Kagoshima Han'ya Bushi
鹿児島はんや節
| [Genre] | Min'yo |
| [School] | Min'yo |
History (Takahashi Yujiro):
| A song from the pleasure district of Kagoshima, southern Japan. Its lyrics largely speak for the geisha whose romantic travails are depicted therein. This song belongs to a large extended family which traveled on sailing ships all over Japan, with gradual changes in melody, mood, tempo and lyrics - leading also to the song in Tsugaru Aiya Bushi. The ship that we saw off this morning to the sounds of "Han'ya" - I wonder what harbor it's reached? I spend half the year singing "Han'ya", and the other half sleeping. (spoken:)That young man who's just come in, isn't he good-looking? I try to talk to him, but he runs away. |
Kagoshima Han'ya Bushi appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
 | Min'yo - Folk Song from Japan - Takahashi Yujiro and friends | |
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A song from the pleasure district of Kagoshima, southern Japan. Its lyrics largely speak for the geisha whose romantic travails are depicted therein. This song belongs to a large extended family which traveled on sailing ships all over Japan, with gradual changes in melody, mood, tempo and lyrics - leading also to the song in Tsugaru Aiya Bushi. The ship that we saw off this morning to the sounds of "Han'ya" - I wonder what harbor it's reached? I spend half the year singing "Han'ya", and the other half sleeping. (spoken:)That young man who's just come in, isn't he good-looking? I try to talk to him, but he runs away. Copyright 1999 - Dr David W. Hughes e-mail dh6@soas.ac.uk | ||