小歌

こうたkouta

noun

1. kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta)
2. court lady singing a kouta
3. ditty
4. ballad
5. short, hummable, popular tune from Muromachi period to early Edo period
6. kyogen kouta
7. style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
8. noh kouta

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