'Kudan' *Yasukuni shrine is where the souls of who died for the country are enshrined. It stands in Kudan in Tokyo. 'Let us meet at Yasukuni' is what the departing soldiers said to their friends and families. The lyrics of this song are written using the excerpts from the farewel letters of young kamikaze pilots. Dear father, dear mother, The time has come for me the only regret I have now is that I could not pay the debt of gratitude to you both For twenty odd years my life shone brightly, full of good memories my heart is full of gratitude to you I have no doubt about the meaning of my life Please remove my name from your happiness Peace will be here soon so do not grieve, be happy I must go now My heart is clear like the blue sky Please stay well, free of sickness As I hold the control stick I see the beautiful islands below me the river, the fields, the magnificent mountains How I love them all! The gentle people who live here I will never let their eyes be clouded with sorrow I want to protect them, I just want to protect them my fight is to protect the future of my country Here I will go now Thank you mother, thank you father let us meet at Yasukuni As the wind swirls the sakura (cherry blossom) petals in the heat of the summer day light under the moon light of the autumn under the sky full of falling snow I will always be here Falling sakura petals remaining sakura petals they all fall one day as it is our fate to fall one day let me blossom for the loved ones today Even if tomorrow brings sorrow our country will revive one day I believe in it and take off with a smile to be the foundation for that future Do not grieve, do not cry I will always be here to watch over you my life was short, but it was a happy one my soul dwells in peace Dear wife please look after the parents and our young children thank you for your support, I am proud of you dear children help your mother, follow her advice, be dutiful to her help your brothers and sisters, help each other study well and become a good adult protect mother instead of me protect the family instead of me I could not do much as a father, but please listen to my final words The future will be yours, tomorrow will be bright do not lose your hope and live strong do not miss me as you can always meet me I will be waiting for you at the shrine in Kudan Let us unite and talk happily again dear wife, dear children, come meet me at Yasukuni As the wind swirls the sakura petals in the heat of the summer day light under the moon light of the autumn under the sky full of falling snow I will always be here Japan, remember, Japan, keep record their heart, their spirit, their battle we must not look away anymore Ineluctable war, unprecedented crisis but their hope and will never got broken knowing fully the meaning of peace they gave their lives and fought We were not taught about their noble sacrifice we did not know their happiness and sorrow we knew too little about them Knowing the value of life more than anyone they gave their lives to protect something more precious than life such lives are more valuable than any other I can never match their resolution so straight but I want to be looking in the same direction as them listen to their voices now, relay their thoughts to the future In the sky full of fragrant air, above the clouds I will always be here over the hill where my friends await I will always be here If you come here I will always be here, always