AKINO Uta / Itadakimasu — A Prayer
In Japan, we say "Itadakimasu" before every meal.
It is usually translated as "let's eat," but the real meaning is
much deeper: "I humbly receive this life."
Not the food. The life.
The plant, the animal, the hands that grew it, carried it, cooked it.
This song asks one simple question:
The winner and the loser both get hungry — so why don't we put
everything down for a moment, and sit at the same table?
Your ideology and mine may never agree.
But our hunger is exactly the same.
Warm soup in your throat can melt even hardened hatred.
Tearing a piece of bread in half and handing it to someone —
on the tablecloth, we don't need weapons.
Just spoons, and kind eyes.
I know it sounds ridiculous: everyone on Earth putting their hands
together at the same moment. But I'm seriously wishing for it.
Let's share a meal with no price tag,
and begin tomorrow with the smile of "Gochisousama" —
"thank you for the life I received."
Peace doesn't have to start at a negotiating table.
It can start at a dinner table. Tonight. Three times a day.
From Japan, with a prayer for the whole world.
Lyrics
正義の名のもとに Seigi no na no moto ni In the name of being right
振りかざした武器 Furikazashita buki You're swinging weapons high
傷ついた大地が Kizutsuita daichi ga And the broken ground below
悲鳴をあげています Himei o agete imasu Is screaming out tonight
勝者も敗者も Shousha mo haisha mo Winners, losers, doesn't matter
お腹は減るはずだから Onaka wa heru hazu dakara Everybody's gonna get hungry, right?
一旦、すべてを床に Ittan, subete o yuka ni So hey, Put it all down on the floor
置いてみませんか Oite mimasen ka Just for a sec, what do you say?
同じ食卓を囲んで Onaji shokutaku o kakonde Pull up to the same table
「いただきます」って "Itadakimasu" tte And go, "Itadakimasu"
言うんだって Iu n datte That's how it's done, you know
敵も味方も Teki mo mikata mo Enemy or friend
違いはないんだよ Chigai wa nai n da yo There's no difference, for real
命をいただいて Inochi o itadaite We're taking in other lives
命を繋いでいるんだ Inochi o tsunaide iru n da To keep our own lives going
その究極の祈りこそが Sono kyuukyoku no inori koso ga That ultimate little prayer
平和のゴールだから Heiwa no gooru dakara Is where peace ends up, you know
イデオロギーの違いを Ideorogii no chigai o All your ideology beef
並べ立てて Narabetatete Lined up in a row
食わず嫌いを Kuwazugirai o Hating stuff you never tried
している場合じゃないんです Shite iru baai ja nai n desu We don't got time for that, no
温かいスープを喉の奥へ Atatakai suupu o nodo no oku e Let some warm soup slide down deep
流し込めば Nagashikomeba Down your throat
凝り固まった憎しみも Korikatamatta nikushimi mo And all that hate you set in stone
溶けていくんだ Tokete iku n da Starts melting away
ひときれのパンを Hitokire no pan o Just a single piece of bread
ちぎって渡し合う Chigitte watashiau Tear it up and pass it round
ただ、それだけで Tada, sore dake de Only that, nothing more
涙が出そうになるよ Namida ga desou ni naru yo And I'm about to cry
異なる思想より Kotonaru shisou yori Way more than the thoughts that split us
共通の空腹を Kyoutsuu no kuufuku o It's the hunger that we share
生き物としての根源を Ikimono to shite no kongen o The roots of being living things
思い出してよ Omoidashite yo Come on, just remember
テーブルクロスの上に Teeburu kurosu no ue ni Up on top of the tablecloth
武器はいらない Buki wa iranai No weapons needed here
並べるのはスプーンと Naraberu no wa supuun to All we're setting out is spoons
優しい眼差し Yasashii manazashi And kind eyes, sincere
世界中の人が Sekaijuu no hito ga Everybody on the planet
同時に手を合わせる姿を Douji ni te o awaseru sugata o Putting their hands together all at once
そんな馬鹿げた Sonna bakageta Yeah, it's such a dumb
奇跡を本気で願うよ Kiseki o honki de negau yo Miracle, but I'm wishing for it hard
値札のない食卓で Nefuda no nai shokutaku de At a table with no price tags
分け合う命を Wakeau inochi o The lives we're sharing
「ごちそうさま」の笑顔で "Gochisousama" no egao de With a "Gochisousama" smile
明日を始めよう Ashita o hajimeyou Let's start tomorrow
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Last updated: September 18, 2026