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Originally Posted by Mark_2000
This is one.
Lyrics sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen.
”ちる わ うき ちらぬ わ しずむ こうよう の かげ わ たかお か やまかわ の かわ の ながれ に つき の かげ ”
"Chiru wa uki
Chiranu wa shizumu
Kouyou no
Kage wa Takao ka
Yamakawa no
Kawa no Nagare ni
Tsuki no Kage "
"Chikuwaraki
Shimmering
Like this
Takashi Kagei
Towel
To the way of the river
Thanks for bringing "
Kouta literally means little (ko) songs (uta). It is a traditional lyric song which is orally passed down since the 19th century Edo era. Kouta are short songs which are usually accompanied by shamisen, which is a traditional Japanese musical instrument resembling a guitar. Kouta is usually associated with the geisha who also learn to master the shamisen for their performances.
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On the first photo is a balalaika.
The balalaika is a Russian stringed musical instrument with a characteristic triangular wooden, hollow body, fretted neck and three strings. Two strings are usually tuned to the same note and the third string is a perfect fourth higher.