Comments on: Cool chinese poem http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/08/02/chinese-poem-2/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/08/02/chinese-poem-2/#comment-3011 Doug Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:39:44 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=4672#comment-3011 Yeah, that's Konishiki. This show brings in a lot of specialty celebrities who play certain recurring roles, like Nomura Mansai and others. One fellow is really good with the shamisen. Yeah, I never heard of Nomura Mansai, but I really like his acting on the show, so I too am a fan. :D I happen to see the skit before the poem, so I have to admit I like the song actually. It's cute, and interprets the poem in a cute way, particularly the first line, 春眠暁を覚えず, which can be interpreted elsewhere as "In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn". Hence the "sleep" motif. Yeah, that’s Konishiki. This show brings in a lot of specialty celebrities who play certain recurring roles, like Nomura Mansai and others. One fellow is really good with the shamisen. Yeah, I never heard of Nomura Mansai, but I really like his acting on the show, so I too am a fan. :D

I happen to see the skit before the poem, so I have to admit I like the song actually. It’s cute, and interprets the poem in a cute way, particularly the first line, 春眠暁を覚えず, which can be interpreted elsewhere as “In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn”. Hence the “sleep” motif.

]]> By: johnl http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/08/02/chinese-poem-2/#comment-2998 johnl Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:51:16 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=4672#comment-2998 That video is enough to make me a fan of Nomura Mansai. He is an actor of kyogen, a comedic version of Noh. He uses the kyogen style of proclaiming the dialogue very effectively; maybe he is giving the kids who watch the show a taste for kyogen. He is wearing a kyogen costume as well. I tried to read the poem (and I succeeded in reading the translation!) before watching the video. The musical setting of the poem seemed to destroy the feeling that I had from the poem. Turning the depth of the poem into a pop song. The big guy (and one of the singers) is former sumo wrestler Konishiki (born in Samoa or Hawaii?). Even though I like Nomura Mansai's part of this video, it is still not enough to convince me I need a TV. Regards, JL That video is enough to make me a fan of Nomura Mansai. He is an actor of kyogen, a comedic version of Noh. He uses the kyogen style of proclaiming the dialogue very effectively; maybe he is giving the kids who watch the show a taste for kyogen. He is wearing a kyogen costume as well.

I tried to read the poem (and I succeeded in reading the translation!) before watching the video. The musical setting of the poem seemed to destroy the feeling that I had from the poem. Turning the depth of the poem into a pop song. The big guy (and one of the singers) is former sumo wrestler Konishiki (born in Samoa or Hawaii?).

Even though I like Nomura Mansai’s part of this video, it is still not enough to convince me I need a TV.

Regards,
JL

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