Kogo's Song

Japanese: 小督の曲 - こごうのきょく

The title of a Yamada school koto piece. Composed by Yamada Kengyo. The lyrics first appeared in the 1809 (Bunka 6) edition of Azuma Koto Uta. It is one of the four great pieces composed by the founder of the school. The lyrics are said to have been written by Yokota Fukuro-o. Based on the story of Kogoku no Tsubone from Volume 6 of the Tale of the Heike, it describes the autumn atmosphere of Sagano and focuses on Minamoto no Nakakuni's search for Kogoku no Tsubone using the sound of the koto in Soufuren. The Nagauta Kimi no Niwa was composed based on this piece. [Kubota Toshiko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山田流箏曲名。山田検校作曲。1809年(文化6)版《吾嬬箏譜（あづまことうた）》に歌詞初出。流祖作歌奥四曲（よつもの）の一つ。作詞は横田袋翁ともいわれる。《平家物語》巻六の小督の局を題材とし，嵯峨野の秋の風情を描写しつつ，源仲国が《想夫恋（そうふれん）》の箏の音をたよりに小督の局を尋ねあてるところに焦点をおいている。長唄《喜三（きみ）の庭》は，この曲をふまえて作曲された。【久保田敏子】

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