 Spring and Chaos

The North American title "Spring and Chaos" derives from the title of Miyazawa's poetry collection "Spring and Asura" ("Haru to Shura"), the title poem of which is recited in part in the program.The "Ihatov" in the Japanese title is a setting in a number of Miyazawa's works; it is the word Miyazawa created in Esperanto for his place of residence, Japan's Iwate Prefecture.