RIYUU NO ARIKA

理由の在処

Riyuu no Arika
The reason why

KANJI 

新選組の刀に宿るのは 強い強い思い
同じ羽織結ばれた絆　
誠を尽くし 身をつくす
決して１人では無い　
血よりも濃いもので繋がる同志
その心強さに惹かれる

移りゆく時代 求められる武器の在り方
変わりゆく戦法 その中で必死に生き抜いた 新選組の姿

決して１人では無い　血よりも濃い絆が息づくところ
もし理由があるとするなら……

最期まで (最期まで) 俺たちと共に
刀にこだわって 闘い抜いてくれた
心惹かれるその理由 胸熱くなる所以
探さなくてもここにある 理由の在処

ROMAJI 

Shinsengumi no katana ni yadoru no wa 
Tsuyoi tsuyoi omoi 
Onaji haori musubareta kizuna 
Makoto o tsukushi Mi o tsukusu 
Kesshite hitoride wa nai 
Chi yori mo koi mono de tsunagaru dōshi 
Sono kokoroduyosa ni hikareru

Utsuriyuku jidai Motomerareru buki no arikata 
Kawariyuku senpō Sono naka de hisshi ni ikinuita Shinsengu no sugata 

Kesshite hitoride wa nai Chi yori mo fukai kizuna ga ikizuku tokoro 
Moshi riyū ga aru to suru nara……

Saigo made (Saigo made) oretachi to tomo ni
Katana ni kodawatte Tatakainuide kureta
Kokorohikareru sono wake Mune atsuku naru yuen

Sagasanakutemo koko ni aru Riyuu no Arika

TRANSLATION 

Dwelling within us Shinsengumi swords are strong feelings.
Bonds forged by the identical clothes. Loyalty to our cause.
We never had to fight alone, because our ties ran thicker than blood. 
We still value that spirit.

As times passed, we remained their weapone of choice.
As battle strategies changed, the Shinsengumi members franctically tried to survive. 
But they never had to fight alone, because their ties ran deeper than blood.
If I had to give you a reason...

Until the very end (until the end), they kept us by their side.
They fought until the bitter end unable to discard their swords.
The reason they captured our hearts.
The reason their memory warms our hearts.

We don’t even have to think about it, the reason why is right there.

------- 
Itsukushima Jinja