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Hello, everybody

This is my new vocaloid song.
In Japan, the graduation ceremony is held around the end of March, while the entrance ceremony in the beginning of April.
It just overlaps with the cherry blossom season.
Therefore, the farewell scenes often appear in the songs for cherry blossoms.
This is a farewell song in a girls’ high school, in which the feeling of a younger girl for a senior girl is sung.
Comments encouraged.
Have at it.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Title: さくら憎歌 (Translation: Hatred Song for Cherry Blossoms)

Video Link(sung by vocaloid, Miku Hatsune):
https://youtu.be/a8e9V6UU9Ys

Style is _BRIGHTP.STY

RealTracks in style: ~~387:Bass, Electric, Metal Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1729:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment PopBalladJohn Ev 110
RealTracks in style: 2534:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, HeldChords
RealTracks in style: 1943:Synth, Rhythm, EuroDance Strings Ev 120
Loop in Song: HipHop/Old School - neon_drums_95_g ev16.wav
RealDrums: RealDrums in Style: PopPromiseEv16^1-a: Snare on 4, HiHat , b: Snare, Open HiHat

Audio Link (sung by female vocalist):
https://soundcloud.com/animarorecords/hatred-song-for-cherry-blossoms

Vocal by YUMI (my music circle friend) accompanied with the live band
Arrangement by Sayuri Yahagi (my music circle friend)
All instruments played by the teachers of Yamaha Music School

Translation of lyrics:

The time when white snow was whirling passed
Now cherry blossoms are fluttering
It is also a season of farewell
It has come nearly here

Flower decorations are attached to the chest
And you give me a cheerful smile
Yet I can’t do anything but standing here
While I'm a little apart from you

You have cut your long hair
And you are going to leave this town
Someday you will forget me
And you will never think of me again
We bought together the same dresses
But I will throw mine away tomorrow morning
Because I know you will never let pass the sleeve of yours again

Cherry blossoms are fluttering like snow
What a heartless and a short-lived unfair flower

You have cut your long hair to the shoulder
And you hold out your right hand to me
But I can’t do anything and my tears are falling down

You can’t know the meaning of yearning
It had begun to shift little by little between us
Attempting to approach you
I had begun to let grow my hair
But it did not reach to the shoulder until now
As my feelings did not reach you

Cherry blossoms are fluttering like snow
They will surely come into bloom next year again despite myself

Cherry blossoms are fluttering like snow
What a heartless and a short-lived unfair flower
What a hateful flower carrying you off from me

Shigeki,

This is very bright and pop sounding - although there is a sad tone to the lyrics which are poetic.
I enjoyed the vocaloid version,but the expression in the human vocal wins out -and the band sound is very good ( including the orchestra?).
Well done to all your group on this!

Robert

茂樹こんにちは
どのような美しい曲！
歌手は非常に美しい歌います！
あなたがボーカロイドをたくさん知っていることは明らかです。
ロブとアンヌ・マリー
Shigeki kon'nichiwado no yōna utsukushī kyoku! Kashu wa hijō ni utsukushī utaimasu! Anata ga bōkaroido o takusan [*****] iru koto wa akirakadesu.

Robu to An'nu marī

Shigeki,

All though I am not a big fan of vocaloids I must say that this is the best that I have heard to date.

Hello, Robert

Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment.
I am very glad you enjoyed the both versions.
The orchestra is not included in the live band.
All the orchestra instruments are played with keyboards by teachers.
In the recording session, MIDI data is also recorded to DAW application together with WAV data.
So, I replaced WAV data of Keyboards with VST instruments (EastWest Symphonic Orchestra) using MIDI data at the mix down.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Hello, Rob and Anne-Marie

Many thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.
And thank you very much for your kind comment in Japanese.
I much appreciate your continuous support.
I am so encouraged.
I am very glad you enjoyed the both versions.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Hello, Mario

Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment.
I much appreciate your Kind comment to my vocaloid.
I am very glad you like Miku.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Shigeki,

Both versions are outstanding. I do not know which I prefer and would hate to have to make a decision.

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful

All the best

Alyn

Undoubtably this is one of the absolute best vocaloid versions that we've heard. I bet we can fool some friends with it!

They are both typical of your lush and very lovely productions.

Enjoyed them!

J&B

Hello, Alyn, Janice and Bud

Many thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.
I much appreciate your kind comments and your continuous supports.
I am so encouraged.
I am very glad you enjoyed the both versions.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Shigeki

Think I preferred the live version but the vocaloid was a bit of a revelation after listening to the live one first.
Really well done.

Peter

Wow Shigeki, once again you've knocked me over with an amazing tune! I absolutely love that melancholy vocal melody. So appropriate for the feeling of graduating and moving on! As always, can't wait to hear more from you.

Shigeki Adachi,

Very well done - both versions. It was enjoyable and interesting to listen to the two version. As Bud said, the Vocaloid was very impressive.

I always enjoy your music.

floyd

Beautifully done.
Love the live version it sounds fabulous.
The emotion transcends wonderfully through the music.

Very well done Shigeki!! You have such a gift for melody. Arrangement is great too. Love the pad sound. Always love hearing your stuff!! Take care. Greg

Hello, Peter, Will, floyd, Josie, Greg

Many thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.
I much appreciate your kind comments and your continuous supports.
And I am very glad you like the live version arrangement by Sayuri, my circle friend.
She is much younger than me, but she is very good at arrangement.
So, sometimes I ask her to arrange my songs.
Thank you again to all.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi