翻刻
｜閉伊（へい）郡にては町が三ゲ所十九ヶ村で二千七百八十三戸
死人一万三千あまり九戸（くのへ）郡は町家が二ヶ所外に五ヶ村
死人のかづは凡三百六十よ人つゞく青（あを）もり県下において
千戸い上のながれやありていまだ死人のしらべはたゝ
ず又はすなぢへうちあげられししがいいくらと其かづ
しれずこゝやかしこにつみあげおいてたつはむじやうの
かそうのけむりきへてゆくへはあとしらなみのひゞく
おとさへものおそろしくみるもなか〳〵あはれなしだい《割書：ヤ｜ レ》
《題：大つなみくどき 下》 【下は黒地の丸に白抜き】
〽こゝにサヱヽ一ツのふしぎといふは九戸（くのへ）郡の其がいかんに宮戸
村とて小むらであるがこゝにりやうしの仁（に）助といふてかない
四人のしがないくらしなれどつね〴〵正直ものでつまと
もろ共一人の母へつくすこう〳〵がおかみへきこへ御県ちやう
より御ほうびもらい猶もりちぎによわたりいたしことし忰は
九つなるが其日仁助はりやうにといてゞうみでつりする
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現代語訳
閉伊郡においては、町が三ヶ所・十九ヶ村で、二千七百八十三戸、死人一万三千あまり。九戸郡は、町家が二ヶ所、外に五ヶ村、死人の数はおよそ三百六十余人。続く青森県下においては、千戸以上の流れ家があり、いまだ死人の調べは定まらず。また砂地へ打ち上げられた死骸はいくらとも、その数知れず、ここやかしこに積み上げ置いて、立つは無常の火葬の煙、消えてゆく方は跡白波の響く音さえ、ものおそろしく、見るもなかなかあわれな次第。 （ヤレ）
《大津波くどき 下》
〽 ここにそもそも一つの不思議というは、九戸郡のその外観に宮戸村とて小さな村があるが、ここに漁師の仁助というて、家内四人の、しがない暮らしなれど、常々正直者で、妻ともども一人の母へ尽くす孝行が、お上へ聞こえ、御県庁より御褒美をもらい、なお義理によく渡り合い、ことし、倅は九つなるが、その日、仁助は漁に出て、海で釣りをする。
英語訳
In Hei District, across three towns and nineteen villages, two thousand seven hundred and eighty-three homes were lost, and more than thirteen thousand people perished. In Kunohe District, across two town districts and five additional villages, the number of dead amounted to roughly three hundred and sixty or more. In the neighboring Aomori Prefecture, over one thousand homes were swept away, and the count of the dead has yet to be determined. Moreover, the bodies washed up onto the sandy shores were beyond counting; piled here and there, the smoke of the impermanent funeral pyres rose and faded away, and even the sound of the waves breaking over the white wake left behind seemed dreadful and mournful to behold. (Yare!)
《The Great Tsunami Lament — Part Two》
〽 Now, here is one remarkable and wondrous tale. In the outer reaches of Kunohe District, there is a small village called Miyato-mura. There lived a fisherman by the name of Jinnosuke, who, with a household of four, led a humble and modest life. Yet he was ever an honest man, and together with his wife, his devoted filial piety toward his aged mother had become known to the authorities, earning him a commendation from the prefectural office. He continued to conduct himself with integrity and a strong sense of duty. That year, his son was nine years of age. On that fateful day, Jinnosuke had gone out fishing and was casting his line at sea.