Argh - Argh

...the name of a folk song from Miyako Island and the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa, or the name of a group dance created in Okinawan theater. As a folk song, in Miyako Island it was originally called "ayago" and generally called "aagu," and is used as a general term for songs other than divine songs such as "pyashi," "fusa," and "neeri." Many of them have a strong historical character, praising worldly heroes, praying for bountiful harvests and pre-celebrations, praying for safe voyages, and singing about aspects of the lives of the people such as weaving.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…沖縄の宮古島や八重山列島の歌謡名，または沖縄芝居でできた群舞名。歌謡としては，宮古島の場合古くは〈アヤゴ〉，一般に〈アーグ〉と呼ばれ《ピャーシ》《フサ》《ニーリ》など神歌以外の歌の総称として用いられる。現世的英雄をたたえる史歌的性格の強いもの，作物の豊穣祈願と予祝，航海安全祈願，機織等民衆生活の場をうたったものが多い。…

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