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Hakone Mountains
Traditional Song
(Japanese)
Traditional Song
(English)
Hakone Mountains hard to cross,
The mighty fortress lies right here,
High up in the ranges, deepest in the dales,
Rising in front, peaking in the rear,
Oh, clouds around the tops, oh, mist fills the vales,
How dark are the cedar woods, huge trees in rows and rows,
See, the narrow winding lane that shines with moss,
Only the strongest man can keep the whole fortress from foes,
Bravest warriors who go on the road
Might have trod the rocks and ranges,
Trampling, climbing all out of the way,
Was it in this way they traveled in those days?
Hakone Mountains hard to cross,
The mighty fortress lies right here,
High up in the ranges, deepest in the dales,
Rising in front, peaking in the rear,
Oh, clouds around the tops, oh, mist fills the vales,
How dark are the cedar woods, huge trees in rows and rows,
See, the narrow winding lane that shines with moss,
Only the strongest man can keep the whole fortress from foes,
Bravest hunters who chase in the hills
With their hunting guns on their shoulders,
Trampling, climbing all out of the way,
Was it in this way they hunted in those days?
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Romaji Text for Hakone Mountains with the Japanese Text below each line
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箱根八里
hakone hachi sato
箱根の山は 天下の険
hakone no yama ha tenka no ken
函谷関も ものならず
hako tani kan mo mononarazu
万丈の山 千仭の谷
banjou no yama sen jin no tani
前に聳え 後方に支う
mae ni sobie kouhou ni sasau
雲は山をめぐり 霧は谷をとざす
kumo ha yama womeguri kiri ha tani wotozasu
昼なお暗き 杉の並木
hiru nao kuraki sugi no namiki
羊腸の小径は 苔なめらか
hitsuji chou no komichi ha koke nameraka
一夫関にあたるや 万夫も開くなし
kazuo kan niataruya man otto mo hiraku nashi
天下に旅する 剛毅のもののふ
tenka ni tabi suru gouki nomononofu
大刀腰に 足駄がけ
dai katana koshi ni ashi da gake
八里の岩根 ふみならす
hachi sato no iwane fuminarasu
かくこそありしか 往時のもののふ
kakukosoarishika ouji nomononofu
箱根の山は 天下の岨
hakone no yama ha tenka no so
蜀の桟道 数ならず
fuka ,hosakinisa..so?ha, bin ko
万丈の山 千仭の谷
banjou no yama sen jin no tani
前に聳え 後方に支う
mae ni sobie kouhou ni sasau
雲は山をめぐり 霧は谷をとざす
kumo ha yama womeguri kiri ha tani wotozasu
昼なお暗き 杉の並木
hiru nao kuraki sugi no namiki
羊腸の小径は 苔なめらか
hitsuji chou no komichi ha koke nameraka
一夫関にあたるや 万夫も開くなし
kazuo kan niataruya man otto mo hiraku nashi
山野に狩する 剛毅のますらお
yamano ni kari suru gouki nomasurao
猟銃肩に 草鞋がけ
ryoujuu kata ni waraji gake
八里の岩根 ふみやぶる
hachi sato no iwane fumiyaburu
かくこそありけれ 近時のますらお
kakukosoarikere kin tokino masurao
Hakone Mountains in Computerized Japanese Text:
箱根八里
箱根の山は 天下の険
函谷関も ものならず
万丈の山 千仭の谷
前に聳え 後方に支う
雲は山をめぐり 霧は谷をとざす
昼なお暗き 杉の並木
羊腸の小径は 苔なめらか
一夫関にあたるや 万夫も開くなし
天下に旅する 剛毅のもののふ
大刀腰に 足駄がけ
八里の岩根 ふみならす
かくこそありしか 往時のもののふ
箱根の山は 天下の岨
蜀の桟道 数ならず
万丈の山 千仭の谷
前に聳え 後方に支う
雲は山をめぐり 霧は谷をとざす
昼なお暗き 杉の並木
羊腸の小径は 苔なめらか
一夫関にあたるや 万夫も開くなし
山野に狩する 剛毅のますらお
猟銃肩に 草鞋がけ
八里の岩根 ふみやぶる
かくこそありけれ 近時のますらお
Many thanks to the Japan Information and Culture Center, a part of the Embassy of Japan, for contributing this song, the translation, illustration and the musical score. Thanks also to Kiara Kyo for the Romaji lyrics to "Hakone Mountains".
Many thanks to HAMADA Miwa and team at the University of Toyama for allowing me to use the Hakone Hachiri recording and midi from their wonderful site of Japanese Songs. On their site you'll find the Japanese lyrics to many Japanese children's songs and folk songs. You'll find transliterations of the songs, recordings, midis and sheet music. Thanks also to Prof. Dr. Tsutomu Anayama for singing this song!
Many thanks to Susan Pomerantz for playing this tune on piano.