Daoqing - Daojyou (English spelling)

Japanese: 道情 - どうじょう（英語表記）dào qíng

A type of Chinese song. It was originally a hymn sung by Taoist priests at Taoist temples, singing of the ecstasy of reveling in the mysterious world of Taoism. Its origin is said to be a Taoist song called "Bu Xu Ci" that was written and recited by Taoist priests and ordinary poets during the Six Dynasties and Tang dynasties. It was first seen in the Tang dynasty as "Tao-jing Shi" found in the Dunhuang manuscript (Stein No. 5648), and by the Song and Yuan dynasties it had become a folk song, sung with lyrics and tunes of various lengths. In plays, it was sometimes sung not only by the Taoist priests but also by monks, and the content of the song also began to satirize the stupidity and ugliness of the secular world.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の歌曲の一種。もとは道教の道観で道士によってうたわれた賛歌で，幽玄な道の世界に遊ぶ法悦をうたう。それの起源は，六朝･唐代に道士や一般詩人も作詞し詠唱した〈歩虚詞〉という道歌だろうという。これの唐代における初見は，敦煌写本(スタイン5648号)に見いだされる〈道情詩〉であり，宋･元代になると民間の歌謡にもなって，長短さまざまな歌詞と節回しでうたわれ，芝居では登場人物の道士のみならず僧侶もこれをうたうことがあり，歌の内容にも俗世の愚かさや醜さへの風刺が加わるようになった。

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