Asian Folklore Studies, April 1st, 1996
Few countries in the world have outpaced Japan in the collection and publication of children's songs (warabe uta). Time and again Japanese scholars, educators, musicians, and poets have turned to this genre to learn more about what they believed to be their own musical and literary roots. Today many Japanese cities, prefectures, and universities have some kind of "children's song research group" dedicated to recording, compiling, preserving, and researching the warabe uta of their area. Publishers have responded to the national fascination with children's songs by issuing volume after volume...
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