Tân-phok-sū ê Guān-Bōng (陳博士的願望)

Tân-phok-sū ê Guān-Bōng (教育部台羅版)

Tân-phok-sū ê Goān-Bōng (傳統白話字版)

陳博士的願望

張東瀛 

2008-09-05

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Tân-phok-sū ê Guān-Bōng

Tân-phok-sū sī Guá ê hó-pîng-iú. Tâi-Uân-Tāi-Ha̍k i-ha̍k-īⁿ tshut-gia̍p liáu-āu, sing tī Ko-Hiông ê Pēⁿ-īⁿ tsò i-sing. I saⁿ-tsa̍p huè lâi Tâi-Lâm-Pēⁿ-Īⁿ ho̍k-bū saⁿ-tsa̍p tang, tsò hù-īⁿ-tiúⁿ ê sî-tsūn thè-hiu. Aū-lâi tsiah tī Tâi-Lâm-tshī khui i-sing-kuán. I hâm Guá ê ma-ma lóng sī Ji̍t-Pún-sî-tāi Tsiau-Hô jī-nî tshut-sì ê Tâi-uân-lâng. Sóo-í I sī guá ê tióng-puè. M̄-kú I tsò-lâng tsin khiam-pi, tī kàu-huē tiúⁿ-ló kap bo̍k-su ê bīn-thâu-tsîng, lóng kā in kóng guá sī I ê tiān-náu lāu-su, hāi guá kám-kak tsin-pháiⁿ-sè. Kî-si̍t I tī tsin-tsē sóo-tsāi lóng sī guá ê tsí-tō-tsiá. Iû-kī sī I tuì-thāi-lâng kap tsò-tāi-tsì ê sîng-khún thāi-tōo, hōo Guá tit tio̍h tsin-tsē ê khé-sī, iā hōo Guá tshim-tshim liáu-kái tíng-tsi̍t-puè Tâi-Uân tì-sik-hūn-tsú ê tsâi-tsîng kap pak-tn̂g.

I-sing-kuán ê tsín-sóo ū tsi̍t-tè Tōo-tshong-bîng phok-sū iōng môo-pit siá ê pián-á. Tsé-sī Tân-phok-sū ê lāu-su tī I liû-ha̍k Ji̍t-Pún, tit tio̍h i-ha̍k-phok-sū hit-tang sàng--I ê kì-liām-bu̍t. I tī Ji̍t-Pún gián-kiù tong-sî siōng sian-tsìn ê lāi-sī-kiàⁿ i-ha̍k. Tńg--lâi liáu-āu tī Tâi-Uân tsò kuè tsi̍t-bān guā ê uī-kiàⁿ ê lîm-tshn̂g pēⁿ-lē. Tsit-tè pián-á tī tsín-sóo kuà sì-tsa̍p-tang.

Tân-phok-sū ē-hiáu Ing-bûn, Ji̍t-bûn kap Tik-bûn tsit saⁿ-tsióng gú-giân. I tsin-tsá tō tsai-iáⁿ Guá teh siá Tâi-Gú gú-im su-tshut nńg-thé. Sui-jiân I jīn-uī tse ing-kai sī tsìng-hú ê gián-kiù-tan-uī tsiah ū huat-tōo tsò ê khang-khuè, m̄-kú I mā tuì Guá án-tsuáⁿ kà tiān-náu kóng Tâi-uân-uē kám-kak tsin tshù-bī. I tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ kóo-lē--Guá, hâm Guá thó-lūn Tâi-gú su-siá huat ê būn-tê. Í-tsá àm-sî káu-tiám nā kuè, Guán tō tiàm I ê tsín-sóo iōng tiān-náu tshâ-tshuē i-ha̍k bûn-hiàn, tsò-hué khai-káng, sūn-suà thiaⁿ I kóng tsi̍t-kuá ha̍k-sing-sî-tāi khuàⁿ--tio̍h ê tāi-tsì. I kóng I ê ma-ma tsū sè-hàn tō o̍h Pe̍h-Uē-Jī. In tshù-lāi mā-ū tsi̍t-pún kóo-tsá ê Ē-Mn̂g-Im Sin-Jī-tián. Hit-pún jī-tián khuàⁿ--khí-lâi tsin kū, tān-sī pó-tsûn kah tsin-hó-sè.

Kong-guân 2001-nî, Guá tsiong thâu-tsi̍t-tiuⁿ Tâi-Gú nńg-thé sàng-khí Bí-kok sin-tshíng tù-tsok-kuân. Tē-jī-tiuⁿ tō sàng hōo Tân-phok-sū. Guá hit-tsām tsò ê Pe̍h-uē-Jī pán-pún in-uì iáu-buē ū Iú-ní-khóo ê hû-hō, sóo-í kan-nā iōng sòo-jī lâi piáu-sī siaⁿ-tiāu. Tân-phok-sū kóng án-ne khuàⁿ-tio̍h khah buē-kuàn-sì, it-tīng ài siūⁿ-pān-huat lâi kái-liông. Kong-guân 2008-nî, Guá iōng Iú-ní-khóo tsò thuân-thóng Pe̍h-uē-Jī ê pán-pún, sòo-jī siaⁿ-tiāu hâm hû-hō siaⁿ-tiāu lóng ē-tàng Uāⁿ-lâi-Uāⁿ-khì, tsóng-sǹg uân-sîng Tân-phok-sū ê sim-guān. Khó-sioh, sin-pán Pe̍h-uē-Jī ê gú-im-su-tshut tsò hó-sè, I í-king kuè-sin--ah.

Tân-phok-sū kuè-sin liáu-āu, Sin-seⁿ-niû tō tsiong hit-tè pián-á sàng hōo--Guá. Tōo-īⁿ-tiúⁿ sī Tâi-Uân i-ha̍k-kàu-io̍k ê sian-kak-tsiá, Tân-phok-sū sī uī-tn̂g-kho ê tsuan-ka. Àm-sî-á, Guá ka-kī tsē tī tiān-náu thâu-tsîng leh tsò khang-khuè, tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ lóng ē siūⁿ tio̍h tsit nn̄g-uī Tâi-Uân i-ha̍k-kài ê tsiân-puè. In ê it-sing lóng tsin jīn-tsin, tsin-tsìng-ti̍t, kha ta̍h si̍t-tē teh tsò tāi-tsì, tuì siā-huē ū tsin-tuā ê kòng-hiàn, In sī tsin-tsiàⁿ ài Tâi-Uân ê lâng.

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Tân-phok-sū ê Goān-Bōng

Tân-phok-sū sī Góa ê hó-pêng-iú. Tâi-Oân-Tāi-Ha̍k i-ha̍k-īⁿ chhut-gia̍p liáu-āu, seng tī Ko-Hiông ê Pēⁿ-īⁿ chò i-seng. I saⁿ-cha̍p hòe lâi Tâi-Lâm-Pēⁿ-Īⁿ ho̍k-bū saⁿ-cha̍p tang, chò hù-īⁿ-tiúⁿ ê sî-chūn thè-hiu. Aū-lâi chiah tī Tâi-Lâm-chhī khui i-seng-koán. I hâm Góa ê ma-ma lóng sī Ji̍t-Pún-sî-tāi Chiau-Hô jī-nî chhut-sì ê Tâi-oân-lâng. Só͘-í I sī góa ê tióng-pòe. M̄-kú I chò-lâng chin khiam-pi, tī kàu-hōe tiúⁿ-ló kap bo̍k-su ê bīn-thâu-chêng, lóng kā in kóng góa sī I ê tiān-náu lāu-su, hāi góa kám-kak chin-pháiⁿ-sè. Kî-si̍t I tī chin-chē só͘-chāi lóng sī góa ê chí-tō-chiá. Iû-kī sī I tùi-thāi-lâng kap chò-tāi-chì ê sêng-khún thāi-tō͘, hō͘ Góa tit tio̍h chin-chē ê khé-sī, iā hō͘ Góa chhim-chhim liáu-kái téng-chi̍t-pòe Tâi-Oân tì-sek-hūn-chú ê châi-chêng kap pak-tn̂g.

I-seng-koán ê chín-só͘ ū chi̍t-tè Tō͘-chhong-bêng phok-sū iōng mô͘-pit siá ê pián-á. Ché-sī Tân-phok-sū ê lāu-su tī I liû-ha̍k Ji̍t-Pún, tit tio̍h i-ha̍k-phok-sū hit-tang sàng--I ê kì-liām-bu̍t. I tī Ji̍t-Pún gián-kiù tong-sî siōng sian-chìn ê lāi-sī-kiàⁿ i-ha̍k. Tńg--lâi liáu-āu tī Tâi-Oân chò kòe chi̍t-bān gōa ê ūi-kiàⁿ ê lîm-chhn̂g pēⁿ-lē. Chit-tè pián-á tī chín-só͘ kòa sì-cha̍p-tang.

Tân-phok-sū ē-hiáu Eng-bûn, Ji̍t-bûn kap Tek-bûn chit saⁿ-chióng gú-giân. I chin-chá tō chai-iáⁿ Góa teh siá Tâi-Gú gú-im su-chhut nńg-thé. Sui-jiân I jīn-ūi che eng-kai sī chèng-hú ê gián-kiù-tan-ūi chiah ū hoat-tō͘ chò ê khang-khòe, m̄-kú I mā tùi Góa án-choáⁿ kà tiān-náu kóng Tâi-oân-oē kám-kak chin chhù-bī. I tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ kó͘-lē--Góa, hâm Góa thó-lūn Tâi-gú su-siá hoat ê būn-tê. Í-chá àm-sî káu-tiám nā kòe, Goán tō tiàm I ê chín-só͘ iōng tiān-náu chhâ-chhōe i-ha̍k bûn-hiàn, chò-hóe khai-káng, sūn-sòa thiaⁿ I kóng chi̍t-kóa ha̍k-seng-sî-tāi khoàⁿ--tio̍h ê tāi-chì. I kóng I ê ma-ma chū sè-hàn tō o̍h Pe̍h-Oē-Jī. In chhù-lāi mā-ū chi̍t-pún kó͘-chá ê Ē-Mn̂g-Im Sin-Jī-tián. Hit-pún jī-tián khoàⁿ--khí-lâi chin kū, tān-sī pó-chûn kah chin-hó-sè.

