Sakura Gawa

桜川

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

詩 (【翻訳者】 John Tedford)

Maeuta:

Fresh and brilliant [1],
Spring has come
and the ice begins to melt.
The cherry blossoms
grow thick on the bough
like the white-capped waves
which gather in the shoals
of Ukishima [2]
rising through the mist.

TEGOTO

Atouta:

Truly it is a wonderful sight!
Even now,
this Spring remains unchanged
from those of ancient times;
the beauty of the blossoms
reflects in pure, untainted waters --
the River Sakura [3].

[1] Aratama is a "pillow word" (i.e. poetic images always used together in classical Japanese poetry) always attached to Spring; it means 'new jewel" and implies rough, unpolished luster.
[2] Place near mouth of Sakura River.
[3] The "cherry" river in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo.

桜川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
	Abe Keiko Record Set - 08	箏 : 三浦陽子歌 : 阿部桂子三弦 : 藤井久仁江
	Classical Ensemble Music Vol 3	尺八 : 二世北原篁山箏 : 二代富山清琴歌 : 初代富山清琴三弦 : 初代富山清琴
Performance with voice, shamisen, koto and shakuhachi. The original piece, not including shakuhachi, was composed in 1930's by Mitsuzaki Kengyo, who is more famous for the fact that he composed pieces in new styles for only voice and koto, which were so-to-speak revolutionary attempts in those days when the koto was regarded as a subordinate instrument to shamisen music. This piece is exceptional among those pieces in the same style, in respect that both shamisen and koto part were composed by the same person. Consequently, it has more heterophonic character as compared with other pieces. The poem is a description of the scenery of the river called Sakuragawa (sakura = cherry, ogawa or kawa = river) which is famous for cherry-blossoms, and the music has a comparatively gay feeling. The piece consists of a short introduction, a fore-song, an instrumental interlude and an after-song.
	Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 19 (三曲合奏大全集１９)	箏 : 砂崎知子尺八 : 森故山歌 : 芦垣美穂三弦 : 芦垣美穂
	Sasagawa Shizue no Shigei Vol. 7	三弦 : 佐々川静枝箏 : 鈴木和子
	Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 04 - Mitsuzaki Kengyo	箏 : 赤嶺雅仁志三弦 : 石井雅楽盈箏 : 宮本雅都貴尺八 : 山本邦山
	Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 7	箏 : 中島靖子箏 : 三浦陽子尺八 : 二世池田静山歌 : 藤井久仁江三弦 : 藤井久仁江
	Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 4)	尺八 : 五世荒木古童箏 : 山本裕子歌 : 望月雅子三弦 : 望月雅子
	Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 35	歌 : 米川敏子三弦 : 米川敏子歌 : 佐藤親貴三弦 : 佐藤親貴
	Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 2	歌 : 松尾恵子三弦 : 松尾恵子箏 : 松尾和子