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Tsubasa o Kudasai
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Wikipedia article
' is a popular Japanese folk song written by and composed by .
General
The song was composed for the that took place in Shima, Mie in 1970. The song appeared on the popular single record released by the folk group on February 5, 1971, becoming nationally known. In September 1973, Sumiko Yamagata released a reprise of the song in the album .
Shoji Hashimoto, the editor of the publishing house Kyouiku Geijutsu-sha, decided to include the song in a choir textbook, causing it to be sung by choirs across Japan. By the second half of the 1970s, most people in Japan were familiar with the song.
Megumi Yokota once sang this song at a school competition.
The song was chosen as the official theme of the national team of Japan during the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
A version of this song performed by Megumi Hayashibara is part of the soundtrack for the film 'Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance' by Hideaki Anno.
Covers
Many Japanese artists have released a cover version of this song:
* Babymetal
* D=OUT
* Sayaka Ichii with Yko Nakazawa
* Kazumasa Oda
* Kanon
* Houkago Tea Time
* Hideaki Tokunaga
* Megumi Hayashibara '(present on the soundtrack of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance)'
* Ayaka Hirahara
* Saki Fukuda
* ManaKana
* Mucc
* Shichi Murakami
* Saori Yuki
* Tanaka Yukio and Minami Maho '(present on the soundtrack of BECK: Mongolian chop squad)'
* Misato Watanabe
* Sakurak Keion-bu '(present on the soundtrack of K-ON!)'
* Sayaka Sasaki '(Second end credits of Nichijou)'
* Misaki Iwasa
* Yui
* Megumi Toyoguchi '(episode 7 of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Despair Arc)'
This song has also been covered by several non-Japanese artists:
* Susan Boyle
* Jason Kouchak
* Hayley Westenra
* Kat McDowell
* Beckii Cruel
Category:1971 songs
Category:1991 singles
Category:Japanese folk songs
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