Oh children of the sun, heirs of Nippon Offer your prayers to the mother of us all Origin of all that’s good The goddess of the brush The howling of a spirit fighting darkness itself Faced trolls and demons, spirits of hell In her eyes is reflected the beauty of the sun Because she is the mother The original one Diva Amaterasu, hallowed Okami I heard your tales in the province of Nanami You who bring light to the homes of your crest You that bless us with the new-year’s harvest From the plains of Shinju to Ryoshima coast Inside the Oni Island, a nine tailed ghost The fire that burns brighter in her core Alights our country Oh, mother of us all Susanoo fought Orochi A nine headed beast Ancestor Shiranui The bringer of peace You paint the skies with light And the path of the heavenly envoy, our majestic Queen Himiko Kami yo anata no shiwaza ka?