Japanese Noh Drama: Ten Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese, Volume 1 |
Common terms and phrases
according advances age-uta Amida ancient appears ATTENDANTS autumn beauty become BENKEI boat BOATMAN brocade Buddha Buddhist called century chanted child Chinese CHORUS comes dance DAUGHTER death divided skirt dream Eguchi Emperor enters entrance music eyes facing famous FERRYMAN flowers front GHOST goes grow hands heart Heike HERMIT hills Imperial Japanese kimono KIYOTSUNE Kwannon Lady land later leaves lines lived look lord MAIDEN meaning mind Miyako MONK moon MOTHER mountain moves night once pass past performed Persons Pillar Pine plant play poem Pray prayers present PRIEST Province reached RETAINERS rises river robe SANEMORI sashi scene Seat Shite SHIZUKA shrine sits soul SPIRIT spring stage stands Sutra Takasago tell temple translation travelling tree Turns Waki waters waves wears Western wife wind WOMAN Yoshitsune YOUTH