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Kokemizu

苔水

[Genre]Sokyoku

Kokemizu appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonFascination of the Koto 1 Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko
Voice : Yamazaki Yoko
Koto : Yonekawa Megumi
Composed in 1939. the text is a tanka poem of Monky Ryokan (1758-1831), symbolizing the clarity of his mind with the image of water running through moss and rocks. The vocal part is sung by a singer, rather than by the koto player himself as is traditional.