Chobokure

A type of ritual song that was popular in the late Edo period. It is also called "chongare." The lyrics are preceded and followed by the accompaniment words "chongare chongare" and "chobokure chobokure," so it is called "chongare-bushi" or "chobokure-bushi." The origin is unknown. It was characterized by fast speech. It started in Edo around the time of the Kyoho era (1716-1736), and in 1821 (Bunsei 4) it became popular in Osaka, as described in "Setsuyo Kikan." A monk who was a beggar would walk around waving a shakujo (a shakujo) and talk as if singing. In "Shichihenjin" by Baitei Kinka, it is described as "chobokure chongare charamaka style."

[Kazuo Sekiyama]

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祭文(さいもん)の一種で江戸時代後期に流行した大衆芸能。「ちょんがれ」ともいう。詞章の前後に「ちょんがれちょんがれ」「ちょぼくれちょぼくれ」の囃子詞(はやしことば)がついたため「ちょんがれ節」「ちょぼくれ節」といった。語源不詳。早口でしゃべるところに特徴があった。享保(きょうほう)（1716～36）のころに江戸で始まり、1821年（文政4）に大坂でも流行したことが『摂陽奇観(せつようきかん)』にみえる。願人(がんにん)坊主が錫杖(しゃくじょう)を打ち振りながら歌うように語って歩いた。梅亭金鵞(ばいていきんが)の『七偏人(しちへんじん)』に「ちょぼくれちょんがれちゃらまか流」とある。

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