Kodakara Sanbaso - Kodakara Sanbaso

Japanese: 子宝三番叟 - こだからさんばそう

This is a Tokiwazu-bushi and Shinnai-bushi piece. According to the Tokiwatane, the Tokiwazu-bushi version was performed as a celebratory piece on the seventh anniversary of the death of the first Tokiwazu Mojitayu on February 1, 1787 (Tenmei 7), when a ceremony was held to celebrate the succession of the name of the second Tokiwazu Mojitayu by his senior disciple Kanetayu. There is no record of the piece being performed before this in the Tokiwatane, so this is thought to be its first performance. The composition was likely the first Tobaya Satonaga and the second Kishizawa Shikisa. The lyricist is unknown. It is choreographed by each school as a celebratory piece for the simple dance. In the third verse of the Noh play Okina, the third verse states that the most auspicious person in the world is Chitose's son Tokuhito, and names ten of his children, including Otoyo and Kesayo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

常磐津節，新内節の曲。常磐津節のほうは《常磐種》によると1787年(天明7)2月1日の初世常磐津文字太夫七回忌追善に当たって，高弟兼太夫の2世文字太夫襲名披露が行われ，その祝儀曲として上演されたとある。《常磐種》には本曲のこれ以前の上演記録はなく，これが初演と考えられる。作曲は初世鳥羽屋里長と2世岸沢式佐であろう。作詞者は不明。素踊の祝儀曲として各流で振り付けられている。能《翁》の三日之式の中で三番が千歳に対して世の中で最もめでたい者は子徳人であるとして，〈おとよ，けさよ〉ら10人の子供の名を挙げる。

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