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The pods of the "Hiougi" fruit have burst open, revealing the "Nubatamas" (arrow-shaped tufted tufts of hair). For the next month or so, these shiny black seeds will be a delight to the eye. "Nubatamas" is a pillow word for black things, such as "kurokami" (black hair) because of its black luster, and also for "night" as in "Nubatamas no yo no sake yukeba" (as the night progresses). There are 80 poems about "Nubatamas" in the "Manyoshu." (Manyoshu) In honor of the "black" in the song, tonight's song is "Black Is the Colour (of My True Love's Hair)." Black is the colour of the hair of the one I love... It is said to be a traditional folk song from the Appalachian region of the eastern United States, or a traditional Scottish song, but it is a well-known and beautiful song with many versions of the lyrics and numerous covers. First, two versions of "Nina Simone." From the albums "Nina Simone at Town Hall" (1959) and "Wild Is The Wind" (1966). "Nina Simone." Born in 1933 in Trylon, North Carolina, as the sixth of seven children, she began playing the piano at the age of four, and with the support of those around her who admired her talent, she went on to study classical piano at the famous Juilliard School in New York. However, in order to help her poor family, in 1954 she took up music as her first job at an Irish bar in Atlantic City, famous for its casinos. She began singing at the recommendation of the bar owner, and as she began her professional career, she eventually changed her name to "Nina" and named herself "Nina Simone" after the French actress "Simone Signoret," whom she respected. "♪ Black is the color of my true love's hair, His face so soft and wondrous fair, The purest eyes, And the strongest hands that hold me in their arms, I love the ground on where he stands, Black is the color of my true love's hair, Of ​​my true love's hair... ♪" Also includes New York's Sigh, "Helen Merrill." From the best compilation, "Best of Helen Merrill" (1992). Sung by Okinawa-born jazz, soul and blues singer, Yasufuso Takako. From "Mabui no Uta" (2007).