Kanji

兎追いし　かの山
こぶな釣りし　かの川
夢は今も　めぐりて
忘れがたき　ふるさと

いか にいます　父母
つつがなしや　友がき
雨に風に　つけても
思い出いずる　ふるさと

志 を　はたして
いつの日にか　帰らん
山は青き　ふるさと
水は清き　ふるさと

Romaji

usagi oi shi kano yama
kobuna tsuri shi kano kawa
yume ha ima mo megurite
wasure gataki furusato

ika ni i masu chichihaha
tsutsuga nashiya tomo gaki
ame ni kaze ni tsuketemo
omoide i zuru furusato

kokorozashi wo hatashite
itsuno nichi nika kaera n
yama wa aoki furusato
mizu wa kiyoki furusato

Translation

I used to chase rabbits on that mountain.
I used to fish for minnow in that river.
I still dream of those days even now
Oh, how I miss my home town.

I wonder if my parents are doing well
I wonder if my old friends are alright.
When it rains, when the wind blows,
I think of my home town.

Once I've done what I set out to do
I'll return home one of these days
Where the mountains are green, my home town,
And the water is clear, my home town.