Kong-goân 2001-nî, Góa chiong thâu-chi̍t-tiuⁿ Tâi-Gú nńg-thé sàng-khí Bí-kok sin-chhéng tù-chok-koân. Tē-jī-tiuⁿ tō sàng hō͘ Tân-phok-sū. Góa hit-chām chò ê Pe̍h-oē-Jī pán-pún in-ùi iáu-bōe ū Iú-ní-khó͘ ê hû-hō, só͘-í kan-nā iōng sò͘-jī lâi piáu-sī siaⁿ-tiāu. Tân-phok-sū kóng án-ne khoàⁿ-tio̍h khah bōe-koàn-sì, it-tēng ài siūⁿ-pān-hoat lâi kái-liông. Kong-goân 2008-nî, Góa iōng Iú-ní-khó͘ chò thoân-thóng Pe̍h-oē-Jī ê pán-pún, sò͘-jī siaⁿ-tiāu hâm hû-hō siaⁿ-tiāu lóng ē-tàng Oāⁿ-lâi-Oāⁿ-khì, chóng-sǹg oân-sêng Tân-phok-sū ê sim-goān. Khó-sioh, sin-pán Pe̍h-oē-Jī ê gú-im-su-chhut chò hó-sè, I í-keng kòe-sin--ah.

Tân-phok-sū kòe-sin liáu-āu, Sin-seⁿ-niû tō chiong hit-tè pián-á sàng hō͘--Góa. Tō͘-īⁿ-tiúⁿ sī Tâi-Oân i-ha̍k-kàu-io̍k ê sian-kak-chiá, Tân-phok-sū sī ūi-tn̂g-kho ê choan-ka. Àm-sî-á, Góa ka-kī chē tī tiān-náu thâu-chêng leh chò khang-khòe, tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ lóng ē siūⁿ tio̍h chit nn̄g-ūi Tâi-Oân i-ha̍k-kài ê chiân-pòe. In ê it-seng lóng chin jīn-chin, chin-chèng-ti̍t, kha ta̍h si̍t-tē teh chò tāi-chì, tùi siā-hōe ū chin-tōa ê kòng-hiàn, In sī chin-chiàⁿ ài Tâi-Oân ê lâng.

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陳博士的願望

陳俊雄醫師是我的好朋友。台大醫學院畢業後，先在高雄的醫院當醫師。三十歲來台南醫院服務三十年，當副院長時退休。後來在台南市開醫院。他和我母親都是日政時期昭和二年出生的台灣人，所以是我的長輩。不過他做人很謙虛，在教會的長老和牧師面前，都跟他們說我是他的電腦老師，害我覺得很不好意思。其實他在很多地方都是我的指導者。尤其是他待人處事的誠懇態度給我很多啟示，也讓我深深了解上一輩台灣知識分子的才華和氣度。

醫院的診所有一塊杜聰明博士用毛筆寫的匾額。這是陳醫師的老師在他留學日本，取得醫學博士學位那一年送他的紀念物。陳博士在日本研究當時最先進的內視鏡醫學。在台灣做過一萬多個胃鏡臨床病例。這塊匾額在診所掛了四十年。

陳博士通曉英文、日文和德文三種語言。他很早就知道我在寫台語語音輸出軟體。雖然他認為這應該是政府的研究單位才有辦法完成的工作，不過他對我如何教電腦說台語很感興趣。經常鼓勵我，和我討論台語文書法的問題。有一陣子，晚上九點過後，我們就在診所聊天，用電腦查詢醫學文獻，順便聽他談一些學生時代經歷的事。他說他的母親從小就學白話字，家裡也有一本古老的廈門音新字典。那本字典看起來很舊，但是保存得很完整。

公元2001年我將第一張台語軟體寄到美國申請著作權。第二張就送給陳博士。當時做的白話字版本因為沒有Unicode的台語聲調符號，所以只能用數字標調。陳博士說這樣子看來很不習慣，一定要想辦法改良。公元2008年我用Unicode做傳統白話字的版本，數字聲調和符號聲調可以換來換去，總算達成陳博士的心願。可惜，新版白話字的語音輸出完成時，他已經過世了。

陳博士辭世之後，先生娘將那塊匾額送給我。杜院長是台灣醫學教育的先覺者，陳博士是胃腸科的專家。夜晚我獨自坐在電腦前面工作，經常會想起這兩位台灣醫學界的前輩。他們的一生都很認真，很正直，腳踏實地做事，對社會有很大的貢獻，是真正愛台灣的人。

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日本作家田村志津枝曾經提到和穿著洋裝的女兒聊天，「感覺就像和自己在說話一般」。 就是這麼細緻的文學技巧，讓我想到要把她的小故事譯成台語，並記錄讀後感。 因為正在測試台語羅馬字的語音輸出功能，所以直接用台羅拼音來書寫。 雖然輸入時用數字標調比較方便，編輯網頁時還是把數字轉成 Unicode 的聲調符。 近年來我逐漸可以用台語思考，打字，還能從電腦聽見自己的聲音，判斷有沒有打錯字。 應該也是這種獨特的經驗，才會對這個故事有所回應吧。 一直努力想用自己母語寫作的夢想，終於開始了。 某些短文有台、日、中、英四種版本，台文要選取 UTF-8 編碼才能閱讀。

Japanese writer Shizue Tamura once mentioned that chatting with her daughter in a dress "feels like talking to myself". It is such meticulous literary skills that made me think of translating her short stories into Taiwanese and recording my feelings after reading them. Because the text to speech function of Taiwanese Roman characters is being tested, the article is written in Romanized Taiwanese directly. Although it is more convenient to use numeric notation when input Taiwanese, it is still necessary to convert tone numbers into Unicode tone marks when editing web pages. Recently, I have gradually been able to think and type in Taiwanese. I can also hear my own voice from the computer during typing and judge whether there is a typo. It should be this unique experience that made me respond to her story. The dream of trying to write in my own native language has finally begun. Some short texts are available in Taiwanese, Japanese, Chinese, and English versions, and the Taiwanese language must be UTF-8 encoded in order to be read.

Uán-pì-sù ê kòo-sū 露背裝的故事 (The Story of a Sundress)
Tân-phok-sū ê Guān-Bōng 陳博士的願望 (Dr. Chen's Wish)
Ji̍t-pún ê Kuài-sū 日本的怪事 (Strange Things in Japan)
Phì-jû Tsia̍h-tsiú 譬喻食酒 (The Metaphor for Wine Drinking)
Ma-ma ê Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to 媽媽的日本剪刀 (My Mother’s Japanese Scissors)
Tsiann--Gue̍h ê Si-Kue 正月的西瓜 (A Watermelon in January)
Tshiu-luân 秋鸞 (Lady Chatterley's Lover)
Guán-tau ê Lāu-ke-bó 我家的老母雞 (Our Old Hens)
Hú-siânn kū-sū 府城舊事 (My Old Memory of Tainan City)
Guá ê Bó-gú - Tâi-Uân-Uē 我的母語 - 台灣話 (My Mother Tongue - Taiwanese)
Hōo lâng su-liām ê pîng-iú - Marumoto Sàng 讓人懷念的朋友 - 圓本武喜先生 (A Memorable Friend - Mr. Takeki Marumoto)
Hōo lâng uî-bōng ê nî-tāi 被遺忘的年代 (The Forgotten Age)
Lo̍h-seh ê àm-mî thîng tī tshiū-nâ-pinn 雪夜林邊駐馬 (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening)
Gōo--gue̍h ê Bu-liat-tha--nià 五月的布列塔尼 (Bretagne in May)
Tâi-gú Siann-tiāu-kûn 台語聲調群 (Taiwanese Tone Group)
Tâi-gú Gú-im Pit-kì-pún Aū-kì 台語語音筆記本-後記 (Taiwanese Speech Notepad - Postscript)
Thô-hua-guân kì 桃花源記 (The Peach Colony)
Pî-Pâ-Hîng 琵琶行 (Song of the Pipa Player)
Puat-jia2 Pho-lo5-bit-to Sim-king 般若波羅蜜多心經 (The Devata of the Sutra)
Kim-kong Puat-jiá Pho-lô-bi̍t-king 金剛般若波羅蜜經 (The Diamond Sutra)

Guán-tau ê Lāu-ke-bó (我家的老母雞)



Guán-tau ê Lāu-ke-bó *

我家的老母雞 * Our Old Hens

 

張佑竹 

2015-06-12

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Guán-tau ê Lāu-ke-bó

Guán-tau ū nn̄g-tsiah lāu-ke-bó. Tsit-nn̄g-tsiah lāu-ke-bó í-king tshī gōo-la̍k tang. Pún-lâi, guán-tau ū tsin-tsē ke, tān-sī tāi-pōo-hūn ê ke lóng hōo lâng thâi--khì-ah, sóo-í tsí tshun nn̄g-tsiah.

Tsit-nn̄g-tsiah lāu-ke-bó seⁿ-tsò puî-nńg-á puî-nńg, jî-tshiáⁿ koh ē seⁿ-nn̄g. M̄-koh pa-pa kóng ke-sái ē tsè-tsō lah-sap, tsin-gâu seⁿ báng-á, guán ē hōo báng-á kā, iá-sī kā ke-á thâi-thâi--è. Guá hâm ma-ma kín-tiuⁿ gah beh-sí, tsí-hó kóng tsi̍t-kuá hū tsik-jīm ê uē, Khún-kiû pa-pa, tsiah-bō kā ke-á thâi--khì.

