MICHINARU MICHI

未知なる道

Michinaru Michi
Unknown Road

KANJI 

ここに来るまでの道

濃くて鮮やかな…軌跡　轍

それを物語と呼ぶのなら

朝までに　語りつくせない

向かわねばならない彼の地

指し示されるは　未知なる道

そこに痕跡が残るのなら

それはも　物語だろう

どちらにせよ　

選べないんだ

僕らには　

それでいい

それでもいい

信じるものがあればいい

あらゆる時　あらゆるところに

名を残さぬ者　亡骸

語られることなく　

埋もれて　疼いて　溶け合うだけ

近づきたくて／さらさら

愛されたくて／さらさら

忘れたく／さらさら

乗り越えたくて／さらさら

選べないけど／ゆめさらさら

向き合える／ゆめさらさら

それでいい

それでもいい／ゆめさらさら

未知なる道／未知なる道

進むのは／進むのか？

僕だから／いつか

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

The road up till here.

The deep and vivid tracks.

If I'd call those my story,

I'll still be talking by morning.

The place I have to go.

The unknown road up ahead.

If I leave traces there,

wouldn't that be my story too.

Either way,

we don't get to choose.

That's fine.

That's all right. 

As long as we keep believing.

In all times and in all places

nameless corpses

never mentioned, 

buried and aching

faded into one.

I want to be closer. (Softly)

I want to be loved. (Softly)

I want to forget. (Softly)

I want to move on. (Softly)

Although I don't get to choose, I can face it. (Softly)

It's fine. (Softly)

It's all right. (Softly)

Because I will walk an unknown road.

(Someday, I will walk an unknown road.)

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Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne

NA MO NAKI MICHI

名もなき径 

Na mo Naki Michi
Nameless Road

KANJI 

誰も知らない　俺の通った径など

地図にも残らない　俺の辿った軌跡など

それは

語り持たぬ者たちの

道なき道

誰も知らない　俺を呼ぶ名前など

縁も所縁もない　俺を表す由来など

それは

語り持たぬ者たちの

名もなき径

さらさらと　さらさらと

綴られるは誰かの物語

さらさらと　さらさらと

ゆめさらさら…

あらゆる時　あらゆるところに

逸話なき刀　薙刀

行くべき場所もなく 

彷徨い 漂い　溶け合うだけ

さらさらと　さらさらと

降り埋むは　無数の枯れ落ち葉

さらさらと　さらさらと

ゆめさらさら…

ゆめさらさら…

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

No one knowing the road I've taken. 

Having left no traces on the map.

That's the trackless road of the storyless.

No one knowing what I was called.

Being a complete stranger to my origin.

That's the nameless road of the storyless.

Softly, softly,

someone's story is being written.

Softly, softly.

Dream, softly.

In all times and in all places

anecdote-less naginata,

without a goal,

wandered, drifted

and faded into one.

Softly, softly,

countless dead leaves fall and pile up.

Softly, softly.

Dream, softly.

Dream, softly.

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Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne

YOSAKOI BUSHI

よさこい節

Yosakoi Bushi

KANJI 

土佐の　高知の　はりまや橋で

坊さん　かんざし　買うをみた

よさこい、よさこい

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

At the Harimaya bridge in Tosa,

I saw a priest buy a hairpin.

Yosakoi, yosakoi!

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Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne

TOUKEN RANBU -MUSUBI NO HIBIKI, HAJIMARI NO NE-

刀剣乱舞 

Touken Ranbu
Wild Sword Dance 

KANJI 

刀剣乱舞　強く強く　鍛えし鋼　今　解き放つとき

刀剣乱舞　高く高く　誇り　胸に抱きて

この身　朽ち果てるとも

揺るぎなきその瞳　時代を射抜き

黒鉄の拳　荒ぶる闘志　敵を蹴散らす

この胸に秘めしもの　燃え立つ血潮

紅蓮の狼　反骨の刃　必殺の剣

ただ君を　守るために

銘も無き戦力　行くぞいざ覚悟

刀剣乱舞　熱く熱く　この身を焦がし　今　駆け抜けてく

刀剣乱舞　永久に永久に　主命　胸に抱きて

この身　燃え尽きるとも

吹き荒れる怒涛の彼方に　何が待つのだろう

俺は走り抜ける　叶わぬ想いがあるものか

「...」

刀剣乱舞　強く強く　鍛えし鋼　今　解き放つとき

刀剣乱舞　高く高く　誇り　胸に抱きて

この身　朽ち果てるとも 

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

Touken Ranbu! We were forged with the finest steel!

