The theme of this song is not praise of the kamikaze suicide corps and war.
It is a song which aspires the world peace through the story of the tragedy of the kamikaze corps. The main messages of the song are;
(1) "Anti-war"; not to repeat any forms of warfare ever again. We, all the nations and citizens who live in the present world, have to earnestly learn from the past fault and grief, and should effort to prevent the war.
(2) "Peace"; that citizens of all nations and their families aspired for. We have to effort continuously to make and keep the world peace. - 403 -
この曲は戦争や神風特攻隊を賛美した歌ではありません。
ひとりの特攻隊員の悲劇の物語を通じて、二度と戦争という愚かな行為を繰り返してはならない「反戦」と、彼らが願ったであろう「平和」をテーマとした曲です。 - 403 -
Song: ZERO - Heroes of the land of the rising sun -
Author: 403 Forbiddena
Movie/Clips:
1. 「Pearl Harbor」 (2001)
2. 「さとうきび畑の唄」 (2003)
3. 「男たちの大和」 (2005)
4. 「Letters From Iwo Jima」 (2006)
5. 「俺は、君のためにこそ死ににいく」 (2007)
6. 「東京大空襲」 (2008)
7. 「The Pacific」 (2010)
8. 「聯合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六」 (2011)
9. 「The Eternal Zero」 (2013/movie)
10. 「The Eternal Zero」 (2015/drama)
11. 「Midway」 (2019)
12. Wait for Me - Wargaming
13. 1992年の東京の日常風景
Lyrics
The last morning has come
Just like the shout of the trumpet,
the sunlight streams from where the skies and the land end
The tidal winds blow through me brutally, and flaps my stark white scarf like blaze
Yesterday, my friends flied to the sky and did not return
I wonder did they go well?
I just pray and put a trembling hand to my chest
Yes, my turn is next
So tonight I will die
Until recently, We were just a students
We were poor but happy with our fam
Complexion of the war got worse day by day,
We had to go to the battle field
Went through hard battle with my friends,
So many people were killed by the war
One day, the commander summoned up us and we were ordered the“suicide attack”
We’ve seen this coming but the time is here
Too young to depart from these lives now
We have so many regrets in our life
But we must die for the people to protect
Tonight I fly towards the sky ride on the zero to defeat the foes
Tonight I rise to guard the lives take on the millions dreams
Tonight I fight to turn the tide and slash the way to that future
Tonight I cry “we are the Mights for all the weaks who cannot fight”
So We were born to make a people happy!
The times has come! Leave tears and sorrows to yesterday!
Brace yourself! Ready to strike! We are the zero fighters!
We’re only human
We are not fools enough to die by the word “Long live the Emperor”
Even if we are nothing more than a pawns in our imperial army’s game
Everybody thought “Heck with the war” No one was happy to die by the suicide attack
So we just want to live NOW
Heretofore, I fought like hell through the battlefield to see my mother again
Always I remembered when I left my home, mother was weeping at the kitchen…
I must kill them! Because they killed my father!
I must kill them! Because they killed innocents!
I must kill them! Before they will kill us all!
I must kill them! But if I kill them, who will protect their family?
I do not know it…
I feel chagrined at the bitter end
Of course, I do not want to die just yet
But we believe our “Blaze of Life” will be “zero” of the lasting peace, so we’ll go.
For the family waiting for us
For the country where our jewels live we will die
For the future of somebody in somewhere
We will burn our souls and fight until we die
I ain’t an Ace. I ain’t a Hero
I’m just a human who loves homeland and fam
so put all my effort into what I can do now
if I fly to die but I live to fly!
Tonight I’ll DIE! towards the sky ride on the zero to defeat the foes
Tonight I’ll DIE! to guard the lives take on the millions dreams
Tonight I’ll DIE! to turn the tide and slash the way to that future
Now I am dying and searching for a flattop
I through a Rain of a thousand bullets
Friends are fall down one after another
My last war-cry is drowned by the barrage
When I lose my conscious at the last moment,
I feel like hear my mother’s voice
Sing a song
Let us sing a song of our world peace
to farewell all the sorrows
Hand in hand, let’s form a ring
we could do it easily in childhood
Get along with the people of any country
And care about one another
Then the world is gonna be alright
Let’s wish “may peace prevail on the world”
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