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This is a Jiuta piece in the Tegotomono style from the Ikuta Ryû school . This piece was composed for koto by Arihara Kôtô . This piece was composed for shamisen by Arihara Kôtô .

Poem (translated by Tedford, John)
Maeuta:

Last Autumn
at the time of the
turning of the maple leaves,
counting the cycles
of the moon,
days pass upon days,
waiting --
fruitless task.
Intermittent
rain showers fall
incessantly.
Even the evergreen color of
the pine trees, like youthful beauty,
must fade from longing.
The sleeves of my
kimono are worn with age.

TEGOTO

Atouta:

The rain has stopped
Sounds of crickets pervade
the stillness of the autumn night;
the midnight bell
pierces the quiet.
I lie in bed alone.
A dream unrealized
and yet I dream still,
longing for days long past
when once was love and innocence.

Samushiro appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 04  (Listen)
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 26  (Listen)		Yonekawa Toshiko	Sato Chikaki
Togashi Noriko - 04  (Listen)			Togashi Noriko