Song of Tokushima Prefecture

とくしまけんみんのうた徳島県民の歌
Regional anthem of Tokushima
Lyrics	Fuji Masaharu (富士正晴)
Music	Miki Minoru (三木稔)
Adopted	1947

The Song of Tokushima Prefecture (ja. 徳島県民の歌 Tokushima kenmin no uta) is a Japanese regional anthem, officially adopted in 1947. The lyrics were written by Masaharu Fuji, and the music was composed by Minoru Miki.

In March 1947 (Showa 22), Tokushima Newspaper and NHK Tokushima Broadcasting Station invited the public to submit lyrics for a new anthem of the perfecture, in commemoration of the promulgation of the Constitution of Japan. However, because this song was created under the initiative of the private sector, it was not adopted as an official prefectural song, and a new song with the same name was created and established in 1971.

The lyrics and score are published on pages 104–105 of "Mikio Imagawa Works" published by the Imagawa Music Research Group in 2003.

Lyrics

Japanese original

Orijinaru	Kana	Rōmaji	Kiriji
さわやかさ すだちの香り さわやかさ 鳴門の潮よ 緑こき 剣の山よ 流れゆく 四国三郎 ここに生き 県民となり さわやかさ 体に満ちる ひろびろと 南の海よ 輝いて 空は青く 澄みわたる こころのままに 創りなす 阿波の文化よ おのずから 県民となり おのずから ふるい立つあり さわやかさ このよきくにに さわやかさ 愛と誠の よき暮らし 打ちたてんかな 情熱は おのずからわき 未来追う 県民となり 日とともに 希望ひろがる	さわやかさ，すだち の かおり さわやかさ，なると の しおよ みどり こき，つるぎ の やまよ ながれゆく，しこく さぶろう ここ に いき，けんみん と なり さわやかさ，からだ に みちる ひろびろ と，みなみ の うみよ かがやいて，そら は あおく すみわたる，こころ の まま に つくり なす，あわ の ぶんかよ おのずから，けんみん と なり おのずから，ふるい たつ あり さわやかさ，この よき くに に さわやかさ，あい と まこと の よき くらし，うちたてん かな じょうねつ は，おのずから わき みらい おう，けんみん と なり にち とともに，きぼう ひろがる	Sawayakasa, sudachi no kaori Sawayakasa, naruto no shioyo Midori koki, tsurugi no yamayo Nagareyuku, shikoku saburō Koko ni iki, kenmin to nari Sawayakasa, karada ni michiru Hirobiro to, minami no umiyo Kagayaite, sora wa aoku Sumiwataru, kokoro no mama ni Tsukuri nasu, awa no bunkayo Onozukara, kenmin to nari Onozukara, furui tatsu ari Sawayakasa, kono yoki kuni ni Sawayakasa, ai to makoto no Yoki kurashi, uchitaten kana Jōnetsu wa, onozukara waki Mirai ō, kenmin to nari Hi to tomoni, kibō hirogaru	Саваякаса, судатино каори Саваякаса, нарутоно сиоё Мидори коки, туругино ямаё Нагареюку, сикоку сабуроу Кокони ики, кенминто нари Саваякаса, карадани митиру Хиробирото, минамино умиё Кагаяйте, сорава аоку Сумиватару, кокороно мамани Тукури насу, авано бункаё Онозукара, кенминто нарт Онозукара, хуруй тату ари Саваякаса, коно ёки кунини Саваякаса, айто макотоно Ёки кураси, утитатен кана Зёунетува, онозукара ваки Мирай оу, кенминто нари Хито томони, кибоу хирогару

English translation

Refreshing Sudachi scent
Refreshing Naruto no Ushio
Green Koki, Mountain of Swords
Flowing Shikoku Saburo
I will live here, become a citizen of the prefecture,
Freshness Filling the body

Broad and Southern Seas,
Shine, the sky is blue.
Clear and Mindful
Creating Awa's Culture
Naturally, I became a prefectural resident.
Naturally, there is a sieve.

Refreshing to this good
Refreshing of Love and Sincerity
A good life
Passion is a natural aside.
Chasing the future, becoming a prefectural citizen
With the day, hope spreads