"Oh!Susanna"

isa

minstrelsong

by

StephenFoster

(1826–1864),firstpublishedin1848.ItisamongthemostpopularAmericansongseverwritten.

Thesongblendstogetheravarietyofmusicaltraditions.Theopeninglinerefersto"abanjoonmyknee",butthesongtakesitsbeatfromthepolka,whichhadjustreachedtheU.S.fromEurope.GlennWeisersuggeststhesongwasinfluencedbyanexistingwork,"RoseofAlabama"(1846),withwhichitsharessomesimilaritiesinlyricalthemeandmusicalstructure.

▲Originalsheetmusic(1848)StephenFoster

isconsidered“thefatherofAmericanmusic”asthefirstfull-time,professionalsongwriter.Hewroteprimarilyintheparlorandminstrelmusictraditionsandpennedenduringtitlessuchas“CamptownRaces,”“JeaniewiththeLightBrownHair,”and“OldBlackJoe.”

“Oh!Susanna”wasFoster’sfirstpublishedandmostsuccessfulsong.Thoughhismotiveforwritingthesongisunknown,“Oh!Susanna”waspopularizedbyminstreltroupes.ThesongalsobecameananthemfortheCaliforniaGoldRush,helpingtospuritsnationalpopularity.Amidstitssuccess,manyversionsofthesongsprangabout,oftenusingFoster’smelody,butalteringthelyricstosuitthecontextofaparticularcommunityorpopulation.《哦，蘇珊娜》是美國作曲家斯蒂芬·福斯特創作的一首鄉村民謠。美國西部發現金礦后，大批淘金者就是唱著這支生動活潑的歌曲直奔加利福尼亞的。后來此曲飄洋過海，傳遍整個世界，一直深受各國人民的喜愛。福斯特創作了兩百多首歌曲，還包括《故鄉的親人》《我的肯塔基故鄉》《金發的珍妮姑娘》《美麗的夢神》《老黑奴》等，其中很多都廣為流傳。Oh!

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AnthemsOh!SusannaOhIcomefromAlabamaWithabanjoonmykneeI'mgoingtoLouisianaMytruelovefortoseeItrainedallnightthedayIleftTheweatheritwasdryThesunsohotIfrozemyselfSusanna,don'tyoucry

Oh!SusannaOh!don'tyoucryformeForIcomefromAlabamaWithmybanjoonmyknee

IhadadreamtheothernightWheneverythingwasstillIthoughtIsawSusannaComingdownthehillThebuckwheatcakewasinhermouthThetearwasinhereyeIsaidI'mcomingfromtheSouthSusannadon'tyoucry

Oh!SusannaOh!don'tyoucryformeForIcomefromAlabamaWithmybanjoonmyknee

OhIsoonwillbeinNewOrleansandthenI'lllookaroundAndwhenIfindmySusanna,I'llfalluponthegroundButifIdonotfindher,thismanwillsurelydieAndwhenI'mde