U boj, U boj - 1000 Japanese singing

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It seems that a well known Croatian tune U boj, u boj from the opera Nikola Subic Zrinski by Ivan Zajc is taught in Japanese schools. Information by Mr. Nenad Bach, New York. Professor Vladimir Devidé, outstanding Croatian japanologist, considers this very probable: he remembered a very young boy walking on a Tokyo street Komaba, wearing a huge rucksack filled with books, and whistling the familiar melody - "U boj, u boj"! (this occured in 1961, during his first visit to Japan; personal information, 2004).
Japanese choir composed of 1000 singers conducted by maestro Katsuaki Kozai sang "U BOJ" in the Kokugikan Hall in Tokyo in February 26, 2006. This concert attended by about 10,000 listeners has been organized among others by Croatian embassy in Japan. In the introduction to the concert it has been said that this very popular tune was brought to Japan by Croatian mariners (then within Austrian-Hungarian army), immediately after the end of the WWI. Namely, while retreating from the Russian Far East front, a taifoon carried their ship to Japanese coast near Kobe. The Japanese liked very much "U BOJ" sung by Croatian mariners, and since then it became very popular throughout Japan.
http://www.croatianhistory.net/etf/uboj.html

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[WW2CroatianNewsreel]

Žalosno je što našu povijest više cijene jedni Japanci nego mi sami....ovo nije jedini primjer.

[stefek1969]

impresivno!!!

ali za onog Kajina su valjda i oni Ustaše ;)))

[lukaniksa]

Japančeki, bratjo naša!

[bilicvit]

@friksou

ma nema ni H od Hrvatske klasicne glazbe snimljeno u Hrvatskoj

kad sam 2004. trazila CD (Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Varazdin........) od ove opere ILI BILO KOJE DRUGE HRVATSKE OPERE - nisu imali nijednu i jos mi rekose da ih nisu niti namjeravli snimiti.. kao nema kupaca!

Ali su zato Mozarta et al imali na kubike! Sto ce meni Mozart iz Hrvatske produkcije kad je von Karajan jos uvijek nenadmasiv!

Trebam Hrvatsku klasicnu glazbu u izvedbi Hrvatskih vrhunskih glazbenika!

MOZE?!

[PhoenixTomislav]

@stefek1969 Dobar komentar. :)

[Stanko83]

Neka dodu na koju utakmicu repke

[MsTomo099]

like ako bi volili da ovo bude nasa himna.....

[krivoslavci]

japanci fantasticni ARIGATO

[zagreb11]

very good!

respect and best wishes to the people of japan !

[mixe317]

Svaki put kad ih čujem naježim se.. Odlični su, i nažalost istina je da cijene našu povijest više od nas samih. Da je Krist Hrvat i njega bi prodali i izdali!

[multidisciple]

Excellent interpretation. Dear Japanese friends I hope that your lives will go back to normal as soon as possible. I admire your courage, your sense of honour, and pray for your safety and peace

Best wishes from Zagreb, Croatia