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

決して一人ではない　
血よりも深いもので繋がる同志
その…心強さに惹かれる

「彼らは…新選組は…僕達を武器として扱ってくれた最後の人達なんです。」

「彼らが斃れた後…時代は変わり、戦の主役は銃や大砲になりました。｣

「…ああ」

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…

決して一人ではない　
血よりも濃い絆が息づく居場所
もし　理由が在るとするなら…

ROMAJI 

Shinsengumi no katana ni yadoru no wa 
Tsuyoi Tsuyoi Omoi 
Onaji haori Musubareta kizuna 
Makoto wo tsukushi Mi wo tsukusu 

Kesshite hitoride wa nai 
Chi yori mo fukai mono de tsunagaru toushi 
Sono... Kokoroduyosa ni hikareru

"Karera wa... Shinsengumi wa... Bokutachi wo buki toshite atsukatte kureta saigo no hitotachi nan desu."

"Karera ga taoreta ato... Jidai wa kawari, ikusa no shuyaki ga juu ya taihou ni narimashita."

"...aa."

Utsuriyuku jidai 
Motomerareru buki no arikata 
Kawariyuku senpou 
Sono naka de hisshi ni ikinuita Shinsengumi no sugata... 

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

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.

"They... the Shinsengumi... were the last people to use us as weapons."

"After they were defeated... times changed and everyone started using guns and cannons to fight their wars."

"...I know."

As times passed, 
we remained their weapon of choice.
As battle strategies changed, 
he Shinsengumi members frantically 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...

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Bakumatsu Tenroden