Kurokami
黒髪
| [Genre] | Jiuta |
| [Style] | Hauta |
| [School] | Ikuta Ryû - 生田 |
| [Composed] | Shakuhachi - 18th Century |
| Unknown - Koto | |
| Koide Ichijûrô - Shamisen |
History (Tsuge Gen'ichi):
| Kurokami ('Jet-black Hair') is thought originally to have been a jiuta piece an anonymous composer. It is, however, better known today as a nagauta piece. The nagauta version, arranged by Kineya Sakichi (dates unknown), was used as a meriyasu piece in the kabuki play, Oakinai hirugakojima, premiered at Edo's Nakamura-Za theater in 1784. It is this version, which was brought from Edo and popularized in Osaka towards the end of the eighteenth century. |
Poem (translated by Tsuge Gen'ichi)
| It is the pillow We shared that night, When I let down My jet-black hair. That is the cause of my lament When I sleep alone With my single robe To cover me. 'You are mine,' he said, Not knowing the heart Of a simple girl. The voice of a temple bell, Sounds into the quiet night. Awakening from an empty dream In the morning, How lovely, sweet, And helpless is my longing. Before I know it The silver snow has piled up. | Kurokami no musuboretaru omoi wo ba tokete neta yo no makura koso hitori nuru yo no ada-makura sode wa katashiku tsuma ja to iute (ainote) guchi na onago no kokoro to shirade shin to fuketaru kane no koe Yuube no yume no kesa samete yukashi natsukashi yarusenaya tsumoru to shirade tsumoru shirayuki |
Kurokami appears on the following albums
