* 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.

1381. If the desire in everyone's heart
Ask for peace not only status
This beautiful and transient earth
Would be love by all th people
(Twinkle Star Yosano Municipal Kaya JHS 3rd grader April 8 2008)

1382. If all the wars on the earth
Were to be gone forever
On this great ground filled with tears and blood
Let's sow seeds of beautiful flowers all over
(Twinkle Star Yosano Municipal Kaya JHS 3rd grader April 8 2008)

1383. If I had been born in the battlefield
Could my arms have been safe?
Now anywhere in the world, there are many children like this
War is no way absolutely no way
(U-16 Yosano Municipal Kaya JHS 3rd grader April 8 2008)

1384. If the past we had
Had not been cruel like this
We would not have noticed
What is the most important in the world
(Matsumoto Maya Yosano Municipal Kaya JHS 3rd grader April 8 2008)

1385. If there had been no war in those days
We would have had rice, miso soup, milk and sweets
We would have eaten enough food
And we would not have had to die from malnutrition
(Ueno Misako Kyoto April 26 2008)

1386. If we could eliminate all wars from this earth
And we could pass the future with dreams and hope to the next generation
What I can do is just to sing
I would like to sing for the shiny tomorrow
(Kobayashi Noriko Kyoto May 7 2008)

1387. O Source, Creator Divine,
Who moves beyond the face of time,
Take me, and make of me a light,
A burning flame in darkest night.
Open my eyes and heart　To know love's majesty.
Make this life an instrument of good.
'Let peace begin with me.'
(Dana Hanchard Musician USA May 3 2008)

1388. We are all but children to the one
Universe in which we all reside
Take good care we must.
And find the will to do
What's right and just.
We open up our lives
To love's reality
We rise in truth in every day and say,
'Let peace begin with me.'
(Dana Hanchard Musician USA May 3 2008)

1389. Hiroshima declared the fault would never be repeated
It started from debris in 1945
Cooperation, solidarity and trust make the world as one
What make a new history is Article 9 and NEGAI
(Yokoyama Motoharu NEGAI founder Hiroshima May 5 2008)

1390. If, what is increasing on the earth
Were not tears but everyone’s happiness
No one would be desperate for the future
A big flower of smiles would bloom
(Class A Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1391. If something flying in the sky
Were not fighter jets but white pigeons
We would cease fire and stop fighting
We would make friends each other
(Class B Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1392. If something visiting your heart
Were not desperation but light of hope
It may be a compass shining your way
I'm sure your future will shine forever
(Class C Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1393. If our eyes could see a blue sky
Instead of red flaming sky
We would join hands with many people
And would see the clouds floating together
(Class D Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1394. We cannot change our past
But we can change our future
Never repeat wars and we should cooperate
And we should foster love and friendship
(Class E Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1395. If we could see a blue sky
Instead of red flame
Everyone can smile in their face
And we can go forward to the future
(Class F Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1396. We would like to tell to all the people
Even if someone has fighting spirit
The people who hate war will never end
So now let's carve the letter "peace" here
(Class G Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1397. If on the earth ashes to death were not falling
But only the sun beam were fallen
No one would never suffer from pain or hatred
People would be able to walk toward tomorrow
(Class H Okayama Municipal Ryuso JHS 3rd graders May8 2008)

1398. If in the blue sky,we had wonderful vision
Instead of flying fighter jets
We would not see gunfires in the world
We would be able to lead happy lives
(Class 051541 Beijing Technical College China May 14 2008)

1399. If I could go back to my old days
I would sow the seeds of trees of love and peace
They would be prosperous enormous trees
And they would save the earth and keep peace
(Class 051541 Beijing Technical College China May 14 2008)

1400. If we could divide the whole world
We would remove all the country borders
We coexist on the same earth
We would realize the same dream
(Class 051541 Beijing Technical College China May 14 2008)