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哀別 歌劇「浦島物語」より - Aibetsu (Sad parting) from the opera “Urashima Monogatari” (The Tale of Urashima)

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This is the sheet music for a song called Aibetsu (Sad parting). It was designed by Masao Kato, a painter, poet, lyricist, novelist, and illustrator. Kato, along with Takehisa Yumeji and Fukiya Koji, established the heyday of lyric painting.