| Nominally this marked the revival of 'enka' as a genre which had been discontinued in the Showa prewar period, but the enka songs completely lacked social satirical elements as conventional enka songs originated in enzetsuka had been passed on to the folk songs. |
昭和戦前に途絶した「演歌」分野の再来であるが、演説歌を起源とする旧来の演歌は、フォークソングに引き継がれ、社会風刺的要素は全くなく、名称だけの復活となる。 |