Shimabara Lullaby
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Shimabara Lullaby is a folk song-like lullaby
by Kohei Miyazaki of Shimabara
, Nagasaki Prefecture
, Japan
.
on Borneo
.
This song became famous when Chiyoko Shimakura
recorded it in 1957, followed later the recordings by Peggy Hayama, Hisaya Morishige
and others.
I was born in Shimabara, I was born in Shimabara,
The original song had five stanzas. This song is a copyrighted material, and, therefore, its lyrics cannot be fully described here.
Lullaby
A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
by Kohei Miyazaki of Shimabara
Shimabara, Nagasaki
is a city located on the north-eastern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen in the west, in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.-History:...
, Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
General
Shimabara Lullaby was written in the early 1950s by Kohei Miyazaki (1917-1980). It is related to the Karayuki-san, the poor Japanese girls sold to work overseas as prostitutes, in Southern China, the Pacific island areas, such as SandakanSandakan
Sandakan is the second-largest city in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo. It is located on the east coast of the island and it is the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo...
on Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
.
This song became famous when Chiyoko Shimakura
Chiyoko Shimakura
is a female enka singer and TV presenter in Japan.She has a long career as a singer - almost 50 years. Despite her long career, Chiyoko remains cute and lovely in her stage work.Chiyoko is considered as "the Goddess of Enka"...
recorded it in 1957, followed later the recordings by Peggy Hayama, Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige
was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from what was known under the old education system as Kitano Middle School , and subsequently attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchuria...
and others.
Lyrics
It is usually sung in three stanzas, the first of which starts with:English translation
I was born in Shimabara, I was born in Shimabara,
The original song had five stanzas. This song is a copyrighted material, and, therefore, its lyrics cannot be fully described here.
See also
- LullabyLullabyA lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
- Folk song
- Other Japanese lullabies: Edo LullabyEdo LullabyEdo Lullaby is a traditional Japanese cradle song. It originated in Edo, was propagated to other areas, and is said to be the roots of the Japanese lullabies.-General:The Edo Lullaby is a traditional Japanese cradle song...
, Itsuki LullabyItsuki LullabyItsuki Lullaby is a lullaby known widely in Japan, and is a folk song representative of Kyūshū, Japan.- General :The Itsuki Lullaby is a lullaby known to many people in Japan...
, Takeda LullabyTakeda LullabyTakeda Lullaby is a popular Japanese cradle song. It originated in Takeda, Fushimi, Kyoto.-General:This song has long been sung among the people in the burakumin areas of Kyoto and Osaka in a slightly different form for a long time...
, Chugoku Region LullabyChugoku Region LullabyChugoku Region Lullaby is a traditional folk song in Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku region, Japan, and is a well known Japanese cradle song.-General:...
, etc.
External links
- Shimabara Lullaby（(A Hundred Lullabies in Japanese, in Japan Society of Lullabies' home page)
- Shimabara Lullaby {Sung by Hiromi Iwasaki, YouTube）