Lyric

春のうららの隅田川のぼりくだりの船人が

櫂のしずくも

花と散る

ながめを何に

たとふべき

見ずやあけぼの

露浴びて

われにもの言ふ桜木を

見ずや夕ぐれ 手をのべて

われさしまねく

青柳を

錦おりなす長堤に

くるればのぼるおぼろ月

げに一刻も千金の

ながめを何に たとふべ

垣生の宿もわが宿

玉の装いうらやまじ

のどかなりや春の空

花はあるじ

鳥は友

おおわが宿よ

たのしとも

たのもしや

書読む窓もわが窓

るりの床もうらやまじ

きよらなりや秋の夜半

月はあるじ 虫は友

おおわが窓よ

たのしともたのもしや

On the gentle springtime Sumida River

Boats glide up and down

And from the oars, falling drops

Scatter like blossoms in bloom

To what could this view

Ever be compared?

See the dawn—

Bathed in dewy light

The cherry trees seem to speak to me

See the evening glow—

Reaching out their hands

The green willows beckon softly

Along the long embankment

Woven like brocade

The hazy moon rises as night arrives

Truly, each fleeting moment

Is worth a thousand pieces of gold—

To what could this view

Ever be compared?

My humble fence-bound dwelling is my home

I envy no jeweled adornments

How peaceful is the spring sky—

Flowers are my hosts

Birds are my friends

Oh, my dear home

How joyful it is

How reassuring

The window where I read is my own

I envy no lapis-lazuli floors

How pure is the autumn night—

The moon is my host

Insects are my friends

Oh, my dear window

How joyful it is

How reassuring