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This is a Min'yo piece from the Min'yo school .

History (from Takahashi Yujiro)
A lively dance and party song from Akita; title and chorus imitate percussion.

(chorus:) dondon pan pan donpanpan etc.
Talking about bragging rights, I won't lose: this is the heartland of rice, the heartland of sake;
Akita's butterbur is the best in all Japan; and Ono no Komochi came from here.
People are cute when they're drinking, cuter still when they babble drunken nonsense;
strolling along nine abreast, four on the right and four on the left.
When you listen to a song, keep quiet! Some people sing well, some don't.
Go ahead and try singing yourselves - you'll find it's harder than you think!

Donpan Bushi appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Min'yo - Folk Song from Japan - Takahashi Yujiro and friends  (Listen)	Takahashi Yujiro
A lively dance and party song from Akita; title and chorus imitate percussion. (chorus:) dondon pan pan donpanpan etc. Talking about bragging rights, I won't lose: this is the heartland of rice, the heartland of sake; Akita's butterbur is the best in all Japan; and Ono no Komochi came from here. People are cute when they're drinking, cuter still when they babble drunken nonsense; strolling along nine abreast, four on the right and four on the left. When you listen to a song, keep quiet! Some people sing well, some don't. Go ahead and try singing yourselves - you'll find it's harder than you think! Copyright 1999 - Dr David W. Hughes e-mail dh6@soas.ac.uk