Coal Pits (Yama) in the Old Days: Bugle Song #6
1958 - 1963

Mukashi no Yama: Rappa Bushi #6
[Coal Pits (Yama) in the Old Days: Bugle Song #6]
21.2 x 30.3 cm Ink Painting

Lyrics of "Rappa Bushi" Song
Kumamoto Dai Roku Shidan no heitai san wa,
chutaicho no shiki no moto,
"Migi muke!," "Hidari muke!," "Mae e susume!,"
"Tama kome!," "Teppo ute!," "Rappa fuke!"
Toko-totoko-toh!

The soldiers of the 6th Division from Kumamoto fought with the Russian Army.
They were led by the company commanders and were ordered like this:
"Right turn!," "Left turn!," "Advance!,"
"Load your guns!," "Fire!," and "Sound the bugle!"
Toko-tottoko-toh! (Onomatopoeia of the sound of a bugle)

Teki no taisho wa ikusa no kadode ni a-i-u-e-o.
Makete atama o ka-ki-ku-ke-ko.
Koshi ni gunto o sa-shi-su-se-so.
Matamoya shirahata ta-chi-tsu-te-to.
Toko-tottoko-toh!

The enemy commander set out for the war.
He scratched his head when he lost the war.
He wore a saber on his waist.
He showed the white flag again.
Toko-tottoko-toh!

[Translator's Notes: The last five-syllabled word of each line of these lyrics (first four lines of the Japanese syllabary) except the interjected chant is a pun. The first two syllables of each of the above words show a verb. In the first line, "ai" stands for "set out," "kaki" in the second line "scratched," "sashi" in the third line "wore," and "tachi" in the fourth line "showed."]


Translation Assisted by Mr. Nathan Johndro

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