Our Wish
("NEGAI"
in Japanese)
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Song by Yasuko Yamaoka Guitar by Yoshio Shine Original lyricist (verse 1 to 4):Ohzu Junior High School Students in Hiroshima Lyric Arrangement:Takashi Yamanoki Composer:Ryuji Takada Translation:Suwako Nagata, Yvonne Burke, Yasuko Yamaoka |
* The verses after 5th are English versions or original language versions, collected from NEGAI Connection members and their students from the world. If it is a translation , sometimes it may not harmonize with the melody. |
1281. Whatever happened in this place
If you are calm enough, you will be all right
But with a safety bag
More people will be saved by it.
(HS Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1282. In order to prepare for an emergent disaster
Let's make a safety bag for your life
Even if a disaster broke out
We would do anything we can do
(RT Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1283. A terrible earthquake which deprives of your smile
But if you have compassion and cooperate each other
Even if you cannot achieve by yourself
You can go forward for tomorrow with your friends
(KT Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1284. If you prepare for disasters now
Light of hope will shine on you all
Your strong courage will be born
And you will be happy anytime
(RT Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1285. Let's plant the seeds of smiles
With your friends, cooperatively
And let's grow the seeds carefully
The seeds full of everyone's smile
(MN Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1286. Whatever happened on the earth
If you live with your friends cooperatively
You can get over sadness and pain
And you can see a light of hope
(YN Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1287. Please don't deprive of the smiles of children
With hope and the determination
We would like to believe the future
And bloom the flowers of smiles
(NF Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1288. Disasters will never end
But we must not give up
Let's cooperate with the people around you
And spread the circle of cooperation
(RH Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1289. The earthquake deprived of hope and light
A lot of disasters but we want to survive
Please don't forget your smiles and compassion
Lend a hand to anyone and connect your heart
(TM Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1290. If an earthquake broke out
What would we all thnk and act?
We would like to gather our hearts and cooperate
We would like to save our happy native place
(TM Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Snow Class March 26. 2008)
1291. If everyone have shiny heart
I can believe to see them again
Please keep this heart not to change
And go forward for disaster prevention
(DY Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1292. Even if disasters broke out
If people in the community greet daily and keep bonds
They would be able to cooperate one another
Let's keep smiling for familiy and the world
(RN Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1293. Even if a disaster broke out now
Please don't forget your smile, though you might be weary
Let's share the seeds to make smiles
I hope everyone will be filled with smiles
(MY Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1294. Even if an earthquake broke out now
If you could hold a bag full of dreams and memories
You would surely smile for tomorrow
Please don't forget believing this hope
(YT Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1295. Even if an earthquake broke out in this world
If you could hold a bag full of memories
Then you could evacuate with a wish
That you would see everyone and smile together someday
(TO Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1296. Even if a disaster broke out on the earth
People would help one another to survive
Then they would be freed from loneliness and pain
Everyone's life would be shining
(TM Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1297. No one can defeat nature
But we can cooperate in case of disaster
We can treasure our lives and hold hope
And go on living with smiles
(YK Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1298. If we had no earthquake
We would be free from disasters
We would never feel sad
And we would be able to smile
(RK Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1299. Please treasure the bond with people in the community
And never forget your dreams and hope
If you keep your wish for peace
It will save your heart, I'm sure
(AS Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)
1300. Even if a disaster broke out on the earth
Let's help one another and connect your heart with others
In order to save everyone's smile
Try whatever you can do now
(ST Saijo Municipal Iioka Elementary School 6th grade Moon Class March 26. 2008)