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#64 Marine Song 2001
Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Aircheck
Live Performance
Composed by		Kazumi Totaka
Mood		Laid-back
Owned by		Ankha  Boots  Coach  Dobie  Flip  Freckles  Grams  Joey  Kapp'n  Mott  Scoot
Genre		Traditional sea shanty
Instruments		Japanese drum Shamisen
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ふなうた2001  船歌2001  Chant marin  Tota 2001  Canzone marina  Песня о море 2001  뱃노래2001  船歌2001  Chant marin  Tota 2001  Seefahrerlied 2001  Zeelied

"Marine Song 2001" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori e+. It is derived from Kapp'n's Song in Doubutsu no Mori+, which was altered in all localized versions of Animal Crossing to a tune based more on western sea shanties. The melody directly samples Kapp'n's vocals with newly added drums and shamisen backing. The number "2001" in the song's title alludes to the year that Doubutsu no Mori+ was released.

"Marine Song 2001" and "K.K. Robot Synth" are the only K.K. Slider aircheck songs that feature Animalese vocals. Additionally, because Kapp'n sings the shanties on his boat in Doubutsu no Mori+, it is one of two songs to have official lyrics, the other being "K.K. Bossa" which was given lyrics in 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori.

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The album cover for "Marine Song 2001" depicts K.K. Slider playing the guitar while riding in Kapp'n's boat as Kapp'n steers with a boat oar. The background features a sparsely cloudy sky brightened by the sun. On the e-Reader card, several player characters are seen in the sky.

Appearances

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

In Doubutsu no Mori e+, "Marine Song 2001" can only be requested and obtained from K.K. Slider if its e-Reader card is scanned at the Town Tune board. "Marine Song 2001" is not played in any villagers' houses. The aircheck version of the live performance can be obtained by speaking to Kapp'n after scanning the card.

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, "Marine Song 2001" is not played in any villagers' houses.

In the intro of Wild World, a remix of "Marine Song 2001" (officially referred to as "Heavy Rotation" on the Keke Choice! Mix CD) plays in Kapp'n's taxi. It alternates between the localized Animal Crossing version of Kapp'n's boat song and the original Japanese version, "Marine Song 2001."

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, "Marine Song 2001" is played in the houses of Ankha, Mott, and Scoot.

In the intro of City Folk, while riding in Kapp'n's bus with Rover, Kapp'n alternates between whistling the localized Animal Crossing version of his boat song and the original Japanese version, "Marine Song 2001." After about seven minutes he will whistle "Totaka's Song."

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "Marine Song 2001" is played in the houses of Ankha, Coach, Mott, and Scoot. It also plays in Kapp'n's RV.

Kapp'n will whistle the song after some time on the way to Club Tortimer, and eventually "Totaka's Song."

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "Marine Song 2001" is played in the houses of Freckles and Joey. The aircheck of this song can be obtained from one of these villagers after visiting their house by their favor. This song's aircheck can also be purchased in Nook Shopping daily selection for  3,200 Bells.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, "Marine Song 2001" is played in the houses of Boots, Dobie, and Flip.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "Marine Song 2001" is played in the houses of Flip, Grams, and Kapp'n.

Lyrics

The aircheck's vocals line up with these Japanese lyrics, provided again for comparison.

Because the vocals of the aircheck are taken directly from verses of Kapp'n's Song in Doubutsu no Mori+, sung with dialogue on Kapp'n's boat, "Marine Song 2001" technically has official lyrics. Doubutsu no Mori+ exclusively uses kana, and the Animalese syllables of the song line up with the vowel sounds in the lyrics. The aircheck consists of ten sets of two verses, which come from those sung to male players, before looping.

While the aircheck takes several verses from Kapp'n's Song, the live performance by K.K. Slider does not seem to correspond to any verses in that game. In Happy Home Designer, villagers singing along will repeat only one set of verses taken from the syllables sung by K.K., mismatched with the aircheck, while in New Horizons they properly sing the correct kana syllables for all ten verses along with the aircheck.

