Suzhou Nocturne

"Suzhou Nocturne"
Song by 李香蘭(Yoshiko Yamaguchi)
Released	June 1940
Genre	Pop song
Songwriter(s)	Lyricist: Yaso Saijyo ; Composer: Ryoichi Hattori

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"Suzhou Nocturne" (蘇州夜曲/Soshu Yakyoku/Soshu Serenade) is a wartime(1940's) Japanese love song composed by Ryoichi Hattori (服部良一)^[1] with lyrics by poet Yaso Saijyo (西条八十)^[1]. Its lyrics set against the scenic eastern Chinese city of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province.

It was originally performed and made popular by Chinese-born Japanese singer-actress Yoshiko Yamaguchi (Shirley Yamaguchi / 李香蘭 / Li Xianglan) in the famous romantic movie "Shina no yoru"(China Nights/支那の夜|) released in June 1940.^[1]

After the debut, the song and the movie became very popular in Japan and Japanese controlled Asian nations and regions.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "China's wartime history still haunts popular theme song". Asian Economic News. 1999-08-16. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
↑ 『新映画』1941年1月号、p.138

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