Kaigara Bushi (Tottori Prefecture)

1) nan no inga de kaigara-kogi narota [kawaii ya nō, kawaii ya nō]

iro ga kuro naru, mi wa yaseru
[CHORUS:] yasa hō eya, ho eya ē, yoiya sa no sassa
Yansa no ē, yoiya sa no sassa
[SHOUTED:] ē yare koge! (sore koge!) yare koge¡ (sore koge!)

(What karma made me a shellfish gatherer? [cute, cute!]

My skin darkens and my body wastes away.)

2) modoru funaji nya rokai ga isamu

itoshi tsuma-ko ga matsu hodo ni (CH.)

(Heading home, we row ever harder

because our beloved wives and kids are waiting.)

3) wasurerareyo ka, nasake mo atsui

ano ko Hamamura o-yu sodachi

(How could I forget her, my feelings are so strong.

She was raised in the hot springs of Hamamura.)

4) hotategai nara ho tatete ikō yo

watash’ya anata no mi o tateru

(If there are scallops out there, let’s raise the sail and get going!
And I’ll make you a success.)