Hotaru no hikari

Hotaruno hikari, madono yuki ,
Fumi yomu tsuki hi, kasanetsu (tsu),
Itsushika toshimo, sugino towo,
Akete zokesawa, wakare yuku.

Tomarumo yukumo, kagiritote,
Katamini omofu, chiyorozuno,
Kokorono hashiwo, hitokotoni
Sakikuto bakari, utafunari.

Tsukushino kihami, michinooku,
Umi yama tohoku, hedatsutomo,
Sono magokorowa, hedate naku,
Hitotsuni tsukuse, kunino tame.

Chishimano okumo, okinahamo,
Yashimano uchino, mamorinari.
Itaramu kunini, isawoshiku,
Tsutomeyo wagase, tsuganaku.