Kimi ga yo

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History

Kimi ga Yo (��代, Kimi ga Yo?), often translated as "May your (referring to the the Emperor) reign last forever" is Japan's national anthem, and is also one of the world's shortest national anthems in current use. The lyrics are based on a Waka poem written in the Heian period, sung to a melody written in the later Meiji Era. The current melody was chosen in 1880, replacing an unpopular melody composed eleven years earlier.

Lyirics

Kanji Lyrics	Romaji translation	English translation
��代� �代���代� ����� ������� �������	Kimi ga Yo wa Chiyo ni Yachiyo ni Sazare-Ishi no Iwao to Nari-te Koke no Musu made	May your reign Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations, Until the pebbles Grow into boulders Lush with moss

External music link

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=piv4U4yJPg0&feature=related