Kongoseki | 金剛石 - 54th UMD Koto Recital #6

(Diamond) Tateyama Kengyo, comp. 1903 The lyrics by the Dowager Empress Shoken (1850-1914) refer metaphorically to the human mind as diamond whose brilliance cannot be realized until it is polished. 1st Koto and Vocals - Yuriko Gandolfo, Keiko O’Rourke, Sachiko Smith Kaete - Colin Khem, Priscilla Seah Shakuhachi - Eli Kohlenberg