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千本桜 ~ Senbonzakura ~ Thousands of Cherry Trees
There's two versions of this song
Version 1 English Lyrics: [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJbSszpTW_8?t=45]
After a bold and audacious Westernization revolution,
this is now an open and upright anti-war nation.
As I pedal forward my bicycle marked with the Japanese flag,
evil spirits will disperse from my intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Looping the belt line, I don't care if I'm constantly on the move.
Boys and girls must be unrivaled during the warring era, in the floating world.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. Not even your voice will reach.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell. Look down on us from your guillotine.
The whole world is shrouded in hellish darkness. Not even a lamenting song is audible.
With your raygun, shoot out the azure sky and the far distance.
Hundreds of fights will give one the appearance of an officer.
The courtesans are going here and there on a parade for their regular guests.
Everyone, assemble here now.
It's a march of the saints. One! Two! Three! Four!
To pass through the gate to dhyāna, and achieve nirvana with cleansing,
the closing act must be a happy finale, accompanied by applause from the audience.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. Not even your voice will reach.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell. Look down on us from your guillotine.
The whole world is shrouded in hellish darkness. Not even a lamenting song is audible.
The hill of hope is in the far distance, so shoot up your flashlight grenade.
Looping the belt line, I don't care if I'm constantly on the move.
Boys and girls must be unrivaled during the warring era, in the floating world.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. Not even your voice will reach.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell, so jump off from your guillotine.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. You will sing, and I will dance.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell, so shoot randomly and ceaselessly with your raygun.
English Second Version [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdYKj2PvnZE?t=41]
With a bold and sudden calling, Western Revolution's starting
Let our hearts be open to it
Pacifist nation
Riding on a penny-farthing, it's the flag of our sun rising,
Warding evil spirits like an ICBM
On the train tracks, running along the line,
let us move forward. Don't look behind.
Boys and girls becoming like samurai
just like those from our previous life
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Though I can't hear your voice, keep what I say in mind -
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Looking down at us from that big guillotine
Darkness has just engulfed the universe we know
The lament that you sing can't reach ears anymore
We are still far away from reaching clear blue skies
Go ahead, keep shooting, with that ray gun, fight!
Veterans who've trained through struggles are now officers in battle
Here and there, we see the harlots in procession
This one, that one, doesn't matter, every single person gathers
March on to our saintly deaths now!
1, 2, san, shi
Passing through the gates on the mountain peaks,
Escaping this world, kill all the evil fiends
Surely this will end in a denouement
Among the crowds giving their applause
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Though I can't hear your voice, keep what I say in mind -
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Looking down at us from that big guillotine
Darkness has just engulfed the universe we know
The lament that you sing can't reach ears anymore
We are still far away from reaching peaks of hope
Go ahead, keep shooting, use the flashing bolt!
On the train tracks, running along the line,
let us move forward. Don't look behind.
Boys and girls becoming like samurai
just like those from our previous life
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Though I can't hear your voice, keep what I say in mind -
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Leaping down to us from that big guillotine
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Once your song can be heard, we'll dance with all our might
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Go ahead, keep shooting, with that ray gun, lead!
Kanji and Hiragana
大胆不敵にハイカラ革命
磊々落々（らいらいらくらく）反戦国家
日の丸印の二輪車転がし
悪霊退散 ICBM
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随（まにま）に
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして
三千世界 常世之闇（とこよのやみ） 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ
青藍（せいらん）の空 遥か彼方 その光線銃で打ち抜いて
百戦錬磨の見た目は将校
いったりきたりの花魁（おいらん）道中
アイツもコイツも皆で集まれ
聖者の行進 わんっ つー さん しっ
禅定門（ぜんじょうもん）を潜り抜けて 安楽浄土厄払い
きっと終幕（さいご）は大団円 拍手の合間に
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして
三千世界 常世之闇（とこよのやみ） 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ
希望の丘 遥か彼方 その閃光弾を打ち上げろ
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随（まにま）に
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台を飛び降りて
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君が歌い僕は踊る
此処は宴 鋼の檻 さあ光線銃を撃ちまくれ
There's two versions of this song
Version 1 English Lyrics: [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJbSszpTW_8?t=45]
After a bold and audacious Westernization revolution,
this is now an open and upright anti-war nation.