Guán-tau ê ke-bó, khah-tsá tsia̍h tshī-liāu, tsit-má kái-tsia̍h phun khah-tsē. Guá bat kiàn-gī kóng kái-tsia̍h í-tsîng ê tshī-liāu, in-uī phun tsiok-tshàu, koh ē seⁿ káu-hiā. Jî-tshiáⁿ tsiok lah-sap, sóo-í kái tsia̍h tshī-liāu. Tsiah-ê kiàn-gī tong-jiân hōo-lâng kū-tsua̍t--à.

Ke-á beh tsia̍h phun ê sî-tsūn, tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ hōo sì-gōo-tsiah iau-kuí-niau-á tshiúⁿ-khì-tsia̍h. Tsū-án-ne guá tō ài khì kuáⁿ-niau. Guá nā kuáⁿ-niau, ke-á tō tsia̍h-tio̍h khah an-sim. Niau uī tio̍h sio-tsiⁿ mi̍h-kiāⁿ tsiah lâi sio-phah, sīm-tsí sī ka-kī ê niau-á-kiáⁿ lóng beń put-liáu.

Ū-tsi̍t-páiⁿ guá beh tò bah-iû-phoh hōo ke-á tsia̍h ê sî, ke-á iū-koh kap niau phah--khí-lâi. Ke-á tsit-pái tō bô-kheh-khì, I iōng tsiam-tshuì tok niau ê thâu. Niau iā bē hōo ke-á hó-tsia̍h-khùn, kiat-kó tong-jiân sī ke-á iâⁿ.

Tsâ-hng, guá tng-teh tsia̍h-pn̄g ē sî-tsūn, hut-jiân thiaⁿ tio̍h ke-á tī teh thî. Guá má-siōng tshiong--tshut-khì, huat-hiān tsi̍t-tsiah n̂g-sik ê tuā-tsiah káu-á. Guá tō kā káu-á kuáⁿ-tsáu, liáu-āu the̍h tsi̍t-tè tsio̍h-thâu khian káu-á, ka-tsài bô kā tio̍h ke. Tsin-tsiàⁿ sī thiⁿ-kong ū pó-pì.

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Our Old Hens

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我家的老母雞 (1990)

我家有兩隻老母雞，這兩隻老母雞已經養了大約五、六年了。 本來，我家有很多雞，但是大部分的雞被殺了，所以只剩兩隻。

這兩隻老母雞長得肥肥的，而且還會生蛋。可是，爸爸說雞糞會製造垃圾，容易滋生蚊子，我們會被咬子咬，還是把雞殺了吧！ 我和媽媽緊張的要命，只好說一些負責任，懇求爸爸，才沒把雞殺掉。

我家的母雞，以前吃飼料，現在大多吃餿，我曾經提議說，改吃以前的飼料，因為餿很臭，又生螞蟻，而且很髒，所以改吃飼料，這些話當然被拒絕了。

雞吃餿時，常常被四、五隻貪吃貓吃掉，於是我就去趕貓。一趕貓，雞吃得安心，但是貓就為了爭食物而打架，連自己的小貓都不能倖免。

有一次我要倒油肉渣給雞吃時，雞又跟貓打起架來了，雞這次可發威了，牠用尖嘴啄貓的頭，貓也不甘示弱，結果當然是雞贏了。

昨天，我正在吃飯時，忽然聽到雞在叫，我立刻衝出去，發現一隻大黃狗，我就把牠趕走，然後丟一塊石頭。幸好老天保佑，沒讓狗咬到雞。

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Tsiaⁿ--Gue̍h ê Si-Kue * 一月のスイカ A Watermelon in January * 正月的西瓜

Tsiaⁿ--Gue̍h ê Si-Kue * 一月のスイカ

A Watermelon in January * 正月的西瓜

田村志津枝 (英、日文)原著
張東瀛 (台、中文)翻譯

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Tsiaⁿ--gue̍h ê si-kue

Ta̍k-ji̍t lóng li̍p-khì tsàu-kha kuí-nā-páiⁿ. Guá m̄-sī hit-tsióng ài tī tsàu-kha bong kui-poo ê lâng, sī huat-kak tio̍h tsiú-tī tsàu-kha ê sî-kan tsiah-tsuē liáu-āu suah tshuah-tsi̍t-tiô. Siá-kó siá gah thiám, á-sī tshin-tshiūⁿ siūⁿ tio̍h siáⁿ-huè koh siūⁿ-bē-tshut--lâi ê sî, káⁿ-ná lóng-ē tī bô-ì-tiong tiàm tshù-lāi kiâⁿ-lâi-kiâⁿ-khì, tsū án-ne, kha tō hāⁿ li̍p-khì tsàu-kha.

Tsim-tsiok siūⁿ--khí-lâi, tû-pâng iā ē-sái kóng sī tshù-lāi tsū-jiân ê tiûⁿ-sóo. Hia ū-tsuí, ū-hué. The̍h-tshài kah hî ê sî, hóng-hut a̍h ē-tàng phīⁿ tio̍h tsháu-tē tshân-hn̂g hâm hái-piⁿ ê khì-bī. Nā tī tsàu-kha teh siau-iâu ê sî, hut-jiân-kan mā-ē siūⁿ tio̍h tsi̍t-kuá liāu-sióng-bē-kàu ê tāi-tsì.

Tsit-kuí-ji̍t-á, ka-pi iōng liáu--ah, guá tō phàu-tê lâi lim. hiâⁿ-kún-tsuí, thǹg tê-kóo-au-á, tsim-tsiok tê-hio̍h beh khǹg juā-tsē ê sî-tsūn, iā m̄ tsai-iáⁿ ná-ē hut-jiân siūⁿ tio̍h guán guā-má. In-uī in-tshù lī guán tsia ū--tsi̍t-tē-ah, ē-tàng kìⁿ-bīn tsò-hué ê sî-kan ē-sái kóng sī tsiok-tsió.

He ing-kai sī guá kok-hāu-á saⁿ nî ê sú-ká. Guá hâm guán a-tsí khì tuà-tī Khòo-bè ê guā-má in-tau. Guá sī hit-tsióng tsiok-nah-nng iû-koh ē hîn-tshia ê lâng, tō-sī án-ne lūn-tsin-kóng guá tuì lī-khui pē-bó tshut-guā lú-hîng mā bô-juā huaⁿ-hí.

Guán tuā-tsí ta̍k-li̍t to hâm piáu-tsí in khì ke-á, khì hái-piⁿ tshit-thô. Jua̍h--lâng ê-tàu tshù-lāi tiām-tsiuh-tsiuh, ta̍k-ji̍t lóng tshun guá hâm guán guā-má nn̄g-ê-lâng. Tān-sī guá khuàⁿ tio̍h guán guā-má tō phī-phī-tshuah.

Guā-má in-tau tī tsiàn-tsing ê sî-tsūn hōo khong-si̍p lòng-phái--khì, Tuā-hàn hāu-seⁿ iā tsiàn-sí, suah bô tńg--lâi. Hit-tsām ê tshù iáu-sī lîm-sî tah ê kang-liâu. Sui-jiân sī án-ne, guán guā-kong siōng ì-ài ê hue-tsháu, tshiū-ba̍k tī po̍k-kik liáu-āu suah tshin-tshiūⁿ kî-tsik án-ne ua̍h--lo̍h-lâi. Sóo-í guā-má ê tshù tī guá khuàⁿ--khí-lâi káⁿ-ná sī tshiū-nâ lāi-té iōng môo-huat piàn--tshut-lâi ê sè-king tshù-á.

Guā-má tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ kiâⁿ kuè tshiū-nâ khì āu-piah-tiâⁿ, I tī hia tsìng tsi̍t-kuá tshài, tshī tsiok-tsuē ke. Guá bih tī sió-ji̍p-mn̂g āu-piah thau-thau-á khuàⁿ guán guā-má tuî tshiū-á-kha tshut-hiān, I tshiú--nih the̍h tsi̍t-kha nâ-á, lāi-té ū té-gah ná-suaⁿ ê pe̍h-ke-nn̄g, tsin-tsiàⁿ ū-iáⁿ ē hōo-lâng lia̍h-tsún sī tsi̍t-ē ē-hiáu piàn-môo-huat ê a-pô. Thâu-khak-tíng tì tsi̍t-tíng tuā tsháu-bō-á, pe̍h-thâu-moo koh giàng-giàng, khàm-teh bīn-nih, hōo guá lú-siūⁿ lú-kiaⁿ, lú-su-liām guán lāu-pē-lāu-bú.

Guán guā-má tāi-khài niā-tsún guá nah-nng koh pì-sù ê khuán. Tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ kiò guá the̍h ke-nn̄g hōo tshù-piⁿ-thâu-bué, ū-tang-sî-á mā-ē khǹg tsi̍t-kuá hn̂g--nih tsìng ê kiô-á, sè-tiâu tshì-kue-á, á-sī hue-tsháu.

