Matsukaze (Yamada Ryū)
松風
| [Genre] | Sokyoku |
| [Style] | Uta mono |
| [School] | Yamada Ryū - 山田 |
| [Composed] | Koide Ichijûrô - Shakuhachi |
| Nakanōshima Shōsei I - Koto |
History (Tsuge Gen'ichi):
| In the late Edo period, a princess from the Date family (of Uwajima, Shikoku) was married to a titled man of the Matsudaira family (of Shimabara, Kyushu). Upon the unexpected early death of her husband, she, being an accomplished koto player, received a fine koto as a gift to console her in her deep sorrow. The koto bore the name Matsukaze ('Wind in the Pines'). The young widow spent the rest of her life playing the koto and writing waka poetry. |
Poem (translated by Tsuge Gen'ichi)
| The shadow Of the judas tree in the moon Lengthens. Wind blows Along a sandy path Which is so polished In the bright moonlight, It seems like day. The spreading vista Has neither cherry blossoms Nor fall foliage. Autumn grows old At the thatched-roof hut by the bay. The fishergirl Is unable to sleep. Aged by the saltwater, Her garments chill her. And the sound of the fulling-block Is so sorrowful! Like the sedge mat of Tofu Village, You took up most of the room in bed. I was content with the rest. Recalling the happy times gone by When we were so close To one another, I feel even more Wretched. My sleeves drenched With wave upon wave of tears. Pulling his sleeves As he was leaving, I wished 'If only the Autumn nights were longer.' Tears of regret at parting Never cease. Names recalling the sea In speaking of the koto. The wind blowing Through the pines on the beach. Sound of nature - And the wild geese Above the clouds Join in the music. Descending. They add their voices. The sound of the waves Purifies my heart 'Music of the Autumn Winds' Must have resembled this. How delightful! My splendid koto Accompanied by the sound of The 'Wind in the Pines' Should have been played To prove a thousand years Thy life may last, As long as its strings, Never ending! Mount Mikasa Would enjoy thy love Even eight million years. | Hisakata no tsuki no katsura no kage takaku kaze fukiokuri masagoji wo migakinashitaru hikari wo ba hiru ka to bakari miwataseba hana mo momiji mo nakarikeri (ai) Ura no tomaya ni aki fukete uchi mo nerarezu amabito wa shionare-goromo sode sabumi kinuta no oto mo urami nari (ainote--kinuta) Tofu no sugagomo mifu ni neshi mukashi shinobeba warizume no warinaki naka mo makanakani nani urazuri no uramigoto sode wa namida no namigaeshi kaeru tamoto wo hikiren ni aki no yo nagashi nagakare to nagori wa tsukinu tsukushi-goto umi to yobu na ni yukari aru isobe no matsu wo fuku kaze mo (ai) Onozukara naru shirabe niwa kumoi no kari mo kotoji shite otsura manima ni koe soete kokoro wo sumasu nami no oto shuufuuraku ya kore naran (gaku--ainote) Omoshiroya matsukaze no shirabe soetaru tama-goto wa chiyo no tameshi ni hiku ito no nagaki yo kakete tsukisejito yaoyorozuyo mo mikasayama kimi ga megumi ya aoguran |
Matsukaze (Yamada Ryū) appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
| Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 54 |
Koto : Nakanoshima Kin'ichi Shakuhachi : Nōtomi Haruhiko Voice : Nakanoshima Keiko Shakuhachi : Nōtomi Judō II | |
| Sōkyoku: Yamada-ryū - Meikyoku no Shirabe (vol. 4) |
Koto : Andō Namii Shakuhachi : Nōtomi Judō I Shamisen : Yamase Shōin II Koto : Itō Shōchō I Voice : Fukuchi Masue | |
| Yamada - 03 |
Voice : Uehara Masaki II Koto : Uehara Masaki II Shamisen : Torii Tonami V | |
| Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧） |
Voice : Fujii Chiyoga II Koto : Fujii Chiyoga II Voice : Nakanoshima Keiko Koto : Nakanoshima Keiko Voice : Yamase Shōin III Shamisen : Yamase Shōin III | |
| Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen |
Koto : Manabe Shizusei Shamisen : Yamase Shōin III Voice : Satō Toshise Voice : Yamase Shōin II Koto : Yamase Shōin II |