Hi Mother, Haikei, genki ni shitemasuka?
Saikin renraku shinakute gomen　Boku wa nantoka yattemasu...

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai

Chikaku ni iru to iradatsu kuse ni　Tooku ni iru to sabishiku kanji
Anata wa sonna sonzai　Donna mondai mo　Mi wo kezutte kaiketsu suru
Soshite　Boku no shitteru dare yori mo Ichi-ban gamandzuyoku TAFU desu
Itsumo massaki ni ki ni suru　Jibun janaku boku no karada de

Suiji sentaku　Souji ni ikuji　Amatta jikan sara ni shigoto shi
Ichi-ban hikui basho ni aru mono shika　Motomenakattano　Anata yo
Atarimae sugi wakaranakatta　Hitori de kurashi hajimete wakatta
Anata no sugosa　Taihensa　Sore wo omoeba　Kyou mo boku ganbareru sa

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai

"Ashita asa shichi-ji ni okoshite" to itte
Anata jikan doori ni okoshite kurete
Shikashi　Rifujin na boku wa
Neboke nagara ni iu kotoba wa "Urusee!"
Konna kurikaeshi no RUUTIN　Iyana kao hitotsu sezu ni
Anata　Mainichi okoshite kureta
Donna mezamashi yori atatakaku seikaku datta

Sore de mo aru hi　Gakkou wo ZURUyasumi　"Ikitakunai" to ii
FUton kara ichido mo denu boku mae ni　Kao wo ryoute de ooikakushi
Oogoe agete naita　Boku mo kanashikute naita
Sono toki boku wa　"Nante baka na koto wo shitan da" to jibun semeta

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Kanshashitemasu　My Mother

Kodomo ni sakidattareru hodo　Tsurai koto nante　Kono yo ni nai no dakara
Tatta ichi-byou de mo　Anata yori nagaku ikiru koto　Kore dake wa mamoru
Kore dake wa...

Anata no kodomo de yokatta　Anata ga boku no haha de yokatta
Itsu made mo kawaranai　Zutto zutto kawaranai
Boku wa anata no ikiutsushi dakara...

Chiisana karada ni chiisana te　Shiraga mo majiri　Marukunatte
Shikashi boku ni wa　Nani yori mo ookikute　Dare yori mo tsuyokute
Sasaete kureta kono ai　Dakara kodomo ni mo tsutaetai

Zutto boku no haha de ite　Zutto genki de ite
Anata ni wa mada shigoto ga aru kara　Boku no oyakoukou uketoru shigoto ga...

Hi Mother, Dear Mother, how are you doing?
Sorry I haven’t called recently, I’m getting by okay…
*Your body is small and so are your hands
White hairs are mixed in and you’ve grown more genial
But to me you’re still bigger than anything, stronger than anyone
I want to tell my kids about this love that supported me

Even though I grow impatient when I’m near you
When you’re far away from me I grow lonely
That’s who you are to me, you can cut through any problem and solve it
And you have the most patience and toughness of anyone I know
You would always be concerned over my well-being before your own

Cooking, doing the laundry, cleaning, raising a child
You even worked during your free time
You would only require things from the lowest places
I didn’t understand even though it was so obvious
It wasn’t until I started living by myself that I understood
Whenever I think of how much you’ve accomplished
And how hard it must have been, I feel like I can try my best today

(Repeat*)

I’d say, “Wake me up at seven a.m.”
And you would wake me up right on time
But I would be unfair to you
And say the words “shut up” while I was still half-asleep
This was the daily routine
You never made one tired face
And woke me up every day
Warmer and more accurately than any alarm clock

But then one day I skipped school and said, “I don’t wanna go”
I wouldn’t leave my futon and you stood in front of me
Hid your face with both hands and cried loudly
I also felt sad and cried
At that time I blamed myself wondering, “How could I be so stupid?”

Your body is small and so are your hands
White hairs are mixed in and you’ve grown more genial
But to me you’re still bigger than anything, stronger than anyone
I give you thanks for this love that supported me, my mother

I know there’s nothing more painful in the world
Than a parent burying their child
So I’ll make sure it never happens
Even if I only live one second longer than you
I’ll make sure of it…

I’m glad I’m your child
I’m glad you’re my mother
And that won’t ever change
It won’t ever change for all time
Because I am the very image of you…

(Repeat*)

Be my mother forever
Be well forever
You still have one more job left to do
And that’s to accept your son’s love and respect for you…