Miyasan, Miyasan

"Miyasan, Miyasan", was a loyalist song, popular during the Boshin War. It is also Japan's oldest military song.

Overview

The lyrics refer to Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, or "Miya-san" in the song. He was an influential figure in the Meiji Restoration. He was also the during the war. The lyrics represent the spirits of the new which was the military forces belonging to the emperor and the Imperial Court.
In January 1868, the new government forces, formed from the three domains of Satsuma, Choshu, and Tosa and the respective lords of each province, fought and won the Battle of Toba-Fushimi against the old shogunate forces. The following month, the new government's president, Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, also serving as the Grand Governor-General of the Eastern Expedition, was given a brocaded flag and a ceremonial sword by Emperor Meiji, and began marching along the Tokaido Highway. All these events are mentioned in the songs lyrics.

Lyrics

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Japanese	Transliteration into rōmaji	English translation
宮さん宮さんお馬の前にヒラヒラするのは何じやいなトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナあれは朝敵征伐せよとの錦の御旗じや知らないかトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ一天萬乗の帝王に手向ひすろ奴をトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ覗ひ外さず、どんどん撃ち出す薩長土トコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ伏見、鳥羽、淀橋本、葛葉の戰はトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ薩土長肥の　薩土長肥の合ふたる手際ぢやないかいなトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ音に聞えし關東武士どつちへ逃げたと問ふたればトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ城も氣慨も捨てて吾妻へ逃げたげなトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ國を迫ふのも人を殺すも誰も本意ぢやないけれどトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ薩長土の先手に手向ひする故にトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ雨の降るよな鐵砲の玉の來る中にトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ命惜まず魁するのも皆お主の為め故ぢやトコトンヤレ、トンヤレナ	Miya san miya san o uma no mae ni Hirahira suru no wa nan jai na Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Are wa chōteki seibatsuseyo to no Nishiki no mihata ja shiranai ka Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Itten banjō no itten banjō no Mikado ni temukai suru yatsu o Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Nerai hazusazu nerai hazusazu Dondon uchidasu satchōdo Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Oto ni kikoe shi Kantō samurai Dotchi e nigeta to tou tareba Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Shiro mo kigai mo shiro mo kigai mo Sutete azuma e nigetage na Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Kuni o ou no mo hito o korosu mo Dare mo honki ja nai keredo Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Satchō Doi no satchō Doi no Sakite ni temukai suru yueni Tokoton'yare Ton'yarena	My Lord, my Lord, in front of the horse What that fluttering thing that you are doing? Go all the way, all the way. That is an Imperial Enemy of ours, Don't you know about "The Brocade Flag"? Go all the way, all the way. To the enemy who‘re going against The Mikado of whole realm Go all the way, all the way. Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa don't miss That target and keep firing Go all the way, all the way. The well known Kanto samurais When I ask which way they ran Go all the way, all the way. They abandoned their castle and spirit Then fled to Azuma, I heard Go all the way, all the way. Thinking of the empire, killing of the people Even no one is serious in the war Go all the way, all the way Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, and Hizen They took the initiative to oppose the advance party Go all the way, all the way.