Wednesday 3 July 2013

KIMI GA YO:the national anthem


This is the lyrics of Japan's national anthem. It has a short lyric but carry deep meanings though:

OfficialKana (Hiragana)RōmajiEnglish translation
君が代は
千代に八千代に
さざれ(細)石の
いわお(巌)となりて
こけ(苔)の生すまで

きみがよは
ちよにやちよに
さざれいしの
いわおとなりて
こけのむすまで
Kimigayo wa
Chiyo ni yachiyo ni
Sazare-ishi no
Iwao to narite
Koke no musu made
May your reign
Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations,
Until the pebbles
Grow into boulders
Lush with moss

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