Nippon ga tatoe hirugaetta to shite mo
Nippon ni oretachi ikite kita
Nippon ga tatoe uragitta to shite mo
Nippon ni oretachi ikite iru

Oyaji ga ikite ita koro shiawase no namida wo
Isshoukenmei ni nagashiteta
Mushiritorareta shoujikisa wo torimodosu sono tame ni
Guchi mo kobosazu hitobanjuu hatarakitsuzuketa

Mukidashi no kanashimi ni hi ga kureru toki
Hitome mo ki ni sezu ofukuro wa hataraita
Uso wo tsuku koto wo yurusazu naki nagara waratte ita
Sasayaka na shiawase no tame ni

Dakedo
Nippon ga tatoe hirugaetta to shite mo
Nippon ni oretachi ikite kita
Nippon ga tatoe uragitta to shite mo
Nippon ni oretachi ikite iru

Yagate ore ga umarete kyuukutsu na kutsu wo haki
Mori no komorebi sakamichi wo hashitta
Kawa no mukou kishi ni mukatte nanimo utagawazu tobikonda
Kitto ii koto ga aru to shinjite ita nda

Soshite kodomo wo dakiyose yakusoku wo shita
“Mou nido to doko ni mo ikanai” to
Kogoritsuku you na setsunasa ni uchifuruete mo oretachi wa
Kono kuni ni umare korekara mo ikite iku

Dakara
Nippon ga tatoe hirugaetta to shite mo
Nippon ni oretachi ikite kita
Nippon ga tatoe uragitta to shite mo
Nippon ni oretachi ikite iru

Nippon ni umareta Uuu…
Nippon ni umareta Uuu…