Kairyorenge-raku - Improved lotus flower drop

..."Xi Ge" and "Leng Hua Luo" were also sung as "begging arts," but these songs were taught by the chief or a specialized teacher. "Xi Ge" had the character of a "door-to-door art," and was a celebratory song sung at weddings, birthday celebrations, new houses, store openings, etc., and "Leng Hua Luo" seems to have been performed as early as the Song dynasty, and after the Republic of China it was called "kairyo Leng Hua Luo" and became a kind of farce. "(Su) Lai Bao," which was later performed at the amusement hall along with "Leng Hua Luo," is also said to have originated as a "begging art."...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kyōryō Renkaraku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…〈乞食芸〉として〈喜歌〉や〈蓮花落（れんげらく）〉も歌われたが，これらの歌謡は頭目やその専門の師匠から伝授されるものであった。〈喜歌〉は〈門付芸〉の性格をもち，婚礼，誕生祝い，新築，開店などに歌われる祝儀歌であり，〈蓮花落〉はすでに宋代ころから行われていたらしく，民国以後は〈改良蓮花落〉と称されて一種の茶番劇と化した。のちに〈蓮花落〉とともに雑芸場で上演されるようになった〈（すう）来宝〉も，〈乞食芸〉に始まるという。…

※「改良蓮花落」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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