2010年3月12日金曜日
Sanshin Day 2010
Sanshin Day in Naha, March 4, began with the traditional melody "Kageyadefu". It's easy to play but hard to sing. The words mean something like, "How shall I describe the beauty of today? Like a flower, a fresh flower, a dew-laden bud about to open."
2009年3月8日日曜日
Sanshin Day 2009
March 4 is the day dedicated to sanshin music. There is a traditional song called Kagiya-de-fu which is played at the opening of ceremonial events, and that is the song that opened the Sanshin Day event at the Kumoji Palette Plaza in downtown Naha.
The beauty of Kagiya-de-fu is that it is always and everywhere played exactly the same way in exactly the same key. Anyone, anywhere on the planet, can join in and be in harmony whenever and wherever this song is played.
It's not a simple song, though, and the only way to learn it is to sing it with other people who already know it. What a way to build human harmony!
The words are a poem: "To what shall I compare the beauty of today? A flower, a dew drenched bud about to blossom."
The beauty of Kagiya-de-fu is that it is always and everywhere played exactly the same way in exactly the same key. Anyone, anywhere on the planet, can join in and be in harmony whenever and wherever this song is played.
It's not a simple song, though, and the only way to learn it is to sing it with other people who already know it. What a way to build human harmony!
The words are a poem: "To what shall I compare the beauty of today? A flower, a dew drenched bud about to blossom."
2008年3月7日金曜日
Back to Okinawa
Sanshin Day--March 4, 2008. This is the day to celebrate sanshin music. The main venue in Naha is at the Kumoji Palette Plaza, where the world's largest sanshin is on display this one day only. It is so heavy, it takes three strong men to set it up. It is so long, it takes two people to play it.
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