Now, it's time to unleash our power!

Touken Ranbu! We hold great pride in our hearts,

even if our bodies should rust away!

I'll pierce the ages with these steadfast eyes.

With fists of black steel and an unruly spirit, I will put the enemy to rout.

In my heart I hide a burning passion.

I’m the crimson wolf, a rebellious blade and a deadly sword.

To protect you, and you alone.

I'm a nameless power. Let's go! Now, get ready!

Touken Ranbu! Burning with passion, we will push ahead!

Touken Ranbu! We will cherish our duty forever and always, 

even if our bodies should turn to ash.

What's waiting for us beyond the raging billows?

I'll keep trying! No dream is unattainable!

Touken Ranbu! We were forged with the finest steel!

Now, it's time to unleash our power!

Touken Ranbu! We hold great pride in our hearts,

even if our bodies should rust away!

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Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne

KOKO NI ARU MONO

ここにあるもの 

Koko ni Aru Mono
Who I am now

KANJI 

かたちあるもの

かたちないもの

ここにあるもの

いつ手にした?

この身朽ちれば

どこにいくもの?

もとよりここに

在り続けた…もの

揺れる水面(みなも)

映る誰が影

掴もうとしても

すり抜ける　もどかしさ

揺れる海面

寄せては返す

掬おうとしても

零れゆく　歯がゆさ

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

With form. Without form.

When did I become who I am now?

Will I disappear when this body crumbles?

Have I been here all along?

A shadow reflected by the rippling surface of the water.

Although I try to seize it, my impatience is seeping through.

The rippling surface of the sea breaks and retreats.

Although I try to scoop it up, my vexation keeps spilling over.

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Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne

MUKAU TSUCHI-OTO

向かう槌音 

Mukau Tsuchi-oto
Approaching Hammering 

KANJI 

夢のお告げ　雲の上なる帝より

汝御剣打てとの命下る

相槌なくては　槌音響かぬ

はてはて　如何したものか

救い求め　参るは稲荷明神

ともに　御剣打とうと化身　現る

相槌手に入れ　槌音響きだす

はった　はった　ちやう　ちやう

はった　はった　ちやう　…（×２）

うち重ねたる　槌の音

天地に響きて　夥し

表に彼の名

裏には我が名

赤々　赤々  揺らめく焔

冴え々 冴え々 光るあど打つ

乱れぬ律の形を成してゆけ

表と裏　夢と現

向かう槌音　向かう槌音

刻まれた　双つの銘

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

After the emperor had a revelation in a dream,

he ordered me to forge him a sword.

Lacking an assistant, my hammering could not resound.

Well, what am I to do now?

Then the gracious god Inari came to my rescue.

He materialized to forge the sword with me.

Having found an assistant, hammering resounds.

Bang, bang, clang, clang.

Bang, bang, clang.

Bang, bang, clang, clang.

Bang, bang, clang.

The repetitive sound of the hammers coming down 

resounds infinitely in Heaven and Earth.

His name on the front, 

and my name on the back.

The fiercely flickering flames.

The brightly shining metal.

The steady rhythm shaping its form.

Front and back, dreams and reality.

Loud hammering, loud hammering.

Two inscriptions were engraved.

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Atsukashiyama Ibun 2018

HANA NO UTENA

華のうてな

Hana no Utena
Flower Pedestal

KANJI 

しく　しく　（頻く　頻く）……

くれ　くれ　（呉れ　呉れ）……

纏う黒き衣

うたかたの役目 

満ちては欠けてゆく 

玉桂 

半座分かつ

華のうてな 

誰が為にそこにある 

宿世分かつ為の

華のうてな

ROMAJI 

TBA

TRANSLATION 

Time after time, over and over

Time after time, over and over.

Clad in black, 

an evanescent role.

The waxing and waning of the moon.

A lotus pedestal meant to be shared by two.

Why does it exist?

A lotus pedestal meant to let us share our fate.

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Atsukashiyama Ibun 2018