Battotai, also known as the Japanese Army Branch March (抜刀隊, Battō-tai or 陸軍分列行進曲 Rikugun bunretsu kōshinkyoku) is a Japanese March composed by Charles Leroux in 1912, and was used by the Imperial Army of Japan and Japan Self-Defense Forces.
During the fierce Battle of Tabaruzaka the Imperial Government pulled an unexpected move, and initiated hand-to-hand combat. The name derives from the Sword-Wielding Troops (or Battotai) units that were used during the engagement.
Lyrics (Hiragana):
われはかんぐんわがてきは
てんちいれざるちょうてきぞ
たきのたいしょうたるものは
ここんむそうのえいゆうで
これにしたごうつわものは
ともにひょうかんけっしのし
きじんにはじぬゆうあるも
てんのゆるさぬはんぎゃくを
おこせしものはむかしより
さかえしためしあらずるぞ
てきのほろぶるそれまでは
すすめやすすめもろともに
たまちるつるぎぬきつれて
しするかくごですすめべし
みくにのふうともののふは
そのみをまもるたましいの
いしいんこのかたすたれたる
にっぽんとのいまさらに
またよにいずるみのほまれ
てきもみかたももろともに
やえばのもとにしすべきに
やまとだましいあるものを
しすべきときはいまなるぞ
ひとにおくれてわじかくな
Imperial Japanese March: "Battotai/抜刀隊" | PhilAntarctica
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