弾ひき語がたり

noun

singing to one's own accompaniment; vocal performance with self-accompaniment

Refers to a performer singing while simultaneously playing an instrument, typically a guitar or piano in modern contexts, or traditional instruments like the shamisen or biwa. The term emphasizes the solo, self-accompanied nature of the performance.

• 彼かの女じょはギターの弾ひき語がたりでオリジナル曲きょくを披ひ露ろうした。

  She performed an original song with her own guitar accompaniment.

• 路ろ上じょうでピアノの弾ひき語がたりをするミュージシャンがいる。

  There's a musician doing a piano self-accompaniment performance on the street.