島唄

しまうた

traditional Okinawan folk music

梵唄

ぼんばい

song in praise of Buddhas virtues

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)

労作唄

ろうさくうた

work song

下座唄

げざうた

song sung behind the scenes (kabuki)

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

雨に唄えば

Singin' in the Rain (1952 film and song)

彼方方

あなたがた

that way, over there

方

かた がた ほう

direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)

四方八方

しほうはっぽう

in all directions

彼方此方

あちこち あちらこちら あっちこっち かなたこなた あなたこなた アチコチ

here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over

引かれ者の小唄

ひかれものこうた

putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; song of a convict on their way to prison