tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post3974205704066819148..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: FishStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-21366034392298108612014-06-08T20:38:45.113-07:002014-06-08T20:38:45.113-07:00Esther: ah, now it makes sense! I had forgotten ...Esther: ah, now it makes sense! I had forgotten to think of katakana. And the hand motions as well. Lovely. Thank you for taking the time to fill me in. I appreciate it.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-6289720944096257582014-06-07T23:26:06.315-07:002014-06-07T23:26:06.315-07:00Hint: If you substitute Jonah for Yona and Nineve...Hint: If you substitute Jonah for Yona and Nineveh for Ninebe, the rest should make a lot more sense. There were accompanying hand motions, as well.<br /><br />Your Fishers of Men song took me back to Sunday School in Tokyo some fifty years ago. "Climb, climb up Sunshine Mountain, you and I!"Esthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-4795519319688348842014-06-06T21:17:58.438-07:002014-06-06T21:17:58.438-07:00Esther: thank you very much for the song. Althou...Esther: thank you very much for the song. Although I lived in Japan (Tokyo) for a year (long ago), and studied Japanese while there, I can only recognize about a third of the words -- too long a time has passed and I cannot make out the meaning. Is it a fishseller's song? A fisherman's song? <br /><br />Thank you very much for sharing it, and for visiting.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-19994694021956352752014-06-06T21:10:28.345-07:002014-06-06T21:10:28.345-07:00Mary: It's good to hear from you again.
It...Mary: It's good to hear from you again.<br /><br />It's funny the things we remember from childhood, isn't it? Ah, yes, "Vacation Bible School"! I had forgotten about that -- thank you for reminding me. I recall being not exactly thrilled about it at the time! These must be Lutheran things.<br /><br />Thank you very much for the reference to David Carroll, who I hadn't heard of. I see from some research that he is an artist as well. His books all look interesting -- all set in and about water.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-71329085256010244192014-06-05T21:50:10.726-07:002014-06-05T21:50:10.726-07:00Another fishy song for you:
"Yona, Ninebe ir...Another fishy song for you:<br /><br />"Yona, Ninebe irasshai! ie, ikitakunai.<br />Yona, Ninebe irasshai! ie, ikitakunaaaaai!<br />Ohkina sakana Yona wo nonda<br />Yona wa osorete, tasukete, tasuketeeeee!<br />Yona Ninebe irasshai! hai, ikimasu."<br /><br />Esthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-57277993298051353272014-06-05T05:28:29.648-07:002014-06-05T05:28:29.648-07:00Thanks for the poems and the Sunday School memorie...Thanks for the poems and the Sunday School memories today. Some 50 odd years ago,in Kimberton, PA, I sang the same song in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School in our little Lutheran church. <br />The second poem was interesting, moving too. <br />I wonder if you've ever read any of David Carroll's books? He's a wonderful writer and artist. I was thinking of his "Trout Reflections" as I read the poems.<br />Mary<br /> Mary Ahearnnoreply@blogger.com