Nippon

hurray! hurray! nihonbare rettōkusai kire appare
cheers! cheers! iza shutsujin warera jidai no fū unji

saihate mezashite mottekita mono wa tatta itsutsu
kono chikyū-jō de ichiban
majiri ke no nai kedakai ao
donnaniyori mo atsuku shizuka na honō sa

toki no koe ga kikoete iru
kizewashiku shukufuku shite iru
kyō made haretoke no ōrai ni
takuwaeta zaisan wo saa tsukau toki

sōkai na kibun dare mo ubaenai yo
kōdai na uchū tsunagatte ikunda
shōhai wa tabun soko de matte iru
sou inochi ga hadaka ni naru basho de

honno tsui saki kangaete ita koto ga mou furukute
sukoshi mo osaete oran nai no
karada makase toki wo oikose
donnaniyori mo hayaku tashika ni ima wo kette

aa mata fui ni sekkin shite iru awai shi no nioi de
kono shunkan ga nao issō senmei ni haete iru
kizamikonde iru ano yo e motteiku sa
shijō no jinsei shijō no zekkei

oikaze ga fuite iru motto aotte tadaima wa
kono chikyū-jō de ichiban
majirike no nai warera no honō
donnaniyori mo tada aoku moesakaru no sa

hurray! hurray! the wind is up and blowing free on our native home
cheers! cheers! the sun is up and shining bright on our native home
hurray! hurray! the wind is up and blowing free on our native home
cheers! cheers! the sun is up and shining bright on our native home