Kawar - Kawar

Japanese: カッワール - かっわーる
Kawar - Kawar

...a religious hymn of Muslims in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The word derives from qawl (words of testimony) and refers to songs sung by musicians called qawwals at the memorial festivals held at the shrines of Islamic mystical saints. Originally, it was a song sung at meetings held by Sufis to confess their faith and achieve union with God, and is recited to tune to Persian and Urdu poetic ghazals.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インド,パキスタンおよびバングラデシュのイスラム教徒の宗教賛歌。この語はqawl(〈証(あかし)の言葉〉)に由来し,イスラム神秘主義の聖者pīrの廟で行われる記念祭にカッワールと呼ばれる音楽家によって歌われるものを指す。本来,スーフィーがその信仰告白と神との合一を達成する目的で行う集会で歌われた歌で,ペルシア,ウルドゥー語の詩型ガザルに節をつけて朗唱するもの。…

※「カッワール」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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