Saga no Aki
嵯峨の秋
| [Genre] | Sokyoku |
| [Style] | Meiji Shinkyoku |
| [School] | Ikuta Ryû - 生田 |
| [Composed] | Kikusue Kengyō - Koto |
| Kikusue Kōtō - Shamisen |
History (Tsuge Gen'ichi):
| This piece, Saga no aki ('Fall in Saga') is considered a masterpiece among the compositions for the koto written in the early Meiji Era. The substantial part of this piece is a brilliant koto duet, consisting of three sections (dan). Although it is composed in the tegoto-mono form, Saga no aki is quite different from the so-called jiuta-sokyoku, and it represents 'modern' koto music of the late nineteenth century Japan. The text it based on a well-known story from 'The Tale of the Heike.' See Kogo no kyoku. |
Poem (translated by Tsuge Gen'ichi)
| Fall on the plain Of Saga - Renowned for nothing But the loneliness Of all things. The moon illumines The brushwood gate. The whisper Of a hidden koto - Wind from the summit? Wind through the pines? Is the woman I seek Whiling away the time? I quicken the horse, listen The koto plucks The 'Song of Longing' I know so well, The 'Song of Longing' I know so well. | Sarade dani mono no sabishiki na ni tateru saga no atari no aki no koro tsuki wa kumanaki shiba no to ni shinobite morasu koto no ne wa (ai) mine no arashi ka matsukaze ka tazunuru hito no susabi ka ya (tegoto) Koma wo hayamete kiku toki wa tsumaoto shiruki soofuren (ai) tsumaoto shiruki soofuren |
Saga no Aki appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
 | Fascination of the Koto 3 |
Voice : Yonekawa Toshiko Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko Voice : Yonekawa Chikatoshi II Koto : Yonekawa Chikatoshi II |
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Autumn in Saga. Composed by Kikusue kengyo (1852?-1892). A koto composition for two instruments cojmposed in the early Meizi era. Saga is a place in the suburb of Kyoto. This work deals with an anecdote written in the Take of the Heike (a mediaeval epic). Lady Kogo, the Emperor's lover, has concealed herself from the court and has been living in Saga. Minamoto no Nakakuni, a courtier, is ordered by the Emperor to go to Saga to find her. Guided by the sound of the koto played by Lady Kogo, he succeeded in finding her hiding place.
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| Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 |
Voice : Takahashi Eisei III Koto : Takahashi Eisei III Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō Voice : Torii Namino Koto : Torii Namino | |
| Sagano no Shirabe |
Koto : Gotō Sumiko Koto : Takahata Mitoko | |
| Sagano no Shirabe |
Koto : Takada Kazuko Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko II | |
| Sagano no Shirabe |
Koto : Yagi Keiji Koto : Iguchi Kumiko | |
| Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 13 (三曲合奏大全集１３) |
Koto : Sunazaki Tomoko Koto : Ando Masateru Shakuhachi : Yokoyama Katsuya Voice : Ashigaki Miho | |
| Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 3 |
Koto : Nakashima Yasuko Voice : Satō Chikaki Koto : Satō Chikaki | |
| Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 3) |
Shakuhachi : Araki Kodō V Koto : Yamamoto Hiroko Voice : Mochitsuki Masako Koto : Mochitsuki Masako | |
| Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 41 |
Voice : Yonekawa Fumiko I Koto : Yonekawa Fumiko I Koto : Yonekawa Fumiko II | |
| Soul of the Koto, The | ||
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The Autumn of Saga was originally composed for the koto by Kengyo Kikusue from Osaka. This music describes the scenes of autumn in Kyoto. The words for this music are taken from the Story of Heike.
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| Yamaguchi Goro - Performance study 3 |
Voice : Nakanoshima Hiroko Koto : Nakanoshima Hiroko Voice : Ogata Sachino Koto : Ogata Sachino Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō Voice : Kawachi Yurinō Koto : Kawachi Yurinō | |