お初はつ徳とく兵べ衛え

noun

Ohatsu and Tokubei

Refers to the historical lovers Ohatsu and Tokubei, who committed double suicide in 1703. Their story became famous through Chikamatsu's play.

• お初はつ徳とく兵べ衛えは、近ちか松まつ門もん左ざ衛え門もんの『曽そ根ね崎ざき心しん中じゅう』のモデルとなった恋こい人びとたちです。

  Ohatsu and Tokubei are the lovers who became the models for Chikamatsu Monzaemon's 'The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'.

noun

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

Title of the famous bunraku and kabuki play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, based on the real-life double suicide of Ohatsu and Tokubei.

• 『お初はつ徳とく兵べ衛え』は、『曽そ根ね崎ざき心しん中じゅう』の別べつ名めいとしても知しられています。

  'Ohatsu Tokubei' is also known as an alternate title for 'The Love Suicides at Sonezaki'.