![]() It has a sad and silent tune, and it is an impressive dance that deserves to decorate the end of the dances of each night. “Matsusaka” is a dance of courtesy, and they dance only once in each night. This is a song that adopted a popular song of the Edo Era. You can hear the howling of a cat, “Meow meow” if you carefully listen to the beginning of the song. “Ahayoh hoiyoh ioyouoi nekonoko ga yokaro nekonoko ga yokaro” There is a few opportunity to dance this dance besides Tetsuya Odori (All night dancing) and they probably dance only once in the end. This is a dance that is distributed all around Gujo area. They call “Neko no ko ga yokaro (A kitten would be good) People say that the gestures which they turn around while waving their both hands by the side of the waist is copying the gestures of a kitten. It belongs to “Kudoki” which they sing a song with a long lyric along a monotonous and repeating tuneĪn excellent piece of music made in Gujo “Houreki Gimin Ikki” is sang in the lyrics of Kudoki along with popular songs of the modern times such as “Suzuki Mondo”. Yacchiku “A ra yacchiku sassai” A wonderful song with a sad tune “(Hoi) Gujou ha umadoko (hoi) ano surizumino meiba (hoi) dashitamo (sasa) kirano sato” (A, shichiryou sambuno harukoma harukoma) hohoĦ. ![]() ![]() ![]() The lyric in the beginning “A shichiryou sambuno harukoma harukoma” (hayashi) “Issen gorin no yakisaba yakisaba (A broiled mackerel that costs 1 sen 5 rin)” It was formerly called “Saba” but changed its name in Showa. This dance also originates in Gujo Hachiman, and a dance that is famous throughout the country. Oya ha inaiga ko mo naiga (Gen gen bara bara what’s it all about. They turn counterclockwise only in this tune. The lyric in the beginning of the song is famous, and there are several opinions including Kunio Yanagita’s analysis. It is a “Kudoki” type of lyric that sings long stories and counting rhymes. It is famous for the mysterious lyric that goes, “Gen gen bara bara nanigotoja (Gen gen bara bara what’s it all about)”. One of the representative dances of Gujo Dancing. Some people point out the similarity with “Kochou Kawasaki”. The representative lyrics are almost the same with Shin Kawasaki. The posture is simple and naivete leaving Kochou, if you compare with “Shin Kawasaki” The song is common to “Shin Kawasaki”, but leaves Kochou (old type) in the dance and melody. This is the original version of “Shin Kawasaki”. “Gujo no Hachiman dete iku tokiwa ame mo furanu ni sode shiboru” “Gujo no na Hachiman kora dete iku tokiha” It is the representative example of samisen music. “Ai no te (the call)” copies the “Ondo (the chorus)” in the second half. The first step to enjoy Gujo Dancing is to master this dance. Therefore, there are many chances to learn it. “Kawasaki” is the basic dance of Gujo Dancing, and they dance it many times in one night. It is also called “Shin Kawasaki (New Kawasaki)” when they distinguish from “Kochou Kawasaki”. It was written in the Taisho Era based on the tune of the oral tradition “Kochou Kawasaki”. It is spread to places like Kiso and Narata Area of Yamanashi Prefecture. The representative lyric: “Gujo no Hachiman dete iku tokiwa ame mo furanuni sode shiboru (When you go out from Gujo Hachiman, you squeeze the sleeve although it is not raining)” is very famous. This is a dance that represents Gujo Dancing. * Group of youngsters dance into the circle in case of “Tetsuya Odori (All night The dancers keep the unity of the circle according to the At times, the dancing circle expands in all directions andīecome very big, but the members of the conservation party pay attention in everyĬorner and lead the dance. *The dancing circle is unified, but the number of the circle increases as the number of *Direction of travel of the dance is clockwise. *The form of dances are all “Wa Odori (Circle Dancing)”, and they dance circling *Presently, 10 types of dances are danced in Gujo Dancing.
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