Otakabe - Otakabe

Japanese: オタカベ - おたかべ

…They were government officials and their duties were hereditary, but there were various differences in the way they were passed down. The Noro lived in the “Noro Donchi” (within the Noro palace), performed ceremonial services within the area of their jurisdiction, sang omoro at the Otake (sacred shrines) and places of worship, and recited otakabe (prayer to the gods for a good day for the festival and for the origin of the gods). …

From [Divine Song]

…Kagura Kagura Song [Shigeko Nakamura] (4) Okinawan Divine Songs Okinawa, which has an ancient style of ritual centered around shrine maidens, also preserves various divine songs for festivals. In the Okinawa Islands, there are Miseseru, which means a divine oracle; Otakabe, which worships the gods and makes requests such as rain; Tirukuguchi, which originally started as a divine oracle and is now a prayer to the gods for a good harvest; and Kuena and Umu, which also appeal to the gods at length to their wishes. In the Miyako Islands, there are Fusa, which praises the gods by telling the story of the descent and birth of the gods and the creation of villages; Tabi, which means worshiping the gods; Pyasi, which also praises the gods; and Neeri, which uses elements of the divine songs to grandiosely describe the feats of ancestor gods.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Otakabe" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼女らは官人でその職責は世襲であるが，その継承にあたっては種々の違いが認められる。ノロは〈ノロ殿内（どんち）〉に住んで，担当の祭祀管轄区域内の祈願儀礼を行い，御嶽（おたけ∥うたき）や拝所でオモロをうたい，オタカベ(お崇べ)を唱えた。オタカベは祭礼のよき日と神の出自をたたえた神への祈願の言葉をいう。…

【神歌】より

…神楽神楽歌【中村茂子】(4)沖縄の神歌　巫女集団を中心とした古風な祭祀を伝える沖縄にも，祭りの場でのさまざまの神歌が保存されている。沖縄諸島では，神の託宣を意味するミセセル，神を崇（たか）べて降雨などの願いごとを述べるオタカベ，もとは託宣から出て現在は神に豊作などの祈願を捧げる形になったティルクグチ，同じく神に自分たちの願意を長々と訴えるクェーナやウムイなどがある。また宮古諸島では，神々の降臨･誕生から村落の創成などを述べたてて神を賛嘆するフサ，神々を崇べる意味のタービ，同じく神々を賛美するピャーシ，さらにそれらの神歌の要素を取りながら祖先神の偉業などを壮大に叙述するニーリなどがある。…

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