Sora no Kanade
ソラノカナデ Sky Canvas Tsurumaru Kuninaga | Madotsuki@ | Hyakka Kenran
同じような日々に 下を向いてないか Onaji you na hibi ni shita wo muite nai ka Are you looking down on the same old days?
風の匂いを忘れてないか Kaze no nioi wo wasurete nai ka Have you forgotten the smell of the wind?
道に迷いそうで やめることに慣れても Michi ni mayoi sou de yameru koto ni narete mo I feel like I'm getting lost, even if I get used to giving up…
風は吹いて Kaze wa fuite The wind still blows
正しいのか間違ってるのか Tadashii no ka machigatteru no ka Am I right? Am I wrong?
それは君の中にある Sore wa kimi no naka ni aru The answer is within you
まだ少しの声が出せるなら Mada sukoshi no koe ga daseru nara If you can still make a little noise
枯れてもいい 心のままに Kare te mo ii kokoro no mama ni It's okay to wither, just follow your heart
退屈な感情 消し去ってあげよう Taikutsu na kanjou keshisatte ageyou Let me erase your boring feelings
夜に舞い散る夢の欠片 Yoru ni maichiru yume no kakera Fragments of dreams fluttering in the night
君はいつだってありのままでいいだろう Kimi wa itsu datte ari no mama de ii darou You'll always be fine just the way you are
刀身は輝きを放つ Toushin wa kagayaki wo hanatsu The blade shines brightly
どこへ行けば答え 見つけられるだろう Doko e ikeba kotae mitsukerareru darou Where can I go to find the answer?
切りのない旅にめまい覚え Kiri no nai tabi ni memai oboe I feel dizzy from the endless journey
そうさ人は誰だって 存在証明を求め Sou sa hito wa dare datte son zai shoumei o motome Yes, everyone seeks proof of their existence
今を生きる Ima wo ikiru Live in the moment
空はまるで泣き出しそうで Sora wa marude nakidashi sou de The sky looks as if it's about to cry
吸い込まれる熱量 Suikomareru netsuryou Soak in the abundant heat
雲の隙間 光射す方 Kumo no sukima hikari sasu hou There’s a gap in the clouds where the light shines
確かなものは何もないけど Tashika na mono wa nani mo nai kedo But nothing is certain though
煌めきの彼方 見つけに行こうか Kirameki no kanata mitsuke ni ikou ka Shall we go and find it beyond the sparkle?
同じ月はもう登らない Onaji tsuki wa mou noboranai The same moon will never rise again
君の呼ぶ声は確かな力をもって Kimi no yobu koe wa tashika na chikara wo motte Your voice calling has a definite power
切っ先は輝きを放つ Kissaki wa kagayaki wo hanatsu The tip of the sword shines brightly
探してたものは案外そばにある Sagashite ta mono wa angai soba ni aru What you're looking for is unexpectedly nearby
そんなありふれたフレーズつぶやく Sonna arifureta PHRASE tsubuyaku I mutter such a common phrase
誰にも理解されなくてうつむいて Dare ni mo rikai sare nakute utsumuite No one understands me, so I just hang my head
それでもまた明日を望む想いは Soredemo mata ashita wo nozomu omoi wa But still, I have the desire to hope for tomorrow
退屈な感情 消し去ってあげよう Taikutsu na kanjou keshisatte ageyou Let me erase your boring feelings
夜に舞い散る夢の欠片 Yoru ni maichiru yume no kakera Fragments of dreams fluttering in the night
君はいつだってありのままでいいだろう Kimi wa itsu datte ari no mama de ii darou You'll always be fine just the way you are
刀身は輝きを放つ Toushin wa kagayaki wo hanatsu The blade shines brightly ═══✿═══ Romanization: kuronatsukikage
My clothes are all white. Once I get some blood on it from the battlefield, wouldn't I look more like crane?
I wanted to be as Tsuruichipilled as possible because of the instrumental PB made that included both of them. While they are instrumentals and I can only be delusional in guessing what they mean, I find it a little suspicious that PB included both melodies for Ichigo’s Shuuen no Solitude AND Tsurumaru’s Sora no Kanade in Daregatame ni Inochi Sasageshi. However, upon translating these lyrics I came to the conclusion that Tsurumaru doesn’t seem like he’s talking to another sword in specific. Again, I want to point out that the generalized pronoun “you” is used often and can allude to the Saniwa, the listener, too.
Other than the obvious feeling of Tsurumaru pulling the listener into his world of surprises, I also feel as if the lyrics are pretty introspective about his own being. Like he’s talking to and reassuring himself. Lines like “No one understands me, so I just hang my head / but still, I have the desire to hope for tomorrow,” and “I feel like I'm getting lost, even if I get used to giving up / the wind still blows” display that one obstacle is not enough to stop our very own surprise seeker.
Historically, the Tsurumaru Kuninaga sword has been desired by many. Being forged by Gojou Kuninaga, a rumored student of Sanjou Munechika, the Tsurumaru blade was crafted with the Mikazuki Munechika blade as a reference. The sword has been kept in pristine condition despite his turbulent history. Once owned by the Adachi clan, he was stolen from the grave by the Hojo clan. Then, after the Hojo clan was ended by the Ashikaga, Tsurumaru fell into unknown hands. That was until good ol’ Oda Nobunaga got him, to which Nobunaga gave it to Mori Yoshinari of the Mori clan.
After the Mori clan, Tsurumaru was basically passed around like a dream blunt rotation until he was placed in a shrine.
To which he was taken by the Honami clan, given to the Date clan, then presented to the Meiji Emperor’s Imperial Collection alongside Ichigo Hitofuri, Uguisumaru, and Hirano Toushirou.
His history, in my opinion, seemed quite exciting. However, his character in-game expresses distaste for being desired to the point where people were grave robbing and shrine stealing just to get their hands on him. That’s where I draw my conclusions of why he craves a surprise. Yes, his longevity is one of the factors, but I think the fact that he’s been from one owner to another has engraved in his mind the desire for something new, the refusal to settle down, his excitement to be stained in blood in the battlefield to look more like a crane.
Sora no Kanade is about being true to yourself. This includes Tsurumaru being true to himself and bringing you along with him; “Let me erase your boring memories // You’ll always be fine just the way you are // live in the moment.”
“The sky looks like it's about to cry // there’s a gap in the clouds where the light shines” is one of my favorite lyrics in this song. Mostly because the rain/stormy weather can represent negative emotions or memories, but there’s a silver lining to living through that, and it is being able to see the next day and make the next positive memory. A lot of the lyrics are a push to your realization that you can do more than what you think. The sky is your canvas, paint it as you choose.
Thank you for listening!
