Lyric

Snow brings silence

The streets of Edo

Are painted anew

In the breath, pure as a newborn heart

Footsteps

Melt away

Enduring mockery

Bearing hardship

Betrayed and abandoned

Yet drawn by compassion

Some have left

But what binds those who remain

Is the sincerity called bonds

With sleeves of our haori

We gently hold the cold spear

Beneath the snow

Flowers bloom

With unwavering hearts

Blades held firm

Onward we go

Believing in our path

Gathered under justice

We have walked one path in faith

To endure the frozen night

We hold each other’s hearts

Even if our names fade

Let us be the flowers that bloom

Even if our lives vanish like dew

We believe the cherry blossoms will return

We entrust the future

And we believe

Swearing together

Supporting each other

Helping one another

We have come this far

The moment snow tears through the dark

Our fate remains unknown

Yet the patience in our hearts

Will bloom flowers of the future

Into the unseen tomorrow

We will step forward

Cherry blossoms will fall

Snow, vanish away

For us to become like them

The time for farewell cups has come

With banners held to our chests

Let us open

The gate of departure

A person’s life

Is never theirs alone

It is something

That weaves together

The past and the future

The future

Rests upon our shoulders

No more hesitation

We stake everything to move forward

To lift another up

At the journey’s end

In the veil of night

Let us tie our resolve

To the past

Looking up at the sky

The stars flicker

Giving courage to believe

Even if we leave this world

Something will remain

The bell of Sengakuji tolls

Its sound melting the snow

As if linking to the future

Our battle begins now