Horseman's Song (Horseman's Song) - Magouta

Japanese: 馬子歌(馬子唄) - まごうた

A type of folk song. Also called umakata song or umakata-bushi. Umakata include bakuro, a professional who buys and sells horses, and horsemen who carry travelers and luggage on their horses, and the songs they sang on the road were called umakata songs or umakata-bushi. The names of the songs vary depending on the region. A bakuro could pull 20 to 30 horses at a time, which would get in the way of traffic, so they often traveled at night. For this reason, they are also called yobiki-uta (night-pulling songs). They are widely distributed and influence each other depending on the region, with many songs having similar melodies and common lyrics.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

民謡の一種。馬方（うまかた）歌，馬方節ともいう。馬方には，馬を売買する職業の博労（ばくろう）や，馬の背に旅人や荷物をのせて運ぶ駄賃づけの馬子などがあり，それぞれ道中に歌う歌を馬子歌とか馬方節と称した。歌の名称は地域によってさまざまである。博労は多いときは一人で20～30頭の馬を曳き，往還のじゃまになるので，夜間の道中が多かった。このため夜曳歌（よびきうた）ともいう。分布は広く，地域によって互いに影響しあい，曲節の類似，歌詞の共通するものが多い。

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