Pechka

Winter

2023.02.13

Yuki no furu yowa tanoshii Pechka
Pechka moeroyo ohanashi shimasho
Mukashi mukashi yo moeroyo Pechka

Yuki no furu yowa tanoshii Pechka
Pechka moeroyo omotewa samui
Kuriya kuriya to yobimasu Pechka

Yuki no furu yowa tanoshii Pechka
Pechka moeroyo jiki haru kimasu
Imani yanagi mo moemasho Pechka

Yuki no furu yowa tanoshii Pechka
Pechka moeroyo daredaka kimasu
Okyaku samadesho ureshii Pechka

Yuki no furu yowa tanoshii Pechka
Pechka moeroyo ohanashi shimasho
Hinoko pachi pachi haneroyo Pechka

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Pechka

Let’s have fun around Pechka on a snowy night
Burn the Pechka. Let’s enjoy the conversation.
It’s a story from a long, long time ago… Burn, Pechka

Let’s have fun around Pechka on a snowy night
Burn the Pechka. it’s cold out front.
Roasted chestnuts? the peddler is calling. Pechka

Let’s have fun around Pechka on a snowy night
Burn the Pechka. Spring will soon be here.
The willows will be sprouting any day now. Pechka

Let’s have fun around Pechka on a snowy night
Burn the Pechka. Someone’s coming.
It must be a visitor. Happy Pechka

Let’s have fun around Pechka on a snowy night
Burn the Pechka. Let’s enjoy the conversation.
Fire sparks make a crackling sound. Bounce. Pechka

utasuky

The Pechka is a piece of equipment that combines a fireplace and oven, said to have been born in Northern Europe, developed in Russia, and later introduced to Hokkaido.

At the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), when the number of immigrants to Manchuria was increasing, Kitahara Hakushu and Yamada Kosaku visited the region to respond to requests for songs suited to the land, and created these songs.

A torimeless chat, gathered within reach of the warmth of the fire.

One of the few pleasures of the cold, cold winter is to be found around these pethikas.

The lyrics and music, which conjure up such scenes, are still loved by many even 100 years after their release.

Words：KITAHARA,Hakushu
Music：YAMADA,Kousaku

▲Hakushu Douyoukan
Memorial Hall for Kitahara Hakushu, who left various famous children’s songs called “Douyo-Shouka”, is located in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where he spent his 30s.