Maybe no one has pointed it out, but I noticed it. You guys have spent a lot of effort and time researching Japanese pronunciation. When we Japanese people listen to foreigners sing Japanese songs, we have given up trying to hear pronunciations that are close to the correct Japanese pronunciation. But you guys did it almost perfectly. This may not be noticeable, but it is a great compliment. At least know that there are Japanese people here who understand your passion. Borabo.
I am looking forward to Anuna's concert in Japan. As you know, the singer of Princess Mononoke is Yoshikazu Mera. Mr. Mera's work is good, but I think Anuna is the one who made it into a song full of elegance like a hymn. Thank you for your wonderful singing voice!
Just unbelievable.... Such a feeling, that, when i listened this: trees, grass, earth, all the nature sang with this woman... Thank you so much for this feelings!!!
Haritsumeta yumi no furueru tsuru yo Tsuki no hikari ni zawameku omae no kokoro Togisumasareta yaiba no utsukushii Sono kissaki ni yoku nita sonata no yokogao [1] Kanashimi to ikari ni hisomu Makoto no kokoro wo shiru wa mori no sei Mononoke-tachi dake mononoke-tachi dake
I heard this rendition randomly on Spotify the other day. I was entirely entranced by it. Great cover! So beautiful. I'm no expert in the Japanese language, but I sincerely thought it was a native speaker when I first heard it. Thank you for this!
I can tell it's not native singing right away, but that's' because I know a bit of Japanese and I watch a lot of anime lol 😂 but it's really well sung. Love this to bits.
Thank you for uploading such a beautiful video！ 美しきharmony、美しきsound、そして美しき風景。 いつも心を癒されております。 この度の日本語の歌も、さすがAnunaと、その素晴らしさに感動させられました。 郷愁を掻き立てるような、美しき幻想世界を完璧に作り上げていると、私は感じました。 ありがとうございます。 これからの更なるご活躍とご発展を、心から願っております。
When two of the most beautiful things come together and create something stunning; thank you Anuna and Michael McGlynn for this awesome rendition of one of Joe Hisashi's more haunting songs. ;)
I saw "Nodojiman THE World"! 🙌 Congratulations to everyone in the Anuna choir ☺️ A beautiful singing voice and a clear voice resonated in my heart. Please continue to touch Japanese songs! Thank you for the impression💓
oh, this is lovely! stunningly good pronunciation (and crooning!) from the soloist as well. I'm very much impressed and I hope to see more japanese songs from anuna! I bet you could do an amazing rendition of teru no uta from gedo senki/tales from earthsea, for instance.
+tiffany aching If you check out our album Revelation, just released in japan, you will see we have recorded Sakura as well - very unusual arrangement too. As for other material from anime - yes we would love to, but we actually have had minimal interest shown in this piece from Japan itself. Loads from Europe and America!
***** i'll be buying it for sure! as for the low interest in this from japan - hmm. i don't live there anymore, but at a guess i would say that this song is perhaps just a little too obscure and old-fashioned for it to resonate much with current japanese tastes. i'm not saying it's not good or beloved - it just doesn't strike that perfect balance between traditional and modern that a group like yours would need to achieve at this point in time. you might consider doing an enka song of some kind, or.... OOH! one of the soundtrack pieces from puella magi madoka magica! i could easily see an anuna rendition of "sis puella magica!" (or even a medley of choice selections from the soundtrack) going viral. there are also vocaloid songs that you could rework to sound more acoustic and traditional - "senbonzakura" might be a good candidate; there's already been a very popular cover of it by wagakki band that combines traditional japanese vocals and instruments with western rock. listening to their version might give you some ideas. basically, if you want more people in japan to see your work, you'd probably do better to aim at the nerdy 2chan crowd lol. and be sure to upload your videos on nico nico douga if you can! anyway, sorry for posting such a long rant! i just suddenly thought of all these ideas and i couldn't help but share them, haha. whether you all decide to do more japanese songs or not, i'll definitely continue to support you!
