Hello to students and music lovers all over the world! 🌍

I am the creator and performer of this arrangement of "Sakura Sakura." I am deeply honored to see so many students visiting from their music and culture classes!

Especially to the MAPEH 8 students from the Philippines — welcome! I am so happy to know that my video is helping you with your Quarter 2 lessons. I also warmly welcome all Japanese language learners and teachers using this as a resource.

[Notice for Educators and Schools]
I officially welcome the use of this video in classrooms and online learning platforms (such as Google Classroom) worldwide.

For Teachers: Please feel free to use this as a reliable resource for Japanese traditional music.

For Students: I hope this helps your studies. Your respectful comments are always a great motivation for me!

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Let's spread the beauty of Japanese music together!

[High-Quality Audio & Global Streaming] This track is part of the album "Old Japanese songs vol.1," which has reached #1 on charts in multiple countries (including Canada, Germany, UK, and more) on Apple Music and iTunes.

For high-resolution audio for your performances or personal listening, you can find the Vocal and Instrumental versions here: 👉 linkco.re/NPVb37Pg (Available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and other major platforms)

Grateful to see this song reaching listeners worldwide, including top chart positions in various countries.☺️🌸

[Chapters]
0:00 Intro & 1st Verse
1:03 2nd Verse
1:53 3rd Verse

🎤 Want to sing it yourself? Check out the Karaoke (Instrumental) version here! Perfect for your practice or school presentations: 👉   • 【KARAOKE】Sakura Sakura (traditional Japane...  

[Historical & Musical Background]
Below is the detailed information regarding the song's history and musical structure (Source: Wikipedia).
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"Sakura", is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms. It is often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan.

Contrary to popular belief, the song did not originate in ancient times; it was a popular, urban melody of the Edo period.

Melody
The "Sakura Sakura" melody has been popular since the Meiji period, and the lyrics in their present form were attached then. The tune uses a pentatonic scale known as the In scale.

Expressed 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[1] (nominally A minor); or in solfège Mi Fa La Ti Do Mi. 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.

Because 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).[2] 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.[3]

Lyrics
The original lyrics[4] are listed as the second verse in the table below. 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.[5]

sakura sakura
noyama mo sato mo
mi-watasu kagiri
kasumi ka kumo ka
asahi ni niou
sakura sakura
hana zakari[5]

sakura sakura
yayoi no sora wa
mi-watasu kagiri
kasumi ka kumo ka
nioi zo izuru
izaya izaya
mini yukan[4]
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The above articles and English subtitles (translation of 1st and 3rd verse) are taken from
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_Sakura
(April 16, 2021 am2:25 )

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Arranged and played all by myself.


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