Ema Shoko
Ema Shōko ( Japanese 江 間 章 子 ; born March 13, 1913 in Takada (today: Jōetsu ), Niigata Prefecture ; † March 12, 2005 in Setagaya , Tokyo Prefecture ) was a Japanese poet and librettist .
Life
Ema Shōko was born in Takada, Niigata Prefecture in 1913. Her father died at the age of two, so that her mother moved with her to her parents' house in Tairadate (today: Hachimantai ) in Iwate Prefecture . She started school at Shizuoka Girls' High School when she was 12 years old. From 1930 on she attended the Surugadai girls' school. In 1936 she published the collection of poems Haru e no shōtai ( 春 へ の 招待 ). In 1949 and two years later, in 1951, her two most famous works appeared with the poetry collection Natsu no omoide ( 夏 の 思 い 出 ) and Hana no machi ( ihre esten 街 ). In 1992 she was made an honorary citizen of Setagaya. Further awards as “First Honorary Citizen” of Nishine and Katashina ( Gunma Prefecture ) followed.
Ema Shōko died in 2005 at the age of 91 from a cerebral haemorrhage in a hospital in Setagaya, Tokyo.
Works
- Natsu no omoide ( 夏 の 思 い 出 ) set to music by Nakada Yoshinao
- Okāsan ( お か あ さ ん ) set to music by Nakada Yoshinao
- Hana no machi ( 花 の 街 ) set to music by Dan Ikuma
- Hana no mawari de ( 花 の ま わ り で ) set to music by Ōtsu Saburō
- 1957 Shi e no izanai ( 詩 へ の い ざ な い )
- 1983 Iraq kikō ( イ ラ ク 紀行 )
- also texts for dozens of school hymns
literature
- 国立 音 楽 大学 附属 図 書館 (Ed.): 夏 の 思 い 出 江 間 間 章 子 メ モ リ ア ル . Palgrave MacMillan (Japanese, kunitachi.ac.jp [PDF; accessed April 23, 2015]).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ema Shoko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 江 間 章 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese poet and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Takada, today: Jōetsu , Niigata Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 2005 |
| Place of death | Setagaya , Tokyo Prefecture |