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Sen no Kaze ni Natte

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"Sen no Kaze ni Natte"
Single by Masafumi Akikawa
ReleasedMay 24, 2006 (2006-05-24) (Japan)

"Sen no Kaze ni Natte" (千の風になって, lit.'Being a Thousand Winds') is a single by Japanese singer Masafumi Akikawa. The lyrics are a Japanese translation of the poem, 'Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep'. It was released on May 24, 2006. It reached number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[1] It was the best-selling single in Japan in 2007, with 1,115,499 copies.[2] Others, such as Man Arai, have also covered the single. Arai also published a book about the original poem, the Japanese translation, and the musical score to the song.

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  1. ^ "2007年01月08日~2007年01月14日のCDシングル週間ランキング(2007年01月22日付)". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "2007 Yearly Single Ranking". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 13, 2014.