Japanese National Anthem

Japanese National Anthem

 Lyrics:(English)
May the reign of the Emperor
continue for a thousand, nay, eight thousand generations
and for the eternity that it takes
for small pebbles to grow into a great rock
and become covered with moss.

(Japanese)
月皇帝の治世
、いや、千のために8000世代を続ける
そして永遠にそれがかかること
小さな小石が大きな岩に成長するために
そして苔で覆わになる

The Japanese National Anthem is nothing like the National Anthem of the United States. The Japanese National Anthem is peaceful, with gradual pick ups and has nothing to do with war, blood, hardship.The lyrics show that Japanese are peaceful people and traditional. The United States National Anthem is about blood, and war, freedom and has a marching kind of tone to it.. This shows that Americans are strong, powerful and free people. I think both National Anthems capture who their citizens are.