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*''Japanese'': 荒城の月 ''(koujou no tsuki)''

*''Japanese'': 荒城の月 ''(koujou no tsuki)''

''Kôjô no tsuki'', or "The Moon Over the Castle Ruins," is a song composed by Taki Rentarô in 1901. Often played on ''[[koto]]'', the song was inspired by castle ruins in [[Sendai]] and [[Fukushima]]. The lyrics, by [[Doi Bansui]], speak of images of spring and autumn, and nostalgic memory for happier times at a castle now in ruins.

''Kôjô no tsuki'', or "The Moon Over the Castle Ruins," is a song composed by Taki Rentarô in 1901. Often played on ''[[koto]]'', the song is said to have been inspired by the ruins of [[Oka castle]] in [[Oita prefecture|Ôita prefecture]] in Kyushu.

 

The lyrics, by [[Doi Bansui]], were inspired by Doi's visits to [[Sendai castle]] and [[Aizu Wakamatsu castle]]. They speak of images of spring and autumn, and nostalgic memory for happier times at a castle now in ruins.

==References==

==References==

*"Pau Hana: Music and Dance from Asia and the Pacific." Concert Program. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Spring 2011.

*"Pau Hana: Music and Dance from Asia and the Pacific." Concert Program. University of Hawaii at Manoa. Spring 2011.

[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]

[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]

[[Category:Meiji Period]]

[[Category:Meiji Period]]