Song Thrush - Song Thrush

…But it is said that among all the birds that herald spring, they have the most beautiful voices, and their song makes people fall in love with them. Among them, song thrushes and blackbirds have been loved since ancient Roman times, and were also considered delicious food. In England, there was a dish called "thrush pie" that was baked for royalty, in which a thrush was sealed inside a large pie and baked without being killed. The custom of enjoying the sight of a thrush jumping out when the pie was cut also appears in the nursery rhyme "Mother Goose Song." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the song thrush is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし春告げ鳥のうちでももっとも美しい声をもち，そのさえずりによって人々に恋心を芽ばえさせるといわれる。なかでもウタツグミやクロウタドリは古代ローマ時代から愛玩され，また美味な食物とされた。イギリスでは〈ツグミのパイ〉と称して，大きなパイの中に封じ込め殺さずに焼きあげた王族用の料理があったといわれ，パイを切るとツグミが飛びだすのを楽しんだ習俗が童謡《マザーグースの歌》にも出てくる。…

※「ウタツグミ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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