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The lyrics of Songbie (Chinese 送别, "Farewell Song"), were written by Chinese artist Hong Yi (Li Shutong) to the melody of the mid-19th century song "Dreaming of Home and Mother" by American composer John P. Ordway. Li was introduced to this song while studying in Japan, in the form of a Japanese song that was also set to this tune.
The song was composed by Takashi Miki, with lyrics penned by Toyohisa Araki. A Mandarin version of the song was recorded with the title of "I Only Care About You" (我只在乎你; Wǒ zhǐ zàihū nǐ). [3] It was included in her Mandarin album of the same name in March 1987.
The Ode of Showa Restoration (昭和維新 （ しょうわいしん ） の 歌 （ うた ）, shōwaishin no uta) is a 1930 song by Japanese naval officer Mikami Taku. It was composed as an anthem for the Young Officers Movement. The song makes strong appeal to natural and religious imagery.
After its release on Niconico, the music video went viral and broke one million views in 42 days (29 October that year). [2] The song was also very popular among karaoke singers, and Joysound, a karaoke store chain, reported that "Senbonzakura" was the third most sung song in 2012 behind AKB48's "Heavy Rotation" and Golden Bomber's "Memeshikute ...
Kagome Kagome" (かごめかごめ, or 籠目籠目) is a Japanese children's game and the song associated with it. One player is chosen as the Oni (literally demon or ogre , but similar to the concept of "it" in tag ) and sits blindfolded (or with their eyes covered).
Singer Fei Yu-ching in 2012 Plum trees in winter "Yi Jian Mei" (Chinese: 一剪梅; pinyin: Yī jiǎn méi; lit. 'One Trim of Plum Blossom'), [a] also commonly referred to by its popular lyrics "Xue hua piao piao bei feng xiao xiao" (Chinese: 雪花飄飄 北風蕭蕭; pinyin: Xuěhuā piāopiāo běi fēng xiāoxiāo; trans. "Snowflakes drifting, the north wind whistling"), is a 1983 Mandopop ...
This type of music typically employs Chinese national vocal (minzu) vocals, with content focused on reflecting national history and culture or promoting the "main melody" — praising the Chinese Communist Party, the minzu, and the People's Liberation Army. Representative singers include Song Zuying, Peng Liyuan, Wang Hongwei. [1] [2]
Wang, who is possibly lampooned in the lyrics, praised the song's synthesis of Western and Chinese musical styles. [7] Noting its popularity, newswriter Miho Tamura contrasted the oblique satirical lyrics of "Luochahai City" with that of the rap song "New Slave", which directly criticized Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdown and resulted in the song ...