Owarabushi - Owarabushi

Japanese: 小原節 - おわらぶし

Folk songs. Folk songs called Ohara (Owara)-bushi are found in various places, such as "Tsugaru Ohara-bushi," "Akita Ohara-bushi," "Etchu Owara-bushi," and "Kagoshima Ohara Yoshi-bushi," and all of them have a chanting phrase "ohara (wara)" before the last line of the lyrics. The origin of the word "ohara (wara)" is unknown. The surname of a character named Ohara Shosuke in "Aizu Bandaisan" may have been created because this chanting phrase felt like a person's name. Other similar forms include Yassa (from Miyazaki Prefecture's "Yatsusa-bushi") and Aresa.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

民謡。オハラ(オワラ)節とよばれる民謡は，《津軽小原節》《秋田小原節》《越中おわら節》《鹿児島小原良節》など各地にみられるが，いずれも歌詞の最後の一句の前にオハ(ワ)ラというはやしことばを伴う。オハ(ワ)ラの語源は不詳。《会津磐梯山》の小原庄助なる人物の姓も，このはやしことばが人名に感じられたところから生まれたものかもしれない。これと似た形にはほかにヤッサ(宮崎県の《安久（やつさ）節》)やアレサがある。

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