下げ座ざ唄うた

noun

offstage song in kabuki

A song performed by musicians hidden from the audience, typically to set the mood or accompany action in kabuki theater.

• 下げ座ざ唄うたが流ながれると、舞ぶ台たいの雰ふん囲い気きが一いっ変ぺんした。

  When the offstage song began, the atmosphere on stage changed completely.