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japanese anthem

this is a few minutes of an ancient Japanese poem that is part of the Japanese anthem..

together with english subtitles.. it is very lovely and so i have posted it for you.

.絵本『ちよにやちよに』本編朗読（日英） - YouTube

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Permalink Reply by Rosmarie Heusser on March 27, 2022 at 6:34pm

I really enjoyed this beautiful and peaceful moment❣️∼ Thank You, Desmond — Have a good week!

Permalink Reply by desmond dillon on March 29, 2022 at 3:42pm

it is indeed a very beautiful and peaceful poem Rosmarie and so glad that you enjoyed and found it so.. it is an example of an ancient type of poetry that is still in use today.. called Waka or more recently Tanka the poems have a set structure and speak of the goodness in life.. always they seem to me to be very positive.

Permalink Reply by Rosmarie Heusser on April 2, 2022 at 8:24pm

I have several Haiku books with beautiful illustrations, but I never read a Tanka before.

Permalink Reply by desmond dillon on April 6, 2022 at 9:11am

hi Rosmarie it could be worth a visit to Wikipedia and look for WAKA poetry.. there are some good samples.

Permalink Reply by bridget orman on April 28, 2022 at 1:10pm