琉球歌謡 / Ryukyu songs
「上口説」「下口説」「四季口説」の歌詞を所収した、経本仕様の整版本。作者不明。料亭等で無料配布された演目解説（非売品）か。３つの口説は、それぞれ琉球歌謡であるが、同書の表には平仮名のよみ付き標準語歌詞を収載。裏面は「琉球歌謡羅馬字発音」として琉球方言の特色を解説し、カタカナの琉球方音表記で「ヌブイクドチ（上リ口説）」「クタイクドチ（下リ口説）」の歌詞を収載している。(2015年3月31日更新）
This is a woodblock printed lyric book, made in sutra book style, which contains three Ryukyuan kuduchi style verses: "Nubui Kuduchi" (Going-up Verse), "Kudai Kuduchi" (Coming-down Verse),and "Shiki Kuduchi" (Seasonal Verse), as well as Japanese lyrics with a reading aid in Japanese hiragana letters on the front side of the book. On the back side are the lyrics of "Nubui Kuduchi"and "Kudai Kuduchi"in the Ryukyuan language, written in katakana letters, with an explanation of the unique characteristics of language. The author is unknown. It is possibly a music program, which was distributed at restaurants where musical performances were provided.
Probably completed around the 20th century.(Updated on August 4, 2015)
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『琉球歌謡』阪巻・宝玲文庫（ハワイ大学所蔵）HW591, https://shimuchi.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/collection/sakamaki/hw591