Kimi ga Yo

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Kimi ga Yo (His Imperial Majesty's Reign) (1880)
supervised by Hiromori Hayashi, lyrics by Anonymous, composed by John William Fenton, Yoshiisa Oku and Akimori Hayashi
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Kimi ga Yo (君が代, "May your 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 (794–1185), sung to a melody written in the later Meiji era (1868–1912). The current melody was chosen in 1880, replacing an unpopular melody composed eleven years earlier.

1930 recording (1m 30s, 1.4 MB, help | file info or download)
supervised by Hiromori HayashiJohn William Fenton, Yoshiisa Oku and Akimori Hayashi33465Kimi ga Yo (His Imperial Majesty's Reign) — 1880Anonymous

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