Student song - gakusei ka

Japanese: 学生歌 - がくせいか

A type of folk song, as opposed to art song. It was sung by traditional German male students, either for formal or informal purposes, at social gatherings. Many of the songs have themes closely related to student status, such as alcohol, love, friendship, alma mater, homeland, and freedom, but they also have strong ties to general folk songs, as seen in the inclusion of "Wild Rose" and "Lorelei" in the Lahr edition of "Comprehensive Student Songs," which has been published more than 160 times since 1858. Collections of student songs from the Middle Ages, such as "Carmina Burana," began to be published at the end of the 18th century, and in the first half of the 19th century, many student song collections were compiled, collecting both old and new songs, in conjunction with the movement to form liberal or patriotic Burschenschafts (student organizations) that grew during the Napoleonic Wars.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

芸術歌曲に対する民衆歌曲の一種。特にドイツの伝統派男子学生が儀礼的あるいは無礼講的に懇親会などで歌ってきたもの。酒や恋や友情，母校や祖国や自由など学生身分と密着したテーマが多いが，たとえば1858年以来160版以上を数えるラール版《総合学生歌集》に《野バラ》や《ローレライ》が収められているように，一般民謡との結びつきも強い。《カルミナ･ブラーナ》など中世以来の学生歌の集成公刊は18世紀末に始まり，ナポレオン戦争を通じて高まった自由主義的ないし愛国主義的なブルシェンシャフト(学生団)結成の動きと相まって，19世紀前半に新旧の歌を集めた多くの学生歌集が編まれた。

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