As I pedal forward my bicycle marked with the Japanese flag,
evil spirits will disperse from my intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Looping the belt line, I don't care if I'm constantly on the move.
Boys and girls must be unrivaled during the warring era, in the floating world.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. Not even your voice will reach.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell. Look down on us from your guillotine.
The whole world is shrouded in hellish darkness. Not even a lamenting song is audible.
With your raygun, shoot out the azure sky and the far distance.
Hundreds of fights will give one the appearance of an officer.
The courtesans are going here and there on a parade for their regular guests.
Everyone, assemble here now.
It's a march of the saints. One! Two! Three! Four!
To pass through the gate to dhyāna, and achieve nirvana with cleansing,
the closing act must be a happy finale, accompanied by applause from the audience.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. Not even your voice will reach.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell. Look down on us from your guillotine.
The whole world is shrouded in hellish darkness. Not even a lamenting song is audible.
The hill of hope is in the far distance, so shoot up your flashlight grenade.
Looping the belt line, I don't care if I'm constantly on the move.
Boys and girls must be unrivaled during the warring era, in the floating world.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. Not even your voice will reach.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell, so jump off from your guillotine.
Thousands of cherry trees dissolve into the night. You will sing, and I will dance.
This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell, so shoot randomly and ceaselessly with your raygun.
English Second Version [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdYKj2PvnZE?t=41]
With a bold and sudden calling, Western Revolution's starting
Let our hearts be open to it
Pacifist nation
Riding on a penny-farthing, it's the flag of our sun rising,
Warding evil spirits like an ICBM
On the train tracks, running along the line,
let us move forward. Don't look behind.
Boys and girls becoming like samurai
just like those from our previous life
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Though I can't hear your voice, keep what I say in mind -
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Looking down at us from that big guillotine
Darkness has just engulfed the universe we know
The lament that you sing can't reach ears anymore
We are still far away from reaching clear blue skies
Go ahead, keep shooting, with that ray gun, fight!
Veterans who've trained through struggles are now officers in battle
Here and there, we see the harlots in procession
This one, that one, doesn't matter, every single person gathers
March on to our saintly deaths now!
1, 2, san, shi
Passing through the gates on the mountain peaks,
Escaping this world, kill all the evil fiends
Surely this will end in a denouement
Among the crowds giving their applause
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Though I can't hear your voice, keep what I say in mind -
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Looking down at us from that big guillotine
Darkness has just engulfed the universe we know
The lament that you sing can't reach ears anymore
We are still far away from reaching peaks of hope
Go ahead, keep shooting, use the flashing bolt!
On the train tracks, running along the line,
let us move forward. Don't look behind.
Boys and girls becoming like samurai
just like those from our previous life
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Though I can't hear your voice, keep what I say in mind -
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Leaping down to us from that big guillotine
Thousands of cherry blossoms dwindling in the light
Once your song can be heard, we'll dance with all our might
This bouquet that surrounds is iron poison, see,
Go ahead, keep shooting, with that ray gun, lead!
Kanji and Hiragana
大胆不敵にハイカラ革命
磊々落々（らいらいらくらく）反戦国家
日の丸印の二輪車転がし
悪霊退散 ICBM
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随（まにま）に
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして
三千世界 常世之闇（とこよのやみ） 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ
青藍（せいらん）の空 遥か彼方 その光線銃で打ち抜いて
百戦錬磨の見た目は将校
いったりきたりの花魁（おいらん）道中
アイツもコイツも皆で集まれ
聖者の行進 わんっ つー さん しっ
禅定門（ぜんじょうもん）を潜り抜けて 安楽浄土厄払い
きっと終幕（さいご）は大団円 拍手の合間に
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台で見下ろして
三千世界 常世之闇（とこよのやみ） 嘆ク唄モ聞コエナイヨ
希望の丘 遥か彼方 その閃光弾を打ち上げろ
環状線を走り抜けて 東奔西走なんのその
少年少女戦国無双 浮世の随（まにま）に
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君ノ声モ届カナイヨ
此処は宴 鋼の檻 その断頭台を飛び降りて
千本桜 夜ニ紛レ 君が歌い僕は踊る
此処は宴 鋼の檻 さあ光線銃を撃ちまくれ
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