Aogeba Tōtoshi
is a song sung at graduation ceremonies in Japan. It is usually in the key of D major, D or E-flat major, in 6/8 time, time. History The melody is often said to be based on a traditional Scottish folk music#Folk music, Scottish folk song of uncertain provenance (similar to "''Hotaru no hikari''" borrowing the melody of "Auld Lang Syne"); however, others insist that both lyrics and music were by Meiji era, Meiji-era educator Isawa Shūji (1851–1917). The lyrics are also said to have been written collectively by :ja:大槻文彦, Ōtsuki Fumihiko (1847–1928), Satomi Tadashi (1824–1886), and Kabe Iwao. Its first known appearance was in 1884, when Isawa added it to the Ministry of Education (Japan), Ministry of Education's published collection of songs for primary-school students. In January 2011, Hitotsubashi University professor emeritus Masato Sakurai announced that he believed he had found the origins of the song in an English school music book, "The Song Echo", published ...
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