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| "'''Kimi Ga Yo'''" is the unofficial ] of ]. It is in the form of a ], an ancient Japanese style of poem, from the ] period. The author is unknown. | |||
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| ==Lyrics== | |||
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| <td width=50%>Kimi ga yo wa<br> | |||
| Chiyo ni,<br>Yachiyo ni<br> | |||
| Sazare ishi no,<br> | |||
| Iwao to narite,<br> | |||
| Koke no musu made. | |||
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| <i>May ]'s reign,<br> | |||
| Continue for a thousand,<br> | |||
| Eight thousand generations,<br> | |||
| Until pebbles<br> | |||
| Grow into boulders,<br> | |||
| Covered in moss.</i></table> | |||
| There is a theory that this lyric was once a love poem. An Englishman, J.W. Fenton, urged Japan to adopt it as a national anthem, and wrote music for it in ]. This music was revised by Japanese composers into its present form. | |||
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"Kimi Ga Yo" is the unofficial national anthem of Japan. It is in the form of a Waka, an ancient Japanese style of poem, from the Heian period. The author is unknown.
Lyrics
| Kimi ga yo wa Chiyo ni, |
May my Lord's reign, |
There is a theory that this lyric was once a love poem. An Englishman, J.W. Fenton, urged Japan to adopt it as a national anthem, and wrote music for it in 1869. This music was revised by Japanese composers into its present form.