#kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi

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last song: pretty sure it was Kokyou ni Nishiki o Kazaru Beshi which was a karaoke song in Ishin sung by Nagakura (aka Saejima), that particular song goes hard

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[kenzan-kiwami]

thinking about kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi again

[rubiaryutheroyal]

Kokyou ni Nishiki o Kazaru Beshi / Return Home in Glory

Well, with recent inspiration, I have finally hunkered down and returned to the karaoke lyric + interjection translations. Might as well resume from Ishin karaoke as that’s where I last left off... a few years ago.

This song is the one Nagakura (Saejima) sings proudly. Now, this is the full version of the song, but here is the link to another video feat. Saito, aka Sakamoto singing along. For convenience, I’ll translate the interjections in time with the song, as I’ve done for Samurai Ondo before, with a bit of freedom to rearrange because this is the full version.

Lyric translations credited to this trusted site, but the interjections are all mine, baby!

Japanese romaji lyrics:

Saito (intro): kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi! kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi! agareyou kachidoki kippareyou Nagakura!

Nagakura: mazushiku henpi na katainaka

Saito: a sore!

Nagakura: umare ochitaru sono hi yori

Saito: a doushita!

Nagakura: kono mune yadoru nichirin no

Saito: hai!

Nagakura: atsuki hokori wa moeteiru

Saito: konjou!

Nagakura: nashitogero gekokujou oya koukou

Saito: kippareyou Nagakura!

Nagakura & Saito: kokyou ni nishiki wo kazaru beshi!

Nagakura: chichiue...

Saito: chichiue~

Nagakura: tebura de 

Saito: tebura de~ 

Nagakura: kaeri wa senu zo

Saito: La la la la la la la la~

Nagakura: hahaue...

Saito: hahaue~

Nagakura: ongi wo 

Saito: ongi wo~

Nagakura: ada de wa kaesanu zo

Saito: kippareyou Nagakura!

Nagakura (Saito): misetsukero (hai!) yamatodamashii (hai!) agero kachidoki!

Saito: agareyou kachidoki!

Nagakura (intermission): * hima no yoru niwa mashi na akashi hiji ni aru yumegatari wa mottekoi otoko mo kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi! semattara basho o kimeru dekakeru mae ni kono basho ni modoran ttekoto dana!

Nagakura: osanaki koro no omoide mo tomo mo kazoku mo hatsukoi mo watashi wa subete oite kita jounetsu hitotsu wo tomo ni shite

sabireteiru garantou no furusato wo dodekai nishiki de kazaru beshi!

kakoku mo jigoku mo kamai wa senu zo kutsuu mo hitsuu mo okamai shimasenu zo shinzuru wa yamatodamashii agero shiroboshi

Nagakura & backup (intermission): kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi  kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi 

Nagakura (spoken): kokyou ni nishiki o kazaru beshi!

Nagakura: nashitogero gekokujou oya koukou

Saito: kippareyou Nagakura!

Nagakura & Saito: kokyou ni nishiki wo kazaru beshi!

Nagakura: chichiue... 

Saito: chichiue~ 

Nagakura: tebura de 

Saito: tebura de~ 

Nagakura: kaeri wa senu zo

Saito: La la la la la la la la~

Nagakura: hahaue... 

Saito: hahaue~

Nagakura: ongi wo 

Saito: ongi wo~

Nagakura: ada de wa kaesanu zo

Saito: kippareyou Nagakura! 

Nagakura (Saito): misetsukero (hai!) yamatodamashii (hai!) agero kachidoki!

Saito: agareyou kachidoki!

(music)

Saito: ha~tan~ka~...

* [T/N: Because Koyama-san tends to mumble a lot while he voice acts for Nagakura (and Saejima), it’s difficult for me to pick out exactly what he says, so I’m putting in a lot of guesswork. Hopefully what context I did pick up makes up for it.]

English lyrics:

Saito (intro): Return home in glory! Return home in glory! Let out your victory cry, be resolute, Nagakura!

Nagakura: Since the day I was born

Saito: A sore!

Nagakura: in the poor, remote country

Saito: Ah, so then?

Nagakura: A pride as hot as the sun

Saito: Hai!

Nagakura: has been burning in my chest

Saito: You got guts!

Nagakura: I will do it: domination of my seniors, filial piety

Saito: Be resolute, Nagakura!

Nagakura & Saito: and return home in glory!

Nagakura: Father... 

Saito: Oh, Father~

Nagakura: I won't come home empty-handed

Saito: * Not empty-handed~ La la la la la la la la~

Nagakura: Mother... 

Saito: Oh, Mother~

Nagakura: I will repay my debt of gratitude to you

Saito: * My gratitude~ Be resolute, Nagakura!

Nagakura (Saito): Let me show you (Hai!) the Japanese spirit, (Hai!) let's let out a victory cry!

Saito: Let out your victory cry!

Nagakura (intermission): On a toilless night, men who’d rather idle all night you who bring fantastic tales with them Return home in glory! Before you decide your place to go and head out know that you won’t be coming back here! 

Nagakura: Memories of my youth my friends, family and first love I left them all behind taking with me only a passion

Nagakura: I'm going to bring huge glory to my desolate, empty hometown!

Nagakura: Come harshness or hell Come pain or bitterness Have faith in the Japanese spirit and put up a victory mark!

Nagakura & backup (intermission): Return home in glory Return home in glory Return home in glory Return home in glory  

Nagakura (spoken): Return home in glory!

Nagakura: I will do it: domination of my seniors, filial piety

Saito: Be resolute, Nagakura!

Nagakura & Saito: and return home in glory!

Nagakura: Father... 

Saito: Oh, Father~

Nagakura: I won't come home empty-handed

Saito: Not empty-handed~ La la la la la la la la~

Nagakura: Mother... 

Saito: Oh, Mother~

Nagakura: I will repay my debt of gratitude to you

Saito: My gratitude~ Be resolute, Nagakura!

Nagakura: Let me show you the Japanese spirit, let's let out a victory cry!

Saito: Let out your victory cry!

(music)

But~ he~ failed~...

* [T/N: Given that Saito sings a part of the line that happens to be at the end in English, I decided not to split up the translated line, but you know where he interjects.

Also... bad end. :( ]