Shina no yoru
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Shina no yoru yo
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Minato no akari
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Murasaki no yo ni
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Noboru janku no
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Yume no fune
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Aa wasurarenu
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Kokyu no ne
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Shina no yoru
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Yume no yoru
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Shina no yoru
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Shina no yoru yo
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Yanagi no mado ni
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Lantan yurete
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Akai torikago
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Shina musume
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Aa yarusenai
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Ai no uta
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Shina no yoru
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Yume no yoru
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Shina no yoru
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Shina no yoru yo
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Kimi matsu yoru wa
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Obashima no ame ni
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Hana mo chiru chiru
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Beni mo chiru
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Aa wakaretemo
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Wasuraryo ka
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Shina no yoru
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Yume no yoru What a night in China,
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What a night in China
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Harbor lights,
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Deep purple night,
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Ah, ship,
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The dreamship
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I can't forget
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The sound of the Kokyu.
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Ah, China night,
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A dream night.
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What a night in China,
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What a night in China,
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Over the willow window,
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A ramp was shaking,
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Chinese lady
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Was there like a bird,
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Singing love songs,
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Sad sounding love songs
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Ah, China night,
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A dream night.
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What a night in China,
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What a night in China,
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I was waiting in the parapet
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There was this girl in a rain
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The rouge on her cheeks
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Like flowers were in bloom,
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Forever, I will remember
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Even after we separated,
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Ah, China night,
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A dream night.
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Source: Club Nisei Japanese Music of Hawaii CD available from: www.cordinternational.com - China Night was popular during the years preceding WWII. Kokyu in verse 1, stanza 8 is a Chinese musical instrument.
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Shina No Yoru
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| Sonny James |
