Dormitory song - Ryoka

Japanese: 寮歌 - りょうか
Dormitory song - Ryoka

A type of student song, some of which overlap with school songs and cheer songs. They are characterized by rhythmic yet mournful melodies that evoke the mood of the elite class of the past, such as those of old high schools, university preparatory schools, and old universities, and the lyrics are in the style of Chinese poetry or Yamato, and the overwhelming majority of them are about celebrating youth. They are often accompanied by physical movements and sung in a sentimental mood around a bonfire. Well-known songs include First High School's "The Blood of the Amur River" (1901), "The Color of Flowers in Full Bloom in Spring" (1901), and "Aa, the Flowers of the Ceremonial Cup" (1902), the Third High School's strolling song "The Flowers of the Hills Blooming in Red" (1904), and Hokkaido Imperial University Preparatory School's "The Capital is in Yayoi" (1912). The first Japan Dormitory Song Festival was held in October 1961 (Showa 36) by the Japan Dormitory Song Promotion Association, and has been held every year in Tokyo since then.

[Osamu Yamaguchi]

"The Dormitory Songs Are Alive" (1966), edited and published by the Old High School Dormitory Song Preservation Society

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

学生歌の一種で、校歌や応援歌と重複するものもある。旧制高等学校、大学予科、旧制大学など往年のエリートクラスの気分をたたえた、リズミカルで、それでいて哀調を帯びた旋律を特徴とし、歌詞は漢詩風のもの、大和(やまと)風のものなど、いずれも青春を謳歌(おうか)する類が圧倒的に多い。しばしば、身体動作を伴ったり、たき火を囲んで感傷的な気分で歌われる。よく知られているものに、第一高等学校の『アムール川の流血や』(1901)、『春爛漫(らんまん)の花の色』(1901)、『鳴呼(ああ)玉杯に花うけて』(1902)、第三高等学校の逍遙(しょうよう)歌『紅萌(くれないも)ゆる丘(おか)の花』(1904)、北海道帝国大学予科の『都ぞ弥生(やよい)』(1912)などがある。なお「日本寮歌祭」は、日本寮歌振興会主催で1961年(昭和36)10月に第1回を開催、以後毎年東京で開かれている。

[山口 修]

『旧制高校寮歌保存会編・刊『寮歌は生きている』(1966)』

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