Mōichido dake 
Sayonara o kika sete yo 
Yoru wa sugu owaru kara 

Fuyu no ame ni 
Furueteta machikado ni 
Nani o oite kita no darou 

Sukina hon no 
Saigo no ikkō ni 
Komiageru itoshisa o 

Dare ni kataru 
Koto mo naku tojikomete 
Mune wa doko e iku no darou 

Let me roll in the river of life 
Let me flow down the river of life 
Go the sun round the river of life 
Mune no yukue o terashite 

Yume bakari o mite iru to iwaretemo 
Tada yasashiku naritai 
Meno mae no hitotachi o nagusameru 
Kotoba dake o mitsuketai 

Let me roll in the river of life 
Let me flow down the river of life 
Sky is high on the river of life 
Mune no yukue o sagashite 

Yoake wa itsumo kobarutoburuu 
Madobe ni sawagu namae no nai 
Kotori no mure no yō ni 
Negai no kanau asa o taainaku shinjite 

Let me roll in the river of life 
Let me flow down the river of life 
Go the sun round the river of life 
Mune no yukue o terashite