. Exotics and retrospectives. but, %u-i-in-t%5 / — %u-i-in-t^ol — say the Japanese. There are different varieties of this much-prizedinsect. The abura-kirigirisu, a day-singer, is adelicate creature, and must be carefully nourishedin confinement. The tachi-kirigirisu, a night-singer, is more commonly found in the kirigirisu sold in Tokyo are mostlyfrom the neighborhood of Itabashi, Niiso, andTodogawa; and these, which fetch high prices,are considered the best. They are large vigorousinsects, uttering very clear notes. From Kujiukuriin Kadzusa other and much cheaper
. Exotics and retrospectives. but, %u-i-in-t%5 / — %u-i-in-t^ol — say the Japanese. There are different varieties of this much-prizedinsect. The abura-kirigirisu, a day-singer, is adelicate creature, and must be carefully nourishedin confinement. The tachi-kirigirisu, a night-singer, is more commonly found in the kirigirisu sold in Tokyo are mostlyfrom the neighborhood of Itabashi, Niiso, andTodogawa; and these, which fetch high prices,are considered the best. They are large vigorousinsects, uttering very clear notes. From Kujiukuriin Kadzusa other and much cheaper kirigirisuare brought to the capital; but these have a dis-agreeable odor, suffer from the attacks of apeculiar parasite, and are feeble musicians. 1 Locnsta Jjpomca-U) 68 Exotics and Retrospectives As stated elsewhere, the sounds made by thekirigirisu are said to resemble those of the Jap-anese words, Tsu^ure — sase! sase! (Tornclothes—patch up! patch up!); and a large pro-portion of the many poems written about the. Kirigirisu (natural si^e, insect depend for interest upon ingenious butuntranslatable allusions to those words. I offerrenderings therefore of only two poems on thekirigirisu, —the first by an unknown poet in theKokinsbu; the second by Tadaf usa: — O Kirigirisu ! when the clover changes color,Are the nights then sad for you as for me that cannotsleep ? 0 Kirigirisu! cry not, I pray, so loudly IHearing, my sorrow grows, — and the autumn-night islong I Insect-Musicians 69
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