| When he was young, he sang Saibara (genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)) and 'Takasago' in front of Genji (Sakaki (The Green Branch)), and other than this he appears at many auspicious occasions such as 'Umegae' (The Plum Tree Branch), 'Fuji no Uraba' (Wisteria Leaves), and so on. |
童の頃に源氏の前で催馬楽「高砂」を歌った（賢木）他、「梅枝」「藤裏葉」など祝い事の席での登場が多い。 |