But then a woodcutter (lead role of the first half of the play) appears and warns him to stop crossing because it would be impossible to reach the other side with ordinary ascetic practices, and disappears after telling him that he had better wait a while at the foot of the bridge. |
だが、そこに現われた樵(前シテ)は、尋常な修行では渡る事は無理だから止めておくように諭し、暫く橋のたもとで待つがよいと言い残して消える。 |