Seven Children

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| **Nanatsu no Ko** | |
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| Title: | 七つの子 |
| Composer: | [Nagayo Motōri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagayo_Motoori "wikipedia:Nagayo Motoori") |
| Lyrics: | [Ujō Noguchi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uj%C5%8D_Noguchi "wikipedia:Ujō Noguchi") |
| Published in: | July, 1921 |
| Written in: | Nagoya, Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Form: | Children's song |
**Nanatsu no Ko** (七つの子 [?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"), lit. "Seven children" or "Child of seven")[](#cite_note-bulldog2-1)[](#cite_note-kodomo-2), is a popular Japanese children's song written by [Ujō Noguchi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uj%C5%8D_Noguchi "wikipedia:Ujō Noguchi") and composed by [Nagayo Motōri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagayo_Motoori "wikipedia:Nagayo Motoori"). The [boss](/wiki/The_Boss "The Boss") of the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") uses this song to encode his phone number.[](#cite_note-3)
## Contents
* [1 Name](#Name)
* [2 History](#History)
* [3 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [3.1 Head to Head with the Black Organization (Manga: 429-434, Anime: 345)](#Head_to_Head_with_the_Black_Organization_.28Manga:_429-434.2C_Anime:_345.29)
+ [3.2 Baseball Player Case (Manga: 463-465, Anime: 371-372)](#Baseball_Player_Case_.28Manga:_463-465.2C_Anime:_371-372.29)
+ [3.3 Cigarette Message Case (Manga: 466-469, Anime: 374-375)](#Cigarette_Message_Case_.28Manga:_466-469.2C_Anime:_374-375.29)
+ [3.4 Stradivarius Murder Case (Manga: 470-474, Anime: 385-387)](#Stradivarius_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_470-474.2C_Anime:_385-387.29)
+ [3.5 Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments (Manga: 475-478, Anime: 394-396)](#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Three_Instruments_.28Manga:_475-478.2C_Anime:_394-396.29)
+ [3.6 Black Impact (Manga: 499-504, Anime: 425)](#Black_Impact_.28Manga:_499-504.2C_Anime:_425.29)
+ [3.7 Clash of Red and Black (Manga: 595-609, Anime: 495-504)](#Clash_of_Red_and_Black_.28Manga:_595-609.2C_Anime:_495-504.29)
* [4 Lyrics](#Lyrics)
* [5 References](#References)
* [6 External links](#External_links)
## Name[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Name")]
The name of the song can be validly read in two ways: *seven children* or *child of seven*, meaning seven year old child. Although not a literal translation, the song name is occasionally romanized as *Seven Baby Crows* or *The Crow's Seven Chicks*.[](#cite_note-rloftus-4)
The granddaughter of the lyricist actually claimed that Noguchi's son is the primary inspiration of the song and that it means "7 years old", which refers to the age the son was when Noguchi composed the song. It's also the age his son was when Noguchi divorced his wife.
## History[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: History")]
The song was written and published in *Kin no Fune* ("The golden ship") magazine on July 1921.[](#cite_note-kodomo-2)[](#cite_note-rloftus-4) Nanatsu no Ko is used as the departure melody at Isohara Station in Kitaibaraki.
## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
Conan hears Kir dial the boss' number.
### Head to Head with the Black Organization (Manga: [429-434](/wiki/Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case "Volume 42"), Anime: (/wiki/Head-to-Head_Match_with_the_Black_Organization:_A_Dual_Mystery_on_a_Full_Moon_Night "Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Head to Head with the Black Organization (Manga: 429-434, Anime: 345)")]
[Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") is beside [Vermouth](/wiki/Vermouth "Vermouth") when she texts [the boss](/wiki/The_Boss_of_the_Black_Organization "The Boss of the Black Organization") after their showdown.
### Baseball Player Case (Manga: [463-465](/wiki/Volume_45#Baseball_Player_Case "Volume 45"), Anime: [371-372](/wiki/A_Course_Without_Protest "A Course Without Protest"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Baseball Player Case (Manga: 463-465, Anime: 371-372)")]
Conan is reminded of the incident with Vermouth when Motoyama dials a number for Kurayoshi, Tottori on his cell phone.
