Extending over Suruga and Kai,
Mount Fuji lifts its summit high.
Even the clouds of heaven, struck with awe,
Dare not pass over that steep peak;
Even the birds attempt invain
To soar over giddy heights.
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It is a god that watches over Japan-
Over Yamato, the Land of the Sunrise-
It is her sacred treasure and her glory:
Upon the peak of Fuji in suruga
Long may we gaze and gaze and never weary.