Tamezoo Narita： 海滨之歌 (Song of the Seashore) - 长笛： James Galway 法国薰衣草2013-12-11 10:12:54

This song represents the experience of the poet’s young days. Kokei Hayashi spent time convalescing near the ocean when he was sick. The poem was written in 1913 and published in a magazine called Music. Later young Tamezoo Narita, who was a student at Tokyo Music Institute, composed the melody. The song became well-known when it was included in a music textbook in 1947. Originally, the song consists of four verses, the last two verses of which described the poet’s sickness. In the school textbook, only the first two verses were included, and the original meaning of the song was lost. However, the third verse is sometimes included in performances.