Ū-tsi̍t-ji̍t, guā-má tshuā guá khì bé-mi̍h-kiāⁿ. Kiâⁿ-kàu ke-á-piⁿ ê saⁿ-kak-thang, guā-má tō thîng-kha, the̍h-tsîⁿ hōo--guá, kiò guá khì tshài-keh-á hia bé si-kue. Guá khiā tī tiàm-thâu-tsîng, khuàⁿ tio̍h lāi-té tsiok-tsuē-lâng, suah m̄-káⁿ li̍p-khì. Tú-teh tùn-teⁿ ê sî-tsūn, guā-má kā guá giú-uá i ê hōo-suàⁿ ē-kha, án-ne kā guá kóng:

" Lí tshut-sì ê sî-tsūn, A-má ū khì tàu-saⁿ-kāng neh! Lí pîng-an seⁿ--lo̍h-lâi liáu-āu, guán teh tsia̍h ê si-kue, ū-kàu hó-tsia̍h. "

Kám-sī in-uī tsit-kù-uē ê kóo-lē, hōo guá ū ióng-khì kiâⁿ li̍p-khì bé tio̍h si-kue. Guá í-king bē kì--tit. Tān-sī guā-má tsit-kù-uē khak-si̍t hōo guá kám-kak tsin huaⁿ-hí. In-uī tong-sî guā-má tsē-tsûn koh tsē-hué-tshia lâi khuàⁿ--guá, tī-teh ū ji̍t-kong tsiò--ji̍p-lâi ê pâng-king--nih, tsi̍t-bīn thiaⁿ tio̍h guá teh tuā-siaⁿ khàu, tsi̍t-bīn teh tsia̍h si-kue, kan-na siūⁿ tio̍h án-ne, guá kui-sing-khu tō kám-kak tsiok-un-luán.

Beh tńg-khì tshù--nih ê hué-tshia-lāi, kā a-tsí kóng tsi̍t-kiāⁿ tāi-tsì ê sî, a-tsí bô-tiuⁿ-tî suah kā guá kóng
"He sī teh kóng guá tshut-sì ê tāi-tsì, sī a-má kì-m̄-tio̍h lah!"
Guá kiaⁿ-tsi̍t-ē suah bē-kóng-uē, a-tsí suà--lo̍h-khì koh tuì guá kóng
"Koh-tsài kóng, lí tshut-sì ê sî-tsūn sī it--gue̍h; tsún kóng tī Tâi-lâm, ā-bô si-kue thang-tsia̍h!"

Tshut-sì tī Tâi-lâm, kòo-hiong ê tāi-tsì, guá tsi̍t-tiám-á lóng siūⁿ bē khí--lâi. Sóo-í bô-huat-tōo, guá kan-nā ē-tàng tiām-tiām. Tshuì ha̍p--khí-lâi ê sî, guá mā tsiong tsiah-ê-uē khǹg-tàm sim-kuaⁿ-lāi. Sīm-tsì tsiong-kî-bué, guá mā m̄-bat kā guán pē-bó kóng tsit-hāng tāi-tsì.

Guán guā-má tsū hit-tsām í-āu, in-uī khîⁿ-ke ê tuā-sim-pū kuè-sin, suah ài ka-kī tshiâⁿ-iúⁿ nn̄g-ê-sun tuā-hàn. Piáu-tsí in nā-teh kóng tio̍h guā-má lóng-ē the̍h-khí guā-má tsiok giâm ê tāi-tsì.

Tâi-lâm tsiaⁿ--gue̍h kám ū si-kue thang tsia̍h? Kàu tsit-má, guá mā m̄-tsai tàu-té sī-ū iá-sī bô. M̄-kú tī guá ê sim-lāi, tsit-má iáu-koh ē-tàng tsin tshing-tshó khuàⁿ tio̍h guán guā-má bî-bî-á tshiò, huaⁿ-hí teh tsia̍h si-kue ê bīn-iông.

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一月のスイカ

一日のうち何回となく台所に立つ。台所仕事が好きなわけではないくせに、気がつくと台所にいることが多い。どうやら原稿を書きあぐねたとき、あるいは何かを思い出そうとして思い出せないとき、無意識のうちに家の中をうろうろしたあげく台所に足を踏み入れるらしい。

思えば台所は、家の中の自然とも言えなくはない。水があり、火がある。野菜や魚を手に取れば、はるかな田園や海辺の息吹が身辺にただよう気がすることもある。だから知らぬまに、眠っている感覚を刺激されるのではないだろうか。台所で無心になったとき、思わぬ事柄がふいに脳裡をよぎることがある。

つい最近のことだ。コーヒーをきらしたので緑茶をいれることにした。湯を沸かし、急須や茶碗をあたため、茶葉の量を加減しているうちに、なぜかふと母方の祖母のことを思い出した。遠く離れて暮らしたせいで、会った回数も一緒に過ごした時間も数えるほどだというのに。

あれは確か小学校三年の夏休みのことだ。姉と一緒に神戸に住む祖母の家に行った。私は引っ込み思案のうえに乗り物酔いするたちだったから、本当は親元を離れての旅などちっとも嬉しくはなかった。

姉は来る日も来る日も、従姉たちと海へ街へと出かけていく。日盛りの午後のひっそりとした家の中で、私はたいてい祖母と二人きりだった。けれども実をいうと私は内心、祖母を薄気味悪く思っていた。

祖母の家は戦争中に空襲で焼け、しかも長男が戦死して帰らぬ人となったため、そのころもまだ急造のバラックのままだった。ところが祖父が好きだった数々の庭木や生垣だけは、見事に焼け残ったのだという。だから祖母の家は私の目に、まるで森の奥の魔法使いの小屋のようにうつった。

森を抜けた裏庭で、祖母は野菜を作り、たくさんの鶏を飼っていた。白い卵を山盛りにした籠を下げて木陰から現れる祖母を、私は障子の陰から盗み見て、本当に魔法使いのおばあさんみたいだなどと考えた。つば広の麦蕎帽子や乱れた白髪が、よけいに私の想像をかきたてる。私は父母が恋しくてたまらなかった。

祖母はたぶん、意気地なしの私を不甲斐なく思ったのだろう。近所の家に卵を届けるお使いをさせるようになった。ときには畑のナスやキュウリや草花も添えられた。

ある日祖母は、私を買い物につれだした。商店街の角で立ち止ると私にお金を渡し、あの八百屋でスイカを買っておいでと言った。店先のにぎわいぶりに私が尻込みしていると、祖母は日傘のなかに私を抱き寄せてこう言った。

「あんたが生まれるとき、おばあちゃんはお手伝いに行ったのよ。あんたが無事に生まれてから食べたスイカの、おいしかったこと」

その言葉に励まされて無事にスイカが買えたのかどうか、何もおぼえていない。ただ祖母のこの話が私を無性に喜ばせたのは確かだ。おばあちゃんは、船に乗って、汽車に乗って、私のところへ来てくれたのだ。元気な赤ちゃんの泣き声を聞きながら、明るい日の射し込む部屋でスイカを食べたのだ。想像しただけで心も体も暖まるような気がした。

帰りの汽車の中でこのはなしをすると、姉はぴしゃりと決めつけた。
「それは、わたしが生まれたときのことよ。おばあちゃんは勘違いしているのよ」
驚いて口ごもる私に、姉はさらに言いつのった。
「だって、あんたが生まれたのは一月でしょ。いくら台南でも、スイカがあるはずがないじゃない」

生まれ故郷の台南のことは何ひとつおぼえていない。だからわたしは仕方なく口をつぐんだ。つぐむと同時に私は、この話を心の奥底にしまい込み、蓋をしてしまった。それきり父母にもこの話はしないままだった。

祖母はその後、支えあって生きてきた長男の妻にも先立たれ、二人の孫を自分の手で成人させた。従姉たちは祖母を偲ぶときには必ず、祖母の厳格さを話題にする。

台南で一月にスイカが食べられるか。いまだにちゃんと確かめたことはない。けれど私の心には、輝くような笑みを浮かべてスイカを食べる祖母の図が、いまもそのままよみがえる。

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A Watermelon in January

I stand in my kitchen many times a day. Although I am not a person who likes to work in a kitchen, from time to time I find myself staying there. It is highly probable that when I am tired with writing, or when I try to remember something important, I walk around unconsciously here and there in my house, and at last step into the kitchen.

It seems to me that a kitchen is nature in a house. There we have fire and water. When I grab a vegetable or a fish, I feel a breath of the countryside or the seashore far away. When I feel free in my kitchen, something comes to my mind unexpectedly.

Recently, I had run out of coffee beans, so I tried to make a cup of green tea for myself. I boiled water, warmed a teapot and cup, then spooned up carefully apropriate amount of tea leaves. Then I don't know why I suddenly remembered my grandmother on my mother's side. Nevertheless we lived far from each other, I met her few times, and spent little time together.

I dare say it was during summer vacation when I was in third grade in primary school. I and my elder sister went to see my grandmother who lived in Kobe. I was shy and retired, besides I tended to get car sick. So honestly I was not happy about leaving home and traveling.

My sister went out with our cousins day by day to a town or to the sea. So in the afternoon, heat of the day, I usually stayed at home with my grandmother. In my heart I was scared of my grandmother.

Her house was burnt by air raid during the war, and besides her eldest son was killed in battle, never came back. So it was still just a quickly-built barrack. However the hedges and the trees which my grandfather cherished remained unburned, they said. Therefore my grandmother's house seemed to me a witch's hut in a deep forest.

Grandma went through the forest to the backyard, planted vegetables and kept a lot of hens. She appeared from the forest with a big basket full of white eggs. I peeped her from a slide door and thought she really looked like a witch. Her big straw hat and white hair fallen over her face roused my fear. I missed my parents very much.

Grandma perhaps felt sorry for my cowardness, let me go to neighborhood to deliver eggs, sometimes with eggplants or cucumbers or flowers from her garden together.

One day she took me to shop. At the corner of a shopping street, she stopped and gave me money. She said to me to buy a watermelon from a grocery. The shop was so crowded that I dared not enter, she pressed me under her parasol and said.

"When you were born, I went to you to help. After you came out safely, we ate a watermelon. It was such a delicious one!"

I don't remember if her words encouraged me to buy a watermelon or not. I just remember that her words made me very happy. At that time grandma rode in a ship, then in a train, came all the way to see me. In a room full of bright sunshine, she ate a watermelon hearing a cheerful baby's cry. Just by imagining it, I felt so pleased from the bottom of my heart.

