Japanese Setta
What does the song mean? (Japanese) ‘Marutake Ebisu Ni Oshi Oike’?
Marutake Ebisu Ni Oshi Oike
Yome-san Rokakku Rako Nishiki
Shi Aya Bu Matsu Man Gojyou
Setta Chara Chara Uonotama
Rokujyou Hijyou Toorisugi
Hachijyou Koereba Touji Michi
Kujyou Oujite Todomesasu
If I’m not mistaken, it’s a children’s song for girls, used when bouncing a temari, or ball. I want to know the literal meaning of the song.
If I’m not severely mistaken, this type of song’s called a “temari uta”.
Maru take ebisu ni oshi oike
Ane san rokkaku tako nishiki
Shi aya but-taka matsu man gojō
Setta chara-chara uonotana
Rokujō hitchō tōrisugi
Hatchō koereba tōji-michi
Kujō-ōji de todomesassu
(Kyō no tōri uta: The song of the streets in Kyoto)
http://www.kyoto-club.com/yomimono/ganko/images/toori.wma
The streets linking the east and the west of Kyoto are sung in this song.
(Abstruct Map of the Kyoto city center in English)
http://www.khulsey.com/travel/japan_kyoto_city-map.html
The purpose of the song is to make it easier to memorize the streets in Kyoto. Most of the streets between Marutamachi Street facing the Imperial Palace of Kyoto, and Kujo Street facing the Toji Temple appear in the song. The meaning of the song is as below:
MARUtamachi Street.
TAKEyamachi Street.
EBISUgawa Street.
NIjō Street.
OSHIkōji Street.
OIKE Street.
ANEkōji Street.
SANjō Street.
ROKKAKU Street.
TAKOyakushi Street.
NISHIKIkōji Street.
SHIjō Street.
AYAnokōji Street.
BUkkōji Street.
TAKAtsuji Street.
MATSUbara Street.
MANjuji Street.
GOJŌ Street.
SETTAyamachi Street.
“CHARA-CHARA” the sound of shaken keys: the phrase derives from “Kagiyamachi Street”, or the street of key makers’ block.
“UO-no-TANA”: Uotana Street, former name of the Rokujō Street.
ROKUJŌ Street.
“HITCHŌ”: Shichijō Street
tōrisugi: crossing one after another
“HATCHŌ”: Hachijō Street
koereba: after you walk across the Hachijo Street.
“TŌJI-michi”: Tōji Street
“KUJŌ ŌJI”: Kujo Street
de todome sasu: finish the song with the Kujo Street.
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