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Revision as of 01:23, 16 November 2002 by 133.27.124.13 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)"Kimi Ga Yo" is the Japan's national anthem. Author is unknown.
Lyric is as follows:
Kimi ga yo ha / Chiyo ni yachiyo ni / Sazare ishi no iwaoto narite/ Kokeno musu made
This lyric's style comes from Waka, the Japan's original style of poem. This lyric shows patriotic feeling toward emperor by saying "may your country thrive for ever and ever".
There is a theory that this lyric was once a love poem.