Kanji

春のうららの　隅田川
のぼりくだりの　船人が
櫂のしづくも　花と散る
ながめを何に　たとふべき

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　たとふべき
ながめを何に　たとふべき

Romaji

haru no urara no sumidagawa
nobori kudari no funabito ga
kai no shizu kumo hana to chiru
nagame o nani ni tato fu beki

nishiki orinasu chootei ni
ku rure ba noboru oborozuki
geni ikkoku mo senkin no
nagame o nani ni tato fu beki
nagame o nani ni tato fu beki

Translation

How happy, spring has come over the Sumida*,
Rowing up, rowing down in the warm sunbeams,
Drops from the boatmen's oars look like cherry blooms,
How can I describe for you the view o'er the streams?

Oh, see the hazy moon rising o'er the banks,
Rows of cherry trees standing o'er the stream,
How I love the cherry blossoms in the moonlight!
How can I describe for you the night like in a dream?
How can I describe for you the night like in a dream?

*The Sumida River, which runs along the banks of Tokyo, Japan.