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Songs in the classical Okinawan repertoire of ''uta-sanshin'' (song accompanied on ''[[sanshin]]'') are often based on ''ryûka''.
 
Songs in the classical Okinawan repertoire of ''uta-sanshin'' (song accompanied on ''[[sanshin]]'') are often based on ''ryûka''.
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A famous example, which appears in the ''[[Omoro soshi|Omoro sôshi]]'', and which serves as the lyrics for the classical song ''Kajadifu bushi'':
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|きゆぬふくらしゃや||Kiyu nu fukurasha ya
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|なうにじゃなたてぃる||Nau ni jana tatiru
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|つぃぶてぃをるはなぬ||Tsibudioru hana nu
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|つぃゆちゃたぐとぅ||Tsiyu chata gutu
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Revision as of 09:53, 2 August 2012

  • Japanese: 琉歌 (ryuuka)

Ryûka is the most standard form of traditional poetry in the Ryûkyû Islands. A standard ryûka consists of four lines, with an 8-8-8-6 mora structure (in contrast to the 5-7-5-7-7 structure of Japanese tanka).

Songs in the classical Okinawan repertoire of uta-sanshin (song accompanied on sanshin) are often based on ryûka.

A famous example, which appears in the Omoro sôshi, and which serves as the lyrics for the classical song Kajadifu bushi:

きゆぬふくらしゃや Kiyu nu fukurasha ya
なうにじゃなたてぃる Nau ni jana tatiru
つぃぶてぃをるはなぬ Tsibudioru hana nu
つぃゆちゃたぐとぅ Tsiyu chata gutu

References

  • Thompson, Robin. "The Music of Ryukyu." Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p311.