172 Shadowings 



Who cuts the bamboo at the back of the 

 house ? 



(Chorus) Who cuts the bamboo ? 

 My sweet lord's own bamboo, the first he 



planted, 



The first he planted ? 



Come ! let us dance the Dance of the Honor 



able Garden ! 



Chan-chan ! 

 Cha-cha ! 

 Yoitomose, 

 Yoitomose! 



Oh ! the cruelty, the cruelty of my mother-in- 

 law! 



Oh ! the cruelty ! 



Tells me to cut and make a hakama 1 out of 



rock! 



If ever I cut and sew a hakama of rock, 

 Then you will learn to twist the fine sand into 



thread, 



Twist it into thread. 



Come ! let us dance the Dance of the Honor 



able Garden ! 



1 A divided skirt of a peculiar form, worn formerly by men chiefly, 

 to-day-worn by female students also. 



