Songs about Work and at Work During the Industrial Revolution Period in the United States and in Japan

这项研究的结果发表在一系列30篇文章中，这些文章解释和分析了英语中的美国职业民歌。它是针对日本读者的，目的是增进他们对美国人民和文化的了解。为了增加读者的了解，文章中偶尔会提到日本歌曲。这一系列文章关注劳工歌曲反映他们生活的方式和那个时代的影响。我使用的材料是关于职业的歌曲，这些职业给19世纪的美国社会带来了巨大的变化。包括：牛仔、铁路工人和铁路建筑工人、煤矿工人、金矿工人、纺织工人、包括捕鲸者在内的海员和伐木工。在这个系列的每个部分，我首先解释占领的历史和文化背景，意在呈现美国在工业革命期间和之后的变化时期的生动图景。然后，我分析了与工人生活有关的歌词。我还比较研究了这些歌曲的谱系。总之，我指出，在歌曲中，人们愿意虚构他们所看到和经历的东西。通过这样做，他们弥补了生活中缺失的东西。学习和写作美国工业歌曲花费了太多时间，以至于我无法完成对日本歌曲的研究。然而，我对过去三年的研究结果感到满意，因为：1)我将美国民歌与日本歌曲和文化进行了比较；2)我完成了一本书的篇幅；3)日本还没有对同一主题进行全面的研究。我想继续研究日本和美国的民歌，并进一步发展这方面的研究。

The result of this research was published in a series of 30 articles that explains and analyzes American occupational folk songs in the English language. It is addressed to Japanese readers with the purpose of increasing their understanding of American people and culture. Japanese songs are occasionally referred to in the articles in order to increase the reader's understanding.This series of articles is concerned with the ways in which the songs of laborers reflect their lives and the influence of that era. The materials I used were the songs of and about the occupations which caused great changes in nineteenth century American society. Included are : cowboys, railroaders and railroad construction workers, coal miners, gold miners, textile workers, seamen including whalers, and lumberjacks. In each section of the series, I first explain the history and cultural background of the occupation, intending to present a lively picture of the changing period of America during and after the industrial revolution. Then I analyze the lyics in relation to the life of the workers. I also comparatively study the genealogy of the songs. In conclusion I point out that in songs people willingly fictionalize what they see and experience. By doing so they compensate for what is missing in their lives.Studying and writing about American industrial songs took so much time that I could not complete studies on Japanese songs. However, I am satisfied with the result of the past three years research because : 1) I discussed American folk songs comparatively with Japanese songs and culture ; 2) I completed a book-length of writing on the subject ; 3) there is no complete research done in Japan on the same subject. I would like to keep researching folk songs of Japan and the U.S., and further develop the study.