Japanese song · vocal melody · 1888 vocal line · 19 bars
The vocal line of Hana-kurabe, no. 3 in Sokyokushu (1888), printed as 花競. The one-beat pickup, nine slurs and final rest bar are retained. Koto, lyrics and fingering are omitted.
Playable score
A playable single-line score based on a published source of the same tune.
The complete printed melody is transcribed from the source below, preserving its pitches, rhythms and short bars. Lyrics are omitted; no harmony is added. The numeric playback tempo is editorial.
The National Diet Library marks this 1888 Ministry of Education publication public domain (PDM). The melody is transcribed from that historical source; no modern arrangement, recording or translated lyrics are used. Source images: National Diet Library, Japan.
