'SUEHIROGARI'
'THE COURTLY FAN'
A 'WAKI-KYOGEN'
A TYPE OF COMEDIC SHORT PLAYED
BETWEEN NOH DRAMAS
UNKNOWN AUTHORSHIP AND DATE OF COMPOSITION
「末広がり」
脇狂言
作者・成立年未詳
KAHOSHA
"I am a man of manifest destiny, a daimyo you know.
Right now the country is ruled by some pretty good sorts,
and so I find myself inundated by responsibilities
to gather together in great confabs and to throw immense dos
for staff and such. Which brings me to the matter at hand,
and that is,
I'm gonna bring together the whole bloody clan,
if you know what I mean.
To the old codgers who'll end up in the best seats,
intend to make a gift of expensive and auspicious
doodads called Suehirogari, from the capital no less.
I haven't checked yet to see whether I already have
some of them in the household paraphernalia.
I think I'll call in Tarokaja and have him find out.
TAROKAJA!!, can you hear me? Are you out there?"
TAROKAJA
"Yes Saaaaah!"
(Translation by KLR)
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