōsho, was located) **[Column 3]** Even a quack doctor can get lucky — Teppōzu ("Musket Sandbar," punning on "teppō" = musket, i.e., hit or miss) The medicine seller's profits — Ōhashi ("Great Bridge," punning on making a "great" profit) The palanquin bearers get paid upfront — Naitō Shinjuku (new lodging area; patients need carrying) With rice porridge and pickles, one soon gets hungry — Sukiyabashi ("Sukiya Bridge," punning on "suku" = to become empty/hungry) --- **[Left Page]** **[Column 1]** I want to drink but should I not? — Suidōbashi ("Waterway Bridge," punning on water being all one can drink) Entertainers are in a pitiful state — Ōji ("Prince," but also suggesting "ōjō" = dying/in great difficulty, as performances are cancelled) Take good care of your health — Shinagawa (punning on "shina yoku" = gracefully/properly) Even young couples must sleep apart — Nezu ("Nezu Shrine area," punning on "nezu" = not sleeping together) Even if the measles lets up, still — Yoshiwara ("The pleasure quarter," punning on "yoshi" = alright, good — implying one can return to the brothels once recovered) **[Column 2]** Food for the sick — Takanawa ("High Rope," suggesting meager, sparse food like walking a tightrope) The proprietors of brothels complain — Iidamachi ("Iida Town," punning on "iida" suggesting "no rice/income") Is it as dangerous as it seems, will costs run high, one must consider — Shian-bashi ("Deliberation Bridge," punning on having to "think carefully" about the situation) Practice halls are silent with measles, not even a response — Shamisen-bori ("Shamisen Canal," punning on "shamisen" = to play dumb/give evasive answers; also the music has stopped) Even just the appearance of relief from above — Ureshi no Mori ("Joyful Forest," the very sight of official aid is cause for happiness) **[Column 3]** After measles, one's eyes become — Kasumigaseki ("Misty Barrier," punning on "kasumu" = to become hazy/blurry, a known after-effect of measles) The hearts of people from other provinces — Ryōgokubashi ("Bridge of Two Provinces," punning on those caught between their homeland and Edo) The doctor goes from house to house — Mimeguri ("Three turns/circuits," punning on the doctor making rounds, or "hōhō" = crawling away in defeat) The benevolence of the authorities — Fukagawa ("Deep River," punning on "fukai" = deep, profound — expressing gratitude for official relief measures)