鋼鉄ノ鳥 (Koutetsu no Tori)

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Song title
"鋼鉄ノ鳥" Romaji: Koutetsu no Tori English: Steel Bird
Original Upload Date
June 22, 2013
Singer
IA
Producer(s)
Wataame (music, lyrics) Otsuchibi (bass) hazfirst (illustration, video)
Views
450,000+ (NN), 900,000+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast YouTube Broadcast (reprint, subbed)
Description "The boy had wanted to become a bird."

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
廻れ、廻れよ　いと儚げに	maware, maware yo ito hakanage ni	Spin, spin into emptiness,
翼持たぬ鳥の歌よ	tsubasa motanu tori no uta yo	Song of the wingless bird
水平線高く鳥は唄い　今飛び発つ銀の翼にて	suihei sen takaku tori wa utai ima tobitatsu gin no tsubasa nite	The bird sings high above the horizon on wings of silver that now fly
その瞳に灯す冷たい火は　戦場へと放つ雷槌(いかづち)よ	sono hitomi ni tomosu tsumetai hi wa ikusaba e to hanatsu ikazuchi yo	The cold fire burning within those eyes is the thunder hammer released towards the battlefield
その羽根で何処まで往ける気か	sono hane de doko made yukeru ki ka	How far does he feel he can go with those wings?
空は蒼く高くどこまでも遠く澄み渡り	sora wa aoku takaku doko made mo tooku sumiwatari	The blue, tall sky is perfectly clear all around
少年は鳥になりたかっただけ　戦火の渦に巻かれて	shounen wa tori ni naritakatta dake senka no uzu ni makarete	The boy had only wanted to become a bird, dragged in by the maelstrom of war
飛ばせ　遙かなる旅路でも	tobase harukanaru tabiji demo	Fly! Even through distant journeys,
翼持たぬ鳥は遠く	tsubasa motanu tori wa tooku	The wingless bird flies far away
たとえその手を血に染めても	tatoe sono te o chi ni somete mo	Even if those hands are soaked in blood,
お国のためと　撃鉄落とす	okuni no tame to gekitetsu otosu	Pull the trigger for your country
燃やせ　その生命を 火に変えて	moyase sono inochi o hi ni kaete	Burn! Transform that life to fire,
翼宿す意志は強く	tsubasa yadosu ishi wa tsuyoku	The will carrying those wings is strong
蜉蝣(かげろう)ほどの命であれど	kagerou hodo no inochi de are do	Even if that life is worth as much as a dragonfly,
空に　華を　咲かせてみよう	sora ni hana o sakasete miyou	Let’s try to make a flower bloom within the sky
地平線に昇る陽を背にして　朝霧へと紛れ忍び寄り	chiheisen ni noboru you o se ni shite asagiri e to magire shinobiyori	Turning his back to the sun climbing the horizon, he blends into the morning fog and draws near unnoticed.
燻銀(いぶしぎん)の機体駆る戦士は　戦場へと刻下導かれ	ibushigin no kitai karu senshi wa ikusaba e to kokka michibikare	The warriors who ride aircraft of worn silver are now being led to the battlefield
鋼鉄ノ鳥は何処まで往ける	koutetsu no tori wa doko made yukeru	How far can the steel bird go?
雲は厚く視界は遮られども	kumo wa atsuku shikai wa saegirare domo	Even if the clouds are thick and your sight is blocked,
更なる空を見る少年よ　鳥のように羽撃け	saranaru sora o miru shounen yo tori no you ni hanagake	Boy who sees the past sky, flap your wings like a bird
落とせ　数多の屍(しかばね)超えて	otose amata no shikabane koete	Shoot them down! Past countless bodies,
蒼き炎　巻いて飛んで	aoki honoo maite tonde	Fly wrapped in blue flames
鳥より鳥らしく在るために	tori yori tori rashiku aru tame ni	To be more like a bird than a bird,
武器と成りて空を駆けます	buki to narite sora o kakemasu	Become a weapon and fly across the sky
散らせ　その生命を紅く染め	chirase sono inochi o akaku some	Scatter! Drench that life in red,
翼宿る意志は強く	tsubasa yadoru ishi wa tsuyoku	The will carrying those wings is strong
そして己の　焔を抱いて	soshite onore no homura o daite	And to embrace your flame,
刹那　空に　散り逝く定め	setsuna sora ni chiri iku sadame	Scattering and passing away within the sky is your fate
響け　彼の命の福音よ	hibike kare no inochi no fukuin yo	Resound, the gospel of his life;
翼授け空へ放つ	tsubasa sazuke sora e hanatsu	Accept those wings and release them into the sky
鋼翼ノ鳥は放たれた	koutetsu no tori wa hanatareta	The steel bird was release,
彼の翼　永久の空へ	kare no tsubasa towa no sora e	His wings flying towards the eternal sky
朽ちて尚飛び立つ若武者は	kuchite nao tobitatsu wakamusha wa	The dead young warrior, unknown of,
鳥と成りて空を駆けます	tori to narite sora o kakemasu	Still becomes a bird and flies across the sky
飛ばせ　遙かなる旅路でも	tobase harukanaru tabiji demo	Fly! Even through distant journeys,
翼持たぬ鳥は詠う	tsubasa motanu tori wa utau	The wingless bird signs far away
銀の翼を背にはためかせ	gin no tsubasa o se ni hatamekase	Flutter the silver wings on you back,
朝日　空に　消える思いよ	asahi sora ni kieru omoi yo	Feelings disappearing into the morning sun’s sky

English translation by Coleena Wu

Discography

This song was featured on the following albums:

• IA THE WORLD ～翼～ (IA THE WORLD ~Tsubasa~)
• 桜色キャンバス (Sakurairo Canvas)

External links

Unofficial

• Hatsune Miku Wiki
• VocaDB