***** here are a few songs i can think of right now that might actually fit your style, or are at least possible candidates for being adapted to your style: 1. sis puella magica! by kajiura yuki 2. credens justitiam by kajiura yuki 3. jupiter by ayaka hirahara 4. passion/sanctuary by utada hikaru 5. senbonzakura by hatsune miku (look into the wagakki band cover as well) 6. tell me what the rain knows by sakamoto maaya 7. one summer's day (from "spirited away") by joe hisaishi - the version featuring ayaka hirahara 8. zankoku na tenshi no these (a cruel angel's thesis) by takahashi yoko - this is definitely a pop song, but i feel like you could pretty easily rework it into something haunting and gothic 9. teru no uta (therru's song) by aoi teshima 10. arrietty's song and the neglected garden from "the secret world of arrietty". honestly literally ANYTHING from that soundtrack would work so well. it was quite popular in japan and i think the soundtrack, written and performed by young french harpist and singer cecile corbel, is just lovely. note that the kajiura yuki songs do not have lyrics in japanese - i think there's a pop remix of credens justitiam in one of the madoka movies that has rewritten japanese lyrics, but the original, like many of kajiura's songs, is written in a made-up language. it's a nonsense mixture of english, french, and latin, or something to that effect. you could probably write your own lyrics for them in gaelic if you wanted to. i hope that's helpful! i can't think of many more as it's quite late here in america. these are all modern anime songs - i don't know too many enka songs offhand, but if you go digging around you might find some you like.
How did I miss two of my favorite musical geniuses combined??? Please please do more!!! The Sixth Station from Spirited Away would be mindblowing with Anuna at the helm. 🥰
Not really. Sakura Sakura is modal - and that's the only connection really. Japanese traditional music and philosophy formed the basis of this arrangement.
7〜8年くらい前にアヌーナの来日コンサートに行った時、アンコールでこの歌を歌ってくれました。
コンサート終了後、会場ロビーでメンバー全員が全ての観客を見送ってくれたのですが、
その時に、もののけ姫のリードボーカルをしていた女性メンバーに、この歌を歌ってくれてありがとうと話したら、
彼女は、はにかみながら「Japanese is beautiful language. 」と言ってくれ、とても嬉しかったことを思い出します。
久しぶりの来日コンサート、また美しい歌声を聴きに参りたいと思います。
日本の曲を取り上げてもらえて嬉しいです。数年前、日本が危機的状況の中来日、特に福島にまで出向いてくれたことは忘れられません。その時に、「この時期に日本にこれたことは光栄です。」と行ってくれたことはいつまでも忘れません。ありがとう。
+Taurus トーラス
名誉は我々でした。ありがとう。
Maybe no one has pointed it out, but I noticed it. You guys have spent a lot of effort and time researching Japanese pronunciation. When we Japanese people listen to foreigners sing Japanese songs, we have given up trying to hear pronunciations that are close to the correct Japanese pronunciation. But you guys did it almost perfectly. This may not be noticeable, but it is a great compliment. At least know that there are Japanese people here who understand your passion. Borabo.
She used to be my singing teacher ❤️ Beautiful voice
美しい…
日本の歌を外国のグループがこんなに綺麗に歌ってくれるのは本当に嬉しいことです…😭
Thank you! Our pleasure.
歌に、国境はない。
ほんとに、素晴らしい歌は他国の人が歌っても素晴らしい物だ。
このショートヘアーの人の歌声が素晴らしく美しい。
高音が特にいい。
how did I know that you guys would be the one group that could tackle this with such clean precision
悲しみと〜からのフレーズで背筋がぞわっとする
Omg how could this absolutely beautiful voice exist in this world
Sara will be happy with this comment :-)
凄く透き通った綺麗な声ですね💞
日本語の発音もとっても綺麗でびっくりしました！
皆さんこれからも頑張ってください。応援しています！！！
鳥肌がすごい,,,,,,
Dont know how this ended up in my weekly Spotify playlist...but im in love.
Gettin goosebumps
You have great taste is why.
I guess it’s 50% myself listening to a bunch of wardruna and kalandra lately and 50% Spotify’s weird randomness hahah
なんつう声だ…惚れた
I am looking forward to Anuna's concert in Japan. As you know, the singer of Princess Mononoke is Yoshikazu Mera. Mr. Mera's work is good, but I think Anuna is the one who made it into a song full of elegance like a hymn. Thank you for your wonderful singing voice!
こんな気の遠くなるような感覚になったのは久しぶりです。すごくよかった。ありがとうございます。
Just unbelievable.... Such a feeling, that, when i listened this: trees, grass, earth, all the nature sang with this woman... Thank you so much for this feelings!!!
