『七福神を習う』 ＠末崎保育園 9:30-11:00
“Learning Shichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Fortune)” at Massaki Nursery School
9:30 – 11:00 am
末崎保育園の園児に地元の郷土芸能『七福神』を習う！！これは、いままで誰も試みたことがないと思う。
We will learn the local folk performing art “Shichifukujin” (The Seven Gods of Fortune) from children at the Massaki Nursery School!! I think this is something that has not been tried by anyone until now.
この末崎町では、各地区ごとに少しづつ振りの違う「七福神」があり、3歳のころから習い始めるらしい。年長組の5歳児が我々の先生。こんなことがあるのかというほど、みんな踊りが身体に入っている。そして、その唄（結構長くて、私が聞いてもわからない）を、みんな完全に覚えていて、ソラで歌える。5歳児ですよ！！しかしそこには3年のキャリアが！
In the town of Massaki, there are slightly different versions of “Shichifukujin”’s choreography for each region, and it is said that they begin learning it from around the age of 3. Our teachers are the 5-year-old upperclassmen. The dance is in their bodies so much so that you would be surprised that this sort of thing exists. Then, we will completely learn the song (it is quite long, and I don’t understand it even if I listen to it), and be able to sing it without looking at the words. These kids are 5-years-old!! However, they have a 3-year-long career!
2日間子供たちから『七福神』を習い、次の2日間は、同じく郷土芸能の唄『ご祝い』を地元の漁師さんから子供たちも一緒に習い、その振りをセシリアがつけて、5日目の11月2日に、我々の『七福神』と、みんなで『ご祝い』を唄いながら踊る発表会を行う。
まずは、初日のはじめに５歳の”先生”たちの踊りを見せていただく。
We learned “Shichifukujin” from the children for 2 days, and for the next 2 days we learned the local folk performing art song “GoIwai” (Celebration) together with the children from a local fisherman, Cecilia made choreography for that song, and on the fifth day of November 2nd, we put on a recital where we performed our “Shichifukujin” and danced while singing “GoIwai” with everybody.
At the beginning of the first day, we had our 5-year-old “teachers” show us their dancing.
午後：末崎地区の方々との交流
Afternoon: social exchange with people from the Massaki area
JCDN 佐東
JCDN Sato
