The background story of spring in the north
According to the report of the New Overseas Chinese News of Japan, a reportage published by Chihiro It?, a senior reporter of Asahi Shimbun, on 20 10 revealed many inside stories about the creation of this song. Japanese officials believe that the song "Spring in the Northland" is about Iwate Prefecture, six counties in northeast Japan. In the foothills covered with snow in early spring in Iwate Prefecture, a large area of birch forest grows on the snowfield. It is said that there are 6.5438 million birch trees there, which is "the most beautiful birch forest in Asia".
1977 In the first month, the lyricist Inoue Hiroshi was entrusted by the record company to write a song for the male singer Qian Changfu. At that time, Qian Changfu was advertising for his hometown Iwate Prefecture on TV. In order to highlight his northern color, he first decided on the title of the song, which is Spring in the North.
However, Inoue has never been to Iwate Prefecture, but he thinks there is little difference between Nagano Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture. They are all cold areas and have the same yearning for spring, so it is natural to think of the rural life spent as a child.
All this naturally became the lyrics written by Inoue. He still remembers that after studying in Tokyo, he saw that his classmates' dormitories all had rural specialties sent by his mother. Inoue's father died early, and his college life was spent on the living expenses sent by his brother who worked in Osaka, so he couldn't help but imagine that if his father was still alive, he would probably sit around the fire with his brother and have a drink silently. Thousands of thoughts about hometown and relatives have naturally become lyrics.
After writing the lyrics, Inoue ran to the home of Endo Minoru, a composer who also lives in Tokyo. Endo stood in the corridor reading the lyrics. He said to him, "just drink whisky for a while and wait." Say that finish, endo took the lyrics on the second floor. Unexpectedly, Endo went downstairs after only five minutes. Inoue thought Endo had forgotten something, but Endo said to him, "The composition is finished."
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Various versions of Spring in the Northland
1, David Jiang sang "Spring in the North (Mandarin Edition)", which was included in the album "Spring in the North" released by Jason Records Company1999-01.The album contains 14 songs.
2. "Spring in the North-Piano Music" played by You Lanjian was included in the album "Selected Piano Music 20 16" and released on 20 17-05-22. This album contains 28 songs.
3. The album "Spring in the North (Pure Music Saxophone)" 2016-1-24 The song "Spring in the North (Pure Music Saxophone)" played by the saxophone queen Xi. This album contains 1 songs.
4. The song "Spring in the North (Hair Dryer Edition)" performed by Friendship zzj was included in the album "The Sound of a Hair Dryer -0 1", which was released on 2020-01. This album contains 34 songs.