聴き終わる頃には涙が頬を伝っていました。
美しい歌声、ありがとう。
Haritsumeta yumi no furueru tsuru yo
Tsuki no hikari ni zawameku omae no kokoro
Togisumasareta yaiba no utsukushii
Sono kissaki ni yoku nita sonata no yokogao [1]
Kanashimi to ikari ni hisomu
Makoto no kokoro wo shiru wa mori no sei
Mononoke-tachi dake mononoke-tachi dake
のど自慢ザ・ワールドから来ました。美しい歌声ですね☺️
Tori Chang 私もです。感動して鳥肌が止まりませんでした。
strawberry milk ですよね！！！！ヒーリングミュージックとして寝てる時に流したいです笑
主旋律もさることながら
背景のコーラス聞いてると人の声も楽器のようだと思いますね
I heard this rendition randomly on Spotify the other day. I was entirely entranced by it. Great cover! So beautiful. I'm no expert in the Japanese language, but I sincerely thought it was a native speaker when I first heard it. Thank you for this!
I actually prefer this to the original. It sounds more ethereal. But the original is good in a more haunting way.
I can tell it's not native singing right away, but that's' because I know a bit of Japanese and I watch a lot of anime lol 😂 but it's really well sung. Love this to bits.
Thank you for uploading such a beautiful video！
美しきharmony、美しきsound、そして美しき風景。
いつも心を癒されております。
この度の日本語の歌も、さすがAnunaと、その素晴らしさに感動させられました。
郷愁を掻き立てるような、美しき幻想世界を完璧に作り上げていると、私は感じました。
ありがとうございます。
これからの更なるご活躍とご発展を、心から願っております。
+tomo-3 Thank you so much!
When two of the most beautiful things come together and create something stunning; thank you Anuna and Michael McGlynn for this awesome rendition of one of Joe Hisashi's more haunting songs. ;)
The main singer has a gifted voice 👍
One of the most beautiful songs I've EVER heard !
米良さんがもうこの高温を出せないので是非とも歌い継いで下さい。
今日ののど自慢みてすごいと思ってRUclipsきた。。
やっぱりすごい
Thanks for this feeling. The best cover this far
投稿有難うございます。
Discovering this was a pleasant surprise! :D
Perfect pronunciation!!
Awesome arrangement by Michael McGlynn of this beautiful song.
Lovely !
This song makes me cry.
どもありがとう。
🕊🌟🕊
This is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
🙏💜🙏
💪🎵💜
This is my favorite rendition of this song and of any Hisaishi song I think.
Thank you - lovely thing to say.
Excellent. Well done Michael and Anuna.
Magnifique!!! La voix soliste d'une grande pureté, et les arrangements pour choeur sublimes, raffines et d'une grande douceur!
OMyLanta! She is so beautiful! I loved everything about this video! Great job!
溜めを意識しない歌い方だと雰囲気が変わって新鮮です。
this is amazing. great soundtrack and such an awesome cover... you have THE best vocal talent and blend.
I saw "Nodojiman THE World"! 🙌
Congratulations to everyone in the Anuna choir ☺️
A beautiful singing voice and a clear voice resonated in my heart.
Please continue to touch Japanese songs! Thank you for the impression💓
What a brilliant rendition, of one of my favourite songs. Thank you so very much.
oh my god. my heart just stopped beating. so wonderful!
Mt fuji に登った時に聴いてました❤
Love this rendition guys.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
amazing ! perfect Japanese
Very peaceful and beautifully sung.
OMG, I just discovered this! Brilliant!
すばらしい！
My oh my, how beautiful this was...
Mononoke princes Thank you!!
Precious song i just discovered
She has such an emotional voice, it's beautiful 😍👏🏻.
Superbe!!!
Beautiful.
oh, this is lovely! stunningly good pronunciation (and crooning!) from the soloist as well. I'm very much impressed and I hope to see more japanese songs from anuna! I bet you could do an amazing rendition of teru no uta from gedo senki/tales from earthsea, for instance.
+tiffany aching If you check out our album Revelation, just released in japan, you will see we have recorded Sakura as well - very unusual arrangement too. As for other material from anime - yes we would love to, but we actually have had minimal interest shown in this piece from Japan itself. Loads from Europe and America!
