Coal Pits (Yama) in the Old Days: Bugle Song #5
1958 - 1963

Mukashi no Yama: Rappa Bushi #5
[Coal Pits (Yama) in the Old Days: Bugle Song #5]
21.1 x 30.3 cm Ink Painting

Lyrics of "Rappa Bushi" Song
Uchi no okkachan wa imo ga suki.
Shikamo imo kute shinda gena.
Chodo kotoshi ga san-nen-me.
He no deru tanbi ni (Hitoga he o erya) omoidasu.
Toko-tottoko-toh!

Mother liked eating sweet potatoes.
Moreover she died of eating them too much, I heard.
It has been three years since she died.
And I remember her every time I pass (someone passes) gas.
Toko-tottoko-toh! (Onomatopoeia of the sound of a bugle)

Ta ta-ta, ta ta-ta, ta no naka de,
o-suso ga yatsurete mizukagami.
Dojo me tamagete imorikomu.
Tanishi ya bikkuri shite futa o suru.
Toko-totoko-toh!

In an irrigated rice field, the lower fronts of her kimono were turned over.
And the glassy surface of the water reflected her lap.
Then the loaches, being surprised, dove into the mud.
The pond snails were astonished at it and closed their lids.
Toko-tottoko-toh!


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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