"Kin no Fune.Kin no Hoshi" Doyo 100 Nen -Ujo.Shinpei.Nagayo no Sekai-

[Machine Translation] It has been 100 years since "Akai Tori", a children's book first published by Miekichi Suzuki and Hakushu Kitahara in July 1918. Last year, which marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of "children's songs," a culture unique to Japan, was the scene of a great deal of excitement through a variety of exposure and events. The year 2019 will also mark the 100th anniversary of the children's songs born from "Akai Tori". Many children's songs that are still popular today, such as "The Blue-Eyed Doll," "The Red Shoes," "The Seven Children," and "The Raccoons of Shojoji Temple," were created from this "Gold Boat" magazine. This volume includes songs by Shinpei Nakayama and Nagayo Motoyo, who were greatly involved with the magazine, as well as Amejo Noguchi, the first editor-in-chief of "Kin no fune".

1918年7月に鈴木三重吉・北原白秋らによって創刊された児童文学書『赤い鳥』から100年。日本固有の文化である"童謡"が生まれて100年の節目であった昨年は、様々な露出やイベントで盛り上がりを見せた。しかし実はその『赤い鳥』に触発された斎藤佐次郎 (出版社『金の星社』創業者)により、翌年にもう一つの児童文学雑誌『金の船』が生まれることになる。2019年はそこからうまれた童謡の100年にもあたる年。「青い眼の人形」「赤い靴」「七つの子」「証城寺の狸ばやし」など、今なお親しまれている童謡は、この『金の船』から多く生まれている。今作品は、『金の船』初代編集長の野口雨情はじめ、この雑誌に大きくかかわってきた、中山晋平・本居長世の曲を中心に収録。