***** i'll be buying it for sure! as for the low interest in this from japan - hmm. i don't live there anymore, but at a guess i would say that this song is perhaps just a little too obscure and old-fashioned for it to resonate much with current japanese tastes. i'm not saying it's not good or beloved - it just doesn't strike that perfect balance between traditional and modern that a group like yours would need to achieve at this point in time. you might consider doing an enka song of some kind, or.... OOH! one of the soundtrack pieces from puella magi madoka magica! i could easily see an anuna rendition of "sis puella magica!" (or even a medley of choice selections from the soundtrack) going viral. there are also vocaloid songs that you could rework to sound more acoustic and traditional - "senbonzakura" might be a good candidate; there's already been a very popular cover of it by wagakki band that combines traditional japanese vocals and instruments with western rock. listening to their version might give you some ideas. basically, if you want more people in japan to see your work, you'd probably do better to aim at the nerdy 2chan crowd lol. and be sure to upload your videos on nico nico douga if you can!
anyway, sorry for posting such a long rant! i just suddenly thought of all these ideas and i couldn't help but share them, haha. whether you all decide to do more japanese songs or not, i'll definitely continue to support you!
+tiffany aching We just might Tiffany! Thank you very much. I'll let you know what comes of it :-)
+ANÚNA Mega cool! Yeah - sounds great! Any suggestions as you appear to be in the know?
***** here are a few songs i can think of right now that might actually fit your style, or are at least possible candidates for being adapted to your style:
1. sis puella magica! by kajiura yuki
2. credens justitiam by kajiura yuki
3. jupiter by ayaka hirahara
4. passion/sanctuary by utada hikaru
5. senbonzakura by hatsune miku (look into the wagakki band cover as well)
6. tell me what the rain knows by sakamoto maaya
7. one summer's day (from "spirited away") by joe hisaishi - the version featuring ayaka hirahara
8. zankoku na tenshi no these (a cruel angel's thesis) by takahashi yoko - this is definitely a pop song, but i feel like you could pretty easily rework it into something haunting and gothic
9. teru no uta (therru's song) by aoi teshima
10. arrietty's song and the neglected garden from "the secret world of arrietty". honestly literally ANYTHING from that soundtrack would work so well. it was quite popular in japan and i think the soundtrack, written and performed by young french harpist and singer cecile corbel, is just lovely.
note that the kajiura yuki songs do not have lyrics in japanese - i think there's a pop remix of credens justitiam in one of the madoka movies that has rewritten japanese lyrics, but the original, like many of kajiura's songs, is written in a made-up language. it's a nonsense mixture of english, french, and latin, or something to that effect. you could probably write your own lyrics for them in gaelic if you wanted to.
i hope that's helpful! i can't think of many more as it's quite late here in america. these are all modern anime songs - i don't know too many enka songs offhand, but if you go digging around you might find some you like.
Sara hai una voce meravigliosa😍 mi hai fatto commuovere
Wow... No words.
How did I miss two of my favorite musical geniuses combined??? Please please do more!!! The Sixth Station from Spirited Away would be mindblowing with Anuna at the helm. 🥰
Combines by two favourite languages!
Beautiful song 😘
Dit is echt zo mooi gezongen perfecte harmonie. bedankt dat je dit aan ons willen delen💖
and can you singing Game Of Thrones????
We can, but won't be :-)
aah too bad;)
Simplesmente espléndido
My teacher 😊😊😊
Y recién en 2019 me vine a topar con esta versión, que hermosa les fue a quedar. Solo me queda decirles, Gracias.
amazing
This is just so good
ℍer voice has a Celtic flair.
She is from Sicily
wonderful.
I want to ask you live, are you still there?
Wonderful..
日本人が聞いても歌詞がよく聞き取れます･･･とても良いと思います 👈(ﾟヮﾟ👈)
Thank you - Sara DiBella is wonderful
😍😍😍😍
👍
日本人と違う母音が美しい。
アイリッシュウイスキー買いにいきました。
😎💐💛
のど自慢からきました。
私の中では一位です…。
もうこのまま神隠されたい。
楽譜が欲しい
Irish and Japanese blended
Not really. Sakura Sakura is modal - and that's the only connection really. Japanese traditional music and philosophy formed the basis of this arrangement.
なかなかええで。歌いくずしてない。この歌は、絶対に変えたらあかん。
Jitzíi jidáałigi náwi Japáŋ ka tzáŋgawa jimuáŋgi mak acúŋganzhi zhi tligíŋ.
エルフかな？ 死ぬとき聞きたい。