Japanese national anthem
Country: | Japan |
Title: | Kimi Ga Yo ("Your Lordship") |
Text: | Ki no Tsurayuki |
Composer: | Hiromi Hayashi |
National anthem since: | 1880 |
Original text:
Kimi ga yo wa
Chiyo ni,
Yachiyo ni
Sazare ishi no,
Iwao to narite,
Koke no musu made.
German translation:
Lord, your reign shall endure
one thousand years, eight thousand years
until the stone
becomes a rock and
moss covered its sides.