Kizo's Garden - Kimi no Niwa

Japanese: 喜三の庭 - きみのにわ

The title of a Nagauta song. It was announced at the opening of Okayasu Kiyomo's stage in September 1859 (Ansei 6). The lyricist is unknown. It is said that the composer was Kineya Katsusaburo II for the first half of the song, and Kineya Shojiro III for the second half. The first half is a san-shitari (three-part verse), influenced by the Yamada school koto piece Kogo no kyoku (The Song of Kogo), and sings of the autumnal atmosphere of Sagano, where Minamoto no Nakakuni searches for Kogo, with a long kaigata (interlude) of koto clefs. The second half is a ni-agari (four-part verse), and is completely casual, describing the events of the brothels in reference to autumn grasses, and concluding with words to celebrate a good harvest. It is a masterpiece that sings of the atmosphere of autumn.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長唄の曲名。1859年(安政6)9月，岡安喜代茂の舞台開きに発表。作詞者未詳。作曲者は前半合方まで2世杵屋（きねや）勝三郎，後半は3世杵屋正次郎と伝えられている。前半は三下りで，山田流箏曲《小督（こごう）の曲》の影響を受け，源仲国が小督を探した嵯峨野の秋の情趣をうたい，箏の手事の長い合方を加え，後半は二上りで，がらりと俗にくだけて廓の行事を秋草にこと寄せて述べ，豊年祝いの詞で結んでいる。秋の情調をうたった名曲である。

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