Miyama Jishi

御山獅子

[ジャンル]	地唄
[作曲様式]	手事物
[流派]	Ikuta Ryû - 生田
[対象楽器]	八重崎検校 - 箏
	菊岡検校 - 三弦

詩 (【翻訳者】 John Tedford)

Mount Kamiji, pathway of the gods,
unchanged from ancient times
[is seen through] the Cyprus branches.

The five colored precious stones
glitter and shine in the morning sun

on the thatched roofs
as brilliant as the peak of Mount Asahi [1].

The pure stream
of the Isuzu River, also called Mimosuso,
flowing by the inner shrine
is edged with drying nets
near the homes of Uji.
We gaze at this sight

in the calm and tranquil
early days of Spring.

At the gate where the sasa [2] grows
we can hear the tinkling of sacred bells
and the noise of the lion dance
coming toward us.
[We can see] the Oda bridge
linking the inner and outer shrines
through the mountains.

There we can remember the story
of the kagura at the stone door [3].

The fresh morning scenery
at the inlet at Futami:

pools of water trapped among the rocks
full of salty seaweed.

TEGOTO

The evening scenery
at the temple called Sekidera:
fireflies in the fields;
maidens at play
drifting and floating about;
overflowing sake cups.
[When soon we reach] the gate at Toba
the brilliant maples

seem to dye the plain hemp garments
of the old people a delightful red.

The temple at
Mount Asakuma:
the view is unsurpassed.

The white snows of Fuji
are clear in the distant skies.

[I] Mount "Morning Sun"
[2] bamboo grass
[3] the dance performed by Ame no Uzume no Mikoto to lure the sun goddess from behind her stone door where she had hid.

かやの御屋根に五色の玉も、光をてらす朝日山。
清き流れの五十鈴川、みもすそがわの干網の、
染めて楽しむ老い人の、あさくまやまの眺めも勝る奥の院、

御山獅子は下記のアルバムに収録されています

	アルバム	アーティスト
	Fascination of the Shakuhachi - 1	歌 : 井上道子三弦 : 井上道子箏 : 小林玉枝尺八 : 山本邦山
A te-goto piece (two-verse song with an interlude berween the verses) of Ji-uta singing composed by KIKUOKA kengyo of Kyoto with koto accompaniment by YAEZAKI kengyo. KIKUOKA kengyo was a great master of the shamisen who was active from the Bunka to Tenpou Eras, a rime close to the end of the Edo regime. The results of this co-operation with koto master KIKUOKA kengyo, both in composirion and the actual playing, have been highly appreciated. MIYAMA JISHI is one of many shishi-mai (dance of lion) pieces popular in sokyoku, and this piece is supposed to be based on one found in Ise-kagura-shishi-mai. This is a good example of the fact that various shishimai in the folk tradition, including "ECHIGO JISHI," influenced classical music in Japan.
	Fujii Kunie, The World of Shamisen and Jiuta Singing 5	箏 : 中島靖子歌 : 藤井久仁江三弦 : 藤井久仁江
	Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 02 （下）	箏 : 宮城喜代子三弦 : 矢崎明子歌 : 宮城数江
	Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 22	箏 : 菊原初子歌 : 二世高橋栄清三弦 : 二世高橋栄清
	Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 20 (三曲合奏大全集２０)	尺八 : 森田柊山歌 : 五月女文勝於箏 : 五月女文勝於歌 : 斉藤文香代妃箏 : 斉藤文香代妃歌 : 五月女文紀三弦 : 五月女文紀歌 : 山元文志生三弦 : 山元文志生
	Sasagawa Shizue no Shigei Vol. 3	箏 : 上田親智井三弦 : 佐々川静枝
	Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 9	歌 : 米川敏子箏 : 米川敏子歌 : 佐藤親貴三弦 : 佐藤親貴
	Sōkyoku - Koten Meikyoku Sen - Chidori no Kyoku/ Miyama Jishi/ Midare/ Shiki no	歌 : 松尾恵子三弦 : 松尾恵子箏 : 森雄士
	Sōkyoku Jiuta Saku Shūsei 25 (Collection of Koto/Shamisen Songs vol. 25)	尺八 : 二世川瀨順輔歌 : 阿部桂子三弦 : 阿部桂子三弦 : 藤井久仁江箏 : 藤井久仁江
	Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 34	尺八 : 二世川瀨順輔歌 : 阿部桂子三弦 : 阿部桂子箏 : 藤井久仁江
	Togashi Noriko - 04	尺八 : 二世川瀨順輔三弦 : 富樫教子
	Yonekawa Fumiko - Complete Works vol. 2	歌 : 初世米川文子箏 : 初世米川文子尺八 : 二世納富寿童三弦 : 二世米川文子