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Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
(1927-2016), the late King of Thailand, had written more than 49 songs. His music is known in Thai as "Phleng Phra Ratcha Niphon" ( th, เพลงพระราชนิพนธ์; lit. "Royal Composition"). He was influenced by jazz
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, but also wrote music in other genre such as waltz
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History
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, march
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, and classical music
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.
In 1952, King Bhumibol Adulyadej composed the "Royal Marines March" ( th, มาร์ชราชนาวิกโยธิน), the official march of the Royal Thai Marine Corps
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. It was the 30th composition by the king. It was first performed on 7 June 1959, during the visit of the American 7th Fleet
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to Thailand.
The late king also authored English
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lyrics to five of his songs – "Echo", "Still on My Mind", "Old-Fashioned Melody", "No Moon" and "Dream Island". They are commonly known as "The Five Love Songs" as they were dedicated to his wife, Queen Sirikit
Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was Queen of Thailand as the wif ...
.
Royal Compositions
# Candlelight Blues/แสงเทียน # Love at Sundown/ยามเย็น # Falling Rain/สายฝน # Near Dawn/ใกล้รุ่ง # H.M. Blues/ชะตาชีวิต # Never Mind the Hungry Men's Blues/ดวงใจกับความรัก # Royal Guards/ราชวัลลภ # Blue Day/อาทิตย์อับแสง # Dream of Love Dream of You/เทวาพาคู่ฝัน # Sweet Words/คำหวาน # Maha Chulalongkorn/มหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ # Love Light in My Heart/แก้วตาขวัญใจ # New Year Greeting/พรปีใหม่ # Love Over Again/รักคืนเรือน # Twilight/ยามค่ำ # Smiles/ยิ้มสู้ # The Colours March/มาร์ชธงไชยเฉลิมพล # Royal Guards March/มาร์ชราชวัลลภ # I Never Dream/เมื่อโสมส่อง # Love in Spring/ลมหนาว # Friday Night Rag/ศุกร์สัญลักษณ์ # Oh I Say # Can't You Ever See– # Lay Kram Goes Dixie # Lullaby/ค่ำแล้ว # I Think of You/สายลม # When/ไกลกังวล/เกิดเป็นไทยตายเพื่อไทย # Magic Beams/แสงเดือน # Somewhere Somehow/ฝัน/เพลินภูพิงค์ # Royal Marines March/มาร์ชราชนาวิกโยธิน # A Love Story/ภิรมย์รัก # Nature Waltz # The Hunter # Kinari Waltz # Alexandra/แผ่นดินของเรา # Pra Maha Mongkon/พระมหามงคล # Thammasat/ธรรมศาสตร์ # Still on My Mind/ในดวงใจนิรันดร์ # Old Fashioned Melody/เตือนใจ # No Moon/ไร้จันทร์/ไร้เดือน # Dream Island/เกาะในฝัน # Echo/แว่ว # Kasetsart/เกษตรศาสตร์ # The Ultimate Dream/ความฝันอันสูงสุด # Fight!/เราสู้ # Infantry Regiment 21/เรา - เหล่าราบ 21 # Blues for Uthit # Rak/รัก # Menu Kai/เมนูไข่See also
*Music of Thailand
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