[Intro – Adagio (♩ = 60–65), solemn strings, choir whispering, pianissimo → crescendo]
闇を越えて (yami o koete)
光を掴む (hikari o tsukamu)
The final dawn… has come.
[Verse 1 – Andante (♩ = 72–76), strings legato, timpani soft, mezzo piano → mezzo forte]
剣に誓った夢 (ken ni chikatta yume)
血に染まった道 (chi ni somatta michi)
仲間の声が消えても (nakama no koe ga kietemo)
心に響いている (kokoro ni hibiiteiru)
[Pre-Chorus – Moderato (♩ = 88), brass rising, snare rolls, crescendo → forte]
倒れた勇士の涙 (taoreta yūshi no namida)
空へ舞い上がる (sora e maiagaru)
Through pain, through loss, we rise…
[Chorus – Allegro Maestoso (♩ = 96–100), full orchestra, grand choir, fortissimo]
^勝利の歌を (shōri no uta o)
響かせよ (hibikaseyo)
^永遠に刻まれる (eien ni kizamareru)
命の証を (inochi no akashi o)
^Victory, victory, carved in our ^souls,
Though we ^bleed, we will never fall.
[Verse 2 – Andante (♩ = 76–80), harp arpeggio, strings soft, mezzo piano]
闇を裂いた刃 (yami o saita yaiba)
絶望を砕いた (zetsubō o kudaita)
未来を守るために (mirai o mamoru tame ni)
彼らは立ち上がった (karera wa tachiagatta)
[Verse 3 – Andante con espressione (♩ = 80), strings swelling, choir soft, mezzo forte, dolce]
失われた笑顔 (ushinawareta egao)
夜空に輝く (yozora ni kagayaku)
命を捧げた勇者 (inochi o sasageta yūsha)
心に生き続ける (kokoro ni ikitsudzukeru)
The fallen shine like stars above,
Their memory guiding every step we take.
[Bridge – Lento (♩ = 66), choir a cappella + timpani rolls, pianissimo → forte]
希望の光 (kibō no hikari)
永遠に (eien ni)
From ashes we became the flame…
From sorrow we sing your name…
[Final Chorus – Allegro Maestoso (♩ = 100–104), orchestral climax, full choir, fortissimo]
^勝利の歌を (shōri no uta o)
響かせよ (hibikaseyo)
^永遠に刻まれる (eien ni kizamareru)
命の証を (inochi no akashi o)
^Victory! Victory!
This is the ^end—yet a new dawn begins.
[Outro – Adagio (♩ = 60–65), solo violin + fading choir, diminuendo to pianissimo]
旅は終わり (tabi wa owari)
しかし心は生き続ける (shikashi kokoro wa ikitsudzukeru)
We are the light… forevermore.
JAOP