Furui furui hako no naka kaiya BIIZU omoide ni
Iroaseta tegami no taba ga mazatteta
Furusato wo hanare sudatta watashi he
Bukiyou na aijou ima ni kiduite

Kuchi mo kikazu ni kobanda hibi ni
Namida nagashita haha no senaka
Ie wo deta hi wa massao na sora
Tanpopo no wata mujaki ni tonda--

Tooi tooi kono basho de imada aoi yume wo oi
Kusunda machi no sora hoshi mo mie nai kedo
Sarigenai denwa genki wo kureru yo
Bukiyou na ikikata nigawarai shite

Chika sugita kyori nukumori sae mo
Kidukezu ni ita you sugite
Itsuka kaeru hi kitto aozora
Tanpopo no wata mujaki ni tobu yo--