鼓動～和の魂～
[Intro] 和太鼓 → Japanese drums (Wadaiko) --- [Verse 1] 春霞 桜舞い散る参道を → Spring haze, along the shrine path where cherry blossoms scatter 風が鳴らす 鈴の音ひとつ → A single bell rings, stirred by the wind 夏祭り 灯籠の海の中 → At the summer festival, amid a sea of lanterns 金魚すくい 笑う子らの影 → Goldfish scooping, children’s laughing shadows 秋の夜長が 紅葉照らす社で → On a long autumn night, at a shrine lit by crimson leaves 柏手でひとつ 願いを託し → With a single clap of hands, a wish is entrusted 冬の朝 白息立つ石畳み → A winter morning, white breath rising over stone pavement 凛と響く 除夜の鐘よ → The New Year’s bell rings clear and solemn --- [Pre-Chorus] 赤い鳥居をくぐるたび → Each time I pass beneath the red torii gate 胸の奥が 静かに揺れる → Something deep in my chest quietly trembles 千年続く息づかいが → A breath that has continued for a thousand years 今もここに 確かにある → Is still surely here, even now --- [Chorus] 神よ、風よ、ふるさとの鼓動よ → O gods, O wind, heartbeat of my homeland 太鼓のリズムが 血潮を打つ → The rhythm of the drums pounds through my blood 祈りは空へ 舞い上がり → Prayers rise and dance into the sky 四季と共に 魂は生きる → The soul lives on, together with the seasons --- [Verse 2] 朝もやの土俵 塵手水打ち → In the morning mist on the ring, salt is thrown and hands are cleansed 裸足のまま 大地を踏みしめる → Barefoot, feet pressing firmly into the earth 汗と砂にまみれた手で掴んだ → With hands covered in sweat and sand, they grasp 勝ちと負けの重さを知る → The true weight of victory and defeat 出来立てちゃんこ 湯気に霞む部屋 → Freshly made chanko stew, the room clouded with steam 痛む肩を 黙って冷やし → Silently cooling aching shoulders 大銀杏 揺れる背中には → On backs where the oicho topknot sways 歴史と誇り 受け継いでいる → History and pride are carried on --- [Pre-Chorus] 幾度倒れかけても手はつかない → No matter how many times they nearly fall, they never touch the ground with their hands 土俵の上は嘘を許さない → The ring allows no lies ぶつかり合う鼓動こそが → The clashing heartbeats themselves 男たちの 証となる → Become the proof of these men --- [Chorus] 神よ、風よ、ふるさとの鼓動よ → O gods, O wind, heartbeat of my homeland 太鼓のリズムが 胸を叩く → The rhythm of the drums strikes my chest 土俵の砂も 汗のしぶきも → The sand of the ring and the spray of sweat 命を賭けた 美しさだ → Are a beauty born of risking one’s life --- [Bridge] 「せいや！ はっ！」 → “Seiya! Ha!” 遠く響く 屋台囃子 → Festival music echoes in the distance 月明かりの下 影が踊る → Under the moonlight, shadows dance 守りたいものは 目には見えぬまま → What I wish to protect remains unseen ただ鼓動だけ 熱く鳴る → Only the heartbeat resounds, burning hot --- [Final Chorus] 神よ、風よ、この国の鼓動よ → O gods, O wind, heartbeat of this land 季節とともに 命を繋ぐ → Lives are passed on with the turning seasons 土俵の音も 寺の鐘も → The sounds of the ring and the bells of temples すべては祈りと 誇りの詩 → All of it is a poem of prayer and pride
