Iyobushi

A popular song from the end of the Edo period. During the Bunka period (1804-18), dyed goods from Matsuyama, Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture), were popular in Edo, and as a result, "Iyobushi" also became very popular. The original song (motouta) was a song about Matsuyama's famous products and places, but during the Koka and Kaei periods (1844-54), parody versions were created in various places. For example, the opening lyrics of the song, such as "Flowers are Ueno" in Edo and "Sakai Sumiyoshi" in Osaka, became song titles themselves, and there was a time when the name "Iyobushi" was forgotten. At the height of its popularity, many songbooks with the title "hautaiyobushi" were published, so it can be said that the name "hauta" (hauta) was popularized by Iyobushi. Today, it is sung as hauta in Tokyo and as a folk song in Matsuyama, the hometown of the song.

[Yoshihiro Kurata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸末期の流行唄(はやりうた)。文化(ぶんか)（1804～18）のころ伊予国（愛媛県）松山地方の染物が江戸でもてはやされ、その影響で「伊予節」も大流行した。本歌(もとうた)は松山の名物や名所を歌ったものであるが、弘化(こうか)・嘉永(かえい)（1844～54）には各地で替え歌がつくられた。たとえば江戸では「花は上野」、大坂では「堺住吉(さかいすみよし)」といった歌い出しの歌詞がそのまま曲名となり、「伊予節」という名が忘れられた時期もある。なお最盛期には、『はうたいよぶし』という書名の歌本が数多く出版されているから、「はうた」（端唄）の名称は伊予節によって広まったといえよう。今日、東京では端唄、地元松山では民謡として歌い継がれている。

［倉田喜弘］

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