Sleep, city sleep, at break of dawn A new age begins the time has come One thousand fold strong the sun will shine To bring us the end, the end of time Hiroshima - down from the sky the fire rains Hiroshima - the rising sun won't shine again Weep, mothers weep, tears you cry There's nowhere to run, no time to hide Death and destruction is all around In Hiroshima no voice no sound Black rain is falling from the sky An eerie silence, time stands still Can mankind build this living hell? No hope, nor prayers, time will tell Seek, fathers seek, carry the dead The innocent sleep, the sky burns red Can history tell us what caused such pain? Perished in flames, their memory remains From the ashes of the old a new city was born Thousands stood in silence; and on a hill The sun would rise again in Hiroshima