Japanese lyrics (DnM+ kana)	Romanization	Translation
みみをすませば きこえてくるよ~ いつもとかわらぬ はなしだけれど~ きょうもうたうよ おら、カッペェ~ さえないカッパの ものがたり~ ちょうしはずれの うたごえで~ しあわせねがうよ いつのひも~ おんなこどもにゃ やさしくするだ~ じぶん じぶんじゃ おとこがさがる~ アイだなんだと いったって~ ひはまたの~ぼる きょうもまた~ こころみだれて こいごころ~ ゆ~めであおうよ なんどでも~ おおきいりきしと ちいさいりきし~ ふつうのりきしに そのたのりきし~ なかでもいちばん つえ~のは~ かつまでやめない おら、カッペェ~ あらぶるたましい ふなうたよ~ ちょっぴりふなよい メランコリ~ ヤボウといったら きこえはい~が~ こんなおらにも ユメがあるだよ~ せかいをマタに はさんでみたい~ かなわぬのぞみと しりつつも~ は~すかしっぺ いや、にぎりっぺ~ おかまいなしだよ カッパのへ~ かぜをかんじろ じぶんのかぜを~ すきにするだよ おもむくままに~ おめぇは、きっと かけぬけて~ ひとかわむ~けて おとこまえ~ ゆうきをもって でかけるだ~ じ~ぶんさがしの ふなたびへ~	Mimi o sumaseba kikoete kuru yo~ Itsumo to kawaranu wa nashi da keredo~ Kyou mo utau yo ora, kappee~ Sae nai kappa no monogatari~ Choushi hazure no utagoe de~ Shiawase negau yo itsu no himo~ Onna kodomo nya yasashiku suruda~ Jibun jibun ja o toko ga sagaru ~ Ai da nanda to ittatte~ Hi wa mata no~boru kyou mo mata~ Kokoro midarete koigokoro~ Yu~me de aou yo nando demo~ Ōkii rikishi to Chiisai rikishi~ Futsū no rikishi ni sonota no rikishi~ Nakademo ichiban tsue~ no wa~ Katsu made yamenai Ora, kappee~ Araburu tamashii funa uta yo~ Choppiri funayoi merankori~ Yabou to ittara kikoe wa i~ga~ Kon'na ora ni mo yume ga aru dayo ~ Sekai o mata ni hasande mitai~ Kanawanu nozomi to shiri tsutsumo~ Wa~ sukashippe iya, nigirippe~ Okamai-nashi da yo kappa no he~ Kaze o kanjiro jibun no kaze o~ Suki ni suruda yo Omomuku mama ni~ Omee, kitto kakenukete~ Hito ka wa mu~kete otokomae~ Yūki o motte de kakeru da~ Ji~bun sagashi no funatabi e~	If you listen closely you'll be able to hear it~ It's the same as always but even so~ Today I'll sing again anyways I, Kappei~ A dull kappa's tale~ With my out-of-tune singing voice~ I wish you happiness every day~ To women and children, act politely~ Being selfish lowers a man's value~ When it comes to love no matter what you say~ The sun will rise again today~ Heart in turmoil, awakening of love~ I'll see you in my dreams over and over again~ A large sumo wrestler and a small sumo wrestler~ A normal sumo wrestler and other sumo wrestlers~ But of them all, the number one strongest, the one who~ won't stop until victory is me, Kappei!~ A raging soul A sea shanty, for sure~ A little seasickness, melancholy~ Saying ambitions sounds good, but~ even a guy like me has dreams too, you know~ I want to view the world between my crotch~ An unachievable wish, though, I know it to be~ It's a silenced fart No, the fart's caught in my hand~ You know what, it doesn't matter the kappa farts~ Feel the wind your wind~ Do whatever you want, go however you please~ You'll surely run through~ Unmask yourself and your manliness~ Have courage and set out~ on a self-discovery boat voyage~

Gallery

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  Doubutsu no Mori e+ e-Reader card

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  Doubutsu no Mori e+ e-Reader card (back)

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  New Leaf model

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  Happy Home Designer icon

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  Happy Home Designer wall-mounted icon

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  Happy Home Designer album cover icon

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  Album cover in amiibo Festival

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  New Horizons icon

Music

Marine Song 2001 audio tracks

Title	Game	Track	Notes
Aircheck	Animal Crossing: Wild World	File:WW Marine Song 2001 (Aircheck).flac
Live	Animal Crossing: Wild World
Aircheck	Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Live	Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Music Box	Animal Crossing: New Leaf
DJ KK House Remix	Animal Crossing: New Leaf
DJ KK NES Remix	Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Aircheck (Cheap)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Aircheck (Retro)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Aircheck (Phono)	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Music Box	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
DJ KK Remix	Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise

Trivia

• The aircheck of this song version is by far the longest of K.K. Slider's songs, as it continues without looping for nearly three and a half minutes. Although the melody remains the same, the "lyrics" to the verses sung by Kapp'n change.

Names in other languages

	ふなうた2001 Funauta 2001	Boat Song 2001
	뱃노래2001 Baetnorae 2001	Shanty 2001
	船歌2001 Chuán gē 2001	Boat Song 2001
	Песня о море 2001 Pesnya o more 2001	Song of the Sea 2001
	Zeelied	Sea song
	Seefahrerlied 2001	Seafarer's Song 2001
	Tota 2001	K.K. 2001
	Chant marin	Sea Song
	Canzone marina	Marine Song