４１３ ４１３ ４１
４１３ ４１３ ４１
５２４ ５２４ ５２
５２４ ５２４ ５２
音階で示すと
ラドレ ラドレ ラド
ラドレ ラドレ ラド
ミソラ ミソラ ミソ
ミソラ ミソラ ミソ
歌詞は、ジョン・バチェラーの『Ainu Fireside Stories』の第２０章。鳥達の由来を描いていて、おもしろい。わたし田中が批判的かつラップしやすいように書き換えた。以下がそれ。
Fowl and Duck
Among the islands of the sea
there is a land named "bird country".
In the middle of this land
there is a great lake.
The name of it is "Lake to which birds came down".
A great kamui made many kinds of birds
and put them upon this lake and
in the country around.
For that reason it has the name of
"Lake to which birds came down".
Among the birds, the fowl is the chief.
And so the bird's name is
"Bird which came through the clouds".
Among the birds,
only the fowl's voice is heard from the sky.
But the Ja-pa-nese now keep these birds and
use them for food.
The name Ni-wa-to-ri is Ja-pa-nese.
But the true name of this bird is
"Bird which came through the clouds".
The duck came from
the "Lake to which birds came down"
to be living in this country.
The goose came from this lake.
And again,
there are many other kinds of birds
which came from the "Lake to which
birds came down" to be living here.
音を作り込めば、かなり乗れるものになりそう。ボディー・パーカッションでクイーンの「We will rock you」みたいに、ドン、ドン、チャッ、を入れてもいいし。
ちなみに、原作は、以下。アイヌ語も対訳のように付いていて（というか、アイヌ語のほうが元）、書き換えの参考にしたが、ここでは省略する。河合裸石の日本語訳も参照した。
The domestic fowl and duck.
Among the islanders of the sea there is a land called "bird country." In the midst of this land there is a large lake. The name of it is "Lake to which birds came down." The true God made many kinds of birds and placed them upon this lake and in the country around.
Therefore it is called "Lake to which birds came down." Among the birds the domestic fowl was the chief.
And so the bird's name is "Cloud piercing bird." The domestic fowl's voice alone is heard from the heavens when it crows.
But the Japanese now rear these birds and use them for food. The name Niwatori is Japanese. But the true name of this bird is "Cloud-Piercing-bird" (Nish-eran-chikap).
The duck also came from the "Lake to which birds descended" to dwell in this country. The goose also came from this lake. And again, there are many other kinds of birds also which came from the "Lake to which birds descended" to dwell here.
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