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I Wish to Be a Swallow

Satoshi Harada & Fumiyo Takagi

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This is the music video for Satoshi Harada's version of "I Wish to Be a Swallow," a famous song that crossed the sea from China to Japan. The sound of the erhu (Chinese violin) touches the heartstrings, with a bold piano arrangement by Fumiyo Takagi, who also wrote the theme song for Nippon Television Network Corporation's "news zero."

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I Wish to Be a Swallow

Apple Music • World Top Videos • Japan • TOP 12 • 8 May 2023 Apple Music • World Top Videos • Norway • TOP 12 • 6 Jul 2023 LINE MUSIC • ミュージックビデオ Top 100 リアルタイム • Japan • TOP 60 • 24 Apr 2022

Artist Profile

  • Satoshi Harada

    Satoshi Harada is an erhu musician based in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, who also runs and teaches at the Genka Erhu School. His music is characterized by an urban tone that is not overly traditional, and a mysterious, floating sense of songwriting. His 1st album "Karan-Coron"(2019) and 2nd album "When Night Falls on Erhu"(2021) can be listened to on various distribution platforms. He also publishes videos of his original songs as well as various erhu cover performances on YouTube.

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  • Fumiyo Takagi

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Erhu Bird Records