Fumiyamada

The title of a Kyogen piece. Miscellaneous Kyogen. In the Izumi school, it is written as "Bun Sanzoku." Two bandits come out chasing a traveler (who does not appear on stage). When the shite bandit says "Oh dear," the other misunderstands it to mean "let him go," and they fail again today. They argue, saying that it is the other's fault that things always go wrong, and start a duel. As they struggle, they decide that if they die without anyone finding out about their brave act, it would be the same as dying in vain, so they should at least leave a note for their wives and children. The note they write gradually changes from the situation to a plea for their families, and the two begin to cry. They reconcile, realizing that they could have kept it to themselves, and go home together. In an era when life was cheap, the true essence of this Kyogen lies in the loud singing of "I went home dying in vain."

[Mitsuo Yuya]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

狂言の曲名。雑狂言。和泉(いずみ)流では「文山賊」と表記する。山賊2人が旅人（舞台には登場しない）を追って出てくる。シテの山賊が「やれやれ」といったのを、もう1人が逃がしてやれの意味に取り違え、今日もまた不首尾。いつもうまくいかないのは互いに相手のせいだと口論になり、果たし合いを始める。取っ組み合ううちに、このけなげな姿をだれにも知られずに死んだら犬死と同じだから、せめて妻子に書置きを残そうということになる。書き上げた文面は、事のてんまつからいつしか家族への想(おも)いの口説きとなり、2人は泣き出す。しょせんは2人の胸にしまっておけばすむことと仲直りし、連れ立って帰る。生命の値段が安かった時代、「犬死せでぞ帰りける」と高らかにうたうところに、この狂言の真骨頂がある。

［油谷光雄］

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