Itsuki Lullaby
Itsuki Lullaby (in {{langx|ja|五木の子守唄}} {{transl|ja|Itsuki no komoriuta}}) is a lullaby known widely in Japan, and is a folk song representative of Itsuki Village, Kuma District, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Kyūshū Island.
Lyrics
There are the most common version and the original version of this lullaby, sung in the Itsuki Village dialect.
=Most common version=
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|1 = Bon kara sakya oran-do Bon ga hayo kurya, Hayo modoru. |2 = Anhito-tacha yoka-shu Yoka-hu yokasash)|obi]], Yoka kimon'. }} | {{ordered list |1 = After Bon Festival, I will not be here. If Bon Festival comes earlier, I would return home earlier. |2 = They are from the rich families. The rich people wear good belts, Wear good clothes. }} |
=Original version=
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|1 = Naku ko no mori nya. Naku to iwarete uramareru, Naku to iwarete uramareru. |2 = Kawaii sa, muzo sa. Okite naku ko no tsura niku sa. Okite naku ko no tsura niku sa. }} | {{ordered list |1 = Taking care of the crying child. They hate me for keeping the child to cry, They hate me for keeping the child to cry. |2 = Cuteness and Innocent look! The crying child's ugly look, The crying child's ugly look. }} |
Origin
The lullaby was rediscovered by a school teacher in 1935, long after the song ceased to be sung.
It has long been believed that this song was sung by babysitters from poor families. Itsuki was next to Gokanosho, where the Heike people came to settle after their defeat in the Genji-Heike War in the Heian period and later the Kamakura shogunate sent their Genji samurai families to watch over them, thus creating the rich Genji families and poorer Heike families.
See also
- Lullaby
- Folk song
- Itsuki Village, Kuma District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū Island, Japan
- Other Japanese lullabies: Edo Lullaby, Takeda Lullaby, Chugoku Region Lullaby, Shimabara Lullaby, etc.
References
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External links
- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Julian+Lloyd+Webber+itsuki (performance for cello and piano)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q28LZgrqAmY The common version of Itsuki Lullaby] (Sung by Shirley Yamaguchi, YouTube)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMI56_JzN3o The original version of Itsuki Lullaby] (Sung by Harue Momoyama, YouTube)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj4aw6eaBoI An arrangement for voice, shakuhachi, piano, and crystal bowls]
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