Ashita no Ishizue

明日の礎

Ashita no Ishizue
Cornerstone of Tomorrow

NOTE: These lyrics were transcribed by ear! 
They may contain errors.

KANJI 

涙より　悲しみより

強く望めれているのは

誇りの刃に　捧げた志を

静かに湛えること

死神ならば　命と引き換えに

職務を全うする　それが喜び

戦いは常に　迷いを断ち切り

己を試す場所

走り続けろ　後ろを見るな

目の前に起こる　すべてが

明日の礎になる

ROMAJI 

Namida yori Kanashimi yori

Tsuyoku nozomerete iru no wa

Hokori no yaiba ni Sasageta kokorozashi wo

Shizuka ni tataeru koto

Shinigami naraba Inochi to hikikae ni

Shokumu wo matousuru Sore ga yorokobi

Tatakai wa tsune ni Mayoi wo Tachikiri

Onoro wo tamesu basho

Hashiritsudukeru Ushiro wo miru na

Me no mae ni okoru subete ga

Ashita ni ishizue ni naru

TRANSLATION 

What I desire more than anything 

isn't sympathy or sorrow,...

It's for the pride of a blade

 to softly be filled with devotion.

For a shinigami, the greatest joy

 is to fulfill their duties, 

even at the cost of their life.

A fight is at all times a place 

that challenges us to let go of our doubts.

Keep running, don't look back.

Everything that happens to us 

will become a cornerstone of tomorrow.

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Shinsei Rock Musical Bleach