Sagi Musume: 鷺娘 (part 1)

Tachikata (dancer): Bando Tamasaburo V

The famous Onnagata* Bando Tamasaburo V portrays the resentful spirit of a Heron in Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden).

*A female impersonator in Kabuki

Lyrics:

妄執の雲晴れやらぬ
Moushu no kumo Hare yara nu
朧夜の恋に迷いし我が心
Oboroyo no Koi ni Mayoishi waga Kokoro
(This above intro is missing from the video)

吹けども傘に雪もって
Fuke domo Kasa ni Yuki motte
積もる思いは泡雪の
Tsumoru Omoi wa Awa-yuki no
消えて果敢なき恋路とや
Kie te hakanaki Koi-ji to ya
思い重なる胸の闇
Omoi kasanaru Mune no yami
せめて哀れと夕暮れに
Semete Aware to Yuugure ni
ちらちら雪に濡鷺のしょんぼりと可愛らし
Chira chira Yuki ni Nure-sagi no Shonbori to Kawayurashi

迷う心の細流れ
Mayou Kokoro no Hoso nagare
ちょろちょろ水の一筋に
Choro choro Mizu no Hitosuji ni
恨みの外は白鷺の
Urami no Hoka wa Shira-sagi no
水に馴れたる足どりも
Mizu ni Naretaru Ashidori mo
濡れて雫と消ゆるもの
Nure te Shizuku to Kiyuru mo no