親友の死

大切な友人がまたひとり逝ってしまった。
早稲田の同期で、やたらと酒が強いやつだった。何故か私の両親ととても親しくなってしまって、盆暮の挨拶も私本人にはしないくせに私の両親には二人とも亡くなるまで、必ず何かしら送ってきていたようだ。お中元の揖保乃糸が忘れられない（彼の地元が姫路なので）。海軍軍人だった父が亡くなった時は通夜でひと晩棺の前で二人で軍歌を歌い明かした。10月に早稲田の同期が集まって、三河の山奥の民宿を借り切って大カラオケ大会（軍歌、懐メロ、早稲田の歌、春歌）の予定だった。間に合わなかった。とても辛い。立ち直れない。10年以上前から癌と戦っていた。山本達也、73歳。忘れないぜ。

Another dear friend has passed away. He was a classmate of Waseda University, and he was a very strong drinker. For some reason, he became very close to my parents, and even though he didn't take any contact with me in the greeting season(summer and new year) , he sent gifts to my parents until they both died. I can't forget Ibo no Ito (because his hometown is Himeji). When my father, who was a navy, died, he sang military songs in front of the coffin all night during the wake. In this October, Waseda's classmates will gather at a guest house in the mountains of Mikawa and were scheduled to hold a large karaoke tournament (military songs, nostalgic songs, Waseda songs, spring songs). It's very painful. He has been fighting cancer for more than 10 years. Tatsuya Yamamoto, 73 years old. I won't forget.