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Original

Hiraita, Hiraita. A Cappella sheet music. Intermediate.

Translation

Hiraita, Hiraita. A Cappella sheet music. Intermediate.

Original

Hiraita, Hiraita composed by Ken Hakoda. For SATB choir. a cappella. Concert. Medium. Octavo. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. SB.SBMP-559. A traditional Japanese children's song, its melody based on the pentatonic scale. The text portrays the wondrous yet simple moments when a lotus flower blossoms and then closes. At a deeper level, the text speaks of the eternal cycle of nature. The music was set to show this eternal cycle by overlapping several layers of melodies to create a mysterious and dream-like atmosphere. The text is Japanese, the pronunciation easy as the vowels are pure as in Italian. A pronunciation guide is provided.

Translation

Hiraita, Hiraita composed by Ken Hakoda. For SATB choir. a cappella. Concert. Medium. Eighth. Published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing. SB.SBMP-559. A traditional Japanese children's song, its melody based on the pentatonic scale. The text portrays the wondrous yet simple moments when a lotus flower blossoms and then closes. At a deeper level, the text speaks of the eternal cycle of nature. The music was set to show this eternal cycle by overlapping several layers of melodies to create a mysterious and dream-like atmosphere. The text is Japanese, the pronunciation easy as the vowels are pure as in Italian. A pronunciation guide is provided.