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Shin Ukifune

新浮舟

[Genre]Jiuta
[Style]Tegotomono
[School]Ikuta Ryû - 生田
[Composed]Yaezaki Kengyō - Koto
Matsuura Kengyō - Shamisen

Poem (translated by John Tedford)

Maeuta:

Though never forgetting
the fragrance
of a faithful heart [Prince Kaoru]
her love is lured away
by the transient odor
of blossoming petals
rife with perfume [Prince Niou].
Though reticent by nature
she has sworn vows of love
at Kojima-ga-saki
famous for its flowering orange groves.
Now no one knows
where Ukifune has gone.
The white waves
raise a fearful sound:

Atouta:

her body is lost
amidst the river weeds.
Ceaselessly
through this ephemeral world
she has groped along
a floating bridge
of dreams.
Though she has made her vows of love,
she now sets forth
upon the cool [and passionless]
path of Buddha
In her mountain refuge at Ono
she will seek enlightenment.

Shin Ukifune appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Abe Keiko Record Set - 03 Voice : Abe Keiko
Shamisen : Abe Keiko
Koto : Kobayashi Tamae
Voice : Fujii Kunie
Shamisen : Fujii Kunie

Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 14 (三曲合奏大全集14) Voice : Yonekawa Toshiko
Shamisen : Yonekawa Toshiko
Voice : Yonekawa Toshiko II
Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko II
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō
Voice : Yonekawa Emi
Shamisen : Yonekawa Emi

Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 29 Voice : Abe Keiko
Shamisen : Abe Keiko
Koto : Kobayashi Tamae
Voice : Fujii Kunie
Shamisen : Fujii Kunie

Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 5 Shakuhachi : Ikeda Seizan II
Voice : Matsuo Keiko
Shamisen : Matsuo Keiko
Koto : Kobayashi Hisako