下座

しもざ げざ

squatting, prostrating oneself, crouching

座下

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side

土下座

どげざ

kneeling down on the ground, prostrate oneself

島唄

しまうた

traditional Okinawan folk music

梵唄

ぼんばい

song in praise of Buddhas virtues

唄方

うたかた

singer in a nagauta performance

地唄

じうた

(style of) folk song

陰唄

song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)

長唄

ながうた

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

小唄

こうた

ballad

端唄

はうた

short love song (popular in late Edo period)

下座音楽

musical accompaniment and sound effects (esp. in kabuki)

労作唄

ろうさくうた

work song

作業唄

さぎょううた

work song

子守唄

こもりうた

lullaby

リンゴの唄

リンゴのうた

Ringo no uta (1946 song; the first post-war hit song)

盆踊り唄

ぼんおどりうた

Bon Festival dance song

座

ざ

seat, place, position

雨に唄えば

Singin' in the Rain (1952 film and song)