地じ謡うたい前まえ

noun

stage left (Noh); in front of the chorus

A Noh theater term referring to the area stage left, where the chorus (地謡) sits. Used in descriptions of Noh staging.

See also: 地謡座

• 地じ謡うたい前まえは、能のう舞ぶ台たいで地じ謡うたいが座すわる場ば所しょの前まえの部ぶ分ぶんを指さす。

  地謡前 refers to the area in front of where the chorus sits on a Noh stage.