Miyako no Seihoku

みやこのせいほく都の西北
Used by	Waseda University
Lyrics	Sōma Gyofū
Music	Tetteki Tōgi

“Miyako no Seihoku” (ja. 都の西北) is one of the school songs of Waseda University, the other being “Konpeki no Sora”. The lyrics were written by Sōma Gyofū, and composed by Tetteki Tōgi in 1908 (Meiji 41).

Lyrics

Japanese original

Orijinaru	Kana	Rōmaji	Kiriji
都の西北　早稲田の森に 聳ゆる甍は　われらが母校 われらが日ごろの　抱負を知るや 進取の精神　学の独立 現世を忘れぬ　久遠の理想 かがやくわれらが　行手を見よや わせだ　わせだ　わせだ　わせだ わせだ　わせだ　わせだ 東西古今の　文化のうしほ 一つに渦巻く　大島国の 大なる使命を　担ひて立てる われらが行手は　窮り知らず やがても久遠の　理想の影は あまねく天下に　輝き布かん わせだ　わせだ　わせだ　わせだ わせだ　わせだ　わせだ あれ見よかしこの　常磐の森は 心のふるさと　われらが母校 集り散じて　人は変れど 仰ぐは同じき　理想の光 いざ声そろへて　空もとどろに われらが母校の　名をばたたへん わせだ　わせだ　わせだ　わせだ わせだ　わせだ　わせだ	みやこ の せいほく, わせだ の もり に そびゆる いらか は, われら が ぼこう われら が ひごろ の, ほうふ を しるや しんしゅ の せいしん, がく の どくりつ げんせ を わすれぬ, くおん の りそう かがやく われら が, ゆくて を みよや わせだ, わせだ, わせだ, わせだ わせだ, わせだ, わせだ とうざいここん の, ぶんか の うしほ ひとつ に うずまく, だいとうこく の だいなる しめい を, いないて たてる われら が ゆくて は, きわまり しらず やがて も くおん の, りそう の かげ は あまねく てんか に, かがやき しかん わせだ, わせだ, わせだ, わせだ わせだ, わせだ, わせだ あれ みよ かしこ の, ときわ の もり は こころ の ふるさと, われら が ぼこう あつまり さんじて, ひと わ かわれど あおぐ は おなじき, りそう の ひかり いざ こえ そろえて, そら も とどろ に われら が ぼこう の, なをば たたへん わせだ, わせだ, わせだ, わせだ わせだ, わせだ, わせだ	Miyako no seihoku, Waseda no mori ni Sobiyuru iraka wa, warera ga bokō Warera ga higoro no, hōfu o shiruya Shinshu no seishin, gaku no dokuritsu Gense o wasurenu, kuon no risō Kagayaku warera ga, yukute o miyoya Waseda, Waseda, Waseda, Waseda Waseda, Waseda, Waseda Tōzaikokon no, bunka no ushio Hitotsu ni uzumaku, daitōkoku no Dainaru shimei o, inaite tateru Warera ga yukute wa, kiwamari shirazu Yagate mo kuon no, risō no kage wa Amaneku tenka ni, kagayaki shikan Waseda, Waseda, Waseda, Waseda Waseda, Waseda, Waseda Are miyo kashiko no, tokiwa no mori wa Kokoro no furusato, warera ga bokō Atsumari sanjite, hito wa kawaredo Aogu wa onajiki, risō no hikari Iza koe soroete, sora mo todoro ni Warera ga bokō no, naoba tataen Waseda, Waseda, Waseda, Waseda Waseda, Waseda, Waseda	Мияконо сейхоку, Васедано мори ни Собиюру иракава, варерага бокоу Варерага хигороно, хоухуво сируя Синсюно сейсин, гакуно докуриту Генсево васурену, куонно рисоу Кагаяку варерага, юкутево миёя Васеда, Васеда, Васеда, Васеда Васеда, Васеда, Васеда Тоузайкоконно, бункано усио Хитотуни умузаку, дайтоукокуно Дайнару симейво, инайте татеру Варерага юкутева, кивамари сиразу Ягатемо куонно, рисоуно кагева Аманеку тенка ни, кагаяки сикан Васеда, Васеда, Васеда, Васеда Васеда, Васеда, Васеда Аре миё касиконо, токивано морива Кокороно хурусато, варерага бокоу Атумари санзите, хитова каваредо Аогува оназики, рисоуно хикари Иза кое сороете, сорамо тодорони Варерага бокоуно, наоба татаен Васеда, Васеда, Васеда, Васеда Васеда, Васеда, Васеда

English translation

Northwest of City great and fair, in the wood of Waseda,
Rise proudly high up in the air our old college dome and tower.
Our high-aspiring, cherished plan, fond ambitions, know ye not?
The torch of Progress in the van, glaring fire of freest thought;
The infinite Eternal Aim, careful, too, of present need.
How brightly onward, at its name, see our steady ranks proceed!
Waseda, Waseda, Waseda, Waseda,
Waseda, Waseda, Waseda

From east and west, from age to age, all tides of civilization
In one huge whirlpool ever surge round this great island Nation.
Whose lofty mission are we not carrying on our shoulders strong,
Through hardships of the vast untrod, endless as we march along?
Yet soon our hoped Eternal Goal may it’s gleaming shadow cast
And with its all-embracing soul illumine the World at last!
Waseda, Waseda, Waseda, Waseda,
Waseda, Waseda, Waseda

And look on yonder wooded hill decked with evergreen, for there
We have our home for heart and will, school, with kind maternal care!

Her students change from year to year, meet and part with youth’s delight,
Yet all alike we seek to share those ideals and their light.
Come, let us sing in all accord, and with raptures ring the air,
To praise the honored name aloud of our Alma Mater dear!
Waseda, Waseda, Waseda, Waseda,
Waseda, Waseda, Waseda