The National Anthems of the Allies/Japan

For other English-language translations of this work, see Kimi ga Yo.

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Kimigayo
by Hiromori Hayashi (supervisor), lyrics by Anonymous, composed by Yoshiisa Oku, Akimori Hayashi and Charles John Vincent, translated by Florence Attenborough

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Kimigayo
The Japanese National Anthem
English Words by Florence Attenborough	Harmonized by Chas. Vincent, Mus. Doc., Oxon.

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