Jiutai - Folk Song

The lyric part of Noh. It is also called ji or homonym. There is also a chorus group (jiutaikata or jikata) that is responsible for it. In Noh, 6 to 12 people appear, sitting sideways in two rows on the right side of the Noh stage (jiutaiza). They wear kamishimo (traditional Japanese formal kimono) or crested clothing and hakama (Japanese formal troupe), and do not wear costumes (funso). The leader in the center of the back row (right or left depending on the school if there is an even number) is called jigashira (chigashira), and is in charge of the scale, rhythm, and everything else. The jiutai come from the shite, but some of them are specialized in jiutai and do not dance forms. The content of the jiutai is not only explanations, lyricism, and scenery from a third person's perspective, but also often speaks for the characters' lines and describes their psychology. In Kyogen, 3 to 5 jiutai are sometimes used, but as in Noh's shimai (end of the dance), they sit at the back center of the stage facing the front, and do not use the jiutaiza.

[Masuda Shozo]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

能における地の詞章の部分。地、同音ともいう。またそれを担当する斉唱団（地謡方(かた)、地方(じかた)）。能の場合6～12人出て能舞台の右手（地謡座）に横向きで2列に正座する。裃(かみしも)または紋服に袴(はかま)で、扮装(ふんそう)はしない。後列中央（偶数の場合は流儀によって右あるいは左）がリーダーで地頭(じがしら)といい、音階、リズムほかすべてをつかさどる。地謡方はシテ方から出るが、なかには地謡専門で型を舞わぬ人もある。地謡の内容は、第三者側からの説明や叙情、叙景ばかりではなく、登場人物の台詞(せりふ)の代弁、心理描写の場合も多い。狂言でも3～5人の地謡を出すことがあるが、能の仕舞(しまい)のときのように、舞台中央奥に正面に向かって座り地謡座は用いない。

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