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.
In this region, old rice-planting songs have been passed down.
Standard spelling with okurigana, clearly indicating the reading.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
Uses 唄 (uta) which specifically means a song or ballad, often with a traditional or folk nuance.
Rare variant combining no okurigana and 唄.
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.