File:千本桜 feat.初音ミク【HD】
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[1] Song title
"千本桜 "
Romaji: Senbonzakura
English: Thousands of Cherry Trees
Official English: Thousand Cherry Blossoms
Uploaded September 17, 2011, with 12,865,000+ Niconico views and 3,684,000+ YouTube views
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Concerts[21 ]
MUSIC STATION Ultra FES[22 ]
Theater Play[23 ]
Publications[24 ]
Promotional Involvement[25 ]
Games[26 ]
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This song is about the westernization of Japan, which happened during the Meiji Restoration . Despite having an upbeat, oriental track, the song contains rather dark themes, mentioning guillotines and ICBMs. In addition, the lyrics state things such as "Songs of lament go unheard" (嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ) and "This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell" (此処は宴 鋼の檻).
To celebrate the song's anniversary, it was re-released along with 8 different arranges in the album 1st ANNIVERSARY! ALL THAT "Senbonzakura" on September 12, 2012.
"Senbonzakura" was released as a single under the label KarenT . This song is also featured in the albums 5th ANNIVERSARY BEST , EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalodream feat. 初音ミク , HATSUNE ROCK feat.初音ミク , Kurousa Works feat.初音ミク -黒うさP作品集- , V love 25~Brave Heart~ , ボーカロイド超ベスト-impacts- , ボカロ超ミックス feat. 初音ミク , Hatsune Miku 5th Anniversary Best ~impacts~ , 初音ミク-Project DIVA-F Complete Collection , 創造Endless , 桜 , VOCA NICO☆PARTY , and Yoen Waso Emaki . Multiple covers and remixes have been included in additional albums.
This song has entered the Hall of Myths and is notable for having stayed in the VOCALOID ranking consistently for a long time.
Succeeding versionsEdit Edit
Official Concert Footage
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VOCALOID Keyboard demostration
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Japanese (日本語歌詞)
Romaji (ローマ字)
大胆不敵にハイカラ革命
daitan-futeki ni haikara kakumei
磊々落々らいらいらくらく反戦国家
rairai-rakuraku hansen kokka
日の丸印の二輪車転がし
hinomaru-jirushi no nirinsha korogashi
悪霊退散 ICBM
akuryou-taisan I C B M
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその
kanjousen o hashirinukete touhon-seisou nan no sono
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随まにまに
shounen shoujo sengoku-musou ukiyo no manima ni
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi no koe mo todokanai yo
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして
koko wa utage hagane no ori sono dantoudai de mioroshite
三千世界 常世之闇とこよのやみ 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ
sanzen sekai tokoyo no yami nageku uta mo kikoenai yo
青藍せいらんの空 遥か彼方 その光線銃で打ち抜いて
seiran no sora haruka kanata sono kousenjuu de uchinuite
百戦錬磨の見た目は将校
hyakusen-renma no mitame wa shoukou
いったりきたりの花魁おいらん道中
ittari-kitari no oiran douchuu
アイツもコイツも皆で集まれ
aitsu mo koitsu mo minna de atsumare
聖者の行進 わんっ つー さん しっ
seija no koushin wan tsuu san shi
禅定門ぜんじょうもんを潜り抜けて 安楽浄土厄払い
zenjoumon o kugurinukete anraku-joudo yakubarai
きっと終幕さいごは大団円 拍手の合間に
kitto saigo wa daidan’en hakushu no aima ni
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi no koe mo todokanai yo
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして
koko wa utage hagane no ori sono dantoudai de mioroshite
三千世界 常世之闇とこよのやみ 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ
sanzen sekai tokoyo no yami nageku uta mo kikoenai yo
希望の丘 遥か彼方 その閃光弾を打ち上げろ
kibou no oka haruka kanata sono senkoudan o uchiagero
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその
kanjousen o hashirinukete touhon-seisou nan no sono
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随まにまに
shounen shoujo sengoku-musou ukiyo no manima ni
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi no koe mo todokanai yo
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台を飛び降りて
koko wa utage hagane no ori sono dantoudai o tobiorite
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君が歌い僕は踊る
senbonzakura yoru ni magire kimi ga utai boku wa odoru
此処は宴 鋼の檻 さあ光線銃を撃ちまくれ
koko wa utage hagane no ori saa kousenjuu o uchimakure
Yukari's Cover
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Featuring
Yuzuki Yukari
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Iruguitar
Category
VOCALOID cover
SeeU's Cover
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Featuring
SeeU
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VenDre
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VOCALOID cover; Arrangement
Zunko's Cover
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Featuring
Tohoku Zunko
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Etsujiro Komine
Category
VOCALOID cover
Lily's Cover
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Featuring
Lily
Author(s)
Hōzuki
Category
VOCALOID cover
Ryuto's Cover
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Featuring
Ryuto
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Lucifroz (cover, VSQx, illustration)
Category
VOCALOID cover
Cul's Cover
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Featuring
Cul
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Tofu - P
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VOCALOID cover
Galaco's Cover
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Featuring
galaco
Author(s)
MirageMaster64 (tuning, mixing), Kanon (VSQx)
Category
VOCALOID cover
Kokone's Cover
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Featuring
kokone
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Stardust (tuning, mixing), Kik Makawan (VSQx)
Category
VOCALOID cover
Una's Cover
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Featuring
Otomachi Una
Author(s)
Sint :D (cover), Kik Makawan (VSQx)
Category
VOCALOID cover
Other media appearancesEdit Edit
This song was featured in the following concerts.
MUSIC STATION Ultra FES[22 ]Edit
Hatsune Miku gave a A small performance that was just one among many at the "MUSIC STATION Ultra FES" concert event, which was held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Music Station. Miku sang "Senbonzakura", and the performance used the graphics of "-Project DIVA- Arcade Future Tone", in order to promote the game.
The song has inspired a Theater play, featuring the debut of Jougen no Tsuki .
On September 17 the novelization of the song was announced, with its release date being March 9.
Piano sheet music appeared in the Piano Solo Yasashiku Hikeru 2 collection. This song has also appeared as sheet music in the VOCALOID Best Selection series and also in Vocaloid Super Selection . This song also featured in the magazine/book VOCALO☆Band Score , vol.2.
Promotional Involvement[25 ]Edit
A re-recording of a part of Marasy's piano cover of the song appeared in an ad for the Toyota Aqua (known as the Toyota Prius in America). It is said that he spent four hours in the studio just re-watching the ad to find the most appropriate arrangement.