中山伝信録 巻六 - 翻刻

翻刻

　四月　梯沽紅《割書：樹高十余丈花如木筆攢生　榴葵｜萱花金銭花杜若鳳仙皆於此月開》
　鉄銭花開　甘露見於蕉《割書：芭蕉此月始｜結実名甘露》　山丹吐燄
　　蔗田熟《割書：楊梅亦於｜此月熟》　青瓜出　竹笋抽林　螳螂
　生《割書：蜻蜒亦｜生此月》　蜩鳴　鴉養羞　蚯蚓出　螻蟈鳴
　鳥鳳来《割書：小鳥名又有鳥名古｜哈魯亦於此月来》
　五月　刺牡丹開　右納花《割書：花与秋葵無異｜木本高三四丈》　月橘
　花《割書：色白如雪｜香聞十里》　夏菊開《割書：茉莉梔子木蘭｜倶於此月開》　蓮有華
　莧菜秀　桃有実《割書：榴亦於｜此月実》　蕻菜生　豇豆出　草
　不腐為蛍　颶母時怒
　六月　仏桑焼空《割書：三月間至冬｜此月尤盛》　掛蘭香《割書：蕙亦於｜此月花》
　桔梗花　決明開　禾畢登於場　緑豆収　鹿入
　水為魚《割書：沙魚躍岸化為鹿鹿畏熱｜以舌咂水亦化為沙魚》
　七月　木蘭再芳《割書：海棠玉簪倶｜於此月開》　棉花収　竜眼円
　玄鳥来《割書：燕至此｜月始来》　寒蝉鳴　刀豆出《割書：糸瓜亦於｜此月出》　野
　菊秀《割書：如中国青蘘｜生満田中》　毛魚陣於水《割書：此月朔前後五日｜八月朔前後五日》
　《割書：毛魚排隊成｜陣他月不然》
　八月　木芙蓉華《割書：桂亦於｜此月花》　容蕋至《割書：烏名　又有鳥｜名恨煞亦於此》
　《割書：月｜来》　赤小豆収

現代語訳

四月　梯沽紅し《注記：樹の高さ十余丈、花は木筆のようで房状に生える。榴葵・萱花・金銭花・杜若・鳳仙がみなこの月に開く》　鉄銭花開く　甘露芭蕉に見ゆ《注記：芭蕉はこの月に始めて実を結び、甘露と名づく》　山丹炎を吐く　蔗田熟す《注記：楊梅もまたこの月に熟す》　青瓜出る　竹笋林に抽んず　螳螂生ず《注記：蜻蜒もまたこの月に生ず》　蜩鳴く　鴉羞を養う　蚯蚓出る　螻蟈鳴く　鳥鳳来る《注記：小鳥の名。また古哈魯という名の鳥もこの月に来る》

五月　刺牡丹開く　右納花《注記：花は秋葵と異ならず、木本で高さ三四丈》　月橘花《注記：色は雪のように白く、香り十里に聞こゆ》　夏菊開く《注記：茉莉・梔子・木蘭がともにこの月に開く》　蓮華あり　莧菜秀でる　桃実あり《注記：榴もまたこの月に実る》　蕻菜生ず　豇豆出る　草腐らずして蛍となる　颶母時に怒る

六月　仏桑空を焼く《注記：三月間より冬まで、この月最も盛ん》　掛蘭香し《注記：蕙もまたこの月に花咲く》　桔梗花　決明開く　禾ことごとく場に登る　緑豆収穫　鹿水に入りて魚となる《注記：沙魚岸に躍りて鹿と化し、鹿は熱を畏れ舌で水を咂めばまた沙魚と化す》

七月　木蘭再び芳し《注記：海棠・玉簪ともにこの月に開く》　棉花収穫　竜眼円し　玄鳥来る《注記：燕はこの月に始めて来る》　寒蝉鳴く　刀豆出る《注記：糸瓜もまたこの月に出る》　野菊秀でる《注記：中国の青蘘のように田中に満ち生ず》　毛魚水に陣す《注記：この月の朔前後五日、八月朔前後五日》《注記：毛魚隊を成して陣をなす、他の月はそうではない》

八月　木芙蓉華咲く《注記：桂もまたこの月に花咲く》　容蕋至る《注記：鳥の名。また恨煞という名の鳥もまたこの月に来る》　赤小豆収穫

英語訳

Fourth Month: Pagoda trees turn red 《Note: Trees over ten zhang tall, flowers like magnolia clustered together. Pomegranate, day lily, golden coin flower, iris, and balsam all bloom in this month》 Iron coin flowers bloom Sweet dew appears on banana plants 《Note: Banana plants first bear fruit in this month, called sweet dew》 Tiger lilies burst into flame Sugar cane fields ripen 《Note: Bayberries also ripen in this month》 Cucumbers appear Bamboo shoots emerge from groves Praying mantises are born 《Note: Dragonflies are also born in this month》 Cicadas chirp Crows nurture their young Earthworms emerge Mole crickets chirp Phoenix birds arrive 《Note: Name of a small bird. Another bird called koharu also comes in this month》

Fifth Month: Thorny peonies bloom Right-receiving flowers 《Note: Flowers no different from autumn mallow, woody plants three to four zhang tall》 Citrus flowers 《Note: Color white as snow, fragrance heard ten li away》 Summer chrysanthemums bloom 《Note: Jasmine, gardenia, and magnolia all bloom in this month》 Lotus flowers bloom Amaranth flourishes Peaches bear fruit 《Note: Pomegranates also fruit in this month》 Vegetable shoots grow Cowpeas appear Grass does not decay but becomes fireflies Hurricane mothers occasionally rage

Sixth Month: Hibiscus burns the sky 《Note: From third month through winter, most abundant in this month》 Hanging orchids are fragrant 《Note: Cymbidium also flowers in this month》 Balloon flowers bloom Cassia opens All grain is brought to the threshing ground Green beans are harvested Deer enter water and become fish 《Note: Sand fish leap to shore and transform into deer; deer fear heat and lick water with their tongues, also transforming into sand fish》

Seventh Month: Magnolia is fragrant again 《Note: Crabapple and hosta both bloom in this month》 Cotton is harvested Longan fruits are round Black birds arrive 《Note: Swallows first come in this month》 Autumn cicadas chirp Sword beans appear 《Note: Loofah also appears in this month》 Wild chrysanthemums flourish 《Note: Like Chinese herbs, growing abundantly in the fields》 Hairy fish form ranks in water 《Note: Five days before and after the new moon of this month, five days before and after the new moon of eighth month》 《Note: Hairy fish form ranks and arrays, not so in other months》

Eighth Month: Cotton roses bloom 《Note: Osmanthus also flowers in this month》 Rong-rui birds arrive 《Note: Name of a bird. Another bird called hen-sha also comes in this month》 Red adzuki beans are harvested