"Kimi Ga Yo" - Japan National Anthem Japanese & English lyrics

"Kimigayo" (君が代?) is Japan's national anthem. It is also one of the world's shortest national anthems in current use, with a length of 11 measures and 32 characters.[1][2][3] Its lyrics are based on a Waka poem written in the Heian period (794-1185), sung to a melody written in the later Meiji period. The current melody was chosen in 1880, replacing an unpopular melody composed eleven years earlier.

Although Kimigayo had long been Japan's de facto national anthem, it was only legally recognized in 1999 with the passage of Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem.

Japanese Lyrics:

君が代は
千代に八千代に
さざれ石の
巌となりて
苔の生すまで

English Translation:

May your reign
Continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations,
Until the pebbles
Grow into boulders
Lush with moss

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[tracefleeman]

@Eastanbul1 Japan fought with Germany in ww2, yet you choose to discriminate Germany.

[MegaChairmanMao]

Viva Japan, love from the UK.

[southparkfan2719]

Stop overfishing, and stop killing dolphins and whales.

乱獲を停止し、イルカやクジラを殺して停止します。

[TheArtvandelay12]

A japanese teenager died yesteday here in Brazil in an accident in an amusement park. She falled from a high of 30 meters. Very sad, my condolences to the family.

[MrFrederico150]

Where is the 3 big boy?

[odd0odium]

Love from Saudi Arabia <3

[songwritter108]

@ThatGuyCalledMatt not at all

[TheLadyMissify]

Japan is incredible. Long live Japan.

And I'm American.

[kroq2]

Our only ally in ww2 which chosed to fight to the death when to surrender. we germans stopped fighting against the russians and americans when we were overruned. Italy stopped to fight a year ago, but the brave japanse ppl would rather die then surrender..Only after 2 nukes were dropped againt hiroshima and nagasaiki the tenno decided the stop the slauhter.. Otherwise these ppl had kept on fighting till the last men. True warriors, in 40 years ive never met a population like in japan. Kimi Ga Yo

[Argentus2009]

Que pais admirable, el Japon...

[Mortez92]

Is it wrong that I don't hate Japan even though I'm Chinese? No, def. not. I'm not claiming we have to forget what happened in the past, but we can't just blame this generation too. And this is just an anthem. So don't worry, not all Chinese are disrepectful. And I'm still thanking Japan for Pokemon, Kirby, Toyota etc.