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Symphony Edition No.1291
シンフォニー楽譜 第1291番 郷愁・青空
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Home Sickness (Kyôshȗ) and Blue Sky (Aozora) [Blauer Himmel]
Symphony Edition No.1291
シンフォニー楽譜 第1291番 郷愁・青空
Designer: Artist unknown, Japanese
Composer: Josef Rixner (German, 1902 – 1973)
Arranger: Tomura Yutaka (Japanese, dates unknown)
Lyricist: Kadota Yutaka (Japanese, 1907 – 1975)
Publisher: Sinfonii gakufu shuppansha (Japanese)
Composer: Josef Rixner (German, 1902 – 1973)
Arranger: Tomura Yutaka (Japanese, dates unknown)
Lyricist: Kadota Yutaka (Japanese, 1907 – 1975)
Publisher: Sinfonii gakufu shuppansha (Japanese)
Japanese
Shôwa era
1939 (Shôwa 14), March 20
Medium/Technique
Color lithograph; ink on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 26.5 × 18.9 cm (10 7/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary and Robert Levenson
Accession Number2023.1112.1-2
ClassificationsMusical scores
DescriptionTranslation of lyrics from Japanese, by Kuniko and Kendall Brown:
Homesickness
“At the setting sun, exiled from my country
Big brother east, little brother west
My dear old hometown is far away
Memorable mountains, memorable river.
Love is also torn, drifting and flowing
My end is an empty plain, a bleached skull in the dew
My dear old hometown, is far away
Memorable mountains, memorable river.
Trudging alone, on the endless journey
When I cry the aurora, blurs with tears
My dear old hometown, is far away
Memorable mountains, memorable river."
Blue Sky
"In the sky birds, sing pleasantly
In the field flowers, bloom profusely
Clear and serene, is the blue sky
Clean and pure, my life
Is trouble-free, and enjoyable everyday
Together with you, we sing
Born to this world, always gentle and pleasant
In a strong voice, joyful under the blue sky
You serene, the sky is clear
My life is good, my life is good
In the sky birds, sing pleasantly
In the field flowers, bloom profusely"
Homesickness
“At the setting sun, exiled from my country
Big brother east, little brother west
My dear old hometown is far away
Memorable mountains, memorable river.
Love is also torn, drifting and flowing
My end is an empty plain, a bleached skull in the dew
My dear old hometown, is far away
Memorable mountains, memorable river.
Trudging alone, on the endless journey
When I cry the aurora, blurs with tears
My dear old hometown, is far away
Memorable mountains, memorable river."
Blue Sky
"In the sky birds, sing pleasantly
In the field flowers, bloom profusely
Clear and serene, is the blue sky
Clean and pure, my life
Is trouble-free, and enjoyable everyday
Together with you, we sing
Born to this world, always gentle and pleasant
In a strong voice, joyful under the blue sky
You serene, the sky is clear
My life is good, my life is good
In the sky birds, sing pleasantly
In the field flowers, bloom profusely"
ProvenanceBy 2019, Mary and Robert Levenson, Belleair, FL; 2023, gift of Mary and Robert Levenson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2023)