Sensou to seijika
Sensou ga hajimaru
Hitokoto de hajimaru
Oboetoke seijika yo
Omaera no hitokoto de
Sensou ja hito ga shinu
Ichinichijuu hito ga shinu
Oboetoke seijika yo
Omaera ga korosu no da
Sensou wa kane o umu
Chi o utte kane o umu
Yokatta na seijika yo
Omaera no mouke da
Sensou ga tomaru toki
Eiyuu wa umareru
Omedetou seijika yo
Omaera ga eiyuu da
Wasureru na Hiroshima o
Wasureru na Nagasaki o
Hi ni yaketa ano natsu to
Hi ni yaketa ano machi o
Wasureru na seijika yo
Wasureru na seijika yo
Sensou wa owaranai
Kuroi ame ga hi o keshitemo
Sensou wa owaranai
Sensou wa owaranai
Sensou wa owaranai
Kuroi ame ga hi o keshitemo
Wasureru na seijika yo
Wasureru na seijika yo
Sensou wa owaranai
Kuroi ame ga hi o keshitemo
Wasureru na Hiroshima o
Wasureru na Nagasaki o
Hi ni yaketa ano natsu o
Hi ni yaketa ano machi o
Sensou wa owaranai
Sensou wa owaranai
Sensou wa owaranai
Omaera ga iru kagiri
Words and Music by Danny.
Wow. Don't get me wrong. I have no issues with The 50 Kaitenz normal subject matter of chicks, booze and rock n roll,
in fact long may it prevail, but this departure into political subject matter by Danny is amazing. It has some really
powerful imagery, especially effective if you know anything about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A song accusing politicians
of being money-hungry warmongering bastards is also pretty relevant in light of Bush's "America reserves the right to attack
any country that looks at us funny if we feel like it" policy and the
keenness of other political leaders, in Japan and Australia for instance,
to join in the fun.
But the best bit is that when Danny does an anti-war song he sings angry fit to give Jello Biafra a run for his money.
Romanisation by Helen
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