shepherd's song
Literally a song sung by shepherds; often used in literary or classical contexts.
pastoral poem; pastoral song; bucolic; eclogue
A literary genre idealizing rural life; can refer to poems, songs, or works in that tradition.
Ancient Greek shepherd's songs sing of the simple life of shepherds.
Virgil's pastoral poems depict the beauty of the countryside.
pastoral; idyllic
From Middle Chinese 牧歌 (mjuwk ka), literally 'shepherd song'. The reading ぼっか is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.