Kumoi Rōsai
雲井弄斎
| [Genre] | Sokyoku |
| [Style] | Rosai mono |
| [School] | Ikuta Ryû - 生田 |
| [Composed] | Yatsuhashi Kengyō - Koto |
History (Tsuge Gen'ichi):
| The title means a 'Rosai-bushi in the tuning of the kumoi-joshi for the koto.' Rosai-bushi are a kind of popular song, possibly named after their creator, Rosai, a Buddhist priest of the early seventeenth century. These somewhat vulgar and melancholy love songs enjoyed their greatest popularity during the first half of the seventeenth century in both Kyoto and Edo (present Tokyo). Around that time, one of the Rosai-bushi was also adapted to the koto repertoire, probably by Yatsuhashi, and has been preserved in a quasi-kumiuta form. |
Poem (translated by Tsuge Gen'ichi)
| Together with the moon Yare no (1) I wish I could disappear Behind the edge of the hill. The floating clouds drifting apart Make me think of our parting On the morrow. I have fallen in love- My sleeves of deep purple Have been dyed a thousand times By my tears of blood, Sayuei (1) By my tears of blood. I wish I had a stalk Of 'forgetting grass'- I would plant it and raise it So that I could forget you, Sayuei (1) So that I could forget you. (1) Old Japanese exclamations with a tint of vulgarity. | Tsuki to ya iroo yare noo yama no ha ni (ai)2 hanare-banare no ukikumo mireba (ai) asu no wakare mo ano gotoku Omoi someta yo koki murasaki no (ai) sode wa chishio no waga namida (ai) sayuei waga namida Wasuregasu ga no noo hitomoto hoshi ya (ai) uete sodatete noo mite wasuryo (ai) sayuei mite wasuryo |
Kumoi Rōsai appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
| Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 6 |
Voice : Kikuhara Hatsuko Koto : Kikuhara Hatsuko | |
| Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 04 |
Voice : Koshino Eishō I Koto : Koshino Eishō I | |
| Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 10 |
Voice : Tomiyama Seikin I Shamisen : Tomiyama Seikin I |