Kajimakura

Japanese: 楫枕 - かじまくら

The title of a jiuta koto song. One of the representative pieces of Kyoto-style tegotomono, with the shamisen composed by Kikuoka Kengyo and the koto composed by Yaezaki Kengyo. Lyrics by Tachibana Chikanan. The tegotomo section has two sections, and is also performed as "dan-gaeshi," with the rhythm of the second section being half as fine. The title of the piece refers to sleeping on a boat, and the theme is the feelings of a prostitute.

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Japanese:

地歌箏曲の曲名。菊岡検校が三弦を作曲，八重崎検校が箏を作曲した京風手事物の代表曲の一つ。橘遅日庵作詞。手事部は2段あって，「段返し」としても演奏され，2段目のリズムは半分の細かさとなっている。曲題は船中の旅寝を意味し，遊女の心情を主題としたもの。

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