Carole

Japanese: carole
Carole

...Examples include the everyday, common people's idea seen in the French Noel "Joseph Taketh a Good Bride" and the vivid image of the birth of Jesus as a single rose blooming in the middle of the winter night seen in the German Christmas lied "The Rose Has Bloomed" (the 96th hymn of the United Church of Christ in Japan "From the Roots of Jesse"). The origin of the word "carol" is said to be the medieval French round dance "carole". In 14th and 15th century English carols, which are suitable for the singing style of round dances, it is common to see a repeat of each turn phrase, and they are characterized by a mixture of Latin and slang (dialect). ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "carole" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フランスのノエル《ヨセフは良き嫁をめとりぬ》に見られる日常的庶民的な発想や,ドイツのクリスマスのリート《バラが咲いた》(日本基督教団賛美歌96番《エサイの根より》)に見られる,イエスの降誕を冬の真夜中に花開く一輪のバラにたとえたイメージの鮮烈さなどを,その例として挙げることができよう。 キャロルcarolの語源は,中世フランスの輪舞カロルcaroleであるとされている。14~15世紀イギリスのキャロルには,輪舞の際の歌唱形式にふさわしく,折返し句が1句ごとに反復される形がよく見られ,ラテン語と俗語(方言)が入りまじっているのが特徴である。…

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