noun
rice-planting song
A traditional folk song sung while planting rice seedlings in paddies, often to keep rhythm and ease the labor.
祖母は田植えのときに田植え歌を歌っていた。
My grandmother used to sing rice-planting songs when planting rice.
この地域には古くから伝わる田植え歌が残っている。
In this region, old rice-planting songs have been passed down.
Compound of 田植え (taue, 'rice planting') and 歌 (uta, 'song'). The exact historical origin of such work songs is uncertain, but they have been part of agricultural traditions for centuries.