Kisobushi

Kisobushi (in Japanese: 木曽節) is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there.

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General

Kisobushi is a folk song originating from the Koso District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It sings about the river, mountains and people who live there. "Fushi" (in Japanese: 節) or "Bushi", when immediately follows another nouns, as in "Tankobushi", means a melody or a song.

Lyrics

There are several stanzas of various versions. The words, "Nakanori san", in the lyrics are generally agreed to mean the loggers who raft down the Kiso River, carrying the logs cut down from the woods in the Kiso Mountains.

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