Title:  蜻蛉羽 (Dragonfly Wings)
Circle: Kinema106
Vocal: kalon.
Arrangement: Tom
Release Date: Aug 15, 2014
Requested By: VocalC Google

An old way to say dragonfly is 蜻蛉 “Akitsu”.  This is not officially the Akitsu in Akitsumaru, but Tom makes it seem appropriate.  The song is about Akitsumaru’s final raid and sinking as she reminiscences about childhood songs.   En route to the Phillipines on November 1944, Akitsumaru is sunk by USS Queenfish’s torpedoes striking her depth charges.  Over the next 24 hours, 310 of Akitsumaru’s 2,300 men are saved by the other ships in her convoy.   Coincidentally, rescuing survivors is also known as dragonfly fishing in Japanese.

Romaji

ake ni shizumi yakeru yuugurezora
natsukashiki hibi
ano koro ni mita sora wa atatakakute
dokoka yasashii

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  • 朱に沈み焼ける 夕暮れ空
  • 懐かしき日々
  • あの頃に見た空は 暖かくて
  • どこか優しい
  • The evening sky burns down to a blood red
  • Ah, the old days
  • The sky I saw in those times, it was warm
  • and somewhat gentle

Romaji

kocchi no mizu wa nigai ka
acchi no mizu wa amai ka
onisan no te no naru hou he
iki wa yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi
utae hana ichi monme
kagome kagome to kagame
kono ko ga hoshii to shigami tsuki
namida horori

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  • こっちの水は苦か
  • 「あっちの水は甘いか」
  • 鬼さんの手のなる方へ
  • 「行きはよいよいよいよいよい」
  • 唄え花いちもんめ
  • 「かごめかごめと屈め」
  • この子が欲しいとしがみつき
  • 涙ほろり
  • Aren’t these waters bitter?
  • “Aren’t those waters over there sweet?”
  • Mr. Oni, come towards the sound of clapping hands
  • “Going is fine fine fine fine fine”
  • Sing Hana Ichi Monme
  • “stooping to Kagome-Kagome“
  • I cling to this child that I want to be
  • and I am moved to tears

Romaji

akitsuha yureru kaze ni sarawarete
monokuro iro no hoo wo nurashite
yuyake koyake kage wo oi kakete
hitomi tojireba meguru shikisai
aa…

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  • 蜻蛉羽揺れる 風に攫われて
  • モノクロ色の 頬を濡らして
  • 夕焼け小焼け 影を追いかけて
  • 瞳閉じれば 巡る四季彩
  • あゝ 、、、
  • Kidnapped by the winds that shake dragonfly wings
  • and wetting my monochrome-colored cheeks
  • I chase the twilight shadow
  • and if I close my eyes, the colors of the four seasons will cycle
  • Ah…

Romaji

ake ni shizumi yakeru yuugurezora
kuroku kogashite
kanjou wo toji kometa mi okuru kyoshu ga
nibuku furue

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  • 朱に沈み焼ける 夕暮れ空
  • 黒く焦がして
  • 感情を閉じ込めた 見送る拳手が
  • 鈍く震え
  • The evening sky burns down to a blood red
  • charred black
  • The farewell raised fist salute that concealed my emotions
  • trembled slightly

Romaji

socchi no mizu wa amai ka
docchi no mizu wa nigai ka
kaeri wa kowai nai zo
oni san no te no naru hou he
kagome kagome to kakoe
narae hana ichi monme
kono ko ga inai to me wo fusete
namida horori

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  • そっちの水は甘いか
  • 「どっちの水は苦か」
  • 帰りは怖いないぞ
  • 「鬼さんの手のなる方へ」
  • かごめかごめと囲え
  • 「哭え花いちもんめ」
  • この子がいないと 目を伏せて
  • 涙ほろり
  • Aren’t those waters sweet?
  • “Which waters are bitter?”
  • Returning is not scary!
  • “Mr. Oni, come towards the sound of clapping hands”
  • Surrounded by Kagome-Kagome
  • “Cry Hana Ichi Monme”
  • I cover my eyes and the child is gone
  • I am moved to tears

Romaji

kuyuru omoi yo douka kienaide
honoguraki se wo terashi tsudzukete
hakanaku chiru wa hana to yumeutsutsu
iki wo koroshite omoi kasanete

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  • くゆる想いよ どうか消えないで
  • 仄暗き瀨を 照らし続けて
  • 儚く散るは 花と夢現
  • 息を殺して 想い重ねて
  • Oh stray thought, please don’t disappear
  • Keep illuminating the gloomy shallows
  • The flowers and the half-asleep trance have faded away
  • I hold my breath, yearning repeatedly

Romaji

saki hokoru you ni atsuku
moe ageru ikuoku
kuchiru hodo kuruizaite
sanzameku gekijou
aa…

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  • 咲き誇る様に熱く
  • 燃え上げる 幾億
  • 朽ちるほど狂い咲いて
  • さんざめく 激情
  • あゝ 、、、
  • To reach a full bloom
  • thousands get fired up
  • Till death, a passion blooms
  • boisterously and wildly
  • Ah…

Romaji

akitsuha yureru…

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  • 蜻蛉羽揺れる…
  • Swaying dragonfly wings…

Romaji

akitsuha kaze yo douka kienaide
honoguraki se wo terashi tsudzukete
yuyake koyake kage wo oi kakete
hitomi tojireba meguru shikisai

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  • 蜻蛉羽風よ どうか消えないで
  • 仄暗き瀨を 照らし続けて
  • 夕焼け小焼け 影を追いかけて
  • 瞳閉じれば 巡る四季彩
  • The wind of the dragonfly wings, please don’t go
  • Keep illuminating the gloomy shallows
  • I chase the twilight shadow
  • and if I close my eyes, the colors of the four seasons will cycle

Romaji

saki hokoru you ni atsuku
moe tsukiru ikuoku
kuchiru nara sukui agete
kono mune ni kizamou
aa…

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  • 咲き誇る様に熱く
  • 燃え尽きる 幾億
  • 朽ちるなら掬い上げて
  • この胸に刻もう
  • あゝ、、、
  • To reach a full bloom
  • thousands intensely burn out
  • If you perish, I shall scoop you up
  • and engrave you in my heart
  • Ah…