On my way home in a train I talked to my sister about that. She made a rash judgement.
"That's when I was born. Grandma made a mistake."
I was too surprised to speak back. She continued.
"Because you were born in January. Even in Tainan there was no watermelon in January"

As I don't remember anything about my birthplace Tainan, I decided to shut my mouth. And at the same time I buried grandma's words in the deepest place in my heart, and covered them. I never talked this story even to my parents.

After that my grandmother lost her son's wife with whom she had helped each other. Grandma raised two grandchildren by herself. Whenever they recall grandma, they talk about her strictness.

Is it possible to eat a watermelon in January in Tainan? I haven't made sure yet. However the image of grandma eating a watermelon with a big smile still comes up in my mind.

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正月的西瓜

每天總要進出廚房好幾次。雖然我不是愛呆在廚房的人，只是常常驚覺到花在廚房的時間還真不少。寫稿累了，或是想破頭的時候，不知不覺中總會在家裡來回踱步，然後一腳跨進廚房。

細想之下，廚房也可說是家中自然的場所。有水、有火。取出蔬菜或魚，彷彿可以聞到遠方鄉村和海邊的氣息。在廚房裡感到自在時，意想不到的事，竟油然而生。

最近咖啡沒了，只好沖一杯綠茶來喝。煮開水，燙茶壺和杯子，揣度要放多少茶葉的時候，突然想起外婆。因為彼此距離遙遠，見面的機會或相聚的時間並不多。

應該是國小三年級的暑假，我和姐姐到神戶的外婆家。我是那種很害羞又會暈車的人，因此，對我而言，離家遠行並不是一件快樂的事。

姐姐每天都和堂姐們上街或到海邊玩耍。大熱天下午，通常只有我和外婆在屋子裡，只是我心裡非常怕她。

戰爭時，外婆的家遭到空襲，燒毀殆盡。長男也戰死沙場，一去不回。因此，那間房子還是簡陋的工寮。雖然如此，外公最喜愛的花草樹木卻在戰火中倖存。所以，外婆的家在我眼中宛如森林深處的魔法小屋。

外婆穿越樹林走到後面的院子。她在那裡種一些蔬菜，養許多雞。我躲在拉門背後偷偷看她從樹蔭下出現，手裡提著裝滿白色雞蛋的籃子。她頭戴大草帽，滿頭白髮參差不齊，散落在臉上，像極了會施魔法的巫婆。我越看越怕，不禁想念起爸爸媽媽。

外婆大概認為我太懦弱吧！老是叫我拿雞蛋給附近的鄰居，有時也會放一些園裡種的茄子、小黃瓜，或是花草什麼的。

有一天，外婆帶我去買東西。走到商店街三角窗就停下腳步，拿錢給我，要我去蔬果店買西瓜。店裡人很多，我猶豫著不敢進去，外婆把我拉到她的陽傘下，對我說：

「你出生的時候，奶奶有去幫忙哦！你平安地生下來以後，我們吃的西瓜，好好吃哦！」

我不記得是否因為她的話讓我鼓起勇氣買到西瓜。但是外婆這些話確實讓我感到高興。因為當時的外婆要乘船、坐火車才能來看我。在充滿陽光的房間裡，一邊吃西瓜，一邊聽我大聲哭喊。一想到這樣的情景，渾身上下都覺得溫暖起來。

在回家的火車上，和姐姐說這件事時，姐姐毫不猶豫地告訴我：
「那是我出生時的事情，奶奶弄錯了！」
我聽了嚇一跳，當場說不出話來，姐姐接著說：
「何況你是一月份出生，就算在台南，也不會有西瓜呀！」

對於出生地台南故鄉的事，我一無所知，所以只能沉默以對。同時也把外婆說的話放在心裡最深處，埋藏起來。即使到後來，我對父母也隻字未提。

在那之後，因擔負家計的長媳先她而去，外婆只好獨自扶養兩個孫兒。堂姐們談到外婆時，總會提到外婆的嚴厲。

台南，一月份的時候，可以吃到西瓜嗎？直到現在，我也說不準。但是外婆面帶微笑，享用西瓜的畫面，在我內心依然清晰可見。

Phì-jû Tsia̍h-tsiú (譬喻食酒)

Phì-jû Tsia̍h-tsiú

譬喻食酒

台灣府城教會報(1886) 

2008-10-05 張東瀛改譯


Tsit-phiⁿ bûn-tsiuⁿ pún-tué sī Pe̍h-Uē-Jī, guân-bûn khan tī Tâi-uân Hú-siâⁿ Kàu-huē-Pò, 1895-Nî, Tsap-Gueh, Tē 127 Hō, 95 ia̍h. Huan-tsò Tâi-Uân-Lô-Má-Jī ê sî-tsūn, uī tio̍h beh hōo gú-im khah tsiap-kīn hiān-tāi Tâi-Gú,ū tsò tām-po̍h-á siu-kái.

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Phì-jû Tsia̍h-tsiú

Lán ê sí-tsóo A-tong thâu-tsi̍t-pái khì tsai phô-tô-tshiū, hit-sî Môo-kuí tsiū kīn-uá tshiū-thâu lâi thâi tsi̍t tsiah khóng-tshiok, suà--lo̍h-lâi tsiong I ê hueh khì ak phô-tô ê tshiū-kin. āu-lâi phô-tô-tshiū seⁿ-ki huat-hio̍h, Môo-kuí koh kīn-uá tshiū-thâu, koh thâi tsi̍t-tsiah kâu, tsiong kâu-hueh ak- lo̍h-khì. Thîng bô luā-kú hit tsâng phô-tô-tshiū ū kiat kué-tsí kui-lia̍p-kui-lia̍p, Môo-kuí tsiū koh lâi, ia̍h koh thâi tsi̍t tsiah sai, iū-koh tsiong sai-hueh ak-lo̍h-khì. Kàu-bué hiah-ê kué-tsí tsha-put-to tsiâu-si̍k, Môo-kuí tsiū koh lâi, tsit-pái thâi tsi̍t tsiah ti, iû- guân tsiong ti-hueh khì ak phô-tô-tshiū.

Guân-tsá ê kāu-tsiú sī tuì phô-tô ê kué-tsí kik--tshut-lâi, sóo-í tsia̍h-tsiú--ê sī ná-teh lim hit sì-tsióng khîm-siù ê pún-sìng. Án-ni tú-á tsia̍h-tsiú liáu ê lâng, I ê bīn tō âng-âng, ū tuā khì-khài ê bôo-iūⁿ, lóng tsin iông-iông tik-ì, káⁿ-ná khóng-tshiok án-ne. Tán-hāu bô luā-kú kàu lio̍h-á-tsuì, tsiū tiô-kha tah-tshiú, thiàu-kuè-lâi thiàu-kuè-khì, ná kâu ê khuán-sit. Aū-lâi i koh khah tsuì, tsin ióng-bíng beh tsio lâng lâi kap i su-iâⁿ. Tsit-tsām tō ná sai kāng-khuán. Kàu-bué-tshiú tuā tsuì, siān-siān lóng bô la̍t, kan-ta ài khì kō thôo-muâi teh khùn. Tse sī ti ê môo-iūⁿ.

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﹝譯者註﹞
這篇文章本來是白話字，原文刊於台灣府城教會報，1895年十月， 第一二七號， 95 頁。
翻成台語羅馬拼音時，有稍微修改，使語音比較接近現代台語。

譬喻食酒

我們的始祖亞當，頭一次去種葡萄樹。那時魔鬼就在樹頭附近殺一隻孔雀，然後將血澆入葡萄樹根。 後來葡萄樹生枝長葉，魔鬼又在樹頭殺一隻猴子，將猴血澆下去。過不了多久，那株葡萄樹開始結果纍纍， 魔鬼再來，殺了一頭獅子，又將獅血澆下去。最後那些果實差不多成熟時，魔鬼又來，這次殺一條豬，還是將豬血澆葡萄樹。

從前烈酒是從葡萄的果實榨出來，所以喝酒的人就像喝那四種禽獸的本性。因此，剛喝酒的人，臉色泛紅，有英雄氣概，揚揚得意，好像孔雀一般。沒多久，到微醺之時，手舞足蹈，跳來跳去，像猴子那樣。 後來更醉，勇猛十足，到處找人挑釁，這時就像獅子。到最後大醉，全身無力，躺在地上呼呼大睡，這是豬的模樣。

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Ji̍t-pún ê Kuài-sū(日本的怪事)

Ji̍t-pún ê Kuài-sū(教育部台羅版)

日本的怪事

台灣府城教會報(1886) 

2008-09-05 張東瀛改譯

Tsit-phiⁿ bûn-tsiuⁿ pún-tué sī Pe̍h-Uē-Jī, guân-bûn khan tī Tâi-uân Hú-siâⁿ Kàu-huē-Pò, 1886-Nî, Tsiaⁿ-Gueh, Tē Tshit tiuⁿ, 46 ia̍h. Huan-tsò Tâi-Uân-Lô-Má-Jī ê sî-tsūn, uī tio̍h beh hōo gú-im khah tsiap-kīn hiān-tāi Tâi-Gú,ū tsò tām-po̍h-á siu-kái.

