Jishu no Sakura - The Landlord's Cherry Blossom

Japanese: 地主の桜 - じしゅのさくら

The title of a Kyogen song. A short song about the cherry blossoms at Jishu Gongen at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, a famous place of interest. It also appears in the Kan'ginshu and the female Kabuki dance song Nazo no Odori, and is thought to have influenced early modern songs. In Kyogen, it is sung by female roles in Ochanomizu (Mizu-kumi), Kiyomizu Zatō, Saru-zatō, and others. Musically, it is treated as a kouta (short song), with an elegant and ornamental melody in a high range. It is not accompanied by a dance, so it is not a koma-utai (short dance song). [Haneda Akira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

狂言謡の曲名。名所として知られる京都清水寺の地主権現の桜をうたった短章の歌謡。《閑吟集》や女歌舞伎踊歌の《謎の踊》にも見え，近世歌謡に影響を与えたらしい。狂言の中では，《御茶の水》(《水汲》)，《清水座頭（きよみずざとう）》《猿座頭》などで，いずれも女の役が謡う。音楽的には小歌（こうた）として扱われ，高音域の優美かつ装飾的旋律を伴う。舞は伴わないので小舞謡（こまいうたい）にはなっていない。【羽田昶】

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