
Stone! Stone! ISHIGAKI!~Nagoya Castle~
[INTRO] [Verse 1] 打ち込みは命の刻み 乱積みは時の欠片 その積み方にコダマする 蘇る石の声 [Pre-chorus] 修復の足跡が 新しい形状を生む 見慣れぬ目には ただの石 だが生き生きと 語り出す [CHORUS: Triumphant chant, unison growl and choir] ISHIGAKIよ ISHIGAKIよ 再び 積み上げられん 堀に並ぶ 積み石よ その姿 復活の象徴 [Verse2] 清正石を 独り占め 通せんぼの陰に ひっそりと 手触りは 遥か 悠久の時 積み上げた 時間の流れ [Pre-chorus2] 運ばれし 我が石 国を名を 印し刻む 誰の石 どこの石 石の壁は 我が意思を纏う [BRIDGE: Whisper and ambient backing] 声なき 石が叫ぶ 「我は ここにいる」 「また積まれ また守る」 「乱世の 炎に 焼かれようとも!!」 [CHORUS: Louder, layered chant and tremolo guitars] ISHIGAKIよ ISHIGAKIよ 今こそ 立ち上がれ 刻印の 誇りを纏い 蘇れ 天下のISHIGAKI [OUTRO] 刻まれた 名を 読む声が 木霊する 蝉の声に 消える 石の 叫び 尾張名古屋は 城でもつ 尾張名古屋は 「いし」でもつ 🎵machine translation🎵 Stone!Stone!ISHIGAKI!~Nagoya Castle~ [INTRO] (Snare rolls and boots striking, echoing in the moat’s depths) [VERSE 1] Chiseling cuts – the breath of life Wild-stone stacking – fragments of time In every layer, echoes ring The voice of stones revives again Footsteps of old repairs Give birth to brand-new shapes To the untrained eye – they’re just stones But they speak, alive and bold [CHORUS: Triumphant chant, unison growl and choir] ISHIGAKI! O ISHIGAKI! You shall rise again O stones aligned along the moat Your stance – the sign of rebirth [VERSE 2] Claiming the Kiyomasa Stone Hidden behind closed paths Its touch – from timeless ages Layers of years it carries Stones once hauled – our proud stones Marked with nations, carved with names Whose stone is this? From where? This wall is clad with our will [BRIDGE: Whisper and ambient backing] The voiceless stones are growing “I was here” “I’ll be stacked, I’ll guard again” “Though flames of chaos scorch my skin” [CHORUS: Louder, layered chant and tremolo guitars] ISHIGAKI! O ISHIGAKI! Now stand up and roar Wrap yourself with engraved pride Revive, O ISHIGAKI of the realm [OUTRO] Carved names echo, fading The cicadas’ song swallows the cry of stone Owari Nagoya - the castle holds its soul Owari Nagoya - the stone holds its will (Tip) Nagoya Castle is famous, but its ISHIGAKI—the ancient stone walls—have endured the flames of World War II and stood strong. Even so, no wall is eternal without care. Today, Nagoya Castle is undergoing a large-scale restoration of its ISHIGAKI. The stones now lying along the moat, once part of the outer surface, quietly wait to be rebuilt. The history of the castle is also the history of its stone walls being mended. If you look closely, you may spot places where the stacking style changes—silent traces of time and repair.

