Spear rust - Spear rust

Japanese: 槍さび - やりさび

The title of a utazawa song, a hatauta. It is in full tempo. The song was named after the opening line, "Even if your spear rusts, your name will not rust...". The original song was "Yosaku Odori Ondo" from "Ukiregusa" (published in 1822), and towards the end of the Edo period, Utazawa Sasamaru revised the lyrics, and the song became widely sung as utazawa or hatauta. It reflects the spirit of the ronin, who believed that the dignity of a samurai rested on the sword at his waist, and reflects the social conditions of the time. It is a song with a slow tempo, and there are also alternate lyrics, and in Kabuki music it is used in scenes of murder. [Tateno Zenji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

端歌･うた沢の曲名。本調子。〈槍はさびても名はさびぬ……〉と歌いだされることから曲名とされた。元歌は《浮れ草》(1822刊)にある《与作踊おんど》で，幕末になってから，歌沢笹丸が歌詞を改め，うた沢や端歌として広く歌われるようになった。武士の体面は腰の刀に残している，という浪人の心意気がうかがえ，当時の世相をうつしている。テンポのおそい曲で，替歌もあり，歌舞伎音楽では殺しの場に使われる。【舘野善二】

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