Such Wasan chants became widely influential among ordinary people and affected Japanese music greatly; their effect can be still found in the singing methods of Minyo (traditional folk songs), songs and ballads, especially Enka (Japanese ballad).
こうした和讃は、広く民衆の間に流布し、日本の音楽に大きな影響を与え、民謡や歌謡、ことに演歌などの歌唱法に影響の形跡が残っている。