Kasugayama Bushi / Nagayo Mikan Ondo

[Machine Translation] A training piece for the All Japan Folk Dance Instructors Association's national workshop! Kasuga-yama-bushi" is a new folk song of Niigata Prefecture. It was composed in 1929 by Shinpei Nakayama with lyrics by Gofu Soma. Kasuga-yama is known as the site of the castle of Uesugi Kenshin, a hero of the Warring States period. The song praises the chivalrous spirit of Uesugi, who always fought for righteousness, helped the weak and discouraged the strong, and sent salt to his enemies. Nagayo Mikan Ondo" is a new folk song of Nagasaki Prefecture. In Nagayo Town, Nishi-usuki-gun, located north of Nagasaki City, this song is familiar to everyone from adults to children.

全日本民踊指導者連盟の全国研修会の研修曲!! 「春日山節」は新潟県の新民謡。昭和4年に、歌人相馬御風の作詞、中山晋平の作曲で出来た唄。春日山は戦国時代の英雄上杉謙信の居城の跡として知られている。常に義のために戦い、弱きを助け強きをくじき、しかも敵に塩を送った義侠心を讃える唄。「長与みかん音頭」は長崎県の新民謡。長崎市の北に位置する西臼杵郡長与町では、大人から子供まで馴染みの音頭。