No one talks about Ringo's new song?

[Jonny]

Okay so here is that full article:

椎名林檎初の歌舞伎音楽書き下ろし
　 歌手の椎名林檎（２８）が初めて歌舞伎の音楽を担当したことが６日、分かった。コクーン歌舞伎「三人吉三」（東京・渋谷のシアターコクーン、７日～２８ 日）の会見で主演の中村勘三郎（５２）が明かしたもので、第３幕の大立ち回りの場面で、バラード調の書き下ろし曲「玉手箱」が流れる。ＣＤ化などの予定は なく、見に来た人のみが聞ける貴重な音源となる。
　０３年に椎名が勘三郎の舞台「夏祭浪花鑑」を観劇したのがきっかけで、意気投合。昨年の舞台「東海道四谷怪談」では客入れ時に既発曲「浴槽」を流していた。今回は勘三郎からのオファーで異色タッグが実現した。
　椎名は「私のコヱを用いるのに抵抗を覚え、なかなか克服できませんでした。下座の調子と私の南蛮楽器の調子を合わせ、同居させるのに終始しました。もったいない機会をいただき、まことにありがとうございました」とコメント。

From http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2007/0...00371085.shtml

My quick intepretation is: This is the first time for Ringo to take charge of the music part of Kabuki. The play is called 三人吉三 (which according to a Japanese friend should be pronounced さんにんきちさく, sannin-kichisaku) and is played at Cocoon theatre in Shibuya. The song appears to be played during the 3rd act, and it's a ballad and named Treasure chest. There isn't a plan to release it on CD. I guess the value of it is felt by those who come to see the play (okay I'm really not understanding that sentence).
During 2003, Ringo had a chance to see "Natsumatsuri Naniwa Kagami" (I guess a play) being performed by Nakamura, and she grew fond of him. In last year's play "東海道四谷怪談" (Tokkaidou, something), during the time when audience were entering, a song named Yokusou (bathtub) was played (it doesn't say anything about Ringo making that, so I assume she didn't). This time there was an offer from Nakamura "to implement a unique tag" (I just guess, Nakamura offered Ringo to make a song).

I'm still working a translation for the Ringo quote. I think she says that she got an offer she couldn't resist.

[baboo]

oh my goodness, Can someone translate this? I'm so blur...

Cannot wait to here something new from her. The latest album somewhat did not heat it up as much as I expected...It's like leaving me wanting more!!!

[Ananda]

Do you read 浴室 "yokusou" ?

[Jonny]

That's よくしつ, yokushitu

[Ananda]

Yes I know I thought you were saying it was Yokusou :

Originally Posted by Jonny

In last year's play "東海道四谷怪談" (Tokkaidou, something), during the time when audience were entering, a song named Yokusou (bathtub)

[MBF]

Yokusou => 浴槽
Yokushitsu => 浴室

The upper one appeared in the text, Jonny translated ^^

[Ananda]

Ok sorry. (WTF 10 characters at least)

[badtzmaru]

Thanks for the quick translation, Jonny!! It seems like Ringo has good connections with unique artists/actors/movie people lately. That "Yokusou" song is a real coincidence!!

I guess there are no words, and won't sound like anything on HF probably. If it's a ballad, it's probably a song played by a few Japanese instruments? And if so, I'd like to hear what Ringo composed!

[frecklegirl]

Originally Posted by Jonny

The play is called 三人吉三 (which according to a Japanese friend should be pronounced さんにんきちさく, sannin-kichisaku)

Are you sure it's kichisaku? I checked all the possible readings for that character and 'saku' is not one of them, and the possible readings for those characters together are Kichizou, Yoshizou, Yoshimi, and Yoshimitsu. I'm just wondering where that 'saku' came from. Please enlighten me!

[Jonny]

That's why I asked a Japanese friend...