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Created page with "*''Japanese/Okinawan'': かぎやで風節 ''(kagiyade fuu bushi / kajadi fuu bushi)'' ''Kajadefû-bushi'' is a classical Okinawan song, still frequently played today as an a..."
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': かぎやで風節 ''(kagiyade fuu bushi / kajadi fuu bushi)''
''Kajadefû-bushi'' is a classical Okinawan song, still frequently played today as an auspicious opening to an event. Employing the lyrics from a classic ''[[ryuka|ryûka]]'' poem, the song was performed by [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] since at least [[1710]]; it is perhaps the only Okinawan song to ever be performed within [[Edo castle]]. ''Kajadefû-bushi'' was likely performed on special occasions within the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal court for some time prior to that
The ''Ryûka'' is follows:
今日の誇らしゃや
何にぎやな譬る
蕾で居る花の
露行逢たごと
''Kiyu nu fukurasha ya''
''Nao ni jana tatiru''
''Chibudiuru hana nu''
''Chiyu chata gutu''
Meaning roughly:
"How can I express my delight today? It can be likened to flower buds beginning to blossom and dripping with morning dew."
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==References==
*Pamphlet, "Gungwachi kungwachi" 五月九月, Ship of the Ryukyus, 2016.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theatre]]
''Kajadefû-bushi'' is a classical Okinawan song, still frequently played today as an auspicious opening to an event. Employing the lyrics from a classic ''[[ryuka|ryûka]]'' poem, the song was performed by [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo]] since at least [[1710]]; it is perhaps the only Okinawan song to ever be performed within [[Edo castle]]. ''Kajadefû-bushi'' was likely performed on special occasions within the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal court for some time prior to that
The ''Ryûka'' is follows:
今日の誇らしゃや
何にぎやな譬る
蕾で居る花の
露行逢たごと
''Kiyu nu fukurasha ya''
''Nao ni jana tatiru''
''Chibudiuru hana nu''
''Chiyu chata gutu''
Meaning roughly:
"How can I express my delight today? It can be likened to flower buds beginning to blossom and dripping with morning dew."
{{stub}}
==References==
*Pamphlet, "Gungwachi kungwachi" 五月九月, Ship of the Ryukyus, 2016.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theatre]]