Kisobushi Explained

Kisobushi (in) is a folk song originating from the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1] It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there.

General

Kisobushi is a folk song originating from the Kiso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[2] It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there. "Fushi" (in) or "Bushi", when immediately follows another nouns, as in "Tankobushi", means a melody or a song.

Lyrics

There are several stanzas of various versions. The words, "Nakanori san", in the lyrics are generally agreed to mean the loggers who raft down the Kiso River, carrying the logs cut down from the woods in the Kiso Mountains.

Japanese original

木曽のナー 中乗りさん木曽の御岳(おんたけ)さんは ナンジャラホーイ夏でも寒い ヨイヨイヨイ合唱:ヨイヨイヨイノ ヨイヨイヨイ

袷ょ(あわしょ)ナー 中乗りさんあわしょやりたや ナンジャラホーイ足袋もそえて ヨイヨイヨイ合唱:ハー ヨイヨイヨイノ ヨイヨイヨイ

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Romanized Japanese

Kiso no nah, Nakanori san,Kisono Ontakesan wa, nanjara hoi!Natsu demo samui, yoi yoi yoi!Chorus: Hah, yoi yoi yoi no, yoi yoi yoi!

Awasho nah, Nakanori san,Awasho yaritaya, nanjara hoi!Tabi mo soete, yoi yoi yoi!Chorus: Hah, yoi yoi yoi no, yoi yoi yoi!

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Japan Magazine: A Representative Monthly of Things Japanese . 1925 . Japan Magazine Company . 395 . en.
  2. Book: Faier, Lieba . Intimate Encounters: Filipina Women and the Remaking of Rural Japan . 2009 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-25214-1 . 158 . en.