NIPPON

Banzai (Hurray) ！ Banzai (Hurray) ！
Nippon hare rettō kusaikire appare
Kanpai (Cheers) ！ Kanpai (Cheers) ！
Iza shutsujin ware-ra jidai no fūun-ji.

Saihate mezashite motte kita mono wa tada (tatta) hito-tsu
Kono chikyū-jō de ichiban
Majirike no nai kedakai ao
Nan yori mo atsuku shizuka na honō sa.

Tokinokoe ga kikoete iru
Kizewashiku shukufuku shite iru
Kyō made hare to ke no ōrai ni
Takuwaeta zaisan o sā tsukau toki.

Sōkai na kibun dare mo ubaenai yo
Kōdai na uchū tsunagatte iku n da
Shōhai wa tabun soko de matte iru
Sō seimei ga hadaka ni naru basho de.

Honno tsui saki (sakki) kangaete ita koto ga mō furuku te
Sukoshi mo osaete oran nai no
Shintai makase toki o oikose
Nan yori mo hayaku tashika ni ima o kette.

Ā mata fui ni sekkin shite iru awai shi no nioi de
Kono shunkan ga nao issō senmei ni haete iru
Kizamikonde iru anoyo e motte iku sa
Shijō no jinsei shijō no zekkei.

Oikaze ga fuite iru motto aotte tada (tatta) ima wa
Kono chikyū-jō de ichiban
Majirike no nai ware-ra no honō
Nan yori mo tada aoku moesakaru no sa.