Honmou ~Kirameki no Kage to Narite~

Honmou ~Kirameki no Kage to Narite~ (本望 ～煌めきの影となりて～), roughly translated as "Cherished Desire ~To Become a Glistening Shadow~", is a Samurai Warriors character image song. It first appeared on the event exclusive CD for Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2015 Haru before being compiled into the Vocal Best 2 set.

It is a solo song performed by Ryouta Takeuchi for Kojūrō Katakura, one of his major roles in the series.

Credits

 * Lyrics: Yuriko Mori
 * Composition, Arrangement: Kensuke Inage
 * UNIVERSAL MUSIC label

Lyrics
Kanji=
 * 魂(こころ)に刻んだ自らが決意
 * 生涯に一度の覚悟
 * 光には影が寄り添うが如く
 * どこまでも　あなたと進む


 * 儚き人の世で出逢いし主君(あるじ)
 * 賭けのぼる若き竜よ
 * ただ　時には友が如く
 * まだ　時には楯となるを
 * 定めし人生に悔いなし


 * 煌めきの影となりて
 * 守り抜く　走り抜く
 * あなたから受け取りし恩義を抱き
 * ひとすじに此の役目全うし駆け抜け続けたい
 * 其れこそが　我が本望なり


 * 数多(あまた)のもののふ　日の本に居ても
 * 生涯に一人の出会い
 * 有難き日々は形なき家宝(たから)
 * この胸に　藏(しま)いて疾走る(はしる)


 * 光陰矢の如し　思い出はあれど
 * 振向かず前を向く
 * ただ　あなたと同じ道を
 * そう　遙かな同じ天(そら)を
 * 見つめたあの日と同じように


 * 煌めきの影となりて
 * とめどなく　迷いなく
 * 終(つい)の刻(とき)が来るまでは　止まらぬまゝ
 * 戦うが我が使命　ひたすらに駆け抜け続けゆく
 * それ以上道なし


 * 何処からか響くのは　笛に似た風の音か？
 * それとも新たな時代の足音か？
 * 竜が時代　来(きた)るはず


 * 煌めきの影となりて
 * 守り抜く　走り抜く
 * あなたから受け取りし恩義を抱き
 * ひとすじに此の役目全うし駆け抜け続けたい
 * 其れこそが　我が本望なり


 * -|Romaji=
 * kokoro ni kizanda mizukara ga ketsui
 * shougai ni ichido no kakugo
 * hikari ni wa kage ga yorisou ga gotoku
 * dokomademo anata to susumu


 * hakanaki hito no yo de deaishi aruji
 * kakenoboru wakaki ryuu yo
 * tada toki ni wa tomo ga gotoku
 * mada toki ni wa tate to naru wo
 * sadameshi jinsei ni kuinashi


 * kirameki no kage to narite
 * mamori-nuku hashiri-nuku
 * anta kara uketorishi ongi wo daki
 * hitosuji ni kono yakume matoushi kake-nuke tsuzuketai
 * sorekoso ga wa ga honmou nari


 * amata no monononofu hinomoto ni itemo
 * shougai ni hitori no deai
 * arigataki hibi wa katachinaki takara
 * kono mune ni shimaite hashiru


 * kouinya no gotoshi omoide wa aredo
 * furimukazu mae wo muku
 * tada anata to onaji michi wo
 * sou harukana onaji sora wo
 * mitsumeta ano hi to onaji youni


 * kirameki no kage to narite
 * tomedonaku mayoinaku
 * tsui no toki ga kuru made wa tomaranu mama
 * tatakau ga wa ga shimei hitasura ni kakenuke tsuzukeyuku
 * sore ijou michi nashi


 * dokokara ka hibiku no wa fue ni nita kaze no oto ka?
 * soretomo aratana jidai no ashioto ka?
 * ryuu ga jidai kitaru hazu


 * kirameki no kage to narite
 * mamori-nuku hashiri-nuku
 * anta kara uketorishi ongi wo daki
 * hitosuji ni kono yakume matoushi kake-nuke tsuzuketai
 * sorekoso ga wa ga honmou nari


 * -|English Translation=
 * I carve into my very soul the resolve
 * to die the death of a lifetime
 * Just as how the shadows clamor to the light,
 * so shall I go anywhere with you


 * In my brief human existence, I met my one true master:
 * a young dragon, soaring to the heavens
 * At times, he is like my friend
 * Other times, he becomes my shield
 * There is no doubt in my mind that my life is one without regret


 * I shall become a glistening shadow:
 * one that protects and runs to the end
 * I have received the debt you have given me and embrace it
 * I want to devote my everything to the role bestowed upon me
 * It is my heart's desire


 * Though there are many samurai in the land of the rising sun,
 * there is only one I have met that shall last a lifetime
 * These many days of gratification are my indefinite treasure
 * I store them within my heart as I charge forth


 * Although I have memories of the time that has passed,
 * they seldom come to mind as we proceed forward
 * I only think of being on the same path as you
 * Yes, just like that distant sky
 * we saw on that day


 * I shall become a glimmering shadow:
 * one that never tires and never wavers
 * Until the time when my end comes, I shall not be stopped
 * It is my mission to fight. I continue to rush forth with devotion
 * There is no other path for me


 * Somewhere, a sound reverberates. Could it be a flute resembling the howling wind?
 * Or could it be the footsteps of a new era?
 * It should be the coming age of the dragon


 * I shall become a glistening shadow:
 * one that protects and holds out to the end
 * I embrace the obligation you have given me
 * I want to devote my everything to the role bestowed upon me
 * That alone is my deepest desire