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Shimabara no Komoriuta

島原の子守歌

[Composed]Miyazaki Kohei - Shakuhachi

Shimabara no Komoriuta appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Concierto Di Aranjues - Aka Tombo Shakuhachi : Tajima Tadashi
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As the place "Shimabara" in southern part of Japan was near to China, many women were taken and sold to China. This is the song for the motherless children sung by their fathers.

Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 24  (三曲合奏大全集24) Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko II
Shakuhachi : Hayashi Reirin