間あいの狂きょう言げん

noun

kyogen interlude; short comic scene in Noh

A short scene performed by a kyogen actor during a Noh play, often explaining the story or providing comic relief. Also written 間狂言.

See also: 間狂言

• 能のうの途と中ちゅうで、間あいの狂きょう言げんが物もの語がたりの背はい景けいを説せつ明めいする。

  During the Noh play, the kyogen interlude explains the background of the story.