Kanze sings "Shikai-nami', a passage from the play "Takasago", still bowing.

Then "Oi-matsu", "Toboku", and "Takasago" are sung with music.

When the three pieces are finished, Shogun gives the clothes of
Shiro-aya-momo-ura" (white-aya with crimson lining) to the three

or chief actors tayus, and "orikami" to the other actors. Of this, the three

tayus, putting the clothes just given upon his suo, begin at
once to dance the "Yumi-ya-no-tachiai-no-Mai" (the dance of the

match of bows and arrows).

The text of this utai is as follows:

Our ancestor was called Umegu Hogu no Kami, Zomotoki.

He was the descendant in the 9th. generation of Zachibana no Moroye, sadaijiu; and lived in Umedzse, Yamashiro, hence his family name. After that he lived in Oshima, in the province of Zamba and died in the 4th. year Ninwa. The 22nd. descendant from Moroye after Zomotoki was called Hiogu no Kami Zomosato. He was a samurai in Zamba, like his fathers. The 28th. descendant was H. no. K. Kagehisa. His mother dreamed

Song for the falling kingdom

Homing crows drift in the air at nest-time
over the terrace at Koso,

Within, the Go king is drinking with Sei-shi,

The song of his dynasty is not yet run to its end
Nor her dances danced to a finish.

The Bule Mountain bathes in the sun

Pale rays still strike the gold urn
and fall slowly into the water.

The autumn moonlight is already tinging the river,
What use is this pleasure tomorrow.

that a No. mask was given from the cavern; she conceived, and
Kogebisa was born. From his childhood Kogebisa liked music
and dancing, and he was naturally very excellent in these
arts. The Emperor Gotsuchi Mikado heard his name, and on the
Yamay of 13th. of Bammer he called him to his palace and
made him perform the piece Ashokari. Kogebisa was only 16
years old at the time. The Emperor admired him very much, and
gave him Monsuki ( ) and a curtain which was
purple above and white below. And giving him the letter of
Waka, he made him change his name Ume to Umewaka. By the

Zanigu Rokuro, Ujimori, on the 4th. year of Keicho, was called
to the palace by Zokugawa Dueuasu, and given a territory of
1000 kobo in his home (Zamba). He died 3rd. year of Kambun.

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After that the family of Umewaba served the Zobengawa Shogunz
with No<sup>th</sup> generation after generation, and came to the revolu-
tion of Meiji. These are the outlines of the genealogy of my
house.

This year is the 450th. anniversary of Zomosato; and so
we celebrate him with Kagehisa ad Ujimori, and have these per-
formances for three days. We hope that all will come and see.