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is a Japanese patriotic song (gunka) based on a waka poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi in the ''Man'yōshū''. As set to music in 1937 by it has been popular during and also after World War II. ''Umi Yukaba'' was sung before takeoff by many Kamikaze suicide attack pilots in the final stages of World War II. ==Lyrics== Umi yukaba Mizuku kabane Yama yukaba Kusa musu kabane Okimi no he ni koso shiname Kaerimi wa seji ''If I go away to the sea, ''I shall be a corpse washed up. ''If I go away to the mountain, ''I shall be a corpse in the grass ''But if I die for the Emperor, ''It will not be a regret. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Umi Yukaba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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