Hahayo anatawa nanto fushigina

Yutakana chikarao mo-teirunoka

Moshimo konoyoni anataga inakereba

Kae-ru-beki daichio ushinai karerawa towani sasurau-

Hahayo wagahaha fu-setsuni tae

Kanashimino inorio kurikaeshita hahayo

Anatano negaiga tsubasato na-te

O-o-zorani maikuru himade

Tashanito ino-ru

Hahayo anatano shiso-oto kashikosade

Haruo nega-u chikyu-no ueni

Heianno shirabeo kanadete hoshi-i

Sono-toki anatawa ningen seikino-

Hahato shite ikiru

"Mother"

Mother - You

Possess such a wondrous abundance of inner strength

If you did not exist in this world

We could lose the great earth to which we should return

Forever aimlessly we would wander

Mother, my mother

You endured all bitter storms

Heart Filled with sorrow, again and again you prayed

I pray that you enjoy good health

Until the day your hopes and dreams become wings

Soaring into the skies.

I sincerely hope you pray melodies of peace adorning

The earth that longs for spring to arrive

That is when

You will be living your life as

A mother of the century of humanity

Daisaku Ikeda