語かたり物もの

noun

narrative; storytelling piece

Refers to a traditional Japanese narrative performance genre, such as 平曲, 説経節, or 浄瑠璃, where a story is chanted or recited with musical accompaniment.

• 語かたり物ものは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな語かたり芸げいの一ひとつです。

  Katarimono is one of Japan's traditional narrative performance arts.

• 平へい家け物もの語がたりは語かたり物ものとして琵び琶わ法ほう師しによって語かたり継つがれた。

  The Tale of the Heike was passed down as a katarimono by biwa-playing minstrels.