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*''First published: [[1881]], ''Shôgaku shôka-shû shohen''''
*''Japanese'': 蛍の光 ''(hotaru no hikari)''
''Hotaru no hikari'' (lit. "the light of fireflies") is a song which has become a standard in Japan at graduation ceremonies. Sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" (by Robert Burns, [[1794]]), it employs a set of lyrics, in Japanese, first published in [[1881]].
The Japanese lyricist is unknown, but the song is known to have first appeared in ''Shôgaku shôka-shû shohen'' ("Elementary School Songbook, vol 1"), organized by the [[Ministry of Education]] in 1881. The title of the song was given in that book as simply ''Hotaru'' ("Fireflies"), but it later came to be known as ''Hotaru no hikari''.
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==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%9B%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%85%89 Hotaru no hikari]," ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典, Hitachi Solutions, 2013.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
*''Japanese'': 蛍の光 ''(hotaru no hikari)''
''Hotaru no hikari'' (lit. "the light of fireflies") is a song which has become a standard in Japan at graduation ceremonies. Sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" (by Robert Burns, [[1794]]), it employs a set of lyrics, in Japanese, first published in [[1881]].
The Japanese lyricist is unknown, but the song is known to have first appeared in ''Shôgaku shôka-shû shohen'' ("Elementary School Songbook, vol 1"), organized by the [[Ministry of Education]] in 1881. The title of the song was given in that book as simply ''Hotaru'' ("Fireflies"), but it later came to be known as ''Hotaru no hikari''.
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==References==
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%9B%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%85%89 Hotaru no hikari]," ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典, Hitachi Solutions, 2013.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]