いろはにほへと
ちりぬるを
わかよたれそ
つねならむ
うゐのおくやま
けふこえて
あさきゆめみし
ゑひもせす

i ro ha ni ho he to
chi ri nu ru wo
wa ka yo ta re so
tsu ne na ra mu
u wi no o ku ya ma
ke fu ko e te
a sa ki yu me mi shi
we hi mo se su

Colors are fragrant, but they fade away.
In this world of ours none lasts forever.
Today cross the high mountain of life's illusions,
and there will be no more shallow dreaming, no more drunkenness