!!!OTL@@JA: Chatsumi !!!OTL@EN: Picking Tea Leaves !!!tune: Nogi-choshi **koto **text **kern *tune[d:G:A:B:d:e:g:a:b:dd:ee:gg:aa] * * *M4/4 *M4/4 *M4/4 *MM126 *MM126 * 0 . 4r 5 no 4d 7 tsu 4g 8 mo 4a =2 =2 =2 9. chi 4.b 9| ka 8b 9 zu 4b 9 ku 4b =3 =3 =3 A. ha 4.dd A| chi 8dd A ju 4dd 9 u 4b =4 =4 =4 8 ha 4a 7 chi 4g 8 ya 4a 0 . 4r =5 =5 =5 0 . 4r 9 no 4b 9 ni 4b A mo 4dd =6 =6 =6 9. ya 4.b 9| ma 8b 9 ni 4b 8 mo 4a =7 =7 =7 9. wa 4.b 9| ka 8b 8 ba 4a 7 ga 4g =8 =8 =8 6 shi 4e 6 ge 4e 5 ru 4d 0 . 4r =9 =9 =9 0 . 4r 5 a 4d 7 re 4g 8 ni 4a =10 =10 =10 9. mi 4.b 9| e 8b 9 ru 4b 9 ha 4b =11 =11 =11 A. cha 4.dd A| tsu 8dd A mi 4dd 9 ja 4b =12 =12 =12 8 na 4a 7 i 4g 8 ka 4a 0 . 4r =13 =13 =13 0 . 4r A a 4dd A ka 4dd 9 ne 4b =14 =14 =14 8. da 4.a 8| su 8a 7 ki 4g 6 ni 4e =15 =15 =15 5 su 4d 7 ge 4g 8. no 4.a 9| ka 8b =16 =16 =16 7++ sa 2.g - . . - . . 0 . 4r == === == *- *- *- !!!ENC: Craig Sapp !!!END: 2002/01/04 !!!ONB1: Green tea is an important drink in Japan. Picking the young sprouts !!!ONB2: and leaves of the tea bush occurs about three weeks from the middle !!!ONB3: of April until the end of May !!!ONB1: natsumochikazuku Hachijyu Hachiya / !!!ONB2: nonimo yamanimo Yakabaga shigeru / !!!ONB3: areni mieruwa , chatsumijya naika / !!!ONB4: akane tasukini Sugenokasa. !!!ONB5:Translation: !!!ONB6: Near summer, the 88th day / !!!ONB7: The fields and mountains are full of green / !!!ONB8: Look at the beautiful ladies picking green tea leaves / !!!ONB9: wearing red tasukis and sedge hats.