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​英語で唄う八木節 ”THE SHOUGUN TAKAUJI”

1)Haa~

 ① Hello everybody, nice to meet you.

 ② We're a Yagibushi folk song band.

 ③ I want to sing a Yagibushi-song.

 ④ If you ask me, "What do you sing about?"

 ⑤ I'll answer the Shougun Takauji.

 ⑥ How did Takauji succeed to be a shougun?

 ⑦ Please enjoy, Yagibushi-song.

2)Haa~

 ① A long, long, long time ago

 ② A noble family, the Ashikaga family

 ③ The Ashikaga family wanted a baby.

 ④ Takauji was born, two pigeons sang.

 ⑤ He's sure to be a great general

 ⑥ A great general, Takauji Shougun.

 ⑦ A great general, Takauji Ashikaga.

3)Haa~

 ① It was the civil war era.

 ② The Emperor Godaigo shouted Takauji,

 ③ "Attack the Houjou family, beat it ! "

 ④ The Ashikaga family decided to fight

 ⑤ against an enemy, the Houjou family.

 ⑥ Takauji did it, beat the Houjou family.

 ⑦ Takauji was named after the emperor.

4)Haa~

 ① The Emperor Godaigo had a good time,

 ② but peasants cried and cried

 ③ day and night for a hard job.

 ④ Japan fell into a state

 ⑤ of disorder.  Takauji Ashikaga

 ⑥ decided ti beat the Emperor Godaigo

 ⑦ The Emperor Godaigo became an enemy.

5)Haa~

 ① The Emperor Godaigo commanded Masashige

 ② to beat Takauji, the Ashikaga family

 ③ Masashige, Takauji fought at the Minato River

 ④ and Takauji defeated Masashige.

 ⑤ It was a victory over the emperor.

 ⑥ Takauji Ashikaga took plase of the emperor.

 ⑦ At last, Takauji became a shougun.

6)Haa~

 ① Takauji made some laws

 ② and began to trade with China.

 ③ Again, Japan took back the peace.

 ④ Times passes but his great name

 ⑤ will live on forever.

 ⑥ Kyoto, Kamakura, so maniy parts

 ⑦ A great shougun, Takauji Ashikaga Oh ~isane~

​​作詞 出島波次郎

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