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Ji̍t-pún ê Kuài-sū

Tsha-put-to tsa̍p-nî-tsîng, tī Ji̍t-pún ê tsng-siā ū tsi̍t-ê lâng khì hioh tī tsi̍t-king kheh-tiàm, tī-hia tsia̍h hó-mi̍h, iā tuà hó-sóo-tsāi, tshiàⁿ-lâng lâi tshue-siau, tshiùⁿ-khik, lim-tsiú, khuài-lo̍k tsi̍t-tiûⁿ. Kàu beh khùn ê sî, huan-hù tiàm-tsú, kah I bîn-á-tsài 11 tiám tsîng tio̍h kiò I tsing-sîn. Hit ê tiàm-tsú tsiū tsiàu I ê uē, kàu hit-sî ji̍p-khì beh kiò I, khuàⁿ-kìⁿ bîn-tshn̂g-tsîng suan-tshut tsi̍t-ki hôo-lî-bué, hut-jiân kiaⁿ kàu bē-kòo--tit, suî-sî tsáu--tshut-lâi, phah-sǹg hit-ê lâng-kheh tik-khak sī iau-kuài.

Ka-kī teh siūⁿ, m̄-kú lâng-kheh ū huan-hù--I, nā bô kiò--I, koh kiaⁿ hōo i kuè-siàu khiàn-tsik. Koo-put-tsiong koh-tsài ji̍p-khì, tō khuàⁿ hit-ê lâng kheh tsē tī bîn-tshn̂g, teh tsia̍h hun. Hit-ê lâng-kheh khuàⁿ tio̍h tiàm-tsú sim-sîn tah-hiahⁿ, tsiū mn̄g i, Lí ū ji̍p-lâi tsia khuàⁿ-kìⁿ sáⁿ-huè? Tāi-sing, tiàm-tsú m̄-káⁿ kóng, kan-ta the-sî kóng, Bô--ah, Bô--ah! Hit-ê lâng-kheh koh kóng, Lí tik-khak ū khuàⁿ tio̍h sím-mi̍h--leh; lí tio̍h bîng-bîng kā guá kóng. Hit-ê tiàm-tsú jiân-āu tsiah kā i kóng láu-si̍t. Guá ū khuàⁿ tio̍h tsi̍t-ki hôo-lî-bué. Hit-ê lâng-kheh tsiah ìn i kóng, Hm̄-hm̂, lí taⁿ í-king ū khuàⁿ--kìⁿ, guá put-hông si̍t-tsāi kā lí kóng. Guá tsiū-sī lāu hôo-lî, pîng-siông-sî tiàm tī suaⁿ--ni̍h; tsit-tsuā lâi-tsia sī beh pān tāi-tsì. Lí sóo-khuàⁿ sóo-thiaⁿ tsit-hō sū, lí tuàn-tuàn m̄-thang kā lâng kóng. Lí nā kó-jiân án-ni, sū-āu lí put-lūn ū juā-tsē-tsîⁿ hē tī biō--ni̍h, guá beh hōo lí ke tsi̍t-puē. Kóng-liáu tsiū tsò i khí-sin, lóng bô puàⁿ-îⁿ sóo-huì hōo i; hit ê tiàm-tsú iā m̄-káⁿ kā I the̍h.

Thìng-hāu kàu bîn-á-tsài tsiū tsin-tsiàⁿ the̍h 50-tsîⁿ hē tī biō--ni̍h tshì-khuàⁿ. kàu āu--ji̍t lâi khuàⁿ, kó-jiân ū pìⁿ tsi̍t-pah. Hē kàu kuì-nā ji̍t, iû-guân sī án-ni, hit-ê tiàm-tsú put-tsí tshim-sìn--lah. Sim-kuaⁿ ná tham, kàu lōo-bué tsiū khioh kàu 100-khoo; koh khì hē hia. Kàu bîn-á-tsài khì khuàⁿ, m̄-nā bô ke, hām i ka-kī-ê iā suà bô--khì. iáu-koh m̄ sí-sim, tsiū koh khì hē tsi̍t-pái, keh-ji̍t khì-khuàⁿ, iû-guân sī bô--khì; hit-ê lâng tsiâ-si̍t m̄-sī hôo-lî, put-kò sī tsai-iáⁿ in ū hit-ê khiàn-sńg, sóo-í tshuē tsit-ê phāng lâi tsuán-tsia̍h--I.

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﹝譯者註﹞
這篇文章本來是白話字，原文刊於台灣府城教會報，1886年元月， 第七張， 46 頁。
翻成台語羅馬拼音時，有稍微修改，使語音比較接近現代台語。

日本的怪事

差不多十年前，在日本鄉村有個旅人住進客棧，享受美食，住華麗房間，召人吹簫唱曲，飲酒作樂。臨睡前吩咐店主，明日十一時叫他起床。翌日店主正要進入房間，赫然發現床前露出一支狐狸尾巴，驚嚇之餘，奪門而出，心想那客人必是妖怪。

雖然自己猜測，不過客人既已吩咐，若不叫他起床，又怕結帳時受到譴責。不得已，只好再進去，卻看到客人坐在床前抽煙。 乍見店主驚魂未定，就問「你進來時是否看到什麼？」

起初店主不敢明言，推說沒有！沒有！客人又言，你必定看到什麼，但說無妨。店主只好老實回答「我有看到一支狐狸尾巴。」 於是客人就說「既然你已看見，我就把實情相告。吾本老狐狸，平日居於深山，這趟來此，有事待辦。你今日所見所聽，萬萬不可告訴他人。果真如此，日後不論你放多少錢在廟裡，我會加倍給你。」說完，也不給店主分文費用，起身就走。

店主也不敢多說什麼。 隔天真的就拿五十錢到廟裡試看看。再過一天去看，果然變成一百。放了幾次，屢試不爽。自此店主深信不疑，起了貪念。終於拿出一百大洋放到廟裡。第二天去看，錢卻沒了。還不死心，又去放一次，隔日再看，錢還是不見。

那個客人並不是狐狸，只不過知道鄉人有化身狐貍這種迷信，所以設局來訛詐店主。

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Uán-pì-sù ê kòo-sū * サンドレスの話 露背裝的故事 * The story of a sundress

Uán-pì-sù ê kòo-sū * サンドレスの話

露背裝的故事 * The story of a sundress

田村志津枝 ‧ 張東瀛
2008-08-20

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Uán-pì-sù ê kòo-sū

Ta̍k-li̍t lóng teh kà tiān-náu kóng Tâi-Uân-Uē. Kin-á-li̍t hut-jiân-kan siūⁿ beh iōng tâi-gú siá tsi̍t-phiⁿ khah ti̍k-pia̍t ê bûn-tsiuⁿ hōo tiān-náu tha̍k khuàⁿ-māi--leh. Tsú-iàu ê guân-in sī in-uī Tíng kuí-ji̍t-á ū siu tio̍h Ji̍t-Pún pîng-iú kià--lâi ê phue. I kā guá kóng tsi̍t-kuá I hâm i ê tsa-bóo-kiáⁿ tsò-hué tsia̍h-pn̄g ê tāi-tsì.

Tsit-phiⁿ tō-sī I siá ê kòo-sū.

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Tsit lé-pài-saⁿ, Guá kah guá ê tsa-bóo-kiáⁿ, Iú, iok-hó beh khì bí-su̍t-kuán khuà uē-tián, sūn-suà tsò-hué tsia̍h tiong-tàu-pn̄g.

Hit-ji̍t ji̍t-thâu tsin-iām. Sui-jiân tsē hué-tshia tsiaⁿ hong-piān, Iú iá-sī khiâ kha-ta̍h-tshia lâi. I kóng I khiâ tsha-put-to gōo-tsa̍p hun-tsing khah kàu-uī. I tshīng tsi̍t-niá guá khah-tsá ê uán-pì-sù. Hit-niá saⁿ ê hue-sik tsin-suí, m̄-kú kan-nā nn̄g-tiâu sè-tiâu tuà-á khàm tī king-thâu. I ê king-kah í-king hōo ji̍t-thâu pha̍k-ka̍h âng-kòng-kòng.

Hâm tsi̍t-ê tshīng Guá ê saⁿ ê lâng tsò-hué la-thian, tsia̍h-pn̄g, si̍t-tsāi tsin hó-sńg. Khuàⁿ--khí-lâi tō káⁿ-ná teh hâm guá ka-kī kóng-uē kāng-khuán.

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Tsit-ê kòo-sū tsin-té, m̄-kú bué-á tsit-kù-uē hōo guá kám-kak tsin ū ì-sù. Ma-ma tuì tsa-bóo-kiáⁿ ê m̄-kam kah tuì kuè-khì ê huâi-liām kau-tsit, ka-kī iā hóng-hut koh tńg-khì tshing-tshun ê sî-tāi.

Tsit-tsióng ho̍k-tsa̍p ê tsîng-sū, ē-tàng iōng tsi̍t-kù-uē siá--tshu̍t-lâi, si̍t-tsāi bô-kán-tan. Tshin-tshiūⁿ óo-hián-luì ê siáu-suat án-ne, Tsit-ê kòo-sū mā-ū tsi̍t-ê tsing-tshái ê kiat-bué.

Sui-jiân Guá m̄-bat ū hâm ka-kī bīn tuì-bīn teh kóng-uē tsit-khuán ê king-iām, tsóng-sī Guá i-guân ē-tàng liáu-kái tsok-tsiá hit-tsūn ê sim-tsîng.

