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The document summarizes the lyrics to the traditional Japanese song "Sakura" about cherry blossoms. The original lyrics from 1941 describe cherry blossoms blooming as far as the eye can see in the spring sky and hills. Later, the Ministry of Education revised the lyrics to describe cherry blossoms blooming not just in the hills but also in the countryside and villages as far as one can see.
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Sakura

The document summarizes the lyrics to the traditional Japanese song "Sakura" about cherry blossoms. The original lyrics from 1941 describe cherry blossoms blooming as far as the eye can see in the spring sky and hills. Later, the Ministry of Education revised the lyrics to describe cherry blossoms blooming not just in the hills but also in the countryside and villages as far as one can see.
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Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 09:26 All Levels Beginner Audio Traditional Songs
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VOCAB:
User login VERSE ONE
さくら さくら VERSE ONE:
Username: * sakura sakura
Cherry blossoms; cherry blossoms さくら sakura -
cherry blossoms;

Password: * の は すかぎり Japanese cherry


yayoi no sora wa miwatasu kagiri tree
The spring sky--as far as you can see yayoi - third
month; March;
Log in か か いぞ ずる spring
• Create new account kasumi ka kumo ka nioi zo izuru sora - sky
• Request new password Is it a mist? Is it a cloud? The fragrence comes す miwatasu -
out! look out over...; take
in the view
Who's online いざや いざや にゆか かぎり kagiri - limits;
There are currently 3 users and
ん bound
iza ya iza ya mi ni yukan
89 guests online. Come now, let's go see. か kasumi ka - is it
Online users a mist?
か kumo ka - is it a
• dDknol017 cloud?
いぞ nioizo - the
• carthu802
smell! (the ぞ

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• Ongakuka The above verse was the original lyrics, but in stresses)
Showa 16 (1941), the Ministry of Education ずる izuru - comes
revised the lyrics to: out (old way to say
TJP Friends! る deru)

いざや iza ya - come


さくら さくら now; well now (like
sakura sakura さあ)
Cherry blossoms; cherry blossoms にゆかん mi ni
yukan - let's go and
も も わたす り see (ゆかん=いこ
no yama mo sato mo miwatasu kagiri
う)
The hills and fields and countryside also as far as
you can see
Super Supporters of
TJP かすみか か ににお

kasumika kumo ka asahi ni niou
Is it a mist? Is it a cloud? Fragrant in the morning
sunlight

さくら さくら ざかり VERSE TWO:


さくら sakura -
sakura sakura hana zakari
Cherry blossoms; cherry blossoms - flowers in full cherry blossoms;
bloom Japanese cherry
tree
no - field
yama - mountains
noyama - hills
and fields
も mo - also
sato - village;
countryside
わたす mi watasu -
look out over; take in
the view
り kagiri - limits;
bound

かすみ kasumi -
mist; haze
か ka - (shows
uncertainty)
kumo - cloud
asahi - morning
sun; morning
sunlight
におう niou - be
fragrant

Help support this site ざかり hana zakari


- flowers at their best
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Cherry blossoms, cherry


も も blossoms,
View Some TJS Supporters! す り On Meadow-hills and dale,
か か As far as you can see.
に ふ Is it a mist, or clouds?
Fragrant in the morning sun.

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Cherry blossoms, cherry


ざかり blossoms,
Flowers in full bloom.

の は Cherry blossoms, cherry


す り blossoms,
か か Across the Spring sky,
ひぞ づる As far as you can see.
いざや いざ Is it a mist, or clouds?
や Fragrant in the air.
に かん Come now, come,
Let’s look, at last!

‹ Momotarou - Peach Boy up Sparrow's Song ›

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I like this so much :) Easy


Submitted by celticflower on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 22:54.

I like this so much :) Easy to sing along with for a beginner too,
if you can call what I do singing! Thank you!

。 Bright (ki) 。 クレア 。


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Can't wait to learn how to sing this


Submitted by Ms_Leila on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 05:51.

My 1 year old niece's name is Sakura, I've been wanting to learn the words so I
could sing it to her :D

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Wii
Submitted by Larx on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 06:04.

I played this on the Wii Music haha, Its great to have the words
now :3

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Subarashii
Submitted by RayMasaki on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 06:57.

Love it what i like about old songs like this & Enka
they are sung slowly & each word is pronounced
each sylable

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I've always loved this song, based on Newsflash by Roopletheme

Submitted by Isolde Michi on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 15:52.

I've always loved this song, since I began playing the Clarinet
(this was in the beginner's book). And even though I don't really
play anymore, this song is still fun to hum and occasionally play.
=3
Thanks a lot~
Your voice is always very lovely and refined~ X3

~Crazy; Seltsam; こわいい~

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I'm totally going to learn to


Submitted by hana-yume on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 09:41.

I'm totally going to learn to sing this. It's very pretty. :)

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sakura
Submitted by narjess on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 00:26.

just i love it

hello

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Sakura
Submitted by hilary-san on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 05:58.

It's a nice song it relaxes me

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