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Jizuki-Uta (Workmen's Song) from Nippon Gakufu Traditional Piano solo
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Composer Traditional Instrumentation Style Arranger Dittrich, Rudolf (1861 - )
Date 1895 Copyright Public domain Source : Dittrich, Rudolf, Nippon Gakufu first and
seconde serie, Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig,
1894-1895
History
?Jizuki-Uta? is a work song. According to Rudolf
Dittrich, it might be sung by a team of men driving
piles. However, the text shows that the song is about
rice cultivation. Dittrich provides a beautiful
illustration (reproduced on this page) of men driving
piles.
Source / Web http://www.daisyfield.com/music/ Added by FS , 07 Apr 2010
LYRICS In his 1894 song collection, Rudolf Dittrich gives the following lyrics, in Japanese, German, and English.
Japanese
JIZUKI-UTA
Pile Driving Click to enlarge (442kb) ONDOTORI:
Kimi ga ta to
Waga ta wo narase,
Aze narase:
NINSOKU:
Tani no nagare de
Kame asobu.
German
ERDARBEITER-LIED
(Beim Einrammen von Pfählen oder Steinen)
DER VORARBEITER SINGT:
Lasst uns unsere Felder bearbeiten,
Die Raine ausbessern:
CHOR DER ARBEITER:
Dort im murmelnden Thalbach
Vergnügt sich die Schildkröte.
English
WORKMEN'S SONG
(In driving piles or stones.)
THE FOREMAN SINGS:
Let us till our fields,
Repair the ridges:
CHORUS OF WORKMEN:
There in the murmuring brook in the dale
The turtle is disporting himself.
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