Japan's national anthem is the shortest in the world, with only four sentences. My emperor is prosperous, and it will last for generations; Gravel is diagenetic and covered with moss. ? Translated into Mandarin, that is to say, our imperial system has been passed down from one thousand generations to eight thousand generations. Until the pebbles turn into boulders, until the boulders grow moss. The lyrics of this song are very suitable for the Japanese character. This song is to promote the people's loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, and at the same time, it also reveals the ambition of hoping that the country will grow from small to large and from weak to strong. ?
In fact, there was no national anthem in Japan at first. It was at the suggestion of William Fenton, an Englishman, that ōyama Iwao, then the captain of Samoan Infantry Regiment, wrote lyrics and Fenton composed music, creating the earliest Japanese national anthem. Later, it was officially confirmed as the national anthem in 1880, and the Japanese government formally submitted the National Flag and National Anthem Law to the National Assembly in 1999, which was formally decided.
As can be seen from the lyrics of the Japanese national anthem, the whole song is praising the emperor's eternal series and generations. Gravels pile up into rocks, and the rocks grow moss to describe the long time. Although there are few lyrics, there are many ideas expressed. ōyama Iwao, a Japanese field marshal, hoped that the Emperor of Japan, as their supreme commander, would lead the country from generation to generation and pass it on until the sea changed and the stones were covered with moss. The Japanese wrote their ambitions into the national anthem, from which we can see how ambitious they are.