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By Shio Sakanishi
ISBN-10: 1462909795
ISBN-13: 9781462909797
Interspersed among the stately, slower-paced dance dramas of Japan's Noh theater are the pleasant comedian performs or interludes often called Kyogen. those short performs developed from the bawdy skits that have been rousingly loved via the plebeian populaces of the towns in feudal Japan a few hundreds of thousands of years in the past while Noh itself was once a hobby and leisure solely reserved for the aristocracy. this day they nonetheless supply pleasant reduction from the sustained and centred motion of the Noh play that has replaced little or no through the centuries. one of the a number of varieties of classical jap drama, the fancy motion and very good coloring of Kabuki has probably enabled it to be the main simply understood; and the Noh, in a few first-class translations, has develop into well known for its poetic good looks. however the Kyogen, both deserving of cognizance, have remained rather unknown. simply now, with this new version of leave out Sakanishi's first-class translations, are they ultimately on hand to the Western reader. For the particular Western theater-goer in Japan, those translations are useful as aids to realizing and appreciating the comedian, occasionally outrageous, occasions within which the protagonists so frequently locate themselves concerned. when you have an interest within the performs from a in simple terms literary standpoint, they might good end up to be as captivating because the historical Greek comedies; while in addition they offer an perception into the lifestyles and instances of feudal Japan. In either shape and spirit those translations are actual renderings of the originals and produce to the reader the features of earthiness, spontaneity, and sturdy humor which are inherent in all real people drama.
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TARO. Yes, madam. Oh! This is most unexpected. Pray, what lucky wind has brought you here? How have y,ou been? As I had not seen you for a long while, I had certain misgivings. MISTRESS. Oh, I am happy to find you well. I have not seen you for a long while, have I? By the by, Taro boy, shall I tell her about our news? LORD. TARO. MISTRESS. I believe there is no harm in telling her that. What could it be? Oh, I have fears. Oh, no! It is nothing very important. We have been in the capital for a long while about the lawsuit, but finally it was decided in our favor today.
TARO. Jiro boy is right there. This one, too, has disguised itself very well; indeed it is a living image of my master. I am not going to be fooled, however, by a silly beast. You rascal! I will catch you. LAND-OWNER. What in the name of the Holy Buddha are you doing? It is I, your master. TARO. · What in the name of the Holy Buddha indeed! I will bind you tight to this tree and smoke you with pine needles. That should make you show yourself in your true nature. Come, where is your bushy tail? Howl like a good fox, too.
Someone has just been here to borrow a horse. Fortunately no one is using it today. him take it? PRIEST. Oh, no! me to say. NOVICE. Did you let I told him exactly what you had instructed THE RIBS AND THE COVER 31 What! I do not remember saying anything about the horse. What did you tell him? PRIEST. I said that a few days ago my master went out with it and encountered a gust of wind at the crossing; that the storm tore the ribs and the cover apart. So I tied them by the middle and hung them up to the ceiling.
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