Kappore

A folk song. In the late Edo period, in Edo, monks who were beggars wore white clothes, light yellow hoods, and red sandals, and danced while holding umbrellas and beating wooden clappers. The name is said to come from the accompaniment words of "Toba-bushi," which was popular during the Tenpo period (1830-1844), "I'm in love with you," or it is said to be a corrupted version of the Italian folk song "Capolen." It is a descendant of the Sumiyoshi dance "Yaatokose," which originated from the rice planting ritual at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka, and is characterized by the lyrics "Kappore, kappore, kappore with sweet tea," and is a mix of bountiful harvest dance and vulgar humor. Around 1877 (Meiji 10), it also made its way into vaudeville halls, and was particularly popular for a dozen years. In January 1886, Ichikawa Danjūrō ​​IX transformed it into a folk dance called "Hatsugasumisoramo Sumiyoshi" at the Shintomi-za Theatre in Tokyo, and the version that remains today is still performed today.

[Kisaragi Aoko]

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俗曲。幕末、江戸で願人坊主たちが白の着付、浅黄の投頭巾(ずきん)、赤緒(あかお)の草履(ぞうり)で、二階傘を立て拍子木をたたいて踊った大道芸。名称の由来は、天保(てんぽう)期（1830～44）に流行した『鳥羽節(とばぶし)』の囃子詞(はやしことば)「わたしゃお前にかっ惚(ぽ)れた」によるものとも、一説にはイタリア民謡「カポーレン」の転訛(てんか)ともいう。大坂・住吉神社の御田植(おたうえ)神事から出た住吉踊「やあとこせ」の流れで、「かっぽれ、かっぽれ、甘茶でかっぽれ」の歌詞を特徴とし、豊年踊に卑俗滑稽(こっけい)な踊りを混ぜたもの。1877年（明治10）ごろから寄席(よせ)にも進出し、十数年間はとくに盛んであった。86年1月、東京新富(しんとみ)座で『初霞空住吉(はつがすみそらもすみよし)』として9世市川団十郎が風俗舞踊化したものが今日に伝わる。

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