Tarō Shōji (東海林 太郎 Shōji Tarō, December 11, 1898 – October 4, 1972) was a J… Read Full Bio ↴Tarō Shōji (東海林 太郎 Shōji Tarō, December 11, 1898 – October 4, 1972) was a Japanese popular ryūkōka singer.
Shōji was born in Akita, Akita Prefecture. His father was an employee of the South Manchuria Railway, and his parents moved to Manchukuo, leaving him behind in Japan to be raised by his grandmother, who introduced him to the violin. He graduated from the Waseda University Department of Commerce, where he majored in Marxist economics. He married shortly before graduation from undergraduate studies, and was employed by the South Manchurian Railways Research Division on completion of his graduated degree in 1923. His main work at the South Manchurian Railways was on unionization; however, his highly leftist viewpoints alienated both his managers and the Imperial Japanese Army, and he found himself sidelined to a position in a library. After seven years in Manchukuo, he returned to Japan, where his brother was running a Chinese restaurant near Waseda University.
Music career
Shōji made his debut as a recording singer in 1933.[1] He attempted to become a Western classical baritone singer, but finally became a popular singer. His first major hit popular song Akagi no Komoriuta (赤城の子守唄 "Akagi Lulaby") written about Kunisada Chūji. The song was released in 1934 and sold 400,000 copies. This song became a model for many lesser known singers in the 1930s and early 1940s about tragic or semi-tragic Japanese anti-heroes.
From 1934 to 1936, the young actress Hideko Takamine and her mother lived with Shōji, although she refused his offer to formally adopt her.
After World War II, many of his songs were banned by the American occupation forces as too nationalistic. In the 1960s, his popularity revived, riding a wave of nostalgia for songs of the early Shōwa period. Shōji appeared four times on the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, starting with the first broadcast in 1951, followed by 1955, 1956 and 1965. He performed at the Asakusa International Theater in 1957 and in 1963 became honorary chairman of the Japan Vocalist Association in 1963. He was awarded the “special recognition” award at the Japan Record Awards in 1965 and the 4th class of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1969.
Shōji suffered from cancer. However, he recovered from the illness in 1964. He died from cerebral hemorrhage in 1972.
Shōji was born in Akita, Akita Prefecture. His father was an employee of the South Manchuria Railway, and his parents moved to Manchukuo, leaving him behind in Japan to be raised by his grandmother, who introduced him to the violin. He graduated from the Waseda University Department of Commerce, where he majored in Marxist economics. He married shortly before graduation from undergraduate studies, and was employed by the South Manchurian Railways Research Division on completion of his graduated degree in 1923. His main work at the South Manchurian Railways was on unionization; however, his highly leftist viewpoints alienated both his managers and the Imperial Japanese Army, and he found himself sidelined to a position in a library. After seven years in Manchukuo, he returned to Japan, where his brother was running a Chinese restaurant near Waseda University.
Music career
Shōji made his debut as a recording singer in 1933.[1] He attempted to become a Western classical baritone singer, but finally became a popular singer. His first major hit popular song Akagi no Komoriuta (赤城の子守唄 "Akagi Lulaby") written about Kunisada Chūji. The song was released in 1934 and sold 400,000 copies. This song became a model for many lesser known singers in the 1930s and early 1940s about tragic or semi-tragic Japanese anti-heroes.
From 1934 to 1936, the young actress Hideko Takamine and her mother lived with Shōji, although she refused his offer to formally adopt her.
After World War II, many of his songs were banned by the American occupation forces as too nationalistic. In the 1960s, his popularity revived, riding a wave of nostalgia for songs of the early Shōwa period. Shōji appeared four times on the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, starting with the first broadcast in 1951, followed by 1955, 1956 and 1965. He performed at the Asakusa International Theater in 1957 and in 1963 became honorary chairman of the Japan Vocalist Association in 1963. He was awarded the “special recognition” award at the Japan Record Awards in 1965 and the 4th class of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1969.
Shōji suffered from cancer. However, he recovered from the illness in 1964. He died from cerebral hemorrhage in 1972.
