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Shiki no Fuji

四季の富士

[Genre]Sokyoku
[Estilo]Kumiuta
[Escuela]Ikuta Ryû - 生田
[Compuesto]Mitsuhashi Kengyō - Koto

Historia (Tsuge Gen'ichi):

Mitsuhashi, a blind musician and a student of Kurahashi Kengyo (d. 1724), who was in turn a disciple of Ikuta Kengyo (1656-1715) of Kyoto, was sent to Edo (present day Tokyo) by his teacher in order to disseminate the Ikuta style of koto music there.

He was a prolific composer of music kumiuta. Shiki no Fuji ('Mt. Fuji in the Four Seasons') is one of his representative compositions.

This song cycle consists of an opening song, four songs praising the beauty of Mt. Fuji in each of the four seasons, and a concluding song which was formally considered a secret piece and rarely performed in public.

Poema (translated by Tsuge Gen'ichi)

When I emerge
Upon the Shore of Tago,
I can see the famous mountain
Rising above the clouds.
Its shape is graceful
In all the four seasons-
Which is best
I cannot tell.

Through the haze
Of a spring morning
Is revealed
Yesterday's snow,
White blossoms
Without compare-
Only on this sacred peak,
Mt. Fuji.

In my hand
A three-ply
Folding fan
As white as snow:
The heat of summer fades
As the evening glow
Is reflected
On Mt. Fuji.

In autumn, of course,
The moon and the snow:
If I described the scene
To one who has not been there,
He would never,
Never understand.
Therefore I shall not even try.
Mt. Fuji.

When winter comes,
People in the capital
Look forward to viewing the snow.
But if you live
Far to the east,
Everyday in the morning calm
You can see it on
Mt. Fuji.

Above the changing seasons,
Beyond the changing seasons,
Mt. Fuji seems not to know
That summer is still with us.
Already it wears a white-spotted veil
Of freshly fallen snow,
Already it wears a white-spotted veil
Of freshly fallen snow.
Tago no uranami
uchiidete
mireba kumoi ni
takaki na no
yama no sagata ni
yotsu no toki
wakuru zo wakite
iishiranu

Haru wa kasumi no
asamoyoi
kinoo no yuki wo
sore nagara
uenaki hana no
iro zo tote
miru ya yama wa
fuji no ue

Yuki ni tatoete
miegasane
oogi wo toreru
te no uchi
natsu wa kiete
yuugure no
nagame wo utsusu
fuji no ue

Aki wa sara nari
tsuki yuki
minu hito ni shimo
katarinaba
nakanaka nare ya
nakanaka ni
iwade yaminan
fuji no ue

Mifuyu ni nareba
miyakobito
matsuran yuki wo
tori ga naku
azuma ni sumeba
asanagi ni
mite koso arame
fuji no ue

Toki shiranu
toki shiranu
yama wa fuji no ne
itsutoteka
kanoko-madara ni
yuki no fururan
kanoko-madara ni
yuki no fururan

Shiki no Fuji aparece en los siguientes álbumes

Álbum Artista

Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 6 Voz : Kikuhara Hatsuko
Koto : Kikuhara Hatsuko