Oharagi Dance - Oharagi Dance

Japanese: 小原木踊 - おはらぎおどり

This is a dance song that was popular from the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of the early modern period. It sings of the Ohara women of Yase, Kyoto, who are also mentioned in medieval short songs, and spread to various provinces along with the popularity of Furyuu dance from the late Middle Ages. It was also danced by the Okuni of Izumo, before Kabuki dance was founded. It has lyrics such as "Though I have no musk or incense, what I smell is the burden of roasting." Fragments of this song were incorporated into popular songs from the Edo period and passed down for a long time. [Ogasawara Kyoko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世末から近世初頭にかけて流行した踊歌（おどりうた）。中世小歌にもよまれている京都八瀬の大原女の姿をうたったもので，中世後期からの風流（ふりゆう）踊の盛行とともに諸国に広まった。歌舞伎踊を創始する以前の，出雲のお国も踊っている。〈沈（じん）や麝香（じやこう）は持たねども，におう(荷負う，匂う)てくるは焼（たき）もの〉などの歌詞を持つ。その断片は，江戸時代の歌謡の中にとり入れられて長く伝わった。【小笠原恭子】

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