Donnerstag, 1. Februar 2007

iki iki ladies

today 8 old singing ladies visited me. they were part of a group of 30 women who regularly gather to sing japanese songs. this incredably lively company came to visit me with a collection of songs they like and think i might like, a waterboiler, tea, coffee and various cakes and sweets. among the songs there was also "sakura sakura", a song which i remember from childhood. it was in the school music book and except the word sakura(=cherry blossom) translated to finnish.
i was impressed by their good voice and the curiosity they had towards me. now i'm invited to join their regular meetings!
they call themselves iki iki ladies. it's funny because i'm very busy with this word. in finnish iki means something very old, ancient. in japanese it has various meanings. literally it means breathing but iki has a whole esthetic ideology about the way of being and living. it's rather complicated to describe but basically it refers to simplicity, chic, open-mindness and calmness.
i use iki-word in my songs and hopefully with enough of tact.

2 Kommentare:

Anonymous Anonym meinte...

hei iki iki iki lady
koksu's stomach is full of choco-cake...
i remember this saaakuuura saaakuuuura-song from school, but maybe the japanese sing it SAKURAAAAAA as they seem to lengthen the end of the words.
It was nice to see the photos of you in that japanese web site, you and the iki-ladies :) and for once you seem to be as tall as the other ones - or even taller!
Koksu stays in tonight, it's wet and windy...we had a beautiful winter for about 3 days...

3. Februar 2007 um 07:31  
Blogger white dog meinte...

hei sirkku! i'm near yamaguchi. maybe you know..., it's in the western part of japan's main island. the landscape is soft green mountains and the sea is everywhere near.
tomorrow i'm going to see a kyogen-performance. and yes, the japanese mythology is full of these stories about transforming animals.

9. Februar 2007 um 01:58  

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