The title of this chapter was derived from saibara (a genre of Heian-period Japanese court music primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies) which Ben no shosho (the second son of To no Chujo, the first secretary's captain, later known as Kobai) sang.
巻名は宴の席で弁少将（頭中将の次男、後の紅梅(源氏物語)）が歌った催馬楽に因む。