Koi no omoni
Koi no Omone(1901)Japanese Plays and Playfellows, Heinemann, London [EN]
- 46A glance at the programme gave assurance of prolonged and varied entertainment, since no less than five religious plays and three kiyōgen (lit. mad words), or farcical interludes, were announced in the following order: 1. Shunkwan, the High-Priest in Exile. 2. Koi no Omone, the Burden of Love. 3. Aoi no Uye, the Sick Wife. 4. Funa Benkei, Benkei at Sea. 5. Tsuchigumo, the Earth-Spider.
- 49Nevertheless, what could be more romantic than the title and plot of the play, attributed to the Emperor Gohanazono though “signed by Motokiyo–Koi no Omoni,” “The Burden of Love”?
- 36Some of these plays are based on thetheme of a man having an enmity to woman because ofunfaithfulness, as in Aya-no-tuzumi (The Rush Drum)and Koi-no-omoni (The Burden of Love).
- 58Koi-no-omoni (The Burden of Love)