Kirby ★ March
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"Kirby ★ March"[Japanese title] (カービィ★マーチ)[1] 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
いつでもグースカーピー星のカービィ
Itsudemo guusukaapii hoshi no kaabii heiwa na rakuen dareka ga otoshita namida manmaru pinku da yo hoshi no kaabii ahiawase rakuen naze daka jama ga hairu yo hontoni tsuyokatta hoshi no kaabii Sleeping all the time, Kirby of the Stars In the peaceful paradise someone has been shedding tears A perfect pink circle, Kirby of the Stars In this cheerful paradise, somehow disturbances appear He really was strong, Kirby of the Stars |
In Cartoon Buffoon[edit]
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:
いつでも グースデデデ星のデデデ 無限の力を持つ伝説のヒーロー Itsudemo guusudedede hoshi no dedede Dedede's always sleeping, Dedede of the Stars |
See also[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Kirby ★ March[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | カービィ★マーチ Kābyi★Māchi |
Kirby★March |
Swing Kirby[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | スィングカービィ Suingu Kābyi |
Swing Kirby |
Kirby is the Best[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | カービィは最高 Kābyi wa saikō |
Kirby is the Best |
References
- ↑ TV Anime Kirby of the Stars Original Soundtrack