ソーラン節ぶし

noun

Sōran Bushi; traditional Hokkaido herring fishery work song

A well-known folk song originally sung by herring fishermen in Hokkaido. Today it is widely performed by school students in choreographed group dances, often at sports days and cultural festivals.

• 運うん動どう会かいでソーラン節ぶしを踊おどった。

  We danced Sōran Bushi at the sports day.

• ソーラン節ぶしは北ほっ海かい道どうのニシン漁りょうの歌うたとして生うまれた。

  Sōran Bushi originated as a song of the herring fishery in Hokkaido.