World of Zen Music, The - Saji
Nakamura Akikazu
Murasaki reibo
This piece has traditionally been attributed to the Muromachi Period
Zen priest Ikkyu (1394-1481), who was himself a master of the
shakuhachi and is considered to have laid the foundations for the
subsequent development of the komusu and their music. The instrument
used in Ikkyu's time was the short end-blown vertical flute known as
the hitoyogiri. As well as performing and composing for the instrument,
Ikkyu also wrote several verses extolling the merits of the shakuhachi
such as the following:
Shakuhachi wa
Hitoyo to koso
Omoishi ni
Ikuyo ka oi no
Tomo to narikemu
This shakuhachi of mine
May well bear the name
'Single Night'
But now that many nights have passed
It has become the companion of my old age
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