BALALAIKA,CARRIED WITH THE WIND

BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND

Song Information

File:BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND.png

BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND's GuitarFreaks & DrumMania banner.

BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND's pop'n music banner.

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BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND's DanceDanceRevolution banner.

Artist: Julie ann Frost
Composition/Arrangement/Guitars/Mandolin/Bass/Other Instruments/Drum Programming: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Lyrics: Y.Uehara
Vocals: Julie ann Frost
Recording Engineer: Masami Kenmoku, Miho Toyoda
BPM: 134
Length: 1:14
pop'n music Genre: RUSSIAN POP (ロシアンポップ)
pop'n music Character: Ivan [9-2P]
pop'n music Background: ロシアのおみやげ (pop'n music 9)
Movie: NOZZY
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA
• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 Song Pack #08
• pop'n music 9 (ee'MALL)

Lyrics

Game Size

Listen! I can hear,
Carried with the wind,
He's playing, sweet sound of Balalaika

They say "It can't be
Just fantasy
He will never come back again"

I'm waiting for him, because
He said "Oh Natasha, my darling
I'll love you forever, I swear
Wait till I come back to you"

Listen! Can't you hear?
Carried with the wind,
He came back playing Balalaika

Japanese Translation

ほら、聴こえるわ　風に乗つて 彼の弾くやさしいバラライカの音色が みんなは言うの「まさか。空耳だよ。 彼はもう戻らないさ」って でも私は待つてるわ　だって　彼は言ったもの 「かわいいナターシャ、装うよ。永遠に愛している。 どうか僕の帰りを待つていておくれ」って ねえ、聴こえるでしよう、風に乗つて 彼がパラライカを弾きながら帰つてきたのよ・・・・

Long Version

Listen! I can here Carried with the wind He's playing, sweet sound of Balalaika They say "It can't be Just fantasy He will never come back again" I'm waiting for him, because He said "Oh Natasha, my darling I'll love you forever, I swear Wait till I come back to you" Listen! Can't you hear? Carried with the wind, He came back playing Balalaika Many nights went by I cried over him They said "he'll never come back again" But he's come back He is back to me Tell the world he has come home I've waited for him because he said "Oh Natasha, my darling I love you forever I swear Wait till I come back to you" They say "It can't be Just fantasy He will never come back again" I'm waiting for him, because He said "Oh Natasha, my darling I'll love you forever, I swear Wait till I come back to you" Listen! Can't you hear? Carried with the wind He's come back playing Balalaika

Song Connections / Remixes

• A remix of BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND by Jondi & Spesh, titled Balalaika, Carried With the Wind Jondi&Spesh mix, can be found in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3.
• BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND appears on Mutsuhiko Izumi's second album, ポン太と巡る世界の音楽. Vocalist mira replaces Julie ann Frost, and the song is extended with higher pitch than the original version.

Trivia

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• A Japanese translation of BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND's lyrics can be found in the GUITARFREAKS 6th MIX & drummania 5th MIX Soundtracks booklet.
• BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND was added to pop'n music 9 on March 19th, 2003 via ee'MALL.
• BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND is available in GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX and GUITARFREAKS 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX with an e-AMUSEMENT account. BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND has been made automatically available in Standard Mode as of GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V.
• BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND has never been on a CS release of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania.
• Before pop'n music 14 FEVER!, BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND's character was KRAFT [1-2P]. Also, the banner genre was RUSSIA POP and the songwheel genre was バラライカ ("balalaika").
• BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND received a new banner in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA.
• BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND was still present in the location test of DanceDanceRevolution X, with its new foot ratings.

Music Comment

How about a Russian-style Cossack dance? The balalaika's sound is also nice.

Song Production Information

Mutsuhiko Izumi

(see Lyrics section)

Julie's singing voice is so wistful that it's perfect for this Russian-like song.

Musician's Room 3

The Balalaika is a traditional Russian stringed instrument with a triangular-shaped body. The tremolo technqiue is a typical technique that produces a sorrowful and beautiful tone. For this song, I substituted it with the mandolin and acoustic guitar, which have similar tones, to express the melancholic Russian atmosphere.

Video Production Information

None.

Character Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Pop'n Music Fever and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	84 / 0	109 / 22	169 / 30	227 / 17	- / - / -	118 / 20	170 / 32	230 / 17	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2 DLC	N/A	2	4	6	-	3	5	6	-
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 DLC	N/A	2	4	6	-	3	5	6	-
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 DLC	N/A	2	4	6	-	3	5	6	-
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA CS	1	3	5	6	-	3	5	6	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2	1	↑3	↑5	6	-	3	5	6	-
DanceDanceRevolution X location test	2	4	7	9	-	4	7	9	-

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	261	378	569	237	297	297	181	197	-	-	-	-
GF6/dm5	33	51	67	33	53	67	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF7/dm6	↓29	↓36	↑70	↓16	↓37	↓49	N/A	N/A	-	-	-	-
GF8/dm7	↓22	↓27	70	↑17	↑40	↑52	31	38	-	-	-	-
GF8/dm7 power-up ver.	22	27	↓69	↓16	40	↑53	↓29	↓37	-	-	-	-
GF10/dm9→GF/DM V2	22	27	↓65	16	40	53	29	37	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V3→V5	22	27	↓59	16	↑46	↑54	29	37	-	-	-	-

pop'n music

Game	Normal Mode				Battle Mode
	5-Buttons	NORMAL	HYPER	EX	NORMAL	HYPER
Notecounts	184	224	429	501	227	366
pop'n music 9→13 カーニバル (via ee'MALL)	7	13	29	33	11	18
pop'n music 14 FEVER!→16 PARTY♪	7	13	29	33	11	18
pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS	7	13	29	33	11	18