にじの見える橋杉みき子 雨がやんだ。 頭上の雲が切れて、わずかな青空が

にじの見える橋
杉みき子


雨がやんだ。
頭上の雲が切れて、わずかな青空がのぞく。
手さげかばんを平たくして頭にのせ、学生服のズボンのすそをたくし上げて、小走りに急いでいた少年は、しばらくの間、雨がやんだことに気づかなかった。考え事に心をうばわれていたのである。
黒くぬれたアスファルトの歩道を歩きながら、自分の歩みにしたがって飛び散る小さなしぶきを、少年は、どうでもいいような目で眺めていた。
このところ、なにもかも、うまくいっていない。このあいだのテストの成績が悪かった。母親は、課外の活動をやめろという。親しかった友達とは、ちょっとしたことから仲たがいをした。好きなＣＤを買うこづかいが足りない。その他、具体的な形になっていないもやもやが、いくつもあった。雨は、自分の上にばかり降るような気がする。いっそぬれるなら、もっともっとずぶぬれになったら、かえってさばさばするだろうと思う。
国道の横断歩道へ踏み出そうとしたとたん、信号が点滅する。そんなことにさえ気がいら立って、少年は小さく足踏みした。
さっきから後ろで、小さい子供たちの声がしている。自分にもあんなころがあった、と半ばうわの空で思いながら、ぼんやり信号の変わるのを待っている少年の耳に、今までたわいもないおしゃべりだった子供たちの声が、急にはっきりした意味をもったさけびになってひびいてきた。
「にじが出てるよ。」
「にじだ、にじだ。」
思わず振り返って、子供たちがまっすぐに指さす空を見上げると、ああ、確かににじだ。赤、黄、緑、太いクレヨンでひと息に引いたような線が、灰色の空を鮮やかにまたいでいる。上端はおぼろに空中に消え、下はビルと森のかげに隠れて、見えているのはほんの一部分だ。
少年は、自分でも思いがけない衝動に駆られて、辺りを見回した。
──高い所がないか、あれが全部見える所が。
あった、すぐ目の前に、国道を横切る歩道橋が。少年はためらわず、そちらへ駆けた。いつもは、階段の上り下りをめんどうがって、ついぞ利用したことのない歩道橋だったが。
階段を二段ずつ駆け上って、車の流れの真上に立つと、にじはまさに、森とビルのとぎれた所、国道の真正面から立ち上っている。手すりにつかまって、少し背伸びしながら身を乗り出すと、このはなやかな橋の始めから終わりまでを、ひと目で見わたすことができた。
さっきの子供たちが、少年の意図を察したらしく、後から続いて駆け上ってきて、思い思いの歓声をあげている。
少年は、大きく息を吸った。この前、にじを見たのはいつだったろう。この子たちくらいの小さいころ──いや、もっとずっと前のような気がする。もしかしたら自分は今、生まれて初めてにじを見たのではないかと、少年は思った。
目の下を、車の列が絶え間なく流れてゆく。かさをすぼめた人たちが、上も下も見ないで自分の道を急ぐ。だれも、頭上の出来事に気づかない。あるいは気がついても、なんとも思わないのか。だれ一人、立ち止まって、この大空のドラマに眺めいるものはない。
少年はふと、初めて、自分のことを恵まれたものに感じた。
「おうい、何してんだあ。」
下から呼ばれて、身を乗り出すと、仲たがいしたはずの友達が、かばんを振り回しながら、あきれたようにこちらを見上げている。
「おうい、にじが見えるぞう。上がってこいよう。」
少年も大声で呼び返す。友達は、少年の指さす方をひと目見て、さっき少年が感じたのと同じ衝動に駆られたように走りだした。歩道の端にけつまずいて、かばんを放り出し、危うく転びかける。
「早く早く。」
少年は笑いながら、体をずらして、にじを正面に見る場所を空け、友達が上ってくるのを足踏みしながら待った。

結果 (英語) 1:

