Chorus:
Miya sama, miya sama,
On n'm-ma no maye ni
Pira-Pira suru no wa
Nan gia na
Toko tonyare tonyare na?
Miya sama, miya sama,
On n'm-ma no maye ni
Pira-Pira suru no wa
Nan gia na
Toko tonyare tonyare na?
Mikado:
From every kind of man
Obedience I expect;
I'm the Emperor of Japan -
Katisha:
And I'm his daughter-in-law elect!
He'll marry his son
(He's only got one)
To his daughter-in-law elect!
Mikado:
My morals have been declared
Particularly correct;
Katisha:
But they're nothing at all, compared
With those of his daughter-in-law elect!
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect!
Chorus:
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect.
Mikado:
In a fatherly kind of way
I govern each tribe and sect,
All cheerfully own my sway -
Katisha:
Except his daughter-in-law elect!
As tough as a bone,
With a will of her own,
Is his daughter-in-law elect!
Mikado:
My nature is love and light -
My freedom from all defect -
Katisha:
Is insignificant quite,
Compared with his daughter-in-law elect!
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect!
Chorus:
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect.
Miya sama, miya sama,
On n'm-ma no maye ni
Pira-Pira suru no wa
Nan gia na
Toko tonyare tonyare na?
Miya sama, miya sama,
On n'm-ma no maye ni
Pira-Pira suru no wa
Nan gia na
Toko tonyare tonyare na?
Mikado:
From every kind of man
Obedience I expect;
I'm the Emperor of Japan -
Katisha:
And I'm his daughter-in-law elect!
He'll marry his son
(He's only got one)
To his daughter-in-law elect!
Mikado:
My morals have been declared
Particularly correct;
Katisha:
But they're nothing at all, compared
With those of his daughter-in-law elect!
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect!
Chorus:
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect.
Mikado:
In a fatherly kind of way
I govern each tribe and sect,
All cheerfully own my sway -
Katisha:
Except his daughter-in-law elect!
As tough as a bone,
With a will of her own,
Is his daughter-in-law elect!
Mikado:
My nature is love and light -
My freedom from all defect -
Katisha:
Is insignificant quite,
Compared with his daughter-in-law elect!
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect!
Chorus:
Bow - Bow -
To his daughter-in-law elect.