Kirby ★ March

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"Kirby ★ March" (カービィ★マーチ) is the opening theme of the Japanese and Chinese versions of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, used from Kirby Comes to Cappy Town to A Whale of a Tale (and it also plays in Kirby 3D). It is in B-flat major, going at a 4/4 time signature at 128 beats per minute. The song is replaced by "Kirby!" starting with Waddle While You Work and persisting until Fright to the Finish. The Chinese version of the show does not translate this song or "Kihon wa Maru", instead leaving them in Japanese.

The primary version of "Kirby ★ March" is sung by a pseudonymous female vocalist credited as "Xiangqi". According to a profile from the March 2002 issue of CoroCoro Comic, she is from Beijing, China, and was born on February 17th, 1981 (making her 20 years old at the time of recording). Little else is known about her, and besides singing this song and "Kihon wa Maru", she has no other professional credits.

The original Japanese version of the show also featured several other non-vocal versions of this song. One is a slower-tempo track used for the sponsor announcements prior to the episode, called "Swing Kirby" and another is a big orchestra variation used for episode previews, called "Kirby is the Best". The Pupupu Tsushin segments, which showcased viewer-submitted photos and artwork as well as promotional events, almost always used an unnamed variation similar to but distinct from "Swing Kirby".

The song was released on the single Kirby of the Stars Theme Song, with "Kihon wa Maru" as the B-side. It was also featured on the album TV Anime Kirby of the Stars Original Soundtrack, and as a bonus track on the single TV Anime Kirby of the Stars New Theme Song - KIRBY! / Kirby ☆ Step! Many songs in the anime's soundtrack are rearrangements of the theme.

Credits

The final shot of the opening sequence that featured "Kirby ★ March".

• Composer, Arranger, and Conductor: Akira Miyagawa
• Lyrics: Shinji Miyake and Jian Hong
• Vocalist: Xiangqi
• Piano: Elton Nagata
• Bass: Akira Okazawa
• Drums: Yuichi Tokashiki
• Electric Guitar and Banjo: Hiroshi Abe
• Percussion: Midori Takada
• Horns: Otohiko Fujita and Kensho Hagiwara
• Trumpets: Eric Miyashiro and Koji Nishimura
• Trombone: Osamu Matsumoto
• Tuba: Toshio Nakamura
• Flugelhorns: Hideyo Takakuwa and Kazuhiro Iwasa
• Clarinets: Masashi Togame and Yuki Hamasaki
• Strings: Yuriko Mori Group
• Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa
• Vocal Arrangement: Akira Miyagawa

Lyrics

JapaneseJapanese (Romaji)English (unofficial translation) いつでもグースカーピー星ほしのカービィ けど本当ほんとは強つよいよほんとかな？ 不思議ふしぎな力ちからをもつ伝説でんせつのヒーロー 強つよい星ほしの戦士せんしやるもんだカービィ 平和へいわな楽園らくえん誰だれかが落おとした涙なみだ 悪わるい夢ゆめなんか食たべてしまいましょう なくした笑顔えがおを取とり戻もどしに行ゆ〜く〜 空そらから落おちてくる星ほしの力ちからをいっぱい吸すって まんまるピンクだよ星ほしのカービィ けど何なにでもなれるよほんとかな？ 無限むげんの力ちからを持もつ伝説でんせつのヒーロー 強つよい星ほしの戦士せんしたのんだよカービィ 幸しあわせ楽園らくえんなぜだか邪魔じゃまがはいるよ 悩なやみの種たねなら食たべてしまいましょう 忘わすれた気持きもちちを取とり戻もどしに行ぎょう〜く〜 空そらから落おちてくる星ほしの力ちからをいっぱい吸すって〜 ホントに強つよかった星ほしのカービィ ねぇ友達ともだちになりたいなれるかな ヒーローらしくもないくいしんぼヒーロー 強つよい星ほしの戦士せんし見みせてくれカービィ Itsudemo guusukaapii hoshi no kaabii kedo honto wa tsuyoi yo honto kana? fushigi na chikara o motsu densetsu no hiiroo tsuyoi hoshi no senshi yarumonda kaabii heiwa na rakuen dareka ga otoshita namida warui yume nanka tabeteshimai mashou nakushita egao wo tori motoshi ni yuukuu sou kara ochitekuru hoshi no chikara wo ippai sutte manmaru pinku da yo hoshi no kaabii kedo nani demo nareru yo honto kana mugen no chikara wo motsu densetsu no hiiroo tsuyoi hoshi no senshi tanon da yo kaabii ahiawase rakuen naze daka jama ga hairu yo nayami no tane nara tabete shimaimashou wasureta kimochi o torimodoshi ni yuukuu sora kara ochite kuru hoshi no chikara o ippai sutte hontoni tsuyokatta hoshi no kaabii nee tomodachi ni naritai nareru kana hiiroo rashiku monai kuishinbo hiiroo tsuyoi hoshi no senshi misete kure kaabii Sleeping all the time, Kirby of the Stars But he's actually strong, Is he really? The legendary hero with strange powers Strong Star Warrior, Way to go, Kirby! In the peaceful paradise someone has been shedding tears Let's eat up those nasty bad dreams We're going to reclaim our lost smile Inhale the power of the stars falling from the sky A perfect pink circle, Kirby of the Stars But he can become anything, can he really? The legendary hero with unlimited power Strong Star Warrior, we're counting on you, Kirby! In this cheerful paradise, somehow disturbances appear Let's eat up all the seeds of worry We're going to recover the forgotten feeling Inhale the power of the stars falling from the sky He really was strong, Kirby of the Stars Hey, I want to be his friend, can I? He isn't like your average hero, the hungry hero Strong Star Warrior, show me Kirby!

In Cartoon Buffoon

In the episode Cartoon Buffoon, an alternate abridged version of this theme song plays in which King Dedede supplants Kirby and sings it himself. The lyrics are as follows:

JapaneseJapanese (Romaji)English (unofficial translation) いつでも グースデデデ星ほしのデデデ けど本当ほんとは強つよい... 無限むげんの力ちからを持もつ伝説でんせつのヒーロー 強つよい星ほしの戦士せんしたのんだよ デデデ Itsudemo guusudedede hoshi no dedede kedo honto wa tsuyoi... mugen no chikara wo motsu densetsu no hiiroo tsuyoi hoshi no senshi tanon da yo dedede Dedede's always sleeping, Dedede of the Stars But he's actually strong... The legendary hero with unlimited power Strong Star Warrior, we're counting on you, Dedede!

See also

• Kirby!
• Kihon wa Maru
• Kirby ☆ Step!
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
• Kirby (Italian opening theme)

Names in other languages

Kirby ★ March

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カービィ★マーチ Kābyi★Māchi	Kirby★March

Swing Kirby

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スィングカービィ Suingu Kābyi	Swing Kirby

Kirby is the Best

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カービィは最高さいこう Kābyi wa saikō	Kirby is the Best