The Rainbow BridgeMikiko Sugimoto It stopped raining. Out of the clouds overhead, blue sky, just take a peek. Watertight bag with flat head up on the school uniform trousers, was trotted out in a hurry boy noticed for some time, it stopped raining. In had been absorbed in thought. Small droplets scatters according to the progress of their wet black asphalt sidewalk, while boys are not looked at like. Lately, what might be, well, isn't. It was this encounter test scores. I say stop the extracurricular activities mother. From a close friend and a falling out. Buy the CD like petty cash is not enough. Moyamoya or other tangible form is not there. Rain is that it's always on my mind. If wet or better yet, more and more becomes soaked, rather fancy you would think. As soon as you toward a highway crossing signals flashing. Thing, even edge the boy paused less. Walk back in the voices of small children. Hotter than with meaning children who was talkative boy waiting was like trying on his, and mid-preoccupied, thinking dimly turn signals heard no conversation ever voice was clear to the voice."It'll be trampled upon. 」"Rainbow, Rainbow's. 」 Oh, sure and look up at the sky was the children pointing straight to jida. Lines in red, yellow, green, thick crayons draught less than brilliantly straddles gray skies. Top Dim disappear into the air, tucked behind the building and forest under the visible is only a part. Boy, even an unexpected impulse impelled, and looked around. ─ ─ is the look that was all for high. Was the pedestrian bridge crossing the road in front of. Without hesitation the boy, to the end. That was not always menndougatte the up and down stairs, had using pedestrian bridge. Office up the stairs two at a time and stand directly above the flow of traffic, Rainbow is exactly what broke Woods and building rose in front of the highway. You could hold on to the railing, lean and stretch a little while, and from the beginning of this gorgeous bridge end haunt at a glance. Children's boy intent be inferred, later followed up coming, cheers of the day. Boy, bigger took a breath. Before this, saw the Rainbow's come back. Children were much younger ─ ─ well, you feel like a long time ago. In maybe now, I was born, first saw the Rainbow, he thought. Under the eyes of cars endlessly flowing. Pursed her vanquished people above and below don't rush their way. Who also noticed the above events. Or noticed or flouted. Who alone, stop and watch the drama in the sky are not. He felt suddenly had to himself for the first time."Iwo, what's there. 」 Amazed friends should be called from the bottom, lean over and split up, waving their bags, so looking up here."Iwo, appears iridescent images. Up to come. 」 Boy and then in a loud voice. So were driven by the same impulses to point at the boy's friends, glance, I felt the boy and started to run. Etsumazuite on the edge of the sidewalk, bag, they nearly fell."Soon, soon. 」 While marching to up my friends to place in front of the Rainbow waited for the boy staggered body while laughing.

結果 (英語) 2:

