Ikuma Dan: Lullaby (1950) [Jpn & Eng sub]

Ikuma Dan [團伊玖磨] (1924~2001, Japan)
子守唄
Lullaby
poem by Akira Nogami [野上彰] (1909~1967, Japan)
「むかしむかしよ　北のはて
["Once upon a time, far to the north,]
　オーロラの火の　燃えている
[Amidst the burning fires of the aurora]
　雪のお城がありました」
[There stood a snow castle."]
「それから母さん　どうしたの」
["Then what happens next, Mom?"]
「だまってお聞きよ　いい話
["Hush now, listen. It's a good story.]
　おはなしきいて　ねんねんよ」
[Listen to the story and go to sleep."]
「雪のお城の　お庭には
["In the garden of the snow castle]
　氷の花が　咲いていて
[Ice flowers were blooming beautifully,]
　雪の小人が住んでいた」
[And snowy dwarfs lived there."]
「ほんとに母さん　おもしろい」
["Mom, really, it's really funny!"]
「だまってお聞きよ　いい話
["Hush now, listen. It's a good story.]
　おはなしきいて　ねんねんよ」
[Listen to the story and go to sleep."]
「雪の小人は　十五人
["The number of snowy dwarfs is fifteen.]
　そろって白い　雪ぼうし
[All of them have white snow hats.]
　ぼうしの玉は銀のふさ」
[The tassels of their hats are silver."]
「おやおや母さん　すてきだな」
["Well, well, Mom, that's lovely."]
「だまってお聞きよ　いい話
["Hush now, listen. It's a good story.]
　おはなしきいて　ねんねんよ」
[Listen to the story and go to sleep."]
「ぼうしのふさを　ふりながら
["Waving the tassels of their hats]
　一日踊って　くたびれて
[Tired after a day of dancing]
　眠った小人は十五人」
[The number of sleeping dwarfs is fifteen"]
「そうして母さん　おしまいね」
["Mom, that's the end, right?"]
「いえいえまだまだ　いい話
["No, no. There's more to come."]
　おはなしきいて　ねんねんよ」
[Listen to the story and go to sleep."]
「眠った間に　いたずらの
["While they were sleeping, a naughty]
　白いこぐまが　持ってった
[Little white bear took them]
　ふさのついてる雪ぼうし」
[Snow hats with tassels on these."]
「・・・・・・・・・・」
["........."]
「あらあらおねむね　おころりよ
["Oh, you're sleepy. Sleep well.]
　およってしずかに　ねんねんよ」
[Sleep peacefully, my dear."]
Mutsumi Hatana [波多野睦美], soprano
Ichiro Nodaira [野平一郎], piano
Recorded: July 23~25, 2003 at Kanagawa Prefectural Exchange Center of Sagami Lake
The first official performance was in 1950 when it was broadcasted through NHK's "Women's Hour" originally sang by Takako Kurimoto.
Akira Nogami (1909~1967), the poet, had five children and he presented each child, on his/her birth, a lullaby. This song was presented to his eldest son Soh, on his birth, a beautiful ballad describing a fairly tale world in full of poetical sentiment. A masterpiece that sublimated father's love to a child to a fine literature.
Ikuma Dan (1924~[2001])wrote the music with lyrical melody that touched our hearts comfortably, and it could be sung in a duet with a child, making a child feel sleepy gradually.
by Gyoji Osada (trans. by Mayumi Okano) from KICC-202 "Mother's Song - Japanese Song Collection" booklet
公的には1950年、NHKの『婦人の時間』で発表され、栗本尊子が創唱した。詩人の野上彰（1909～1967）には5人の子供がいるが、出生した時それぞれ「子守唄」を作って贈っている。この詩は、長男の草（そう）が誕生したとき作ったもので、詩情豊かなメルヘンの世界を描いた美しいバラードである。子供への父親の愛情を、素晴らしい文学に昇華させた傑作。情感に快くひびく抒情的な團伊玖磨（1924～[2001]）のメロディは、幼児と掛け合っても面白いが、聞いているうちに子供がだんだんとねむりつくように作られている。
（長田暁二、KICC-202『母の唄～日本歌曲集』解説書より）

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Six Songs for Children (1945)
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Five Fragments (1946)
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My Songs (1947) [tenor ver.]
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My Songs (1947) [soprano ver.]
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Four Poems by Sakutaro Hagiwara (1948)
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To the People of Mino (1950)
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Flowery Town (1947)
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Journey (1951)
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Aria "Yohyo, oh my darling, my beloved Yohyo" from "Yūzuru" (1951/56)
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