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前号まで：たった２両のティーガーで、「東の袋」の決壊を 阻んでいる カリウス達。
Zengou made:  Tatta 2-ryou no Tiigaa de, "higashi no fukuro" no kekkai o habande iru Kariusu-tachi.
  (Our story) up to the preceeding issue: With only 2 Tigers, Carius and his men are preventing (the Russians) from breaking into the "East Sack."

ソ連軍の第二波６両の戦車も なんとか 撃破、増援を 待ち続けたが…。
Soren-gun no dainiha 6-ryou no sensha mo nantoka gekiha, zouen o machi tsuzuketa ga....
  They managed to defeat the Russian army's 6 tanks from the second wave and kept waiting for reinforcement, but....

[Panel 1]

Miyazaki, in pig form, laments his inability to complete the tale of Otto Carius.

妄想ノートＮｏ．５
Mousou Nouto No. 5
  Fantasy note No. 5  [Mousou can also mean "wild or crazy idea" or "delusion"]

泥まみれの虎
Doromamire no tora
  Tigers covered with mud

宮崎グズオ    のろお
Miyazaki Guzuo  Noroo

[Note: Rather than his real personal name Hayao ("agile"), in Episodes 5 and 6 Miyazaki signs himself with the self-mocking name Guzuo, which may derive from the noun guzu ("laggard, dawdler") or the adjective guzuguzu ("slowly, tardily, hesitantingly").  To add to the self-deprecation, behind Guzuo and in smaller letters he writes Noroo, which derives from the adjective noroi ("slow, stupid").]

ティーガー  オットー・カリウス  とら
Tiigaa              Ottou Kariusu                 Tora
  Tiger               Otto Carius                      Tiger

「貧」
"Hin"
  "Poor."

ウジウジ【？】
Ujiuji [?]
  Wishy-washy [?]

[Panel 2]

A large group of German soldiers peer up at a loudspeaker mounted on the side of a wooden building.

ジラーメの中隊本部    カリウスの戦区から 直線で 約８ｋｍ
Jiraame no chuutai-honbu  Kariusu no senku kara chokusen de yaku 8 km
  Silamäe company headquarters - about 8 km in a straight line from Carius's sector.

カリウス 小隊の戦闘中の交信が スピーカーで 流されていた。
Kariusu shoutai no sentou-chuu no koushin ga supiikaa de nagasarete ita.
  The communications of Carius's platoon during the battle were being broadcast by loudspeaker.

ロシア軍が 突破すれば ここも すぐあぶなく なるのだ。
Roshia-gun ga toppa sureba koko mo sugu abunaku naru no da.
  If the Russian army breaks through, this place also will be in danger immediately.

「ザザーッザ  ピーッ  ケルシャー  ケルシャー  ピー！  歩兵に 注意！
"Zaza-za              pi-           Kerushaa         Kerushaa         pi-!          Hohei ni chuui!
  "(noises)  Kerscher.  Kerscher.  (noise)  Pay attention to the infantrymen!

カリウス 右の  ザザーッザー  命中！！」
Kariusu migi no     zaza-za-              Meichuu!!"
  Carius, right side,  (noise)  We hit it!!"

SFX:
ズズーン  ズーン  ズズーン  ドロドロドロ
Zuzu-n          zu-n         zuzu-n          dorodorodoro
  (sounds of shooting and tank moving)

[Panel 3]

German soldiers rejoice at the news of Carius's victory.

「ザザザ  ピー  ジジジ  攻撃を 撃退した。 戦車６輌 撃破        ザザ  ザー
"Zazaza       pi-        jijiji         Kougeki o gekitai shita.  Sensha 6-ryou gekiha    zaza     za-
  "(noises)  We repulsed their attack.  Destroyed 6 tanks.  (noises)

砲弾残量       ピー  半量     ジジ  補給されたし   至急」
Houdan-zan-ryou   pi-       Han-ryou   jiji       Hokyuu saretashi   Shikyuu"
  Remaining shells  (noise)  half  (noise)  Need resupply.  Urgently."

