鶴の一声 -- Origin and context?


So, I understand what the idiom actually means, roughly -- "the final word,"
"the word from on high." But where does it come from? Is there a story or a
history that gives it context?




It is part of a longer saying
[雀の千声鶴の一声](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%9B%80%E3%81%AE%E5%8D%83%E5%A3%B0%E9%B6%B4%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E5%A3%B0-541858),
which means that rather having than the 1000 voices of commoners (represented
by 雀) having a single voice from on high (represented by 鶴) is preferable.

The reason for using 鶴 is apparently because they have a long neck and their
cry is extremely high pitched cry, which overpowers the sounds in the
surroundings.

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**References:**

  * [語源由来辞典](http://kotowaza-allguide.com/tu/tsurunohitokoe.html)




It is part of a longer saying
[雀の千声鶴の一声](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%9B%80%E3%81%AE%E5%8D%83%E5%A3%B0%E9%B6%B4%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E5%A3%B0-541858),
which means that rather having than the 1000 voices of commoners (represented
by 雀) having a single voice from on high (represented by 鶴) is preferable.

The reason for using 鶴 is apparently because they have a long neck and their
cry is extremely high pitched cry, which overpowers the sounds in the
surroundings.

* * *

**References:**

  * [語源由来辞典](http://kotowaza-allguide.com/tu/tsurunohitokoe.html)

