Was Ezo - Martha and the Muffins

Long this journey, very far away

White the night, foggy day

Over the frozen ground

Gloaming light, not a sound

Left behind comfort and family

To find this land, across the sea

We are the lost and found

The malcontents, the emigrants

Drawn by a call deep within

To build on a dream, to imagine

Vista that seem to never end

Valley and river bend

Mountain glen

This island home

Hokkaido Was Ezo

Hokkaido Was Ezo

Wintertime the way is soft and deep

Stay inside, eat and sleep

Mochi gashi, sugar beet and tea

Fish and coal, timber tree

Springtime kouroshio waters run

Plant the rice, wait for sun

Children sing the baby salmon song

Don’t get lost, or hit the rocks

Drawn by a call deep within

To build on a dream, to imagine

Vista that seem to never end

Valley and river bend

Mountain glen

This island home

Hokkaido Was Ezo

Hokkaido Was Ezo