Otsu Ebushi - Otsu Ebushi

A popular song from the end of the Edo period. At Osaka Pass, which connects Otsu and Kyoto, there were many shops selling Otsu-e paintings. The Otsu Oiwake Dance (included in Matsu no Ochiba) from the early 1700s was inspired by this. However, the song that has been passed down to the present day is the melody that was popular from the Kaei period (1848-1854) to the Meiji period, and the most well-known is "Evacuate Osaka," which tells the story of Umekawa Chubei. Many parodies were created in various places, and they give us a glimpse into the state of the times and human feelings, such as the reaction of the people when Perry arrived, the works of intellectuals at the end of the Edo period, and the changes in living conditions due to the opening up of society. In the Meiji period, it was also sung frequently at comedy halls.

[Yoshihiro Kurata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸末期の流行唄(はやりうた)。大津と京都を結ぶ逢坂関(おうさかのせき)には、大津絵を売る店が立ち並んでいた。これに題材を求めたのが、1700年代初頭の「大津おひわけゑ踊」（『松の落葉』収載）である。しかし現代に伝わっているのは、嘉永(かえい)年間（1848～54）から明治にかけて流行した曲節で、梅川忠兵衛の物語を歌った「大阪を立ち退(の)いて」が一般に知られている。各地で数多くの替え歌がつくられたが、たとえばペリー来航時の民衆の反応、幕末文化人の作品づくし、文明開化による生活環境の変化など、世相や人情の一端をうかがうことができる。明治時代には寄席(よせ)でも盛んに歌われた。

［倉田喜弘］

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