tanka
singing voice
Japanese and Chinese poetry
うた
poème japonais classique
classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
music class (at pre-WWII schools)
love song
singer
kabuki
waka
to sing
(Western) pop song
lullaby
popular song
song of praise
poetry party
songstress
opera
poet (of tanka poems)
song lyrics
songbook
troubadour
melody
karuta
national anthem
song
song
poetry contest
school song
うたいあげる
chanter à tue-tête
to express one's feelings fully in a poem
poetry circles
hymn
singer
singing and dancing
war song
parody (of a song)
(style of) folk song
elegy
spinning song
hymn
humming
うたかいはじめ
lecture impériale de poésie du Nouvel An
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading
さっか
écriture de chansons ou de poèmes
writing songs or poems
excellent poem
れんが
renga (forme poétique japonaise ancienne)
renga (early Japanese poetry form)
rejoicing
elegy
うたごころ
sensibilité poétique
(waka) poetic sentiment
victory song
pastoral
pop idol
alto (voice or singer)
iroha poem
iroha karuta
うたざわ
style lent de musique shamisen avec accompagnement vocal
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
うたざわぶし
style lent de musique shamisen avec accompagnement vocal
slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)
opera singer
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta)
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
Gregorian chant
ただごとうた
forme simple du waka
plain form (of waka)
metaphorical form (of waka)
quintessential enka
なずらえうた
forme allusive du waka
allusive form (of waka)
children's song
Okuni kabuki
Lamentations (book of the Bible)
lament
Hymne a l'amour (song popularized by Edith Piaf)
The Patriotic Song (e.g. Aegukga, national anthem of South Korea)
song one likes to sing
to sing a tune
revelry
singing a poem or song in a loud voice
enka singer
おうえんか
chant d'encouragement
cheering song
first line (of a poem)
うたいだす
se mettre à chanter
to break into song
うたいまくる
chanter avec entrain
to sing energetically
うたいまわし
manière de chanter
manner of singing
to sing responsively
うたいはじめる
commencer à chanter
to start singing
うたいめ
femme qui divertit les clients en chantant et en dansant
woman who entertains customers with song and dance
うたいどり
petit coucou (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
うたうたい
chanteur de nagauta
nagauta singer (in kabuki)
utagaruta
spirit of a poem
うたのみち
art de la poésie tanka
art of tanka poetry
meaning of a song
うたよみ
compositeur de tanka
tanka composer
うたがい
jeu d'association avec des coquilles de palourde et des strophes de waka
matching game played with clam shells with stanzas of waka written on them
うたがき
réunion d'hommes et de femmes qui chantaient des chants de cour et dansaient
gathering of men and women who sang courtship songs to each other and danced
poetry style
poetry
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen
mood of a poem
かきょくしゅう
recueil de chansons
song collection
opera house
opera company
word mainly used in tanka
flute mouthpiece