Chanoyu Ondo
茶湯音頭
| [Genre] | Jiuta |
| [Style] | Tegotomono |
| [School] | Ikuta Ryû - 生田 |
| [Also Known As] | Chaondo |
| [Composed] | Yaezaki Kengyō - Koto |
| Kikuoka Kengyō - Shamisen - cir. 1830-1844 |
History (Tsuge Gen'ichi):
| The title means 'Tea Ceremony Song.' This is a popular jiuta piece of the Kyoto style, sometimes called Cha-ondo by the Ikuta School musicians. It was composed by Kikuoka Kengyo in the tegoto-mono form and arranged by Yaezaki Kengyo (1776?-1848) for koto and shamisen ensemble. |
Poem (translated by Tsuge Gen'ichi)
| In all the world The best place for flowers Is Yoshino Mountain; For scarlet leaves, Tatsuta: And for tea, Uji, Southeast of the capital. But most beautiful of all Is a certain spot Southwest of the capital. Who's your cup of tea? Once brewed, and steeped in gossip, Like the many shades of green tea, One's love will deepen. Compared To the waiting pine The teahouse wall Is low, but Their feelings are the same When they adorn one's chambers. When an unadorned heart, Pure as a silken cloth, Questions an indecisive lover, The answer may be As contrary As staggered shelves. Why is it so? When we meet My heart is as straight As a bamboo perfume ladle, But yours is bent Like the handle of a tea-dipper. We ease our cares Talking about old times, Until we become an old couple As in a fairy tale; But the water in our tea kettle Will never grow cold- Our fates are bound together For a thousand, Ten thousand ages. | Yononaka ni sugurete hana wa yoshinoyama momiji wa tatusta cha wa uji no miyako no tatsumi soreyorimo (ai) sato wa miyako no hitsuji-saru (ai) suki to wa tare ga na ni tateshi koicha no iro no fukamidori matsu no kurai ni kurabete wa kakoi to iu mo hikukeredo nasake wa onaji tokokazari (ai) kazaranu mune no ura-omote fukusa sabakenu kokoro kara kikeba omowaku chigai-dana oote dooshite koobako no hishaku no take wa sugu naredo sochi wa chashaku no yugami-moji (tegoto) Usa wo harashi no hatsumukashi mukashi-banashi no jiibaba to naru made kama no naka samezu (ai) en na kusari no sue nagaku chiyo yorozuyo e |
Chanoyu Ondo appears on the following albums
