AI 鵺(ぬえ)AI Nue

鵺は平安時代に現れた

夜になると空に黒い雲とともに現れて

不気味に【ヒョー ヒョー】と鳴いた

照明が現代ほどしっかりしていない

平安時代に暗闇で鳴く【トラツグミ(鳥)】の声から

このような怪物を想像したのだろう

日本の伝説に登場する妖怪で

いくつもの動物が合わさった不思議な姿

顔は猿、体は虎、足は狸、尾は蛇

ある夜、京都御所に表れた鵺

不気味な声でなく鵺を

源頼政がこの怪物を弓矢で退治した

The Nue appeared in the Heian period.

At night, it would appear in the sky with black clouds and make an eerie ""Hyo Hyo"" sound.

In the Heian period, when lighting wasn't as advanced as it is today, people likely imagined this monster based on the sound of the thrush (a bird) that cries in the darkness.

It's a yokai (supernatural creature) that appears in Japanese legends, with a strange appearance that combines several animals.

It has the face of a monkey, the body of a tiger, the legs of a badger, and the tail of a snake.

One night, the Nue appeared at the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

It wasn't the eerie sound that scared people away from the Nue, but the sound itself.

Minamoto no Yorimasa defeated this monster with his bow and arrow.