雁は秋の渡り鳥ですが、古来より遠い人の便りを運んでくるという言い伝えがあることから、「もう秋風が吹いているよ、娘の便りをもって早く渡ってきておくれ」と蛍に伝言を託している、そんな感じでしょうか。日本人独特の繊細な感性がよく表現された美しい歌だと思います。一途に男を想いながら亡くなった娘と、娘の死を悲しみ蛍に思いを託す男性、どちらの心もとても純粋で美しく尊いものです。
今回は、この物語から感じた「悲しさ、切なさ、美しさ、強さ」をイメージして作曲しました。演奏上の注意点としては、ゆったりとした部分でも一定の推進力は忘れないで演奏して頂ければと思います。(阿部勇一)
This piece is based on a waka poem collected in "Fireflies," Episode 45 of the Tales of Ise, which was written in the Heian period. This poem recounts the thoughts of the male narrator whose daughter had died before she could tell him her feelings for him, and it can be translated as follows: "O flying fireflies, if you ever reach the clouds, tell the wild geese that the autumn breeze is blowing." As the warm days of summer come to an end, a cool breeze that heralds the arrival of autumn starts to blow late at night. The man composed this poem as he looked up at the fireflies flying gently into the sky.
Wild geese are migratory birds that make their journeys in autumn, and since ancient times, legend has it that they bring news of people far away. If this is true, perhaps the poem is the narrator's way of asking the fireflies to pass on his message that the autumn breeze is already blowing so that the geese can bring him news of his daughter as soon as possible. I think this is a beautiful poem that captures the nuanced sensibility unique to Japanese people. The hearts of both the daughter who had died with her singleminded love for the man, and of the man who is saddened by his daughter's death and attempts to convey his feelings through the fireflies, are remarkably pure, beautiful, and noble. I have composed this piece by drawing inspiration from the misery, sorrow, beauty, and strength that I have experienced from this story. As far as performance advice is concerned, please try to maintain a certain drive throughout the entire performance, even in the slower sections.
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