ながうた

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ながうた – see the following entry.
長歌
(poetry, archaic) a long waka that follows the rule of alternating 5-7 morae and ending in 7-7 morae
(poetry, archaic) a mijikauta poem that is, for unknown circumstances, erroneously labeled a nagauta
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
shamisen music developed as an accompaniment to kabuki theater
(This term, ながうた (nagauta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)