"Ah, the flowers are in the jade cup" - Ah, the flowers are in the jade cup

...In particular, in the 1890s, when the dormitory self-governance system at First High School was established and high schools began to take on a stronger role as university preparatory educational institutions, famous songs and tunes were produced. Songs such as "The Blood of the Amur River" and "The Color of Flowers in Bloom in Spring" (both 1901) and "Ah, the Gyokuhai ni Hana Ukete" (1902) have not only been sung at the school for generations, but also sparked a trend of writing dormitory songs and student songs at high schools and private schools across the country from the late Meiji period onwards. Among them, "Flowers on the Hill, Blooming Red" (1904) by Third High School and "The Capital City, Yayoi" (1912) by Hokkaido University Preparatory School became beloved songs for students and pupils nationwide. ...

*Some of the terminology used in "Ah, the flowers in the jade cup" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…とくに第一高等学校の寮自治制度が定着し，高等学校が大学予備教育機関としての性格をいっそう強くもちはじめた明治30年代には，名曲，名歌が輩出した。《アムール河の流血や》《春爛漫の花の色》(以上，1901)，《嗚呼玉杯に花うけて》(1902)などは後世まで同校で歌いつがれたばかりでなく，明治後期から各地の高校，私学などに寮歌，学生歌を作る気運をおこした。なかでも第三高等学校の《紅萌ゆる丘の花》(1904)，北大予科の《都ぞ弥生》(1912)などは，全国学生･生徒の愛唱歌となっていった。…

※「《嗚呼玉杯に花うけて》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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