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Kawaguchi Shōgo Arranged Harmonica Music Sheet (Kawaguchi Shôgo henkyoku hȃmonika gakufu) No. 5
川口省吾編曲ハーモニカ楽譜 カルメン 前編
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Carmen, First Part (Carumen zenhen)
Kawaguchi Shōgo Arranged Harmonica Music Sheet (Kawaguchi Shôgo henkyoku hȃmonika gakufu) No. 5
川口省吾編曲ハーモニカ楽譜 カルメン 前編
Designer: Suzuki Shigeyoshi (Japanese, 1900 – 1976)
Designer: Mori Noboru (Japanese, dates unknown)
Composer: George Bizet (French, 1838 – 1875)
Arranger: Kawaguchi Shôgo (Japanese, 1892 – 1974)
Publisher: Kyōeki shōsha shoten (Japanese)
Designer: Mori Noboru (Japanese, dates unknown)
Composer: George Bizet (French, 1838 – 1875)
Arranger: Kawaguchi Shôgo (Japanese, 1892 – 1974)
Publisher: Kyōeki shōsha shoten (Japanese)
Japanese
Taishô era
1925 (Taishô 15), February, 25th printing; 1st printing 1923 (Taishô 12), February 5
Medium/Technique
Color lithograph; ink on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 25.9 × 19.1 cm (10 3/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary and Robert Levenson
Accession Number2023.1143
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ClassificationsMusical scores
DescriptionTranslation of lyrics from Japanese, by Kuniko and Kendall Brown:
Serenade of Mephistopheles’ (French and Japanese lyrics)
“Without pretending to sleep
Listen, to my song.
Alas, my sweetheart
By the window, I stand
I who love you
Here I sing, the love song.
Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!
Do not open the door,
Until the day, I present
A ring to you.
Alas, my sweetheart
Why don’t you let me?
Why don’t you let me, who loves you dearly,
Have a kiss?
I who love you
Here I swear, true heart.
Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!
Do not give away your love,
Until the day, I present
A ring to you.
Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!"
Serenade of Mephistopheles’ (French and Japanese lyrics)
“Without pretending to sleep
Listen, to my song.
Alas, my sweetheart
By the window, I stand
I who love you
Here I sing, the love song.
Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!
Do not open the door,
Until the day, I present
A ring to you.
Alas, my sweetheart
Why don’t you let me?
Why don’t you let me, who loves you dearly,
Have a kiss?
I who love you
Here I swear, true heart.
Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!
Do not give away your love,
Until the day, I present
A ring to you.
Ahahaha! Ahahahaha!"
ProvenanceBy 2019, Mary and Robert Levenson, Belleair, FL; 2023, gift of Mary and Robert Levenson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2023)