Congratulations - Celebration

Japanese: 祝言 - しゅうげん

〘noun〙① words of celebration; prayer; congratulatory message. ※Untitled poem of Japan (around 1162-64) October/September's last day at Tenmangu Shrine (Fujiwara no Atsumitsu) "Three autumns, the _journey back to _the mountains, the chanting of blessings for _all _eternity in the temple gardens." ※The Tale of Soga (around the Northern and Southern Courts) 4 "Therefore, King Hako will forget the new year's celebration." ② celebration; congratulatory gift. ※Noh play, Shun'ei (around 1435) "The sleeves of the dance of the thousand autumns, the celebration of the bond between parent and child." ③ (━suru) To hold a wedding ceremony. Also, the ceremony. Wedding. ※Koi-nyu-ki (around 1443-73) "Even the people of this town are engaged in marriage and such." ④ physical intercourse between a man and a woman. ※Storybook, Yesterday is Today's Tale (around 1614-24), part 2, "When I unexpectedly passed through the town of Keisei, I performed the shigen without any consideration of right or wrong." ⑤ A piece performed at the end of a performance in Bugaku or Joruri. In Bugaku, it is called "Cho Keishi," in Joruri, "Bon Tengoku," and in Nagauta, "Kiku Jido." ⑥ An abbreviation of "Shugen nou (Wedding Noh)." ※Sando (1423), "First, the style of the wedding ceremony begins, and the audience comes out, and they sing a chant of seven or eight lines, (omitted)." ⑦ An abbreviation of "Shugen ongyoku (Wedding Music)." ※Kakyo (1424), Johakyu no Koto, "From the fan beat, the music of the wedding ceremony, the style of the stage, (omitted) should be as prepared." ⑧ In Noh, one of the five sounds. A piece sung naturally and smoothly. Also, the flavor of it. [Pentaphonic Pieces (c. 1429-41)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 祝いのことば。祝詞。賀詞。※本朝無題詩（1162‐64頃）一〇・九月尽日陪天満天神祠〈藤原敦光〉「三秋徂景帰_二羈路_一、万代祝言唱_二廟庭_一」※曾我物語（南北朝頃）四「されば、箱王は、あらたま年のしゅうげんをもわすれ」② 祝い。祝儀。※謡曲・春栄（1435頃）「親と子の定めを祝ふ祝言の、千秋万歳の舞の袖」③ (━する) 嫁入りの儀式を行なうこと。また、その式。婚礼。結婚式。※娵入記（1443‐73頃）「御わかこの御ちの人にても、御しうげんなどにて御なり候」④ 男女の肉体的な交わり。※咄本・昨日は今日の物語（1614‐24頃）下「思ひよらず傾城町を通れば〈略〉是非に及ばずしうげんをつとめて」⑤ 舞楽・浄瑠璃などで、終わりに演じる曲。舞楽では「長慶子」、浄瑠璃では「梵天国」、長唄では「菊慈童」など。⑥ 「しゅうげんのう（祝言能）」の略。※三道（1423）「先、祝言の風体、開口人出でて、〈略〉七八句謡ふべし」⑦ 「しゅうげんおんぎょく（祝言音曲）」の略。※花鏡（1424）序破急之事「扇拍子より、祝言の音曲、次第次第の風体は、〈略〉用意のままなるべし」⑧ 能楽で、五音(ごおん)の一。自然によどみなくうたう曲。また、その味わい。〔五音曲条々（1429‐41頃）〕

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