琵琶湖哀歌
東海林太郎 Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by 東海林太郎:
むらさき小唄 流す涙が お芝居ならば 何の苦労も あるまいに 濡れて燕の 泣く声は あわれ浮名の 女形 好いちゃいけない 好かれち…
名月赤城山 男ごころに 男が惚れて 意気がとけ合う赤城山 澄んだ夜空のまんまる月に 浮世横笛 誰が吹く 意地の筋金 度胸のよさも …
国境の町 そりのスズさえ さびしくひびく 雪の広野よ 町の灯よ 一つ山越しゃ 他国の星が 凍りつくよな 国ざかい 故郷はなれて …
旅笠道中 夜が冷たい 心が寒い 渡り鳥かよ 俺らの旅は 風のまにまに 吹きさらし 風が変れば 俺らも変る 仁義双六 丁半かけて …
赤城の子守唄 泣くなよしよし ねんねしな 山の鴉が 啼(な)いたとて 泣いちゃいけない ねんねしな 泣けば鴉が またさわぐ 坊や男…
野崎小唄 野崎参りは 屋形船でまいろ どこを向いても 菜の花ざかり 粋な日傘にゃ 蝶々もとまる 呼んで見ようか 土手の人 野崎…
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@TheHikoboy
参考までに、歌詞を中国語に訳しました。
「琵琶湖哀歌」
遠方模糊可見彥根城
波中竹生島暮色漸濃
三井晚鐘已闃然無聲
海濱鴴鳥因何在啜泣
划船穿過瀬田川唐橋
來到夕陽西下琵琶湖
雄壯英姿如今何處尋
啊啊青春歌聲不復聞
比良山白雪雖已融化
志賀浦依然寒風刺骨
船槳就位即將開訓時
青年學子消失水花中
汝係琵琶湖之子夙昔
即已決意以波浪為枕
願小松原鮮紅山茶花
在湖上守護諸位英靈
@sevenmzk5676
オリジナルでは、
１番：東海林・小笠原デュエット
２番：東海林ソロ
３番：小笠原ソロ
４番：東海林・小笠原デュエット
で歌っていたが、この映像では、
１番：東海林ソロ
２番：小笠原ソロ
３番：東海林ソロ
４番：東海林・小笠原デュエット
となっている。
この時はオリジナルの音源がまだ見つかっていなかったのかしら。
また、東海林先生や小笠原さん自身も、当時のパートを覚えていなかったのかしら？
@user-nf9ol7dq9h
滋賀県人です。子供この頃、姉が唄っていたのを思い出しました。東海林太郎さんが唄っていた事も知っていました、懐かしいですね、取り上げて戴き感謝しています。😄
@user-pk3mm4hg6c
このお二人の歌声は胸の奥までしみ込み若人の悲劇にいまでも涙が出ます。😊
@user-vc2zt5fx2s
何度聴いても心を打たれます。名曲は年をとりません。
@user-jb3hg3ql9i
ご2人の魂の歌声心に響きます。当時のボート部員に対する敬意の表れですね！小笠原さんの東海林先生に対する尊敬の気持ちがひしひしと伝わります。本当に素晴らしい歌声です。有り難うございました。
@lexrew1038
美都子先生泣いていらっしゃいますね…。きっと色々な事が思われたのでしょう
今頃天国で亡き息子さん達にも会われた事と思います。大変な時代を生きて来られた美都子先生、どうぞ安らかに。。
@harutoshimorinaga2907
小笠原美津子の声がすばらしい、それと東海林太郎に敬意を払ってる様子もいいですね。
@yukiomatsunaga3002
同感です！
@lexrew1038
東海林さんと小笠原美都子さん。声楽を修められた御二人の美しい歌声に胸打たれ落涙しました
@user-wu2wt1oo9o
大好きな歌です。お二人の琵琶湖哀歌は何度も何度も何度も聞かせていただいても又、聴きたくなります。
お二人の歌も勿論ですが、すべての所作が心に滲みてあの様に生きてゆきたいと思わされています。
@rockpaper3041
小笠原女史のご逝去を検索してたらここにたどり着きました。
本当に素晴らしい名曲です。
歌ってある姿、歌詞に涙するなんて何十年ぶりだろう。