tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post9056881642397573327..comments2024-02-21T17:37:30.062-05:00Comments on The Road is Mine: 園 *Alexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-26143013666462403192009-04-21T05:13:00.000-04:002009-04-21T05:13:00.000-04:00{“The flute,” he says shyly}.
The date of the com...{“The flute,” he says shyly}.<br /><br />The date of the composition is closer to 1929. The harp was a Chinese version but when I saw who was on there I decided to link to that.<br /><br />Funny that you should talk of crowded subways. I was feeling nostalgic moments ago and checked out the line I used at the station closest to work. But you have already seen the likes of that. A minute of <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXtOdSgf6Ic&feature=related" REL="nofollow">Shibuya Crossing</A> can be fun though.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-47458832293073523362009-04-21T02:26:00.000-04:002009-04-21T02:26:00.000-04:00TG -- wow. Absolutely my cup of tea, and the tran...TG -- wow. Absolutely my cup of tea, and the translation is beautiful. Arigatou gozaimasu. (When I'm riding a crowded subway train, I often listen to a recording of Tibetan monks chanting "om." Seems like this would work just as well to take me to that zen place.) <br />And which one of those people was your teacher? Does that mean you play one of those instruments?<br />As for Coltrane, he's around. I think he's just very busy, with limited time for blogging. He does show up at PDP (but that's the blog equivalent of coming home to Mom (or rather, Dad).Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-45401800141059716802009-04-21T00:28:00.000-04:002009-04-21T00:28:00.000-04:00If not this with one of my teachers. (The composer...If not <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcWdwzUCH0&feature=PlayList&p=CE31C86F4A03FCE3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=48" REL="nofollow">this</A> with one of my teachers. (The composer is actually Michio Miyagi).Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-78000779144288949212009-04-20T19:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T19:30:00.000-04:00Yes, where is Coltrane these days? We here, and pe...Yes, where is Coltrane these days? We here, and perhaps especially you, always look forward to and enjoy his comments.<br /><br />Below, I attempted a translation of that song, but there is an instrumental version <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n50iiHQgh7c" REL="nofollow">here</A>, as well. That is, if it happens to be your cup of tea...<br /><br /><br />Cherry blossoms,<br />Cherry blossoms,<br />Dazzling dancing scattered cherry-blossom colors,<br />Open my heart.<br /><br />Within the moonlight your face,<br />Floated and disappeared,<br />I will wait and wait in that park,<br />Searching for the shadow of your waving hand and yet...<br /><br /><br />A wind at some time,<br />Will brush my cheek,<br />And convey the essence of Spring, won’t it?<br /><br /><br />Rows of cherry trees glow with a green light,<br />And the blossoms shine with a brilliance that softly illuminates the evening.<br /><br /><br />I am separated from you.<br />I will follow after you.<br />And search for that moon we gazed at, <br /><br /><br />Together, we two,<br />In the past, holding each other in our arms,<br />Evoking humid fireworks.<br />“Dancing petals of cherry blossoms, like the tears of Spring,”<br />You taught me.<br /><br /><br />Like the brilliant shining of cherry blossoms,<br />Within the wind, let’s live our lives.<br /><br /><br />The moon is full, isn’t it?<br />The sky is far, far away.<br />Ah, it is shining with brilliance.<br /><br />Under these cherry trees I have the same thoughts,<br />As I linger here.<br /><br /><br />Passing beyond the present, let our two shadows,<br />Softly, one upon the other, join together.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thought I might throw in a bit of a more traditional version of the Japanese folk song <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X8kzHJNe8Y" REL="nofollow">Sakura</A>. If there was any music playing in the Japanese garden at BBG this would be it.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-35007286861515945152009-04-20T07:43:00.000-04:002009-04-20T07:43:00.000-04:00TG -- Thanks for the link. Those women are so grac...TG -- Thanks for the link. Those women are so graceful playing those (to me) unfamiliar instruments. I got a little confused whenever the drums came in though—wondered if our friend Coltrane was there, hiding behind a shoji screen.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-5201991750166743522009-04-20T02:38:00.000-04:002009-04-20T02:38:00.000-04:00Love place to walk, meditate....photograph!Love place to walk, meditate....photograph!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241553607254199559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707525594638269782.post-36368246144749414972009-04-20T01:57:00.000-04:002009-04-20T01:57:00.000-04:00A little koto, biwa, and shakuhachi might be nice....A little <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPH_HTVwOoQ&feature=related" REL="nofollow">koto, biwa, and shakuhachi</A> might be nice.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.com