千国桜の舞

千の国を越えて　まだ刃は眠らない 黒い桜吹雪が　夜の城を包む 名もなき もののふの魂は　風の中で目を覚まし 守ると決めた約束だけ　胸に残る 散るなら咲け　消えるなら舞え 命は影になっても　祈りは残る 千国桜よ　舞え　舞え 闇を裂いて　紅く舞え この名を失くしても　魂は消えない 散るほど咲け　消えるほど舞え 明けない夜の向こうへ 錆びた月の下で　遠い太鼓が鳴る 白い息がほどけて　記憶の道になる 勝ち負けよりも深く　守りたかったものがある 誰にも語れぬ涙を　袖に隠して 斬るためじゃなく　救うために この手は最後の舞を　空へ放つ 千国桜よ　舞え　舞え 影を抱いて　強く舞え この声が届かずとも　想いは消えない 散るほど咲け　消えるほど舞え 名もなき春のために もしもこの身が　灰になっても 春はまた　誰かの胸に来る だから恐れずに　刃を納め 祈りの風となれ 千国桜よ　舞え　舞え 千の夜を越えて　舞え この命散らしても　心は渡る 散るほど咲け　消えるほど舞え 次の朝へ　咲き誇れ 桜よ　舞え 魂よ　還れ

Crossing a thousand lands, the blade still does not sleep. A black storm of cherry petals enfolds the night-bound castle. The souls of nameless warriors awaken inside the wind, and only the vow they swore to protect remains within the chest. If you must fall, then bloom. If you must vanish, then dance. Even when life becomes a shadow, the prayer remains. O Sengoku sakura, dance, dance, splitting the dark, dancing in crimson. Even if I lose this name, the soul will not vanish. The more you scatter, the more you bloom. The more you vanish, the more you dance. Out beyond a night that will not end. Beneath a rusted moon, a distant drum is sounding. White breath unravels and becomes a road of memory. Deeper than victory or defeat, there is something I wanted to protect. Hiding tears no one can speak of inside my sleeve. Not to cut down, but to save. This hand releases its final dance up into the sky. O Sengoku sakura, dance, dance, holding the shadow close, dancing strong. Even if this voice fails to reach, the longing will not vanish. The more you scatter, the more you bloom. The more you vanish, the more you dance. For the sake of a nameless spring. Even if this body should turn to ash, spring will come again to someone's heart. So without fear, sheathe the blade and become the wind of prayer. O Sengoku sakura, dance, dance, crossing a thousand nights, dance. Even when this life is scattered, the heart still crosses over. The more you scatter, the more you bloom. The more you vanish, the more you dance. Bloom in full glory into the next morning. O sakura, dance. O soul, return.