Bridge a view of the rainbow
Mikiko Sugi


rain stopped.
Off the overhead clouds, slight blue sky peek.
Placed on the head and flattened a tote bag, and raised tucked the hem of the school uniform of trousers, the boy who was in a hurry to trot, for a while, I did not notice that the rain stopped. Than it had been deprived of their mind to thinking.
While walking down the sidewalk of black wet asphalt, a small splash splashing in accordance with their own walk, boy, was looking at, such as good, even if the eye.
This place, everything, is not going well. Results of operations during this time of the test was bad. Mother, called Stop the extra-curricular activities. Acquainted was with friends, was a falling out from the little things. I do not have enough pocket money to buy your favorite CD. Other, Moyamoya that is not a specific shape, several were. Rain, feel like fall just on their own is. If Better yet wet, if more and more soaked to become, I think I would rather refreshment.
As soon as you try to step forward into the crosswalk of the national highway, the signal is flashing. Your mind is frustrated even to do that, the boy was small foot.
In the back from a little while ago, it has been the voice of small children. While I think in the absent-minded middle there was Anna time to myself, and, vaguely in the ear of a boy waiting to change the signal, the voice of the children were not even talking silly until now, the meaning suddenly became clear It has been sounded become to cry with.
"Rainbow I have come up with."
"Nijida, Nijida."
Looking back involuntarily, and look up to the sky for children to point fingers straight, Oh, I certainly rainbow. Red, yellow, green, a line such as drawn breath in the thick crayons, it is across the sky of gray to brilliant. Top it disappeared in the air to dim, below is hidden in the shadow of the building and the forest, what is visible but only part.
The boy, in a fit of unexpected urge myself, looked around.
── or high place is not, it is a place that looks there is a whole.
There was, right in front of you, the pedestrian bridge across the national highway. The boy without hesitation, was subjected to there. Always, it wants troublesome the up and down the stairs, but was a pedestrian bridge that has not been available Tsuizo.
Stairs ran up two and two-stage, and standing directly above the car flow, rainbow is exactly where interrupted the forest and Bill, have drifted up from the front of the national highway. Caught in the handrail, and lean forward while a little stretch, to the end from the beginning of this gorgeous bridge, was able to pass seen at a glance.
A little while ago of the children, seemed was guessed the intention of the boy, went up over a period followed by a later, I have cheered for their own way.
The boy, smoked a big breath. This before, I saw a rainbow would have been time. The children much of childhood ── No, I feel like before much more is. Maybe Once it yourself now, and do not saw for the first time rainbow born, the boy thought.
The under the eyes, the car of the column Yuku flows incessantly. People who pursed bulk, rush their way not seen below the top. Nobody, not aware of the overhead of the event. Or even noticed, or downright not think of. Who one person, stood still, not what you are looking at the drama of this firmament.
The boy suddenly, for the first time, it felt to those blessed that of myself.
"Throne, what to N Daa."
Called from the bottom, and lean forward, friends should have been falling out is, while brandishing a bag, looking up here, as amazed.
"Throne, rainbow is visible elephant. Up to Come as."
The boy also call back in a loud voice. Friends, look at a glance who pointing at the boy, I started to run to as driven by the same impulse as the boy felt a little while ago. And Ketsumazui on the edge of the sidewalk, threw the bag, put fell compromised.
"Early early."
While the boy is laughing, by shifting the body, at a location to see the rainbow in front, and waited while foot that the friend is coming up.

結果 (英語) 3:

Rainbow BridgeMikiko SugiThe rain has stopped.Out of the clouds overhead, look a bit blue sky.Put the bag in the head and tail of the school uniform trousers tucked up, he was in a hurry to trot, for a period of time, the rain stopped did not notice it. Is delighted by thinking about it.While walking the sidewalk, wet asphalt black boy in his history with small splash, splash, looking at the eyes do not like.These days, and was not going well. The result of this was during the test. The mother, and that of extracurricular activities. With close friends, estranged from it. Love is not enough money to buy CD. In addition, the specific shape, not gloomy. Rain, feel it on my only. As more and more get wet, wet, I think it would be relieved.When taking a crosswalk on road to the signal. Even in such a small boy in the foot.Just back from the voice of little children. I think that when I was in the clouds in the middle, the waiting signal to change the boy"s ear, "don"t ever talk silly children"s voice was suddenly clear meaning has got to cry."There is a rainbow.""Rainbow, the rainbow."In retrospect, children, pointing straight up the sky, ah, for sure. Red, yellow, green, thick crayons as a stretch in the gray sky brightly across. The upper end of the air in the dimly disappearing, hiding behind the bill and forest under a look the part.Boy, I feel the urge to unexpected, and looked around.He is not tall, but that is all.It was right in front of my eyes, the pedestrian bridge across the road. Without hesitation, the boy ran to there. He always went up and down the stairs is too much, was never use the footbridge.Run up the stairs two at a time, over the rainbow, and the flow of cars, forests and discontinuous building, rising from the road. Holding on to the railing, and reach a little over the life from beginning to end of the bridge, we saw at a glance that could see him.Just like children, the boy ran after me, then, to give up their house.The boy to hold. When was the last time, I saw a rainbow. Small children as time -- no, I feel much more like before. Maybe I now, for the first time we see a rainbow, boy.Below the line of cars running ceaselessly. To his people, don"t look down on their way to hurry. Who, unaware of what is happening in the head. Or, I don"t think so. The one who stopped, looking at the sky in this drama.The boy suddenly, for the first time, I felt that it was his own.After the "what".From below, hang out with friends, the relationship between the bag, as well as absurd."The elephant looks like a rainbow. Come up. "The boy return calls out. The boy friend point toward a glance, I feel like the boys had the same impulse. In the end, he threw the bag, and almost fell."Early".The boy laughed, to make room for the rainbow in front, waiting for friends to come up with a foot.