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サンドレスの話

　来る日も来る日も、ぼくはコンピューターに台湾語の話し方を教えている。だが先頃ぼくは、何かをテーマにして台湾語で文章を書いてみようと思い立った。そうすれば、ぼくのテキスト・トゥ・スピーチのプログラムのさまざまな機能を試してみることができるはずだ。そんなことを思いついたのは、数日前に日本に住む友人からメールを受け取ったのがきっかけだった。彼女は娘と会い昼食をともにして、とても楽しかったと書いていた。

　その話は次のようなものだ。

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　水曜日に私は美術館で娘の悠に会い、色彩が奔放に舞い踊る絵を見てから、昼食を食べました。

　暑い日だったけれど、娘は自転車でやって来ました。彼女のところからだと、電車がとても便利なのですが。自転車だと50分もかかった、と彼女は言いました。

　しかも彼女は、私の昔のワンピースを着ていました。とてもきれいな色合いですが、肩には細いストラップがついているだけ。彼女の肩は赤く日焼けしていました。

　それにしても、私の洋服を着ている人とお喋りしながら食事をするというのは、妙な気分でした。なんだか私自身と話をしているような。

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　ささやかな話に過ぎない。けれど最後の文章がいい。若いころの思い出と、母親が娘を思いやる気持ちが、彼女の心を魔法のタイムマシーンで溌剌たる青春時代へと運んだ。冴えた一文だ。書き手はたった一行の文章で、複雑な心の綾を鮮やかに描き出している。ぼくはO.ヘンリーの短篇を思い出した。彼の作品にはどれも忘れがたい結末が埋め込まれている。

　ぼくには彼女のような経験はない。けれどそのときの彼女の気持ちがよく分かる。

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The story of a sundress

I have been teaching my computer how to speak Taiwanese language day after day. Recently I decided to write an article on some special topic in Taiwanese, so that my Taiwanese text-to-speech program could be tested for more functions. The main reason why I got the idea was that a friend of mine living in Japan gave me a mail a couple days ago. She told me that she had a pleasant time with her daughter when they met and had lunch together.

The following is her story.

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I met my daughter Yu on Wednesday in an art museum and enjoyed beautiful paintings together with lunch.

It was a hot day. But she came by bicycle, although taking a train was more convenient for her. It took about 50 minutes by bicycle, she said.

Besides she was wearing an one-piece which used to be mine. It had beautiful colors but it had only thin straps to cover her shoulders. Her shoulders were suntanned already.

It's a funny feeling chatting and eating lunch with a person who was wearing MY clothes. It was like chatting with ME.

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It was a short story. However, the last sentence was quite marvelous. A memory of good old days and mother's affection seemed to bring her back to her brilliant youth by a magic time machine. What a talent. The author used only one sentence to interpret such a complicated feeling. It reminded me the short stories of O. Henry. Each one of them had an unforgettable ending of the story.

Although I didn’t have the same experience, I could understand what she thought at that moment.

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露背裝的故事

每天都在教電腦說台灣話。今天忽然想到要用台語寫一篇比較特別的文章，讓電腦讀讀看。主要是因為幾天前收到一位日本朋友寄來的信。她提到一些和她女兒一塊吃午飯時發生的趣事。

這篇文章就是她寫的故事。

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這個星期三，我和我女兒-悠，相約在美術館看畫展，順便一道吃午餐。

那天太陽很大。雖然坐火車很方便，悠卻騎著腳踏車來。她說她花了大約五十分鐘才到達。她穿著一件我曾經穿過的露背裝。那件洋裝的花色很漂亮，不過肩帶很細。她的肩膀已經被陽光曬紅了。

跟一個穿著我的衣服的人一起聊天、吃飯，實在很好玩。感覺就像和自己在說話一般。

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這個故事很短，不過最後一句話讓我覺得很有意思。媽媽疼惜女兒的心情和對往事的懷念交織，彷彿自己也重回當年的青春的歲月。 這種複雜的心境，能用寥寥數語表達，實在不容易。也讓我想起 O. Henry 的短篇小說，這個故事也有精彩的結尾。

雖然無法體驗自己對自己說話的感覺，卻可以理解作者當時的心情。

Ma-ma ê Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to * 媽媽的日本剪刀 * My mother’s Japanese scissors

Ma-ma ê Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to *

媽媽的日本剪刀 * My mother’s Japanese scissors

張東瀛
2009-03-22

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Ma-ma ê Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to

Í-tsá guán-tau teh tsò ka-kang, sóo-í tshù--nih ū tsin-tsē ka-to. Phó-thong-sî-á put-kuán sī ka soh-á, ka tsíng-kah, ka tsuá, iah-sī tsàu-kha teh-īng--ê lóng-sī Tâi-Uân-ka-to. Kang-tiûⁿ Tsò saⁿ-á-khòo tō īng Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to. Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to sī sing-tsâi khì-kū, sóo-í lóng buâ kah tsin-lāi. Mn̂g-tsit ê kāu-pòo kah po̍h-se-á īng Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to ka--kuè lóng bē-sui koh ē tak-bué.

Sè-hàn ê sî-tsūn, guá nā beh-khùn lóng ē thiaⁿ tio̍h tsián-pòo ê siaⁿ. Àm-sî tsing-sîn, tiān-hué-kha mā tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ khuàⁿ tio̍h guán lāu-bú gia̍h Ji̍t-Pún-ka-to teh tsò iûⁿ-tshâi. Ū-tang-sî-á, Tâi-Uân-ka-to nā khah tun, tsò lô-tsok ê sî-tsūn guá tō khì the̍h Ji̍t-pún-ka-to lâi ka tsuá-phue. M̄-kú tshù--nih ū tsi̍t-hāng mí-á bē-sái bong, he tō-sī má-mah ê ji̍t-pún-ka-to. Tsīng-kàu-taⁿ Guá lóng niā-tsún sī hit-ki-ka-to tsiok-lāi, sóo-í gín-á bē-sái-īng. Siūⁿ-bē-kàu tsit-ki ka-to khiok sī tshàng-tī má-mah sim-lāi lak-tsap-guā nî ê pì-bi̍t kah su-liām.

Guán lāu-bú sī Ji̍t-Pún-sî-tāi Tsiau-Hô jī-nî tshut-sì ê Tâi-uân-lâng. I saⁿ-huè tō bô lāu-pē. Guā-má teh thé lâng sé-saⁿ, tshù-lāi ū la̍k-ê thâu-tshuì ài-tshī. Koo-put-tsiong tsiah tsiōng tshut-sì bô-juā-kú ê tsa-bóo-kiáⁿ hōo-lâng-io. M̄-koh siu iúⁿ--i-ê mā-sī sàn-tshiah ê ka-tîng.

I peh-hue3 to7 khi3 gua7-khau2 tso3 gin2-a2-kang. Khi2-sian ti7 hi3-hng5 Be7 si3-siu3-a2, pau5 thng5-a2, kah8-lang5 tau3-phian3-gin2-a2, be7 tshia-phio3. it8-tit8-kau2 tsap8-hue3 tsiah jip8-khi3 Bing5 Ti7 Lu2-Tsu2 Kong-Hak8-Hau7 thak8 si3-tang am3-oh8-a2. M7-ku2 I tsiok-tshong-bing5, tsai-iann2 na7 beh kue3 khah-ho2 e5 jit8-tsi2 to7-ai3 sing oh8 tsit8-e5 kang-hu. I thau-thau-a2 khuann3 lang5 an2-na2 tso3-sann, an2-tsuann2 tah8-tshia-a2. Na7 khi3 in a-i5 hia, to7 koo-tsiann5 in a-i5 hoo7 i tah8-khuann3-mai7--leh.

In-tau keh-piah ū tsi̍t-ê tshù-piⁿ sī liû-ha̍k Ji̍t-Pún ê iûⁿ-tshâi lāu-su. Tsit-ê lāu-su tsò-lâng tsin-hó, siūⁿ-beh kah I o̍h- iûⁿ-tshâi. M̄-kú I ài ka̍h tshù--nih tàu-thàn-tsîⁿ. O̍h-sai-á sī bô-siu-ji̍p--ê. Sóo-í I tō siūⁿ-pān-huat ka-kī-o̍h, ū ki-huē tō tī thang-á-kháu thau-thau-á thiaⁿ lāu-su siōng-khò. Kàu-bué-tshiú, mā bô-su-tsū-thong, o̍h tio̍h tsi̍t-tshiú hó kang-hu.

1943 nî, I tsa̍p-tshit-huè,tī Hái-iá-sì saⁿ-lâu, Ji̍p-Pún-lâng king-îng ê tsè-i-tsoo-ha̍p tsò tsoo-tiúⁿ. Gue̍h-kip 80 khoo. Hit-tong-sî Lí-Hiong-Lân lâi Tâi-lâm ting-tâi ê mn̂g-phiò sī tsi̍t-khoo peh-kak. I ê khang-khuè sī tsò lâm-tsong ê kiàn-pún, an-pâi tsoo lāi ê ji̍t-siông kang-tsok, koh ài-tsò tsú-jīm siat-kè su Tsutomu Sàng ê tsōo-lí. Tsutomu sī lāu-thâu-ke ê koo-kiáⁿ, bat kà I siat-kè tông-tsong hām phah-pán ê ki-su̍t.

Aū-lâi, Tsutomu hōo Ji̍p-Pún-kun-pōo tiàu khì tsò-ping, suah sí tī tsiàn-tiûⁿ. 1945-nî tshun-thiⁿ, po̍k-gik khai-sí, bí-kun tī Tâi-lâm tìm tsin-tsē tsà-tân. I tō hâm tshù--nih ê lâng soo-khai khì Saⁿ-khám-tiàm. Ji̍p-Pún tâu-hâng liáu-āu tsiah puaⁿ-tńg lâi Tâi-lâm. Sa-Tóo Sàng sī tsi̍t-ê kóo-ì-lâng, pāi-tsiàn liáu-āu, sóo-ū ê tsâi-sán lóng bô khì. In nn̄g-ê lāu-ang-á-bóo hōo-lâng khián-sàng ê sî-tsūn, sing-khu í-king bô-puàⁿ-îⁿ. Lī-khui Tâi-Lâm ê sî, Sa-Tóo-Sàng beh tsiong in hāu-seⁿ ê ka-to sàng hōo-I tsò kì-liām. I kian-tshî beh hōo Sa-Tóo-Sàng 20 khoo. Aū--lâi Sa-Tóo-Sàng tsiah ka̍h siu 15 khoo.

