Aa Waga Sen'yū
| "Aa Waga Sen'yū" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Hachirō Konoe | |
| Language | Japanese |
| English title | Oh, my comrade |
| Released | February 1937 |
| Label | King Records |
| Composer(s) | Jun'ichi Hosokawa |
| Lyricist(s) | Ryūha Hayashi |
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"Aa Waga Sen'yū" (ああ我が戦友, Oh, my comrade) is a Japanese gunka that was released by King Records in February 1937.
It was sung by Hachirō Konoe, with lyrics by Ryūha Hayashi and melody by Jun'ichi Hosokawa. The song is centered around the Mukden Incident while using the first verses of "Sen'yū" and "Fujin Jūgunka" as interludes.[1][2][3] At the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the song's popularity became widespread throughout Japan.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 満州事変前後: 孤立への道 Manshū jihen zengo: koritsu e no michi [Manchuria before and after: road to isolation] (in 日本語). 每日新聞社. 1975. p. 4. Search this book on
- ↑ Sakuramoto, Tomio (2005-03-20). 歌と戦争: みんなが軍歌をうたっていた Uta to sensō: Min'na ga gunka o utatte ita [Songs and wars: everyone was singing songs] (in 日本語). アテネ書房. p. 142. Search this book on
- ↑ 新版日本流行歌史: 1868-1937 Shinpan Nihon hayariuta-shi: 1868 - 1937 [New edition Japanese popular song history: 1868-1937] (in 日本語). 社会思想社. 1994. p. 326. Search this book on
- ↑ Kikuchi, Kiyomaro (2008). 日本流行歌変遷史: 歌謡曲の誕生からJ・ポップの時代へ Nihon hayariuta hensen-shi: kayōkyoku no tanjō kara J poppu no jidai e [Japanese Popular Song History: From the Birth of Kayōkyoku to the Age of J-Pop] (in 日本語). 論創社. p. 64. Search this book on
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