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Kigen Nisen Roppyaku Nen

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"Kigen Nisen Roppyaku Nen"
Song
LanguageJapanese
English title2600 Years Since the Founding
ReleasedDecember 20, 1939 (1939-12-20)
Composer(s)Gihachirō Mori
Lyricist(s)Yoshio Masuda[1]

"Kigen Nisen Roppyaku Nen" (紀元二千六百年, 2600 Years Since the Founding) is a Japanese song commemorating 1940. It was written by Yoshio Masuda and composed by Gihachirō Mori.[2]

History

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The song was originally written for a competition in 1939, in which it was selected as the winner. Even recently, uyoku dantai groups celebrating National Foundation Day air this song using sound trucks.[3]

Parody

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A parody version of this song, concerning the rising cost of tobacco, replaces the original lyrics with the names of cigarette brands.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "行進曲「紀元二千六百年」" [March "Year 2600 since foundation"]. National Diet Library (in Japanese). March 1940. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  2. ^ "奉祝國民歌「紀元二千六百年」" [National celebratory song "Year 2600"]. Tanken (in Japanese). 2002-12-17. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. ^ Ruoff, Kenneth James (2001). The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995. Harvard Univ. Asia Center. p. 269. ISBN 9780674010888.
  4. ^ Dower, John (2012-05-01). Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering: Japan in the Modern World. The New Press. p. 302. ISBN 9781595588111.