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Nikkatsu Victor Music Sheet (Nikkatsu Bikutȃ gakufu) No. 46
女性讃 A
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In Praise of Women A, Theme song from the Nikkatsu movie (Eiga shudaika：Joseisan)
Nikkatsu Victor Music Sheet (Nikkatsu Bikutȃ gakufu) No. 46
女性讃 A
Designer: Saitō Kazō (Japanese, 1887 – 1955)
Composer: Hakujirō Kondō (Japanese, 1900 – 1932)
Lyricist: Saijō Yaso (Japanese, 1892 – 1970)
Publisher: Bikutā shuppansha (Japanese)
Composer: Hakujirō Kondō (Japanese, 1900 – 1932)
Lyricist: Saijō Yaso (Japanese, 1892 – 1970)
Publisher: Bikutā shuppansha (Japanese)
Japanese
Shôwa era
1930 (Shôwa 5), May 25
Medium/Technique
Color lithograph; ink on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 31.1 × 22.7 cm (12 1/4 × 8 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary and Robert Levenson
Accession Number2023.1169
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical scores
DescriptionTranslation of lyrics from Japanese, by Kuniko and Kendall Brown:
"The chain is undone, it’s bright morning
Wet with tears, dear daisy;
My friends, women, now’s the time to grow
This age’s dawn light is spreading.
The door has opened, it’s a free morning
Come out, come out, your shiny eyes;
My friends, women, now’s the time to gather
This age’s dawn is on the frontline.
The power has fallen, it’s righteous morning
Tearful sheep vanish to the horizon;
My friends, women, now’s the time to advance
This age’s dawn is the avant-garde."
"The chain is undone, it’s bright morning
Wet with tears, dear daisy;
My friends, women, now’s the time to grow
This age’s dawn light is spreading.
The door has opened, it’s a free morning
Come out, come out, your shiny eyes;
My friends, women, now’s the time to gather
This age’s dawn is on the frontline.
The power has fallen, it’s righteous morning
Tearful sheep vanish to the horizon;
My friends, women, now’s the time to advance
This age’s dawn is the avant-garde."
Marks
“S Kazō” at lower right
ProvenanceBy 2019, Mary and Robert Levenson, Belleair, FL; 2023, gift of Mary and Robert Levenson to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 2023)