1.
Ware wa kangun, waga teki wa
Tenchi irezaru chōteki zo
Teki no taishō taru mono wa
Kokon musō no eiyū de
Kore ni shitagō tsuwamono wa
Tomo ni hyōkan kesshi no shi
Kijin ni hajinu yū aru mo
Ten no yurusanu hangyaku o
Okoseshimon wa mukashi yori
Sakaeshi tameshi arazaru zo
Chorus:
Teki no horoburu sore made wa
Susume ya susume moro tomo ni
Tamachiru tsurugi nukitsurete
Shisuru kakugo de susumubeshi
2.
Mikuni no fū to mononobu wa
Sono mi o mamoru tamashii no
Ishin konokata sutaretaru
Yamato-gatana no ima sara ni
Mata yo ni izuru mi no homare
Teki mo mikata mo moro tomo ni
Yaiba no shita ni shisubeki ni
Yamato-damashii aru mono no
Shisubeki toki wa ima naru zo
Hito ni okurete hajikaku na
Chorus
3.
Mae o nozomeba tsurugi nari
Migi mo hidari mo mina tsurugi
Tsurugi no yama ni noboru no wa
Mirai no koto to kikitsuru ni
Kono yo ni oite ma no atari
Tsurugi no yama ni noboru no mo
Waga mi no naseru zaigō o
Horobosu tame ni arazu shite
Zoku o seibatsu suru ga tame
Tsurugi no yama mo nannosono
Chorus
4.
Tsurugi no hikari hirameku wa
Kumoma ni miyuru inazuma ka
Yomo ni uchidasu hōsei 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 o nashi
Sono chi wa nagarete kawa o nasu
Shichi ni iru no mo kimi ga tame
Chorus
5.
Dangan-uhi no aida ni mo
Futatsu naki mi o oshimazu ni
Susumi waga mi wa noarashi ni
Fukarete kiyuru shiratsuyu no
Hakanaki saigo o toguru to mo
Chūgi no tame ni shisuru mi no
Shinite kai aru mono naraba
Shinuru mo sara ni urami nashi
Ware to omowan hitotachi wa
Ippo mo ato e hikunakare
Chorus
6.
Ware ima koko ni shinan mi wa
Kimi no tame nari kuni no tame
Sutsubeki mono wa inochi nari
Tatoe kabane wa kuchiru to mo
Chūgi no tame ni sutsuru mi no
Na wa kanbashiku nochi no yo ni
Nagaku tsutaete nokoruran
Bushi to umareta kai mo naku
Gi mo naki inu to iwaruru na
Hikyōmono to na soshirareso
Chorus