Central Choir

Credited on the record as 中央合唱団.

日本―ベトナム [Japan–Vietnam] (日本・ベトナム友好大衆歌曲)

1966 · Center [Tokyo] Sonopiece 18 · Tokyo, Japan

日本―ベトナム [Japan–Vietnam] (日本・ベトナム友好大衆歌曲) – Central Choir (Sleeve (front))

Artist
Central Choir
Credited on the record as
中央合唱団
Title
日本―ベトナム [Japan–Vietnam] (日本・ベトナム友好大衆歌曲)
Release
平和のうたごえを1000万人にひろげよう 18 ベトナム特集 NO.2 [Let's Spread the Voice of Peace to 10 Million People 18 – Vietnam Special No. 2]
Year
1966
Label
Center [Tokyo] # Sonopiece 18
Format
Flexi · EP
Language
Japanese
Country
Tokyo, Japan
Songwriter
鎌田耕治 (words and music)
Genre
Japanese Music · Contemporary Folk
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Lyrics

Japanese: 自由と解放のため たたかう友よ 未来をきりひらく アジアの兄弟よ

Notes

A1. 1st prize (from 107 lyrics, 93 tunes) in the Japan–Vietnam friendship song contest held for the Vietnam Central Song and Dance Ensemble's visit; "drive out the aggressors… bind Japan and Vietnam" Center Sonopiece series No. 18, "ベトナム特集 NO.2", ¥300, dark red flexi-disc, 33⅓ rpm, "音楽センター制作"; No. 18A: 日本・ベトナム, 大行軍の歌, ベトナム叙事詩, ディエンビエンの勝利; No. 18B: 統一ベトナム, ベトナム開放区 [sic], 南ベトナムからの手紙; chorus 中央合唱団, piano 田村慧子, accordion 松永 and 木下, conductor 井上頼豊; the lyric sheet gives side timings A 8:14 and B 8:02. The front is a colour photograph of a smiling young Vietnamese woman in a conical hat with workers building behind her; the back lists the Center Sonopiece series (Nos. 6, 10 and 11 marked as missing numbers) and Ongaku Center, 西大久保3-67, 新宿区, Tokyo. The lyric sheet is printed over photographs of a fisherman with nets and a soldier in a conical hat with rifle. The notes say 日本―ベトナム won first…

Themes

Vietnamese Perspective · Japan · Solidarity · Freedom & Liberty

From the release 平和のうたごえを1000万人にひろげよう 18 ベトナム特集 NO.2 [Let's Spread the Voice of Peace to 10 Million People 18 – Vietnam Special No. 2]

In collections

Japanese Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]