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    Japanese Military & Patriotic Songs – 抜刀隊

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抜刀隊

我は官軍我敵は
天地容れざる朝敵ぞ
敵の大將たる者は
古今無雙の英雄で.
 
之に從ふ兵は
共に慓悍决死の士
鬼神に恥ぬ勇あるも
天の許さぬ叛逆を.
 
起しゝ者は昔より
榮えし例あらざるぞ
敵の亡ぶる夫迄は
進めや進め諸共に!
 
玉ちる劔拔き連れて
死ぬる覺悟で進むべし
皇國の風と武士の
其身を護る靈の.
 
維新このかた廢れたる
日本刀の今更に
又世に出づる身の譽
敵も身方も諸共に.
 
刃の下に死ぬべきぞ
大和魂ある者の
死ぬべき時は今なるぞ
人に後れて恥かくな.
 
敵の亡ぶる夫迄は
進めや進め諸共に
玉ちる劔拔き連れて
死ぬる覺悟で進むべし!
 
English
Translation123#4

March of Battotai

We are the Imperial Army
And our enemies are enemies of the Emperor
The enemy general is a
Hero equal to none in glory and victory
 
And the men who follow are also stalwart
And warriors who do not fear death
Even though they are brave enough to frighten the devil,
Heaven will not pardon their rebellion
 
Those who have crossed the Emperor
Have never prospered
Until our enemy is destroyed,
Forwards, forwards, one and all
 
Unsheathing the sword like a shattered gem,
We must go forwards, prepared for death
 
As it has been custom in this Imperial Land,
Samurai have protected like their very souls
The sword which has been made
Obsolete in the Restoration,
 
Now it has been brought back,
So let friend and foe
Die under the blade, and
For those with Yamato Spirit
 
Now is the time to die,
Do not bring shame through delay
Until our enemy is destroyed,
Forwards, forwards, one and all
 
Unsheathing the sword like a shattered gem,
We must go forwards, prepared for death
 
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Translations of "抜刀隊 (Battōtai)"

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Comments
Jelly CatJelly Cat    Tue, 26/01/2021 - 07:15
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Undoubtedly poor translation. I know it's hard to read the original text thoroughly but the translation strays too far from it and ignores the whole context.

Below are some of the instances:
And our enemies are enemies of the Emperor
天地容れざる朝敵ぞ

Heaven will not pardon their rebellion
Those who have crossed the Emperor
Have never prospered
天の許さぬ叛逆を
起しゝ者は昔より　
榮えし例（ためし）あらざるぞ

Now it has been brought back,
又（また）世に出づる身の譽（ほまれ）

TeSTaMeNTTeSTaMeNT    Tue, 26/01/2021 - 17:53

Translation taken from a website, forgot to add the source. So your comment should go to its rightful owner.

Jelly CatJelly Cat    Tue, 26/01/2021 - 20:37

I got it. You can add the source to it and there again it does not justify the poor translation.

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