貝葉 （バイヨウ） palm-leaf manuscript

梵唄 （ボンバイ） song in praise of Buddhas virtues

歌 （うた） song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry

歌う （うたう） to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)

長唄 （ながうた） long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

紡ぎ歌 （つむぎうた） spinning song

歌う （うたう） to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)