Title
Kaizawa doc 01: Gion Kouta ぎおん小唄 ( a short song) created and written by Kaizawa, Stanley in Japanese
Date
1945
Format
Description
ひざ枕落すなみだにふと目をさまし
又そちやなくかよ、イエなきはせぬ
若気能甲斐のネエ有るように
必ず忘れてくだるなよ
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これからは男ぎらひで通しませう あなたも其の気でいやしやんせ 若しも?茶屋でネエ云はれたら 女ぎらひと通しやんせ
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ぎおん小唄
菅原ー藤原時代
義経ー鎌倉時代
忠臣蔵ー徳川時代
Caption Writer
Kaizawa, Stanley
Caption
During his years in the CCD, Stanley Kaizawa took up kouta lessons and ended up writing a short song that he named “Gion Kouta,” between 1945 and 1949.
Mentions of this document can be found in Kaizawa Interview 29 June 2000:
SK: This is Gion Kouta (小唄). And I remember I was writing this down. Chushingura. Fujiwara xxx Tenarai, is the representing play of the Fujiwara era, xxxx Chushingura in Tokugawa…
JB: Oh, that’s interesting! SK: Three representing plays for any kabuki-tsu (歌舞伎通)’s authority. These three are Fujiwara jidai, Kamakura, and Edo.
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)
26.0 x 18.5 cm
Identifier
SKalb1-doc 01
Relation (Related Resource)
Is Part Of
Stanley Kaizawa Collection, UHM Library Asia Collection Department