short love song (late Edo period)
Historical term for a genre of short, often romantic songs popular in the late Edo period, typically accompanied by shamisen.
Hauta are short love songs that were popular in the late Edo period.
彼女は端唄を三味線で弾き語りした。
She sang a hauta while accompanying herself on the shamisen.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical song genre.
Alternate kanji spelling; 唄 is more common for this genre.
端 (は) means 'fragment' or 'edge', and 唄 (うた) means 'song', referring to short, informal songs that were not part of the classical repertoire.