True dream - Masayume

Japanese: 真夢 - まさゆめ

The title of a Shinnai-bushi song. The original title was Akegarasu no Chi no Masayume. It can also be written as Masayume. The Shinnai-bushi song Akegarasu was famous, so a sequel to it, Akegarasu no Chi no Masayume, a human interest story written jointly by Ryuutei Rijyo and the second Nansen Shoso Manjin (later Tamenaga Shunsui), was published (1819-24), and became a bestseller. Borrowing the title, Fuji Matsuroku wrote the lyrics and composed the song in May 1857 (Ansei 4). It is divided into three parts. The first part is about Urazato Tokijiro, who has escaped from the red-light district, on his journey to Sarue-oshima in Fukagawa, and is an interesting tune that skillfully uses tunes from other schools.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新内節の曲名。本名題《明烏後真夢（あけがらすのちのまさゆめ）》。〈正夢〉とも書く。新内節の《明烏（あけがらす）》が有名だったので，その後日談として滝亭鯉丈（りゆうていりじよう）と2世南仙笑楚満人(後の為永春水)の合作による，人情本《明烏後正夢》が出版され(1819‐24)，ベストセラーになった。その題名をかりて富士松魯中が1857年(安政4)5月に作詞作曲したもの。上中下に分けられる。上は廓を抜け出た浦里･時次郎が，深川猿江大島への道行で，他流の曲節を巧みに用いた面白い曲節。

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