--- Latin Transliteration  ---
Kimi gayo wa
Chiyo ni yachiyo ni
Sazare ishi no
Iwao to nari te
Koke no musu made

 --- English Translation  ---
Thousands of years of happy reign be thine;
Rule on, my lord, till what are pebbles now
By age united to mighty rocks shall grow
Who's venerable sides the moss doth line.

Lyrics: Taken from Ancient Poem
Music: Hiromori Hayashi, c.1880
Adopted: 1893