Recitative. His servants clap their hands and laugh long and loud. The younger samurai run back to the gate, crying:—
Samurai. Do you hear that?
Yuranosuke. Have you no wish to avenge our late lord’s death?
Recitative. Hearing his words, they all go out together, looking back with anger at the mansion.
[ [1]An outer coat worn by men.
[ [2]Considered the most perfect mirror of loyalty in all Japanese history. He died fighting for the Emperor at Minatogawa in 1336.
[ [3]A garment worn over the shoulders and tucked under the hakama. (It is worn by the envoys in the double-page illustration of this Act)