「ヤッター」
"Yattaa"
  "We did it."

[Panel 4]

Those same German soldiers now fall silent, as Carius's apparent victory seems short-lived.

SFX:
シーン
Shi-n
  (sound of silence)

「 ロシア軍は 再び 攻撃準備中         戦車も 集結中          わが歩兵まだ 来ない
"Roshia-gun wa futatabi kougeki-junbi-chuu    Sensha mo shuuketsu-chuu   Waga hohei mada konai
わが砲兵 やはり 沈黙中         増援されたし  ピー…  ジジ …」
Waga houhei yahari chinmoku-chuu    Zouen saretashi   Pi-..        jiji..."
"The Russian army is preparing to attack again.  They're also concentrating their tanks.  Our infantrymen haven't come yet.  Our artillerymen have been quiet, as I expected.  Need reinforcements.  (noises) "

[Panel 5]

Two Tiger tanks and their crews stand at the ready, but look puzzled.

それなのに 中隊本部の反応は まったく にぶかった。
Sorena noni chuutai-honbu no hannou wa mattaku nibukatta.
  Even so, the reaction of company headquarters was totally slow.

「拠点を 確保セヨ」と 返電して 来ただけ だったのだ。
"Kyoten o kakuho seyo" to henden shite kita dake datta no da.
  They only replied, "Secure our position."

「マダ〜？」
"Mada~?"
  "Not yet?"

「イカナイノ〜？」
"Ikanai no~?"
  "We don't go?"

中隊本部には、２台の虎が あったが
Chuutai-honbu niwa, 2-dai no tora ga atta ga
  There were 2 Tigers at company headquarters.

[Panel 6]

A smartly dressed von Schiller looks off in the distance.  A most serious pose indeed.

すべてが この男のせい だった。
Subete ga kono otoko no sei datta.
  Everything was this man's fault.

５０２重戦車大隊、第２中隊隊長
502 juusensha-daitai, dai 2 chuutai taichou
  502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion, 2nd Company commanding officer

フオン・シラー 中尉
Fon Shiraa chuui
  Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) von Schiller

パリッ
Pari
  Fresh, new  [indicating that he dressed neatly]

どこの会社にも 役所にも 軍隊にも、よくいる タイプ なのだが、
Doko no kaisha nimo yakusho nimo guntai nimo, yoku iru taipu na no da ga,
この種類の男は 規律とか 服装には うるさいが、自分の臆病さ、無能、無責任さには、
kono shurui no otoko wa kiritsu toka fukusou niwa urusai ga, jibun no okubyousa, munou, musekininsa niwa,
まったく 気が ついて いないのだ。
mattaku ki ga tsuite inai no da.
  Although he is a common type (of person) at any company office, or government office, or in the military, this kind of man is fussy about rules and dress codes, but doesn't notice at all his own cowardliness, incompetence, and irresponsibility.

[Panel 7]

The top half of the panel has von Schiller sitting at a table in front of a large bookshelf dressed in civilian garb.  The lower half depicts a disgusted Miyazaka sitting with his arms and legs crossed, puffing on a cigarette.

こういう男は、たいてい 平然と 言って のけるものだ
Kouiu otoko wa, taitei heizen-to itte nokeru mono da
  A man like this usually manages to say things calmly.

「いや  あの時は ロシア軍の主攻 方向が まだ はっきりして いなかったので
"Iya         Ano toki wa Roshia-gun no shukou-houkou ga mada hakkiri shite inakatta node
待機して いたのだ  （シラ〜）」
Taiki shite ita no da         (shira~)"
  "Well, I was standing by because the direction of the Russian army's main attack still had not become clear at that time.  (shameless)"

戦後
Sengo
  After the war

日本軍にも たくさん いるのだ
Nihon-gun nimo takusan iru no da
  There are many (people like this) even in the Japanese army.

「本人もそう 信じている ところが、おそろしい ところだ」
"Honnin mo sou shinjite iru tokoro ga, osoroshii tokoro da"
  "It's scary that they themselves also believe so."

