白滝伝説「恋し岩」 "the rock of love"

尾道の、相撲にまつわる哀しい話
A sad story about sumo of Onomichi



白滝伝説「恋し岩」（重井の民話より）
Shirataki's legend "the rock of love"
（from a folktale of Shigeicho）









昔々、重井の村に気立ての優しい可愛い娘と身体の大きなカの強い、立派な若者が居り、ニ人は恋に落ち、結婚を誓いました。
Once upon a time there were the good-natured pretty girl and the strong excellent boy at the village of Shigei. They fell in love and promised marriage.


そんな時、相撲の巡業が村を訪れ、素質を見込まれた若者は「三年間待ってくれ、立派な相撲取りになって迎えに帰る。」と言い残し、上方へと旅立ちました。
A provincial tour of the sumo visited the village at that time. He was found talent. And he left such words and left for Osaka.
"Please wait for three years. I will come back for meeting you when I become an excellent sumo wrestler."


娘は若者を信じて待ちましたが、約束の三年も過ぎてしまい悲嘆にくれ、海に身を投げて死んでしまいました。
She believed him and waited. However, three years of the promise passed. She who was crushed with grief threw the body to the sea and died.


一方、若者は一所懸命に修行に励み「白滝」と名乗る一人前の力士になりました。
On the other hand, he worked hard at a training. And he became an excellent sumo wrestler named "Shirataki".


娘を連れに村に帰った若者は、娘が身を投げて死んだことを知りました。
He returned to the village to go to meet her. He realized that she has thrown herself and died.


深く嘆き悲しむ枕元に、ある夜、白滝山の観音様がお立ちになり、そのお告げにより、若者は深浦の浜で、身投げをした娘の化身の岩を見つけ、五十貫はあろうかというその岩を、一人で山の頂へ運び観音堂に奉り、その後一生をかけて供養しました。
One night, the Kannon of Mt. Shirataki stood by his pillow that grieved deeply. By the divine message, he found the rock of her incarnation at the beach of Fukaura that she threw herself. He carried alone the rock guessed at 50kan(about 187.5kg) to the top of the mountain. And he enshrined the rock to Kannondo and he held a service all his life.


（「白滝伝説恋し岩」の案内板より）
（From the information of Shirataki's legend "the rock of love"）



尾道＋相撲巡業＋恋＝哀しい結末
Onomichi＋a provincial tour of the sumo＋love＝a sad ending

縁起悪い！！！
Inauspicious ! ! !