Norito
| [Genre] | Shintoo |
| [Also Known As] | Divine Words |
Norito appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
 | Musical Anthology of the Orient, Unesco Collection Vol 5 | |
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"Divine Words", Shinto prayer. The intonation varies between a hard, clear declamation, and a soft delivery or a muted whisper. It has different mystical connotations. At the end of a phrase the voice is raised slightly in a peculiarly soft and singing manner. The text is contained in the Engishiki, a collection of ritual texts compiled between 901 and 923. It is a passage from the prayers recited at the great purification festival Obarai on July 30th and November 21st. The kannushi invokes "Isanagi no O-Kami", "the great creator-god Isanagi" and all the other gods to accept his humble offerings and to protect the country. Recorded on May 30, 1955, in the Onoteruzaki-jinja, Tokyo | ||