Battōtai” (抜刀隊), translated as “Drawn Sword Regiment,” is a Japanese military march composed in 1877 by Charles Leroux, with lyrics by Toyama Masakazu. It holds the distinction of being Japan’s first Western-style military song and gained widespread popularity across the country.

Lyrics:

Ware wa kangun waga teki wa
Tenchi irezaru chouteki zo
Teki no taishou taru mono wa
Kokon musou no eiyuu de

Kore ni shitagou tsuwamono wa
Tomo ni hyoukan kesshi no shi
Kijin ni hajinu yuuaru mo
Ten no yurusanu hangyaku wo

Okoseshi mono wa mukashi yori
Sakaeshi tameshi arazaru zo

Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete
Shisuru kakugo de susumu beshi

Mikuni no fuuto mono no fu wa
Sonomi wo mamoru tamashii no
Ishiin kono kata sutaretaru
Nihonto no ima sara ni

Mata yo ni izuru mi no homare
Teki mo mikata mo moro tomo ni
Yaiba no shita ni shisu beki ni
Yamato-damashii aru mono no

Shisubeki toki wa ima naruzo
Hito ni okurete haji kakuna

Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete
Shisuru kakugo de susumu beshi

Mae wo nozomeba tsuruginari
Migi mo hidari mo mina tsurugi
Tsurugi no yama ni noboranwa
Mirai no koto to kikitsuru ni

Kono yo ni oite manoatari
Tsurugi no yama ni noboru nomo
Wagami no naseru zaigou wo
Horobosu tame ni arazushite

Zoku wo seibatsu suru ga tame
Tsurugi no yama mo nann’ no sono

Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete
Shinuru kakugo de susumu beshi

Tsurugi no hikari kirameku wa
Kumoma ni miyuru imazuma ka
Yomo ni uchidasu housei wa
Ten ni todoroku ikazuchi ka

Teki no yaiba ni fusumono ya
Tama ni kudakete tama no o no
Taete hakanaku usuru mi no
Kabane wa Tsumite yama wo nashi

Sono chi wa nagarete kawa wo nasu
Shichi ni hairu nomo kimi ga tame

Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete
Shinuru kakugo de susumu beshi

Dangan’uhi no aida nimo
Futatsu naki mi wo oshimazu ni
Susumu wa ga mi wa noarashi ni
Fukarete kiyuru shiratsuyu no

Hakanaki saigo wo togurutomo
Chugi no tame ni ususu mi no
Shishite kai aru mono naraba
Shisurumo sarani uraminashi

Wareto owowan hitotachi wa
Ippo mo ato e hikunakare

Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete
Shinuru kakugo de susumu beshi

Ware ima koko ni shinan mi wa
Kimi no tame nari Kuni no tame
Sutsu beki mono wa inochi nari
Tatoi kabane wa kuchinu tomo

Chugi no tame ni usuru mi no
Na wa kanbashiku nochi no yo ni
Nagaku tsutaete nokoru nan
Bushi to umareta kai mo naku

Gi mo naki inu to iwaruruna
Hikyou mono to na soshirare so

Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nuki tsurete
Shinuru kakugo de susumu beshi

• Artist: Japanese
• Mood: Bright
• Kalimba Brand: synthesia

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How To Read The Tabs

SOLFEGE	DO	RE	MI	FA	SO	LA	TI
Letter Notes	C	D	E	F	G	A	B
Number Notes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

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-Notes inside a parentheses (ex: (135) ) are played together (slide/glissando)
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