It is said that at the night of the day when the oath was taken, three kemari spirits appeared as three monkeys playing kemari in his dream, that were called as Geanrin (ari), Shunyoka (yau), and Toen (ou) became the shouts when kicking a kemari. |
その誓いを成就した日の夜のこと、彼の夢に3匹の猿の姿をした鞠の精霊が現れ、その名前(夏安林(アリ)、春陽花(ヤウ)、桃園(オウ))が鞠を蹴る際の掛声になったと言われている。 |