ながうた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ながうた – see the following entry.

【長歌】 [noun] (poetry, archaic) a long waka that follows the rule of alternating 5-7 morae and ending in 7-7 morae [noun] (poetry, archaic) a mijikauta poem that is, for unknown circumstances, erroneously labeled a nagauta [noun] a long epic or folk song with a shamisen accompaniment developed in Edo during the 元禄 (Genroku) era

(This term, ながうた (nagauta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

For pronunciation and definitions of ながうた – see the following entry.

【長唄】 [noun] shamisen music developed as an accompaniment to kabuki theater

(This term, ながうた (nagauta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)