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Gunkan March

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"Gunkan March" is a march composed by Tokichi SETOGUCHI (1868-1941) in the beginning 1900's.. it used to be played at the Pachinko parlors in Japan as elevator music (lift music) in thel late 20 century.

Today, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) plays this march officially at its ceremony(image: The Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato /source: Wikipedia).

Lyrics and Translation

螳医ｋ繧よ判繧√ｋ繧るｻ帝延・医￥繧阪′縺ｭ・峨・
豬ｮ縺ｹ繧句沁縺樣ｼ縺ｿ縺ｪ繧・br> 豬ｮ縺ｹ繧九◎縺ｮ蝓取律縺ｮ譛ｬ縺ｮ
逧・嵜・医∩縺上↓・峨・蝗帶婿・医ｈ繧ゑｼ峨ｒ螳医ｋ縺ｹ縺・br> 逵滄延・医∪縺後・・峨・縺昴・濶ｦ・医・縺ｭ・画律縺ｮ譛ｬ縺ｫ
莉・↑縺吝嵜繧偵○繧√ｈ縺九＠

Iron castle on the sea

For the offense and defense
we trust in thee

To the bloody and deadly foe

Thy strikest a heavy blow

[unofficial translation]