[Panel 8]

Russian artillery shells impact on all sides of Carius's and Kerscher's Tiger tanks.

午後 三時１５分  第三次 攻撃開始
Gogo san-ji 15-fun    Dai-san-ji kougeki-kaishi
  3:15 PM - The third attack started

再び 猛砲撃
Futatabi mouhougeki
  Again, a heavy bombardment

SFX:
ズズーン  ダーン  クワッ  クワッ  クワッ  ズーン  ドロドロドロ
Zuzu-n          da-n        kuwa       kuwa       kuwa        zu-n          dorodorodoro
  (sounds of shooting and an explosion)

[Panel 9]

Miyazaki sits at a table; phone to his left ear and pencil in hand.  Cigarette butts and discarded food lie about.  (What a mess!!)

「エッ  ジラーメが 地図に 出てないって？」
"E            Jiraame ga chizu ni dete naitte?"
  "What?  Silamäe isn't on the map?"

「それ 中学校の地図 じゃない？」
"Sore chuugakkou no chizu ja nai?"
  "Is that a middle-school map?"

[Note:  Japanese junior-high-school students receive a map for geography class, but usually it is not very detailed.]

「地図かくの？」
"Chizu kaku no?"
  "Draw a map?"

「いそがしいのに」
"Isogashii noni"
  "But I'm busy..."

「メンドクサーイ」
"Mendoukusaai"
  "Bothersome."

「紙面が...」
"Shimen ga..."
  "It takes up space..."

[Panel 10]

A map is illustrated detailing the current position(s) of the German and Russian forces around Silamäe and the greater Narva Sector.  Superimposed on the right-hand side of the panel are two smaller maps (see Panels 11 & 12 below).  On the left-hand side of the panel, half way down, Miyazaki talks to a student.  At the lower left corner of the panel, Carius and a Russian general stand side-by-side.

わりこみ フロク 地図     エストニア・ナルヴァ 戦区
Warikomi furoku chizu             Esutonia - Naruva senku
  Squeezed-in map supplement    Estonia - Narva sector

フロク  フロク  ふろく  おまけ
Furoku     furoku     furoku     Omake
  Supplement                             Bonus  [text along left side of Panel 10]

ジラーメも、カリウスの戦区 レムビッシ村も 本当に ド田舎中のド田舎で、
Jiraame mo, Kariusu no senku Remubisshi mura mo hontou ni doinaka-chuu no doinaka de,
ドイツ軍の軍用 地図を 見ても、ジラーメは 寒村と いうのに ふさわしい。
Doitsu-gun no gunyou-chizu o mite mo, Jiraame wa kanson to iu no ni fusawashii.
  Either Silamäe, or Carius's sector: Lembitu village, are the most rural of rural districts; and even if you check a German military map, Silamäe appropriately is called a "lonely village."

おまけに、読み方や 訳者に よって、ドイツ語、ロシア語、エストニア語と
Omakeni, yomi-kata ya yakusha ni yotte, Doitsu-go, Roshia-go, Esutonia-go to
こんがらがっていて、ジラーメなのやら、シッラマエなのやら、シーラメなのやら、
kongara gatte ite, Jiraame na no yara, Shirramae na no yara, Shiirame na no yara,
何が 正しいのか 判らん のである。
nani ga tadashii no ka wakaran no de aru.
  To make matters worse, I don't know which is the right name - Silamäe, Sillamäe, or Silame - depending on the way of reading and the translators, and getting complicated with German, Russian, and Estonian languages.

ゲーテと 同じなのだ。ギョヘテ、ゲヘテ、ギョヘーテ、グヘェテ、ギョーテと か
Geethe to onajina no da.  Gyohete, Gehete, Gyoheete, Guheete, Gyoote to ka
３６の訳語が あるそうだ
36 no yakugo ga aru sou da
  It's the same with "Goethe."  I heard there are 36 translations, such as Gyohete, Gehete, Gyoheete, Guheete, Gyoote and so on.

