Song of June 6: "This Road" by Hakushu Kitahara and Kosaku Yamada

Hakushu Kitahara and Kosaku Yamada founded the magazine "Poetry and Music" in 1922, aiming to fuse poetry and music, and established a modern musical style that made use of the high and low accents of the Japanese language and the inherent rhythm of the Japanese people.¹².

"Kono Michi" (1927) was born out of this process, and is described as "a masterpiece that transforms the accents of words into melodies and reflects fresh emotion."³It first appeared in the third volume of the "3 Children's Songs Collection." Although it is a children's song, it requires a high level of vocal expression, and should be called a full-fledged song.

Two years prior to the composition of this song, on March 2, 14, the "Peace Preservation Law" was enacted.⁴The "Revised Organized Crime Punishment Act," which is being compared to this law, is feared to allow authorities to conduct arbitrary investigations and infringe on freedom of belief.⁵I will dedicate this song to you on the night that it was established.

Please listen carefully to the singing of Akiko Ogawa (mezzo-soprano).

1. Akihiko Mabuchi "Hometown, This Road" NHK High School Course "Music I" (Retrieved 2-3584-834)
2. For a list of other references that may be useful,CLICK HEREIt is also useful as a reference for how to use library references.
3. Kosaku Yamada's Collected Works "Six Horses/This Road/The Hasty Barber Shop" Craftone Editionhttp://www.craftone.co.jp/yamada_k/KYS_011.html >(Retrieved 2017-06-15)
   Although some of the chords in the introduction were later changed, the original version remains in widespread use.
4. This time too, the questioning session was forcibly ended and the deliberations continued. https://twitter.com/KO_SLANG/status/874922332346880000
5. This law amends the elements of the "conspiracy crime" that punishes crimes at the planning stage and creates a new "crime of preparation for terrorism, etc." At around 2017:6 a.m. on June 15, 7, the bill was passed by a majority vote in the House of Councilors, including the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Japan Restoration Party. It was a forced vote, with the committee vote omitted. [Reference] NTV45The reason behind the forced passage of the "Ultra C" conspiracy crime law(Obtained on 2017-06-15)