wa kono ba no Minasama e choito demashita watakushi wa Omikake doori no jakuhai de Yo- hoi hoi Ha enya korase, dokkoise! Makari demashita mijuku-mono Oki ni mesu you nya yomenai keredo Nanahyaku-nen no mukashi kara utaitsuzuketa Kawachi ondo ni nosemashite Seikon komete utaimasho Sorya yoi dokkoisa, sa no yoiya sansa! Translation: Greetings to everyone here I've come to address you briefly Though I'm quite an amateur as you can see Yo- hoi hoi Ha enya korase, dokkoise! I'm a beginner, coming before you takes great effort And I may not sing in a pleasant manner However, I will do my best to sing This song, Kawachi ondo Which has been sung for nearly 700 years Sorya yoi dokkoisa, sa no yoiya sansa! References Nishida, H (2009). "Singer devoted to preserving Kawachi-ondo", Yomiuri Shimbun, retrieved on 2009-11-04 Izutsuya, Koishimaru. (1991) 2013. Japan: Koishimaru Izutsuya: Master of the Kawachi Ondo Epics. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/UNESCO. https://folkways.si.edu/japan-koishimaru-izutsuya-master-of-the-kawachi-ondo-epics/world/music/album/smithsonian. Loubet, Emmanuelle. 2005. “The Ondo Singers of Kawachi, Japan: Anatomy of a Socio-Sonic Phenomenon.” Musicworks: Explorations in Sound, no. 93: 40–49. External links Yao City Official Homepage Media Links Kawachi Ondo Recording Video: Kawachi Ondo Festival, Yao City Japanese folk music Osaka Prefecture