Chasanbai - Chasanbai

A kyogen piece title. Female kyogen. A piece only in the Izumi school. A Japanese wife living in Hakozaki Bay, whose husband is Chinese, finds out that her husband has recently started crying and saying strange things. She goes to ask a knowledgeable neighbor about the meaning of the words, and finds out that "Nippon jinmushing ga tosairen" means "I miss my wife from China, I have no heart for the people of Japan," and that "chasanbai" means "let's drink tea," and "kisanbai" means "let's drink sake." When the wife returns home, she gives her husband (shite) some sake to make him happy. The happy husband asks her to dance, and she also dances a musical piece, but at the end of the dance she starts crying again, saying "Nippon jinmushing ga tosairen," and is driven away by her wife. This is a rare piece depicting the tragedy and comedy of an international marriage, and the dance is accompanied by an exotic accompaniment, creating an exotic atmosphere. The strange Chinese words, known as "Touon," unique to Kyogen, such as "Fu rai, fu rai (I'm happy)" and "Tabuke, tabuke (I don't like it)," also invite laughter.

[Kobayashi, Responsible]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

狂言の曲名。女狂言。和泉(いずみ)流だけの曲。唐人を夫とした箱崎の浦に住む日本人妻が、近ごろ夫が奇妙なことをいって泣くと、近所の物知りにそのことばの意味を尋ねに行き、日本人無心我唐妻恋(にっぽんじんむしんがとうさいれん)とは「日(ひ)の本(もと)の人の心のなかりけり、わが唐土(もろこし)の妻ぞ恋しき」ということ、さらにチャサンバイは「茶を飲もう」、キサンバイは「酒を飲もう」の意だと知る。そこで帰宅した妻は夫（シテ）に酒を飲ませて機嫌をとる。喜んだ夫は、妻に舞を所望し、自分も楽(がく)を舞うが、舞の終わりにまた「日本人無心……」と泣き出し、妻に追い込まれる。国際結婚の悲喜劇を描いた珍しい曲で、楽は瓢逸(ひょういつ)な囃子(はやし)で舞い異国情緒を漂わす。「フーライ、フーライ（うれしい）」「タブケ、タブケ（いやだ）」など、唐音(とうおん)といわれる狂言独特の珍妙な中国語も笑いを誘う。

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