In the Punch-Out!! games, an instrumental rendition is used for Piston Hondo's opening theme.The first lines of the original verse ('sakura sakura yayoi no sora wa mi-watasu kagiri') serve as a prelude to Bon Jovi's song "Tokyo Road" from their second album 7800° Fahrenheit (released in 1985)."Saita sakura" is thought to have been made as a Japanese koto song in during the Edo period. According to one theory, it is said that "Sakura Sakura" is a parody of "Saita sakura". However, there are various theories about the original lyrics. In 1941, the Ministry of Education published a new verse in Uta no hon (うたのほん 教師用 下) which was listed first, with the original verse listed second. The original lyrics are listed as the second verse in the table below. The melody arranged by Ongaku Torishirabe-gakari was included in Collection of Japanese Koto Music issued in 1888, for beginning koto students in the Tokyo Academy of Music. The melodic scale can either be represented in older Western musical theory by the Phrygian minor or the Phrygian major mode, with the 3rd and 7th notes in the scale omitted.īecause the melody spans a modest range, it is ideally suited to instruments that have a limited pitch range, such as the Native American flute (similar to the Shakuhachi). The tune uses a pentatonic scale known as the in scale.Įxpressed as diatonic notes in the major scale, the In scale is 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 (1), 10 (3) or the notes E F A B c e (nominally A minor) or in solfège Mi Fa La Ti Do Mi. The "Sakura Sakura" melody has been popular since the Meiji period, and the lyrics in their present form were attached then. ![]() ![]() It is often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan.Ĭontrary to popular belief, the song did not originate in ancient times it was a popular, urban melody of the Edo period. " Sakura Sakura" ( さくら さくら, "Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms"), also known as " Sakura", is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms. Problems playing this file? See media help.
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