Teiichi Okano

Teiichi Okano ( Okano Teiichi; 16 February 1878, Tottori, Tottori, Japan – 29 December 1941) was a Japanese composer. Selected works ;Popular songs * “Furusato” (故郷) (1914) * “Haru ga kita” (春が来た) (1910) * “Haru no ogawa” (春の小川) (1912) * “Hinomaru no hata” (日の丸の旗) (1911) * “Momiji” (もみじ) (1911) * “Oborozuki yo” (朧月夜; “Dark Moon Night”) for soprano, flute and harp (1914) * Momotarō’s song (1911) Oborozuki yo Oborozuki yo (朧月夜; “Dark Moon Night”) is a song composed by Teiichi Okano with lyrics by . The song was written to pass down the Japanese landscape to posterity. In 1914, the song appeared in the list of " for 6th-grade," to be taught in the Japanese public school system. It is still sung to this day. Japanese Source: 1． 菜の花畠に、入日薄れ、 見わたす山の端、霞ふかし。 春風そよふく、空を見れば、 夕月かかりて、にほひ淡し。 2． 里わの火影も、森の色も、 田中の小路をたどる人も、 蛙のなくねも、かねの音も、 さながら霞める 朧月夜。 Translation Source: 1. Evening sun goes down in a mustard field. When I look out over mountain ridges, they are veiled in dense mist. I feel the spring breeze and I look up at the sky. Then, the evening moon rises high and it is colored softly. 2. The lamps of a village, green of the forest, people who walk along a path between rice paddies, croaking of