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| Diagram 1. Opening Movements of the Shite |
| (shite enters and stands at shite spot and chants) |
| Shite: |
| Shadow of Suzaku |
| Evening cloak again draws over |
| 1. Slowly mounting |
(moves forward, pause) |
| 2. Clouds of silk brush past the moon |
(turns slowly to move left) |
| Its glow is a reflection |
| from a silver mirror |
| from a great mirror |
| 3. The heavens’ dance is |
(point to right, scoop and move forward) |
| 4. The color of mystery, |
(open) |
| Its music, the wind’s sigh |
| Memory of the Genjo strings |
| And times now past |
| 5. I witness the moon’s passing |
(slowly turns to the left, gathering energy) |
| 6. Floating by like the |
(moves slightly left and forward, faces front) |
| Countless ten-thousand years |
| ... |
| (chanted) |
| And it is also said: |
| 7. Left to wait for golden dawn, |
(takes one step forward, and scoop fan) |
| 8. Twin leaves collect dew |
(opens fan) |
| 9. Upon their red and green fronds |
| (raises fan before face) |
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| Chorus: |
| 10. A work of art, this |
(bring fan overhead and drop to side) |
11. When art was a man’s riches |
(face front) |
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| Diagram 2. Short Lyrical Dance |
| Chorus: |
| 1. Glorified in times |
(forward point) |
| 2. When butterflies danced to sho |
(open–motion like wings) |
| 3. But Hafutatsu’s |
(remain still) |
| 4. Voice no longer can be heard |
(circle to back center of stage) |
| 5. Only forlorn winds |
(small zigzag) |
| 6. Rustling the pine branches |
(forward point) |
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| 7. Smoke of change shrouds |
(open fan and draw fan before face) |
| 8. The glory of the Heian |
(raise fan over head) |
| 9. Mist of time obscures |
(turn right to right corner) |
| 10. The splendor of the ancients |
(moving forward, scoop fan) |
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| Shite |
| 11. “Though I vowed that I |
(begin to slowly lower fan, pausing…) |
| 12. Would think no more of the past |
(bring fan slowly overhead) |
| 13. Here I am, sleeves drenched.” |
(bring left hand up in crying motion) |
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| Chorus: |
| 14. A long night to pass |
(open) |
| 15. Alone in the darkness |
(turn and move left, curving backstage) |
| 16. Coming or going |
(point toward stage left) |
| 17. All will travel different paths |
(open) |
| 18. All will travel different paths |
(shite begins his exit, turning right) |
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| Diagrams 3 & 4. Lyrical Dance |
| Shite: |
| 1. Green robe-sleeves, red crowns, |
(rise) |
| 2. And a chrysanthemum hat |
(forward point) |
| 3. Chorus: Tone of lute and flute |
(open) |
| 4. Shite: Tossed by storms, “Blue Ocean Waves” |
(small zigzag, first right then left, hit sleeve with fan) |
| Chorus: |
| 5. Palace of song |
(point, move to center) |
| 6. Court of elegant music |
(continuation of this movement) |
| 7. Lord Autumn, guard her gate, |
(face forward) |
| 8. Calming fearful nights with |
(open) |
| 9. Breath of the twinleaves, |
(scoop fan, raise to face) |
| 10. Solfege chanted by the wind |
(open fan, bring around before face) |
| 11. Lulling age-old spirits |
(slowly bring fan overhead) |
| 12. Mikado’s musician |
(circle to upstage left) |
| 13. Called to holy chambers |
(lift fan overhead to shade face) |
| 14. Then, waits on Kaguya’s moon |
(circle back left) |
| 15. Marker of time’s change |
(small zigzag) |
| 16. Even red autumn leaves scatter |
(open) |
| 17. Over cicada fields |
(begin left-right zigzag, 2 steps left) |
| 18. Autumn may die, but Lord Autumn, |
(continue, arch to upper stage right) |
| 19. Stands Suzaku watch |
(turn, facing forward, lower fan) |
| 20. He, aged as these gateway beams, |
(face left, stomp) |
| 21. Towering pillars |
(face right, stomp, face front) |
| 22. Gate where dreams play in shadows |
(open) |
| 23. Left in the darkness |
(circle left to starting spot) |
| 24. Splendor of the Golden Age |
(ending scoop) |
| 25. Faded in the mist |
(kneel) |
