EPIC Nightcore Version - Roei no Uta - 露営の歌 with Lyrics & Subtitles

An epic Nightcore version of Roei no Uta, the 1937 Japanese song. Hear this historical composition reimagined with new energy. This video features a Nightcore arrangement of Roei no Uta , a Japanese military song originating from a newspaper song contest in 1937. The lyrics, written by Yabuuchi Kiichirō and set to music by Koseki Yūji, became widely known and were sung by soldiers at the front during the early years of the Sino-Japanese War. The song depicts the experience of soldiers in the field: a burning landscape, a brief rest during an encampment, uncertainty about surviving the next day, the death of comrades, and a willingness to sacrifice one's life framed in the original lyrics as being "for peace in East Asia." This arrangement is presented for historical and musical interest only and does not constitute endorsement or glorification of the political or ideological views expressed in the original work. *日本語* 勝って来るぞと勇ましく ちかって故郷を出たからは 手柄たてずに死なりょうか 進軍ラッパ聴くたびに 瞼に浮かぶ旗の波 土も草木も火と燃える 果てなき曠野踏みわけて 進む日の丸鉄兜 馬のたてがみなでながら 明日の命を誰か知る 弾丸もタンクも銃剣も しばし露営の草まくら 夢に出てきた父上に 死んで還れと励まされ 醒めて睨むは敵の空 思えば今日の戦闘に 朱に染まってにっこりと 笑って死んだ戦友が 天皇陛下万歳と 残した声が忘らりょか 戦する身はかねてから 捨てる覚悟でいるものを ないてくれるな草の虫 東洋平和のためならば なんの命が惜しかろう *English* Bravely we swore we would come back victorious And since we left our homeland with that vow How could I die without a deed to my name? Each time I hear the bugle sound the advance Waves of flags rise up behind my eyelids The earth and the grass and the trees all burn like fire We push our way across the endless plain The Rising Sun advances under steel helmets Stroking the mane of my horse as we go Who can know whether I will live tomorrow? Bullets and tanks and bayonets laid aside A short rest in the bivouac. A pillow of grass My father came to me in a dream Come back dead! he said to spur me on I wake and glare at the enemy sky I think back on the battle of this day Stained crimson and yet with a smile My comrade died laughing Long live His Majesty the Emperor! he cried How could I ever forget the voice he left behind? A soldier's body has long been ready To be cast away without regret Do not weep for me. Insects in the grass If it is for the peace of the East What is there to regret in one life? [EN] DISCLAIMER This is a nightcore cover of a Japanese song from 1937. The lyrics are the original ones and are not mine. They were written for a newspaper contest in the summer of 1937 and became the song an entire army was sent off with. They are presented here as a historical document and as a piece of music, not as a political statement. This song is the counterpart to my nightcore version of Sen'yu (1905): where that one mourns a single fallen friend, this one speaks for the mobilisation of 1937. Both stand here as what they were. No war, army, government or ideology is endorsed or glorified. No real nation or people is targeted. This video is made for artistic and educational purposes only. [JP] 免責事項 本作は1937年の日本の歌をナイトコアとして編曲したものです。歌詞は当時の原詞であ り、制作者によるものではありません。1937年夏の新聞懸賞に応募された詞であり、 出征する兵士たちの歌として広く歌われました。歴史的な記録および音楽作品として 紹介するものであり、政治的な主張ではありません。本作は当チャンネルの「戦友」 （1905年）のナイトコア版と対をなすもので、「戦友」が一人の戦友の死を悼む歌で あるのに対し、本作は1937年の動員を歌ったものです。いずれも当時のままの姿で 紹介しています。戦争、軍隊、政府、思想を賛美または推奨するものではなく、現実の 国家や民族を攻撃するものでもありません。芸術および教育を目的とした作品です。 [CREDITS & COPYRIGHT NOTICE] Original song: 露営の歌 (Roei no Uta), 1937 Music: 古関裕而 (Yuji Koseki) Lyrics: 籔内喜一郎 (Kiichiro Yabuuchi) Nightcore cover arrangement and production: Kurisushima This work is a purely fan-made creation. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in collaboration with any of the rights holders named above. All copyright belongs to their respective owners. #gunka #nightcore #japanesecover #露営の歌