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次男坊鴉
白根一男 Lyrics


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どこへ飛ぶのか 次男坊鴉
笠にみぞれの 散る中を
なまじ小粋に 別れたせいか
日光街道の 日光街道の
灯がうるむ

人が目をむく さむらいやくざ
お奉行さまから 賭場(とば)あらし
泥溝(どぶ)の世界に 何故身を投げる
わけはあの娘の わけはあの娘の
瞳(め)に聞きな

恋が切ない 次男坊鴉
逢うて三年 三度笠
なんの今更 旗本ぐらし
どうせ半目(はんめ)と どうせ半目と
出たものを

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 白根一男's song 次男坊鴉 refer to a young man traveling on the 日光街道 (Nikkō-Kaidō), a historic road in Japan. The singer is identified as the "second son" or 次男坊 (jinanbō) and wears a traditional Japanese hat or 笠 (kasa), while snow falls around him. He seems to have parted from someone in a suave manner but is currently feeling the pain of love. The song describes how people look at him with suspicion, possibly because he's a "samurai" or 桜外士 (samurais), a term used to describe those who were not part of the samurai class but dressed and acted like one. The local authorities are aware of his presence, and there is a commotion in the area about a gambling den.


The young man's thoughts shift to his love interest, who is the reason for his current sorrows. The lyrics reveal his disappointment at the current state of affairs, as he has been wearing the same hat and living like a lower-ranked samurai for the past three years, waiting for his beloved. However, she seems to be in the company of a more wealthy samurai or 旗本 (hatamoto), and this has led to heartbreak for the singer. The song ends with him accepting his fate and feeling resigned to whatever comes his way.


Line by Line Meaning

どこへ飛ぶのか 次男坊鴉
Where are you flying to, second son crow?


笠にみぞれの 散る中を
In the midst of sleet scattering on your hat


なまじ小粋に 別れたせいか
Perhaps because you parted ways in a superficial, cool way


日光街道の 日光街道の
On the road to Nikkō, on the road to Nikkō,


灯がうるむ
The lights blur.


人が目をむく さむらいやくざ
The samurai and gangsters catch people's attention


お奉行さまから 賭場(とば)あらし
A commotion at the gambling den authorized by the magistrate


泥溝(どぶ)の世界に 何故身を投げる
Why throw yourself into the gutter world?


わけはあの娘の わけはあの娘の
The reason is that girl, the reason is that girl,


瞳(め)に聞きな
Listen to her eyes.


恋が切ない 次男坊鴉
Love is painful, second son crow,


逢うて三年 三度笠
You've been meeting her for three years, with your conical hat,


なんの今更 旗本ぐらし
What's the use of living like a low-ranking samurai now?


どうせ半目(はんめ)と どうせ半目と
Halfheartedly, halfheartedly,


出たものを
You gave it a shot.




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@user-oz1ze9rq9w

この頃は、良かったなァ~。当時の情景が思い出されます。動画がいいですネ。若くなったような気がします。何回聞いても飽きないです😊ありがとうございました。

@user-wi1rh4bj8z

軽快なメロディで良いですね、落ち込んだ🙍時に
聴きたいです。

@daijitominaga0912

不快な事があっても白根一男さんの次男坊鴉を聴くと吹っ飛びます
ニューヨークで聴いてます
大野すみこ

@daijitominaga0912

大野すみこさん
いつも応援ありがとう
白根一男

@field_walk5190

大野すみこさん

いつかニューヨークでコンサートを開くのが今の私の夢です

白根一男

@user-dx3jh9zm3s

懐かしい!子供の頃に白黒TVで良く見てました。

@user-bj9un2ks7v

白根一男さんのこの歌を聴けるだけでもとても嬉しいですが、市川雷蔵と瑳峨三智子の映画何とかもう一度観たい。当時のしかも時代劇としては結構大胆な
ラブシーン

@user-lu1xe9rh7r

コロナの暗い世相ですが白根さんの懐かしいお姿に元気をいただき感謝しております

@user-py5ru2jm1p

素敵な歌声は、心に染みます。
引き込まれてしまいます💞

@user-ek3ls2hp7u

若い時から 白根さんが大好きです🎵
二十歳の詩集のセリフ 何回聞いても飽きません
綺麗にお年をとられて 又テレビに出て下さいね

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