Matsukaze (Nō)

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Scene from Matsukaze

Matsukaze ( Japanese 松風 ' Wind in the Kiefern ' ), in German Kieferwind , is the title of a Nō drama by Seami . The Nō is also known under the name Matsukaze-Murazame ( 松風 ・ 村 雨 ). It is a third game in the Nō category.

Preliminary remark

The action takes place in Suma Bay. Enter : Matsukaze ( Shite ), Murazame ( Tsure ), monk ( Waki ) and a local man ( Ai ).

action

  1. Act:
    1. A wandering monk appears, who is drawn to the attention of a local man to the jaw, which reminds of two girls. The monk is gripped by sympathy, the autumn sun is sinking, he wants to ask for accommodation for the night in a nearby salt-boiling hut.
  2. Act:
    1. The deceased girls Matsukaze and Murazame approached in the form of fisher girls.
    2. The monk asks for shelter for the night at the salt boiler hut. He quotes verses from Yukihira relating to Suma Bay and the salt. The girls burst into tears, the monk realizes that they are ghost beings.
    3. Transition to love frenzy and dance. Play on words with matsu , which can mean both pine and waiting .
    4. The monk awakens from his dream vision. The souls have found redemption.
    5. A choir concludes the piece.

Post Comment

Hermann Bohner , the German Nō expert, considers Matsukaze to be the most beautiful Nō game ever.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Woodcut by Tsukioka Kōgyo (月 岡 耕 漁; 1869–1924).
  2. ↑ Murazame ( 村 雨 ) - literally village rain - denotes a short, heavy rain shower.
  3. ↑ The Bay of Suma ( 須 磨 ) today belongs to the eponymous district of Kobe , Hyogo prefecture .

See also

literature

  • Donald Keene (Ed.): Matsukaze (text in English). In: 20 Plays of the NŌ Theater. Columbia University Press, 1970. ISBN 0-231-03455-5 .
  • Kita-Schule (Ed.): Matsukaze (text and stage instructions, Japanese). Daycare school, 1979.
  • Hermann Bohner: Matsukaze In: Nō. The individual Nō. German Society for Natural History and Ethnology of East Asia, Tōkyō 1956. Commission publisher Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden. P. 159.