Song of Human Revolution (in Japanese)

“Ningen Kakumei no Uta”
Lyrics and Music by Shinichi Yamamoto

AUDIO

 

LYRICS

3rd Verse for March 2020

Ni-n ge-n ka ku me i
    Hi ka ri are.

Ki mi mo mi yo, wa re mo-o mi ru.
Ha ru-u ka na ni ji-i no.
    Ha re ya ka na.
Hi i zu ru se i ki wa.
    Ri ri shi ku mo, ri ri shi ku mo.
Ni-n ge-n ka ku me i
    Hi ka ri are.
Ni-n ge-n ka ku me i
    Hi ka ri are.

Translation

Let the light
    of human revolution shine.
Look ahead where I, too, am looking now.
Keep the far-off rainbow
    in sight.
There, the new century
    dawns with awesome brilliance.
Let the light
    of human revolution shine.
Let the light
    of human revolution shine.

Full Song Lyrics

Ki mi mo ta te, wa re mo ta tsu.
Ko-o fu no, te n chi ni.
    Hi to ri ta te.
Sei gi to yu-u ki no
    Ha ta takaku, ha ta takaku.
So-o-o ka za ku-u ra no
    Mi chi hi ra ke.
Ki mi mo yu ke, wa re mo yu ku.
Fu bu ki ni mu ne ha ri,
    I za ya yu ke.
Chi yo ri ka Wa ki ta ru
    Wa re nareba, wa re nareba.
Ko no yo de ha ta sa n
Shi me i a ri.
Ki mi mo mi yo, wa re mo-o mi ru.
Ha ru-u ka na ni ji-i no.
    Ha re ya ka na.
Hi i zu ru se i ki wa.
    Ri ri shi ku mo, ri ri shi ku mo.
Ni-n ge-n ka ku me i
    Hi ka ri are.
Ni-n ge-n ka ku me i
    Hi ka ri are.

Translation & meanings

I also take my stand. Take yours, too.
Each in our own realm of Kosen-rufu!
    Stand alone!
Hold high the flag
    of justice and courage.
Open the way
    for a new civilization to blossom.
I also forge ahead. You too must press on.
Right through the blizzard’s fury,
    go boldly.
If we are truly Bodhisattvas of the Earth,
    if we truly are,
then we have a mission to fulfill
    here in this world.
Look ahead where I, too, am looking now.
Keep the far-off rainbow
    in sight.
There, the new century
    dawns with awesome brilliance.
Let the light
    of human revolution shine.
Let the light
    of human revolution shine.