Ukarebouzu - Ukarebouzu

Japanese: 浮かれ坊主 - うかれぼうず

Kabuki dance piece. Kiyomoto (originally the Tokiwazu piece "Gannin Bozu"). Original title: "Seven Pieces of Flowers". One of the seven transformations. First performed by Bando Mitsugoro III at the Edo Ichimuraza in Bunka 8 (1811). Lyrics by Sakurada Jisuke II, music by Kishizawa Koshikibu III, choreography by Fujima Kanjuro I. A dance of the customs in which a gannin monk, an entertainer who makes a petition on behalf of others on the street, dances half-naked with only a loincloth and a black robe draped over it, and wears a chobokure. When Onoe Kikugoro VI performed it in 1929, Kiyomoto Enjutayu 5 rewrote it into Kiyomoto, incorporating the mix-and-match dance (using a verse that combines popular songs) from "Onna Kumosuke" (around 1828), also a Kiyomoto piece. It is a light-hearted piece with a traditional rhythm. The final act features a dance performed in villain masks.

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Japanese:

歌舞伎舞踊曲。清元 (原曲は常磐津『願人坊主』) 。本名題『七枚続 (しちまいつづき) 花の姿絵』。七変化の一つ。文化8 (1811) 年江戸市村座で，3世坂東三津五郎が初演。作詞2世桜田治助，作曲3世岸沢古式部，振付1世藤間勘十郎。街頭で代願をする芸人の願人坊主が，ふんどしに黒の衣を引っかけただけの半裸な姿で踊り，ちょぼくれをする風俗舞踊。 1929年6世尾上菊五郎が上演した際に，5世清元延寿太夫が清元に改曲し，同じく清元の『女雲助』 (文政 11〈1828〉頃) からまぜこぜ踊り (流行歌をつなぎ合せた節を用いる) が取入れられた。本調子で，軽妙な曲である。幕切れは悪玉の面を着けた踊りとなっている。

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