### Cigarette Message Case (Manga: [466-469](/wiki/Volume_45#Cigarette_Message_Case "Volume 45"), Anime: [374-375](/wiki/A_Code_of_Stars_and_Tobacco "A Code of Stars and Tobacco"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Cigarette Message Case (Manga: 466-469, Anime: 374-375)")]
Conan hears the same numbers when [Misao Yamamura](/wiki/Misao_Yamamura "Misao Yamamura") calls a number for Yazu, Tottori.
### Stradivarius Murder Case (Manga: [470-474](/wiki/Volume_46#Stradivarius_Murder_Case "Volume 46"), Anime: [385-387](/wiki/The_Dissonance_of_the_Stradivarius "The Dissonance of the Stradivarius"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Stradivarius Murder Case (Manga: 470-474, Anime: 385-387)")]
Conan works out both Kurayoshi and Yazu have numbers with the same area code 0858 and that it sounds similar, but not exactly, to the number Vermouth used to text the boss. He thinks the tune sounded familiar and had a sad feeling to it but can't think of the song. He guesses the numbers correspond to the notes "si la sol la".[](#cite_note-5) [Kyosuke Haga‎](/wiki/Kyosuke_Haga "Kyosuke Haga"), who has perfect pitch, confirms this and, when asked by Conan what sad-sounding song starts with those notes, whistles Nanatsu no Ko.
### Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments (Manga: [475-478](/wiki/Volume_46#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Three_Instruments "Volume 46"), Anime: [394-396](/wiki/Big_Adventure_in_the_Eccentric_Mansion "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments (Manga: 475-478, Anime: 394-396)")]
Conan deduces the boss uses a phone number[](#cite_note-6) which follows the tune of the first few notes "Mother [crow](/wiki/Crow "Crow"), why do you cry?" of the song. This allows the [Black Organization](/wiki/Black_Organization "Black Organization") members to remember the number without saving it in the phone. From memory and allowing for the notes being slightly off, Conan works out the number to be #969#6261.[](#cite_note-7)[](#cite_note-8)
### Black Impact (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_48#Black_Organization_vs._FBI "Volume 48")-(/wiki/Volume_49#Black_Organization_vs_FBI "Volume 49"), Anime: (/wiki/Black_Impact!_The_Moment_the_Black_Organization_Reaches_Out "Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Black Impact (Manga: 499-504, Anime: 425)")]
Conan hears [Rena Mizunashi](/wiki/Hidemi_Hondou "Hidemi Hondou") dial the boss' number and discovers she is a member of the Black Organization with the codename Kir.
### Clash of Red and Black (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_57#Fake_Patient_Case "Volume 57")-(/wiki/Volume_59#Foreign_Suspect_Case "Volume 59"), Anime: [495-504](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Clash of Red and Black (Manga: 595-609, Anime: 495-504)")]
[Eisuke Hondou](/wiki/Eisuke_Hondou "Eisuke Hondou"), who knew the number because his [father](/wiki/Ethan_Hondou "Ethan Hondou") used to text the boss, hears someone in the hospital where Kir was being held dial it. [Ran](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") relays this information to Conan who learns there was an undercover [organization spy](/wiki/Rikumichi_Kusuda "Rikumichi Kusuda") among the patients looking for Kir.
## Lyrics[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nanatsu_no_Ko&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Lyrics")]
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*Karasu naze nakuno
Karasu wa yama ni
Kawai na nanatsu no
Ko ga aru kara yo
Kawai kawai to
Karasu wa nakuno
Kawai kawai to
Nakun da yo
Yama no furusu e
Itte mite goran
Marui me o shita
Ii ko da yo*
*Mother crow, why do you squawk so?
Because high on the mountain
I have seven cute children.
"Cute, cute,"
This mother crow sings.
"Cute, cute,"
Cries the mother crow.
You should behold the old nest
On the mountain. And there you'll see such
Round-eyed, good children.*
*烏　なぜ啼くの
烏は山に
可愛七つの
子があるからよ
可愛　可愛と
烏は啼くの
可愛　可愛と
啼くんだよ
山の古巣へ
行って見て御覧
丸い眼をした
いい子だよ*
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