Song of the Sea

Japanese: 海歌 - うみうた
Song of the Sea

...Songs about mountaineering, grass-cutting, tree-felling, wood-cutting, tea-growing, etc. (4) Sea songs: Songs about life on the water and general fishery work. Songs about boat-hauling, boat-songs, tide-changing, net-hauling, whale-songs, etc.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Umiuta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山行歌,草刈歌,木おろし歌,杣(そま)歌,茶山歌など。(4)海歌 水上の生活,水産一般の作業に伴う歌。船卸歌,船歌,潮替歌,網曳歌,鯨歌など。…

※「海歌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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