Counting Song - Counting Song

Japanese: 数え歌 - かぞえうた

A type of folk song sung in numerical order starting from 1. It can be found in primitive forms such as requiems and four-line sacred songs from ancient times, as well as in hayashi dances from the Muromachi period. It is also used in auspicious songs such as the Banzai pillar-setting song, which can be said to be in the same vein as the ancient "treasure counting" and "...tsukushi." Well-known shamisen songs include "Matsutsukushi" and "Shamisen Kaesuuta," folk songs include "Tsugaru Yasaburo-bushi," and hayashi dances include "Daikokumai." It is most commonly used in street vendor songs and temari songs, and is also used as a children's play song for counting numbers.

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Japanese:

歌謡の一種で1から数字の順を追って歌われるもの。古くは鎮魂歌や四句神歌などに現れる原始形態から，室町時代の囃子舞などにみられる。また，万歳の柱立てなどにみられるようにめでたい歌にも用いられるが，これは古くからある「宝かぞえ」「…尽し」などの系統といえる。三味線曲としては『松尽し』『三味線数え歌』，民謡では『津軽弥三郎節』，囃子舞で『大黒舞』などが知られる。最も多いのは物売り歌や手毬歌で，子供の数を数える遊び歌にも用いられる。

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