A song about the battle of Khalkhin Gol at 1939. There's limited artwork I can find on this obscure battle.
恩賜の煙草いただいて
From the Emperor as a gift tobacco as we receive
あすは死ぬぞと決めた夜は
by tomorow's evening we will certainly be dead
広野の風もなまぐさく
Air over the wilderness breathe with smell of blood
ぐっと睨んだ敵空に
Deeply my eyes do peer into the hostile sky
星が瞬く二つ三つ
Stars will flicker to us there twice or even trice
すわこそ行けの命一下
Certainly to subjugate the orders now is clear
さっと羽ばたく荒鷲へ
As fluttering wings of fierce eagles our engines sing
なにを小しゃくな群すずめ
What else shall we do with those impudent sparrow swarms?
うでまえ見よと体当り
Aim our weapons, press the triggers, shoot and score the hits
敵が火を噴くおちてゆく
Enemy immersed in flames shall fall towards the ground
機首をかえした雲の上
Turning ariplane over cloud have I made my way,
いまの獲物を見てくれと
And now watching over what is our spoils of war
地上部隊に手を振れば
As I waved my hand to the ground forces below
どっと揚った勝鬨の
All of sudden has arisen victorous shout "Long Live!"
中の担架が眼に痛い
It feels as if some litter has got into my eye
しめたぞ敵の戦車群
Let them come, the enemy forces armed with tanks
待てと矢を射る急降下
Our arrows shall we rain from the deepest dive
煙る火達磨あとにして
Their remains scorched remain among the smoking ruins
悠々還る飛行基地
As our planes safely did return to base
涙莞爾と部隊長
Commander, here to meet us, bursts into tears of joy
世界戦史に さん然と
To retain the radiance of world war's history
輝く陸の 荒鷲へ
And for fierce eagles of the shining land
きょうもうち振る 日章旗
Today still will flutter Banner of the Sun
無敵の翼 とこしえに
For eternal life of our great unrivaled wings
守るアジアに 栄あれ
Let there be glory to Asia under our protection!
23 ноя 2021
