Yamatoism

koube wo age furikaeru na
ayumu ato ni michi wa dekiru
yamato no chi wo uketsugu mono
misora ni mau kokou no washi
harukanarishi taga tamashii ka

mabuta ni ukeru kyokujitsu
musuu ni chitta ryuushi wa
wareware no okusoko
neshizumatta kioku no
minamo wo waru tsuyoku yasashiku

hatenaru tooki kako kara
ippo mata ippo susunde
mukaitsuzuketekita
kano basho ni aru no wa
keshite kurai yami de wa naku
tokoshie no kagayaku minamoto

katsumokuse yo hikari yadosu
sono manako ni utsuru mono wa
kono yo no arayuru
kurushimi kanashimi
soshite masaru yorokobi

koube wo tare inori sasagu
michibikareta toki no naka no
hitori toshite sei wo uketa
shin no imi wo oshietamae
yuumounaru waga chichiue yo

toki no nagare wa hageshiku
mata taoyaka ni ikisugi
kurourushi no hako e
shimawareta rekishi wa
asu no sugata utsusu darou ka

yoru no shijima ni nemureru
osanago-tachi no miru yume
maruku nigirishimeta
chiisa na tenohira ni
tsutsumareta mienai tane ga
itsunohinika hanasaku you ni

doumokuseshi onoga chikara
kono karada ni himetaru no wa
michinaru chikara to
kagirinai eichi to
soshite aisuru omoi

koube wo age furikaeru na
ayumu ato ni michi wa dekiru
yamato no chi wo uketsugu mono
misora ni mau kokou no washi
harukanarishi hito no mitama ka

katsumokuse yo senkou hiku
sono manako wa subete wo iru
honoo ni kugurase
utareta hagane no
kirameku katana no you ni

koube wo tare inori sasagu
michibikareta toki no naka de
hiizurukuni sei wo uketa
shin no imi wo itsuka shirou
yuumounaru senjin-tachi yo

hahanaru daichi warera ga sokoku