oh, Susanna! Foster wrote a song in 1848. He sold the copyright to a music publisher for $1. Like many of Foster's songs, this song was written by a disguised black band. Overnight, this song caused a sensation-it became an immediately popular "folk song", and it was also a favorite song of developers who flocked to the west during the gold rush in 1849. Since Stephen? Since Foster wrote this song, it is impossible to count how many people around the world have sung or heard this song. This song can probably be said to be a household name. The version recommended today was sung by Roy Rogers, a famous "singing cowboy".

Oh, Susanna-Roy Rogers

I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee

I''m going to Louisiana, my true love for to see

It rained all night the day I leftT

he weather it was dry

The sun so hot, I froze to death

Oh, Susanna,

Oh don''t you cry for me

For I''m going to Louisiana

With my banjo on my knee

I had a dream the other night when everything was still

I thou ght I saw Susanna a-coming down the hill

The buckwheat cake was in her mouth

The tear was in her eye

Says I, I''m coming from the south

Susanna, don''t you cry

Oh, Susanna,

oh don'' t you cry for me

for I'' m going to Louisiana

with my banjo on my knee

I come from Alabama, and I have to go to Louisiana to find true love.

It rained the night I left, and it was sunny during the day,

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Oh, Susanna,

Don't cry for me,

I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo.

That night, when everything was quiet, I had a dream.

I dreamed that Susanna came towards me from a small hill.

Her mouth was chewing buckwheat cake, but her eyes were full of tears.

I said, I'm from the south.

Susanna, don't cry for me.

Oh, Susanna,

Don't cry for me

I'm going to Louisiana with my banjo

In p>1851, when Foster was working in Cincinnati, far away from his hometown and relatives, he felt lonely and melancholy, so he wrote this song to express his homesickness, and the lyrics of this song were written by the author himself. The melody of the song has a strong hymn style, which is because Foster loved music since childhood and often went to church with the black nanny to listen to the black singing hymns. These black religious songs impressed him deeply.

At that time, an American music magazine described the scene that this song was popular in the United States: "Family in my hometown" is an unparalleled song in Kubinashi with black music melody. All the people are humming it. Piano and guitar play it day and night; The sad lady is singing it; Romantic gentlemen are singing it; Handsome young people are singing it; Singers sing it; The accordion artists in the street are also singing it while playing ... "

" Oh, Susanna "1=G 2/4 is light

" Family in my hometown "1=D 4/4 is soothing.