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The Blue-Eyed Doll and Other Children's Songs

Noguchi Ujō · 1921 · translated by Valentin Sarić

Noguchi Ujō (1882-1945) wrote the words of many of the children's songs Japanese children still sing: "Seven Little Ones," "Moon of the Fifteenth Night," "The Blue-Eyed Doll," "Red Shoes," "The Rainy-Night Moon." This volume translates, complete and in order, his three collections: Moon of the Fifteenth Night (1921), The Blue-Eyed Doll (1924) and The Firefly Lighthouse (1926).

About 230 songs, with the poet's prefaces and notes and endnotes. AI-assisted translation.

92pages
1921first published
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