Idahachi

Japanese: 伊太八 - いだはち

The title of a Shinnai-bushi song. A scrap of paper. The original title was "Kaerizakinagori no Inochige (The Hair of Life That Remains When the Flower Blooms)." It is also called "Onoue Itahachi." The lyrics and music were written by Tsuruga Wakasajo I during the Meiwa era (1764-1772), and it is considered a representative Shinnai-bushi song along with "Rancho (Orchid Butterfly)" and "Akegarasu (The Crow That Dawn)," which were also written by the same person. It is an adaptation of the story of Harada Itayu, a scribe stationed in Edo for the Tsugaru Iwamatsu clan, who became deeply involved with a prostitute in Yoshiwara, and attempted a double suicide after being dismissed from his job. The title suggests that the couple will happily become husband and wife at the end.

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Japanese:

新内節の曲名。端物。本名題『帰咲名残の命毛 (かえりざきなごりのいのちげ) 』。『尾上伊太八』ともいう。明和年間 (1764～72) ，1世鶴賀若狭掾の作詞，作曲で，やはり同人作の『蘭蝶』『明烏 (あけがらす) 』とともに新内節の代表曲とされる。津軽岩松藩の江戸詰祐筆役原田伊太夫が吉原の遊女と深い仲となり，免職されて心中未遂事件を起したという話を脚色したもの。最後はめでたく夫婦になるという展開が名題に暗示されている。

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