The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Japanese Love Song

Once upon a time there was a peasant who fell in love with the daughter of a rich nobleman. She also fell in love with him but she was betrothed to a wealthy friend of her father. So they were forced to meet secretly and one night her father caught them and ordered the poor peasant boy off the property forever. The boy was so desolate that he killed himself because he could not live without his love.

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Paraphrased.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT