"The Blood of the Amur River"

Japanese: 《アムール河の流血や》 - あむーるがわのりゅうけつや

...A type of folk song as opposed to art song. It was sung by traditional German male students, either ceremonially or casually, at social gatherings. Many of the songs have themes closely related to student status, such as wine, 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 old and new songs, in conjunction with the movement to form liberal or patriotic Burschenschafts (student organizations) that grew during the Napoleonic Wars.

From the dormitory song

...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 "Bloodshed on the Amur River" is listed below.

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。…

【寮歌】より

…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。…

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