Old Military Hymns of the Japanese Armed Forces

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This thread will be for the purpose of analyzing the historical , beautiful hymns of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces, and its legacy, the Japanese Self Defense Forces.

 

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Songs of the Imperial Japanese Army


抜刀隊_陸軍分列行進曲

JGSDF Anthem:

(it has retained the IJA's anthem)

 

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Aikoku koshinkyoku

1.
Miyo! Tokai no sora akete,
Kyokujitsu takaku kagayakeba,
Tenchi no seiki hatsuratsu to
Kibo wa odoru Oyashima.
O, seiro no asagumo ni
Sobiyuru Fuji no sugata koso
Kin'omuketsu yuruginaki
Waga Nippon no hokori nare.

2.
Tate! Ikkei no okimi wo
Hikari to towa ni itadakite,
Shinmin warera mina tomoni
Miitsu ni sowan daishimei.
Yuke, hakko wo ie to nashi,
Shikai no hito wo michibikite,
Tadashiki heiwa uchitaten.
Riso wa hana to saki kaoru.

3.
Ima ikutabi ka waga ue ni,
Shiren no arashi takeru tomo,
Danko to mamore sono seigi.
Susuman michi wa hitotsu nomi.
A, yuen no kamiyo yori,
Todoroku hocho uketsugite,
Daikoshin no yuku kanata
Kokoku tsumeni sakae are!

１．
見よ　東海の　空あけて
旭日　高く輝けば
天地の正気　溌剌と
希望は躍る　大八洲

おお　晴朗の　朝雲に
聳ゆる　富士の姿こそ
金甌無欠　揺るぎなき
わが日本の　誇りなれ

２．
起て　一系の　大君を
光と　永久に戴きて
臣民我等　皆共に
御稜威に副はむ　大使命
往け　八紘を　宇となし
四海の人を　導きて
正しき平和　うち建てむ
理想は花と　咲き薫る

３．
いま　幾度か　我が上に
試練の嵐　哮るとも
断固と守れ　その正義
進まん道は　一つのみ
ああ　悠遠の　神代より
轟く歩調　うけつぎて
大行進の　往く彼方
皇国つねに　栄あれ

 

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