Caraway - Karawei

Japanese: カラウェイ - からうぇい
Caraway - Karawei

...The lyrics include praising Buddha, kings, and the land, as well as singing about nature and love, but all of them have a strong Buddhist flavor. They are mainly performed at powe (festivals) related to Buddhist ceremonies and rites of passage. In particular, at the boat festival held on Lake Inlay in October, music is played on a golden bird-shaped boat called a Karawei (Karyoubinga, meaning "bird that lives in paradise") and many small boats that pull it, while maidens dance gracefully.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Caraway" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…歌詞の内容は釈迦や王,国土の賛美,自然や恋愛を歌ったものなどであるが,いずれも仏教的色彩の濃いもので,主として仏教儀式や通過儀礼にまつわるポウェ(祭り)の場で演奏される。とくに10月にインレイ湖で行われる船祭では,カラウェイ(迦陵頻伽(かりようびんが)。〈極楽にすむ鳥〉の意)と呼ぶ黄金の鳥形の船とそれを引く多くの小舟の上で音楽が演奏され,乙女たちが優雅に舞う。…

※「カラウェイ」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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