"抜刀隊" Battotai | Japanese Imperial Music - Japanese Lyrics

日本帝国の愛国的な音楽行進。 Patriotic music march of the Japanese empire with real footage and Japanese lyrics. Battotai, also known as the Japanese Army Branch March (抜刀隊, Battō-tai or 陸軍分列行進曲 Rikugun bunretsu kōshinkyoku) is a Japanese March composed by Charles Leroux in 1912, and is used by the Japanese Army, Police and formerly the Imperial Army of Japan. During the fierce Battle of Tabaruzaka the Imperial Government pulled an unexpected move, and initiated hand-to-hand combat. The name derives from the Sword-Wielding Troops (or Battotai) units that were used during the engagement. Lyrics (Japanese): 我は官軍我（わが）敵は　　 天地容れざる朝敵ぞ 敵の大將たる者は　 古今無雙（双）の英雄で 之に從ふ兵（つわもの）は　　 共に慓悍（ひょうかん）決死の士 鬼神（きしん）に恥（はじ）ぬ勇あるも　 天の許さぬ叛逆を 起しゝ者は昔より　 榮えし例（ためし）あらざるぞ 敵の亡ぶる夫迄（それまで）は　　 進めや進め諸共に 玉ちる劔（つるぎ）拔き連れて　　 死ぬる覺悟で進むべし 皇國（みくに）の風（ふう）と武士（もののふ）の　　 其身（そのみ）を護る靈（たましい）の 維新このかた廢（すた）れたる　 日本刀（やまとがたな）の今更に 又（また）世に出づる身の譽（ほまれ） 敵も身方も諸共に 刄（やいば）の下に死ぬべきぞ　 大和魂ある者の 死ぬべき時は今なるぞ　 人に後（おく）れて恥かくな 敵の亡ぶる夫迄（それまで）は　　 進めや進め諸共に 玉ちる劔（つるぎ）拔き連れて　　 死ぬる覺悟で進むべし Romanji: Ware wa kan gun wagateki wa Tenchiirezaru choutekizo Teki no taishou taru mono wa Kokon musou no eiyuu de Kore ni shitagou tsu wa mono wa Tomo ni hyoukan kesshinoshi Kijinni hajinu yuuaru mo Tenno yurusanu hangyaku wo Okoseshi mono wa mukashi yori Sakae shitame shi arazaru zo Teki no horoburu sore made wa Susume ya susume moro tomo ni Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete Shisuru kaku gode susumubeshi Mikuni no fuuto mono no fu wa Sonomi wo mamoru tamashii no Ishiin kono kata suta retaru Nippon to no ima sara ni Mata yo niizuru mi no homare Teki mo mika tamo moro tomo ni Yaeba no moto ni shisubeki ni Yamato-damashii aru mono wo Shisubeki toki wa ima naru zo Hi toni oku rete ha jikaku na Teki no horoburu sore made wa Susume ya susume moro tomo ni Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete Shisuru kaku gode susumubeshi