Hata no Kawakatsu
Hada-no-Kahakatsu（1880）The Classical Poetry of the Japanese, Trübner, London [EN]
- 213We hear of them again in the seventh century, when a man of the name of Hada-no-Kahakatsu composed several dances at the order of the Prince Regent, son of the Empress Suwiko.
- 1-2The records handed down in the families of the Nō dance masters state that twelve hundred years ago, prince Shōtoku ordered one Hada-no-Kawakatsu to compose the Okina dance to the music which was handed down in the latter’s family under the name of Tau-tau-tarari (flute notes) and also to compose the monomane dance numbering sixty-sixpieces.
- 84In the reign of the Emperor Yômei (A.D. 586-593), Hada Kawakatsu, a man born in Japan, but of Chinese extraction, was commanded by the Emperor to arrange an entertainment for the propitiation of the gods and the prosperity of the country.
- 84Kawakatsu wrote thirty-three plays, introducing fragments of Japanese poetry with accompaniments of musical instruments.
- 2About the person of Kawakatsu, a remarkable story is told.
- 31When Prince Shо̄toku ordered Hada-no-Kawakatsu to compose the Nо̄ play, he himself made a Nо̄ Mask and gave it to Kawakatsu.
- 2Kawakatsu distinguished himself from the rest of the world with his talent and wisdom.
- 2The records handed down in the families of the No dance masters state that twelve hundred years ago, prince Shotoku ordered one Hada-no-Kawakatsu to composo the Okinato which the music was handed down in the latter’s family under the name of tau-tau-tarai (flute notes) and also to compose the monomane dance numbering sixty-six pieces.
- 2Tradition has it that this Kawakatsu is the ancestor of the family of the Nō dance masters known as the Konparu-ke.
- 2Kawakatsu distinguished himself from the rest of the world by his talent and wisdom.
- 2About the person of Kawakatsu, a remarkable story is told. When the river Hatsuse in the Yamato Province was flooded, an earthenware pot floating down the stream was found along the cedar tree of Miwa by the natives who, driven by curiosity, opened the lid when to their amazement they discovered a gentle baby boy, precious as a jewel.
- 5Thus Dr. Yoshida did not deny the theory of the Nōplay emanating from the person of Hada-no-Kawakatsu.
- 23The founder of the Konparu school was Hada-no-Kawakatsu who lived twelve hundredyears ago and Kwan-ami, the founder of the Kwanze school lived six hundred years ago.
- 31When Prince Shōtoku ordered Hada-no-Kawakatsu to compose the Nō play, he himself made a Nō Mask and gave it to Kawakatsu.
- 15It is also related that Prince Shotoku ordered one Kawakatsu to make songs and dances to be performed at the Imperial Court.