The National Anthems of the Allies/Japan

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

←

The National Anthems of the Allies (1917)

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

Serbia

→

sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons gallery, Commons category, Wikidata item

Hiromori Hayashi (supervisor)Florence AttenboroughYoshiisa Oku, Akimori Hayashi and Charles John Vincent1538420The National Anthems of the Allies — Kimigayo1917Anonymous

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

$\relative c' { \omit Score.BarNumber \numericTimeSignature << \new voice="anthem" { \dynamicUp \repeat volta 2 { d\mf c d( e) g( e) d2 e4\< g a$ g8( a)$\! \break d4 b\> a g\! e g a2 d4 c d2 e,4\p g a g \break e4. g8\< d2 a'4\! c d2 c4(\f d) a( g) a$ g8( e)$ d2 } } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"anthem" \override LyricText #'font-shape = #'italic Ki4 -- mi4 -- ga4 -4 yo2 __ wa,2 Chi4 -- yo4 mi2 __ ya4 -- chi4 -- mo4 in4 sa4 -- za4 -- re,2 I4 -- shi4 -- no,2 I4 -- wa4 o4 to4 na4. -- ri8 -- te,2 Ko4 -- ke4 no,2 Mu2 -- su2 __ ma2 -- de.2 } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"anthem" May4 our4 Sov'4 -- reign4 Lord4 re4 -- main,2 Root4 -- ed4 for4 a4 __ thou4 -- sand4 years4 and4 then—4 a4 -- gain:2 Un4 -- til4 rocks,2 vast4 and4 sol4 -- emn,4 rise4. from8 stone—2 Un4 -- til4 moss2 nev4 -- er4 -- more4 is4 thick4 -- ly4 __ grown!2 } \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \numericTimeSignature <a d>4\mf <a c> <a d> <c e> <bes d g> <a cis e> <a d>2 << { <c! e>4\< <c g'> <c a'> g'8 a\! } \\ { s2. c,4 } >> %POLY <d a' d>4 <d g b>\> <c fis a> <b e g>\! <c e> <b e g> <c e a>2 <f a d>4 <e a c> <f a d>2 <c e>4\p <d g>4 <f a> <e g> <b e>4. <c e g>8\< <b d>2 <f' a>4\! <g c> <f d'>2 <e c'>4\f <f d'> <e a> <e g> << { a g8( e) <a, d>2 } \\ { <c e>2 s2 } >> %POLY } \new Staff { \numericTimeSignature \clef "bass" <d, f>4 <a e'> <d f> <c g'> g a <d f>2 <c g'>4 e f e8 f fis4 g d e a e <a, a'>2 f'8( g) a4 d,2 a'4 <g b> <f c'> <c c'> <e g>4. c8 g'2 <f c'>4 <e c'> <d a'>2 a'4 <d, a'> <c a'> <e b'> << { a g8 e \stemDown <d f>2 } \\ { a2 s2 } >> %POLY } >> >> } \midi { \tempo 4 = 50 }$