Garden of Plum Blossom
Can I really believe that spring has come? It is such a season when the plum blossoms bloom.
But it is snowing in Tokyo today. After a few warm days, it has returned to winter again. However, the flowers that once bloomed don’t return to the buds. Winter can no longer defeat spring.
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In Gustav Mahler’s symphony “The Song of the Earth” (Das Lied von der Erde), there is a part that asks a bird, “Has spring really come?” When I listened to it for the first time in a long time, tears welled up in my eyes, because of its beauty and fragility. I remember listening to it with all my soul and body when I was a teenager.
My song is not such a work of art, but the song I wrote by myself fit my feelings. My wife sometimes hums this song, and this becomes a popular song in my home.
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Song Information
- Title: Garden of Plum Blossom
- Composer: Issay Tsumeki ( 爪木一晴 )
- Work Number: Op. 11
- Date of Composition: Apr. 1, 2019
- Date of Release: Mar. 29, 2020
Photos
- Shanghai Yokohama Friendship Garden : Photo by Issay Tsumeki
- Plum Branch and Flowers: Photo by 雄太さん(Yuuta) on PhotoAC
- Mejiro in Plum Flowers : Photo by hiyori on PhotoAC
- Mejiro and Blue Sky : Photo by 奈良の風さん(Nara-no-kaze) on PhotoAC
- Tweeting Mejiro : Photo by 魔女さん(Majo) on PhotoAC
- Spring in China : Photo by lin2015 on Pixabay