SONG –Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Hanns Eisler, Hikaru Hayashi, Kyoko Hagi–

The Voice of a Stray Vibrato Echoing in a Voiceless Era

Itsuko Ijichi, who has participated in groups such as Konnyaku-za, Tokidoki Jido, Music and Poetic Drama Laboratory(MPDLab), and the experimental music band Maher Shalal Hash Baz, continues to express herself through song, vocal improvisation, and performance. This is a collection of songs she holds dear.

• [1] マリー・Aの思い出　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Ryoko Inaba/Music: Bertolt Brecht］
• [2] バルバラ・ソング　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Yuji Takahashi/Music: Kurt Weill］
• [3] 溺れた少女のバラード　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Yuji Takahashi/Music: Kurt Weill］
• [4] ひどく　［Words: Hiroshi Kawasaki/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [5] 鉛の塀　［Words: Hiroshi Kawasaki/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [6] ルフラン　［Words: Hiroshi Iwata/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [7] わたしは咳　［Words: Hiroshi Iwata/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [8] 鳥　［Words: Hiroshi Kawasaki/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [9] HELP！　［Words: Sachiko Yoshihara/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [10] メッセージ　［Words: Jacques Prévert/Trans.: Fuminari Hirata/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [11] 枯れたオレンジの木のシャンソン　［Words: García Lorca/Trans.: Shiro Hasegawa/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [12] 暗い柳の木立のかげ　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Osamu Nomura/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [13] おれが墓地に眠るとき　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Osamu Nomura/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [14] 遺言　［Words: So Shugetsu/Music: Kyoko Hagi］
• [15] 労働者の母親のための四つの子守歌 Ⅳ　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Yuji Takahashi/Music: Hanns Eisler］
• [16] 世界の示す友情について　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Yuji Takahashi/Music: Hanns Eisler］
• [17] すももの木　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Hikaru Hayashi/Music: Hanns Eisler］
• [18] うた　［Words: Makoto Sato/Music: Hikaru Hayashi］
• [19] 暗い晩　［Words: Bertolt Brecht/Trans.: Shiro Hasegawa・Hikaru Hayashi/Music: Hikaru Hayashi］
• [20] 壁のうた　［Words: Ren Saito/Music: Hikaru Hayashi］
• [21] 行ってしまったあんた　［Words: Ren Saito/Music: Hikaru Hayashi］
• [22] ぐるぐるまわりの歌　［Words: Shiro Hasegawa/Music: Hikaru Hayashi］
• [23] 新しい歌　［Words: García Lorca/Trans.: Shiro Hasegawa　Music: Hikaru Hayashi］

Itsuko Ijichi, voice　Kyoko Hagi, piano

Recorded at Coppice Miyoshi Miyoshimachi Cultural Center, 11 & 12 October 2023

Recording Engineer: Yukio Kojima
Assistant Engineer: Jun Kawanami
Music Editing: Takako Yanagisawa
Piano Technician: Kaname Manabe
Notes: Tori Kudo, Itsuko Ijichi
Cover Photo: Itsuko Ijichi
Cover Design: Hiroko Gotsubo
Booklet Editing: Kensuke Fujii
Special Thanks: Satoshi Oishi