Tī Sa-Tóo-Sàng ê tsoo-ha̍p tsia̍h-thâu-lōo ê sî, Guán lāu-bú sī tû-liáu Tsutomu í-guā uî-it ē-sái sú-iōng hit-ki ka-to ê lâng. Siōng-pan sî-kan i ē-sái ka-kī tsē tiān-thui, m̄-bián thìng-hāu kî-thaⁿ ê kang-uân tsò-hué tsē. Tsutomu tsiàn-sí ê siau-sit thuân lâi, hōo i háu kuí-nā-ji̍t. Tāi-tsì kuè-khì tsiah-tsē-tang, Tsutomu tshīng Ji̍p-Pún-saⁿ ê siōng, iáu-ko̍h tà-tī guán-tau ê siòng-phōo--nih.

Hit-ki ū khik Ji̍t-Pún Tang-Kiaⁿ Tsng-sam-lông tsò ê ka-to, saⁿ-tsa̍p-guā tang-tsîng sàng khì Tâi-Lâm Iân-Pîng-Hì-Īⁿ piⁿ-á hit-king ka-to-tiàm tîng-buâ ê sî, tiàm--nih ê sai-hū kóng tsit-ki ka-to tō ài lāu thâu-ke tsiah ū tsâi-tiāu buâ. Guá tsiah tsai-iáⁿ tsit-ki m̄-sī phóo-thong ka-to. Tī tsiàn-āu hit-tuāⁿ tsin-pháiⁿ-kuè ê ji̍t-tsí, guán tau ē-tàng ū tsia̍h-tshīng, siū-kàu-io̍k, āu--lâi koh ū tsi̍t-tè jia-hong phiah-hōo ê sóo-tsāi, tsīn-khuàⁿ tō sī tsit-ki ka-to.

Hông-hun ê li̍t-thâu tsiām-tsiām tuì po-lê-thang tsiò--ji̍p-lâi. Pè-tsa̍p guā-huè ê lāu-bú teh kóng tsit-tuāⁿ kuè-khì ê tāi-tsì, guá hiông-hiông káⁿ-ná khuàⁿ tio̍h i ê bīn sió-khuá âng-âng. Thiⁿ-sik í-king piàn àm. I bô-koh kóng sahⁿ. Guá ka-kī teh siūⁿ, Tsutomu huān-sè sī tsit-ê siàu-lú su-bōo ê lâng. I hit-tsūn m̄-tsai tsai--bô?

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My mother’s Japanese scissors

My parents were dressmakers. There were many scissors in my home. We usually used a pair of Taiwanese scissors to cut wires, cables, fingernails and paper. It was used in our kitchen too. However, my parents used a pair of Japanese scissors when they worked as dressmakers. For them it was an important tool to make money, so that all the time it was sharp enough to cut any kind of material such as wool, gauzes and so on, nicely.

When I was a kid, I always slept in the sound of cloth cutting. When I woke up at night, I usually saw my mother working hard with her scissors in her hand in a hazy light. I borrowed Japanese scissors to cut a pasteboard when my Taiwanese scissors was too blunt. However, touching my mother's scissors was prohibited in my family. Although no one told me the reason, I supposed it a matter of safety. Anyway, I never thought that there was a cherished memory and sad secret that have been hidden deeply in my mother's heart for more than sixty years.

My mother was born in 1927. Her father passed away when she was three. My grandmother-in-law was a laundress. At that time it was very hard for a married woman to earn her living and take care of six children and also a sick husband. In these tough circumstances, my mother was sent to her adopted family when she was a baby. Besides, the adopted family was poor, too.

She was a child laborer when she was eight. In the beginning, she sold snacks in a theater and then she was hired as a maidservant and an assistant who sold a ticket on a bus etc. The young girl never went to school until she was ten. She received her primary school education at night school for only four years. However, she was smart enough to understand that she had to learn a useful skill that would lead her to a better life in the future. She watched a sewing machine very carefully and asked for taking a try when she occasionally visited her aunt.

One of her neighbors was a fashion design teacher who received a series of training courses in Japan. The kind neighbor offered my mother to teach her free of charge if she agreed to be a trainee in the class without pay. My mother didn't accept it, because she needed money for her family. However, she learned by herself and peeked at the courses from outside of the windows when it was possible.

After that my mother became a forewoman of a dress manufacturer operated by Japanese in the third-floor of Hayashi Department. It was 1943, and she was seventeen. Her salary was 80 dollars per month. The price of a ticket for Li Xiang Lan (Yamaguchi Yoshiko)'s show was 1 dollar and eighty cents at that time. She was responsible for making dress samples and routine management of her section. She was the special assistant of her boss, Mr. Sato's only son, Tsutomu, a chief fashion designer who taught her how to design children's dress and tailoring technique.

Tsutomu became a soldier nearly the end of the war. He died in battle. A serious air attack started in spring in 1945. American air force dropped lots of bombs in Tainan area. My mother and her family moved to countryside and stayed there until Japan surrendered at last. Mr. Sato was an honest man. He lost all his properties after the war. He was penniless when he and his wife were sent to their hometown in Japan. However, Mr. Sato gave his son's scissors to my mother as a gift before he left Tainan. My mother insisted to pay him 20 dollars for the scissors but Mr. Sato took only 15 dollars.

My mother was the only person who was allowed to use Tsutomu's scissors when she worked for Mr. Sato's company. She didn't need to wait for other workers to take the elevator, when she went up and down in the building. She cried for a while when she heard the bad news of Tsutomu. A picture of Tsutome was kept in my family's photo album for many years.

The scissors with a trademark of Shozaburo, Tokyo, Japan was sent to a maintenance shop in Tainan for sharpening thirty years ago. A workman in the shop told me that the scissors should be handled by his teacher, the old boss. Then, I understood that my mother's Japanese scissors was a special one. It was the scissors we had depended on for many decades when we endured hard time after the war. Our food, dresses, education fee and housing came from my mother and her magic Japanese scissors.

The sun had ceased to shine in through the windowpanes when my eighty-three years old mother told her story. It seemed that a slight flush on my mother's checks went by unconsciously. Evening sunlight grew dim at dusk. She didn't say any more. Perhaps Tsutomu was the young girl's prince charming, I thought.

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媽媽的日本剪刀

從前我家做成衣加工，因此家裡有很多剪刀。一般剪繩子，指甲，紙張或是廚房裡用的都是台灣剪刀。工場做衣服則用日本剪刀。日本剪刀是生財器具，所以磨得比較銳利。厚厚的毛織布和薄棉紗，在日本剪刀下，應聲而斷，不會有毛邊。

童年的我，經常在剪布的沙沙聲中入眠。夜晚夢醒，矇朧的燈光下，經常看見母親手拿日本剪刀做洋裁。有時候台灣剪刀鈍了，做勞作時我就把日本剪刀拿來剪厚紙。不過家裡有一樣東西不能碰，那就是媽媽的日本剪刀。我一直以為那把剪刀太鋒利，所以小孩不能用。卻沒想到這把剪刀竟是藏在媽媽心中六十多年的秘密與思念。

我母親生於日政時期的昭和二年，三歲喪父。外婆替人洗衣為生，家裡還有六個小孩要照顧，不得已，只好把出生不久的小女兒送給鄰居作做養女。不過收養她的也是貧苦家庭。她八歲的時候就出外工作。起先在戲院賣零食，包糖果，幫傭，賣車票，一直到十歲才進入明治女子公學校讀夜校。只讀了四年。不過她很聰明，知道若要改善生活環境，必須習得一技之長。她很小心地觀察如何做衣服和操作縫紉機。偶而到她阿姨家時也會拜託阿姨讓她踩踩看。

她家有個鄰居是留學日本的洋裁老師。好心的老師想要教她學習洋裁。她雖然很想去，卻必須幫忙賺錢養家。當學徒是沒有收入的。所以她只好想辦法自己學習，有空時就在窗外偷偷聽課。到後來也無師自通，學得一手好工夫。

1943年，她十七歲，在林百貨公司的三樓，日本人經營的成衣組合當縫紉組長。月薪80圓。當年李香蘭來台南演唱時的門票是一圓八角。她的工作是縫製樣品並安排組內的日常工作，還要當主任設計師佐藤勉的助手。佐藤勉是老闆的獨子，曾經教她設計童裝和打版的技巧。

後來佐藤勉被日本軍部徵調服役，因艦艇遭美軍擊沉殉職。1945年春天，大規模空襲開始，美軍在台南地區丟下許多炸彈。她和家人也避居三崁店。日本投降後才回台南。佐藤先生是個老實人，日本敗戰後喪失所有的財產。老夫婦被遣送回國時已經一貧如洗。離開台南時佐藤先生只能將兒子的剪刀留給她作紀念。她堅持付給佐藤先生20圓。後來佐藤先生只收下15圓。

當年在成衣組合工作時，她是除了佐藤勉以外唯一可以使用那把剪刀的人。上班時她可以獨自搭乘電梯，不必等候其他工員同乘。當佐藤勉戰死的惡耗傳來，讓她哭了好幾天。多年後的今天，佐藤勉穿著和服的照片，仍然貼在我家的相簿裡。

那把刻有日本東京庄三郎製作的剪刀，三十多年前送到台南延平戲院旁邊巷子的剪刀鋪保養時，店裡的師傅說，這把剪刀要老頭家才能磨，我就知道它的來歷不凡。在戰後的艱困歲月裡，我們一家能夠溫飽，受教育，後來又有遮風避雨之處，多虧這把剪刀。

夕陽從玻璃窗照進來。八十多歲的母親在敘述這段陳年往事時，我隱約看到一抹紅霞從她的臉頰逐漸淡去。天色已經變得昏暗。她沒再多說甚麼。我想，佐藤勉也許曾經是這個少女心中的白馬王子，不知當時他知否？