「ギョヘテとは  俺のことかと、ゲーテいい...」
"Gyohete to wa  Ore no koto ka to, Geete ii..."
  "'You said Gyohete?  That certainly is my name,' Herr von Goethe says...."

[Note:  Miyazaki uses the haiku rhythm here, which usually consists of 5-7-5 characters (syllables):
"Gyohete to wa" is 5 characters, "ore no koto ka to" is 7 characters, and "Geete ii" is 5 characters.]

「ゲーテって なんですか」
"Geete-tte nan desu ka"
  "What is Goethe?"

「自分で しらべなさい」
"Jibun de shiragenasai"
  "Check for yourself."

「東の袋から 海岸へ 突破されたらＳＳ第３戦車軍団は 包囲 セン滅 される。
"Higashi no fukuro kara kaigan e toppasaretara SS dai 3 sensha gundan wa houi senmetsu sareru.
  "If (the Russians) break through from the "East Sack" to the beach, the 3rd SS Panzer Corps will be surrounded and annihilated.

２匹の虎 だけが、そこで ふんばったのだった。」
2-hiki no tora dake ga, soko de funbatta no datta."
  Only 2 Tigers were holding out there."

「クソーッ  カリウスめ。」
"Kusou           Kariusu me."
  "Shit.  Damned Carius."

ジラーメ  メレキューラ
Jiraame       Merekyuura
  Silamäe      Mereküla

西の袋           東の袋
Nishi no fukuro        Higashi no fukuro
  The "West Sack"     The "East Sack"

ＳＳ第３戦車軍団（ドイツ軍 主力）          ナルヴァ
SS dai 3 sensha gundan (Doitsu-gun shuryoku)           Naruva
  3rd SS Panzer Corps (the German army's main force)   Narva

クリゲ 沼沢地     ナルヴァ川
Kurige-shoutakuchi    Naruva-gawa
  Kulige (?) Swamp       Narva River

約２０ｋｍ
Yaku 20 km
  About 20 km

ぼくの好きな エストニアの旗  北欧の空に よく似合う
Boku no sukina Esutonia no hata     Hokuou no sora ni yoku niau
  My favorite Estonian flag, which fits well with the Northern European sky

ソ連の崩壊で、ようやく 独立を 回復した エストニアの苦難の歴史に ついては、
Soren no houkai de, youyaku dokuritsu o kaifuku shita Esutonia no kunan no rekishi ni tsuite wa,
とても ここに 書くには スペースが 足りない。
totemo koko ni kaku niwa supeesu ga tarinai.
  There is not at all enough space to write here about the distressed history of Estonia, which finally recovered its independence due to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

大国の間で 本当に 苦労して 来た 民族のひとつだ。
Taikoku no aida de hontou ni kurou shite kita minzoku no hitotsu da.
  It's one of the nations that really had a hard time being between large countries.

[Panel 11]

An arrow points from the map on Panel 10 to a map illustrating the geographic relationship of Narva (in the middle) to Greater Estonia, the Soviet Union, and Finland.

フィンランド  ヘルシンキ  フィンランド湾
Finrando             Herushinki       Finrando-wan
  Finland               Helsinki            Gulf of Finland

ソ連        プスコフ  チュツコエ湖   ナルヴァ川
Soren               Pusukofu     Chutsukoe-ko       Naruva-gawa
  Soviet Union   Pskov          Chudskoye Lake    Narva River

エストニア  タリン  タルトゥ  ナルヴァ
Esutonia          Tarin       Tarutu         Naruva
  Estonia           Tallinn      Tartu            Narva

[Panel 12]

An arrow points from the map on Panel 11 to a map illustrating the geographic relationship of Estonia itself to Europe, the Soviet Union, Sweden and Finland.

ヨーロッパ
Yooroppa
  Europe

ベルリン  ストックホルム  ヘルシンキ
Berurin        Sutokkuhorumu      Herushinki
  Berlin         Stockholm                Helsinki

レニングラード  モスクワ  エストニア
Reninguraado          Mosukuwa   Esutonia
  Leningrad                Moscow      Estonia

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