* 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.

261. In spring, a sweet breeze warms your heart
In autumn, sunshine covers you tenderly
If you want be happy, make others happy
And in so doing, brim with bright warmth.
(Ohkubo Yasue professional koto player from Tama-city Tokyo Nov. 20, 2005)

262. When the cold wind blows, let's come together to keep warm
When sunshine is too strong, let's shade each other
If the world unites, as one
I'm sure everybody will be happy
(Ohkubo Yasue professional koto player from Tama-city Tokyo Nov. 20, 2005)

263. There are some days when we forget friendship
There are some days when dark clouds cover our ways
There are some days when dust closes our eyes
But there should be days when we can smile together
Our world needs to be together.
(Maryam Behnoodi Iran Nov.24, 2005)

264. If the songs playing in my heart shed their sad memories
If they rang out notes of joy, of love
People forget the keys of sadness
They could make music with their smiles
(Takahashi Naoki(15yrs), Chiho(13yrs) Ryonann JHS Yamagata Nov. 29, 2005)

265. If I were Santa Clause
I would put much love and courage into a big bag
What I want to send first of all
That is Japanese Constitution Article 9
(Refrain)
Article 9 declared to the world
abolishment of all weapons
(Hakozaki Sakuji, Tokyo Choufu Municipal Dai 5 Junior High social studies teacher Dec. 3, 2005)

266. If we drained the world of hate
And lifted the gates that close our minds
Love would crash through, filling every depth
Washing over the world's every surface
(Kurashiki Municipal Toyo Junior High 2nd Graders Okayama Dec. 3, 2005)

267. If we understand the spirit of all religions
We see the common roots of them all clear
Be brothers and sisters , that's the main message
Be kind and spread love and peace for ever
(Ms Mariam Mokhtari Iran Dec. 17, 2005)

268. If we understand god we seek no glory no power
As all the glory and power is in his mighty hand
Moses , Jesus , Buda , Mohammad talk of this unity
No messenger has come to make wars or to shed bloods
(Ms Mariam Mokhtari Iran Dec. 17, 2005)

269. Let us stand on the side of those who have nothing to loose
Let us all be one against those who spread hatred and war
Let us pray god gives them enough wisdom to change their view
And seek justice for those who die of hunger and poverty
(Ms Mariam Mokhtari Iran Dec. 17, 2005)

270. Were a war now to break out and my sons to be taken away from me
Killed in a battle, how lonely I should be
For but a moment, and I will be left without them
With firm conviction, I plead for peace
(Fujiwara Eriko Tokyo Dec. 19, 2005)

271. If this world is filled with love
Everyone will live, smiling without sadness and hatred
Let's accept differences of sex, geography, belief that devides us
Let's be cosmopolitan, overcoming these barriers
(Tada Harumi from Tokyo Dec. 20, 2005)

272. When we cease to simply see, start to look at one another
When we do not simply hear, but listen to each other's voices
We will open our hearts and care about all people
With our hearts, everyone will be relaxed
(Matsumura Sumiko from Tokyo Dec. 20, 2005)

273. Please don't heap your malaise onto the shoulders of your friends
Hold it in your hands, learn from it and grow
Please don't rely on the tenderness of others
Walk by yourself, stepping on the ground
(Mita Junko from Tokyo Dec. 20, 2005)

274. Japanese Constitution, Article 9
The pledge from Japan is everyone's wish in the world
Abolishment of war and maintemance of peace
Let's pass out this pledge to our children
(Ikemi Hiroko Kobe Dec. 24, 2005)

275. If, instead of playing at war with bombs and missiles
We played at video games, at drawing comics
Our grieves would shrink and disappear
Imagination leaves no room for sadness
(Iguchi Kousuke JHS 2nd grader from Tokyo Dec. 26, 2005)

276. Let the fires not burn people
Let them flare instead into the sky
Blooming warmth and lighting the dark
With hope for all people living below
(Katakura Rui JHS 2nd grader from Tokyo Dec. 14, 2005)

277. Every heart yearns for happiness
A happiness of its own, as unique as the heart that houses it
But happiness cannot spread in a restless world
Let's make peace and pave a road for happiness
(JHS 2nd grader from Tokyo Dec. 26, 2005)

278. If we emptied our factories of weapons and munitions
Filling both with food and medicine
We would see our world rid of starvation and diseases
Our world- healthy, satisfied and peaceful
(Sekino Tatsunori JHS 2nd grader from Tokyo Dec. 26, 2005)

279. If we refused to teach our young how to shoot one another
But gave them shots to shied them from disease
They would be safe from diseases and wars
The beauty of their smiles would be thanks enough.
(JHS 2nd grader from Tokyo Dec. 27, 2005)

280. If we plucked from the earth seeds of agony and desperation
And filled her soils with dreams for the future
We would reap something beautiful, alive, and blossoming with hope
From the grand beneath us, the earth would cradle our steps
(JHS 2nd grader from Tokyo Dec. 27, 2005)