Gion no Nyōgo Kokonoe Nishiki

Japanese: 祇園女御九重錦 - ぎおんにょうごここのえにしき

Joruri. Historical piece. Five acts. A collaboration between Wakatake Fuemiya and Nakamura Agye. First performed at the Toyotakeza Theater in Osaka in 1760. Influenced by old Joruri such as "The Origin of the Sanjusangendo Mune," the third act tells the story of a willow spirit, and the fourth act tells the story of the conflict between Taira Tadamori's wife, Ikedono, and Gion no Nyōgo. The third act was well received, and it was independently performed in 1825 under the title "The Origin of the Sanjusangendo Mune," and has been performed under this title ever since. Oyanagi, a willow spirit, makes a promise to Yokosone Heitaro, who saved her life, and gives birth to a son, Midorimaru, but the original willow tree is cut down to be used as the ridgepole of Sanjusangendo, and Oyanagi leaves the human world with regret. The "Kiyari" part, in which Midorimamaru and Heitaro drag the willow to the capital, is famous. It is also performed in Kabuki.

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Japanese:

浄瑠璃。時代物。5段。若竹笛躬，中邑阿契合作。宝暦 10 (1760) 年大坂豊竹座初演。古浄瑠璃『都三十三間堂棟由来』などの影響を受け，3段目に柳の精の物語，4段目に平忠盛の妻池殿と祇園女御の葛藤を配した。3段目が好評を得て，『三十三間堂棟由来 (さんじゅうさんげんどうむなぎのゆらい) 』と題して文政8 (1825) 年独立上演され，以来もっぱらこの題名で今日まで上演。柳の精お柳が命の恩人横曾根平太郎と契り，一子緑丸をもうけるが，もとの柳が三十三間堂の棟木として切られ，お柳は名残りを惜しみながら人界を去る。緑丸と平太郎が柳を都へ引いてゆく「木遣り」のくだりが有名。歌舞伎でも上演される。

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