Sen no Kaze ni Natte

"Sen no Kaze ni Natte"
Single by Masafumi Akikawa
Released	May 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.

References

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.