皇国の守 / Mikuni no mamori / Defense of the empire
- Japanese military song
Singer: Hiroshi Mifune, King Male Chorus
Performer: King Orchestra
[About this song]
This song was released in 1886 under the title "Gunka (The military song)," with lyrics by Masakazu Toyama and music by Shuji Izawa. Its lyrics were up to number 9, but were later edited ed down to number 4, and its title was changed to "Mikuni no mamori." It's sometimes called "Kitareya kitare (come, come on!)."
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[Rōmaji]
Kitare ya kitare ya iza kitare
Mikuni o mamore ya morotomo ni
Yosekuru teki wa ōku tomo
Osoruru nakare osoruru na
Shisu tomo shirizoku koto nakare
Mikuni no tame nari kimi no tame
Isame ya isame ya mina isame
Tsurugi mo tama mo nan no sono
Mikuni o mamoru tsuwamono no
Mi wa tetsu yori mo nao katashi
Shisu tomo shirizoku koto nakare
Mikuni no tame nari kimi no tame
Mamore ya mamore ya mina mamore
Takoku no dorei to naru koto o
Osoruru mono wa chichi haha no
Funbo no kuni o yoku mamore
Shisu tomo shirizoku koto nakare
Mikuni no tame nari kimi no tame
Susume ya susume ya mina susume
Mikuni no hata o ba oshitatete
Susume ya susume mina susume
Senzo no kuni o mamori tsutsu
Shisu tomo shirizoku koto nakare
Mikuni no tame nari kimi no tame
[Japanese]
来れや来れや いざ来れ
皇国を守れや 諸共に
寄せ来る敵は多くとも
恐るるなかれ 恐るるな
死すとも退くことなかれ
皇国の為なり 君の為
勇めや勇めや みな勇め
剣も弾丸も何のその
皇国を守る兵の
身は鉄よりもなお硬し
死すとも退くことなかれ
皇国の為なり 君の為
守れや守れや みな守れ
他国の奴隷となることを
恐るるものは父母の
墳墓の国をよく守れ
死すとも退くことなかれ
皇国の為なり 君の為
進めや進めや みな進め
皇国の旗をば押し立てて
進めや進め みな進め
先祖の国を守りつつ
死すとも退くことなかれ
皇国の為なり 君の為