Background[]
"Chivalry" is a song by Shuujin-P, sung by Rin and Len Kagamine. The narrative sections are voiced by the utaite Valshe. This song has entered the Hall of Fame.
Story[]
In the ages of kings and queens, the large kingdoms wedged into wars hungry for power trapping the small kingdoms into them. Somewhere, there was a small kingdom ruled over by a princess (Rin) (for some unknown reason) that had offended the other kingdoms. As a sign of peace, the princess was to be put to death by hanging.
The song starts with the princess and her childhood friend and most trusted knight (Len) in a pavilion in the middle of a rainy night. She told him about her dream of a kingdom that was peaceful and safe. For the last time, she instructed him to see her on her execution with a smile and he agreed with a bow.
Next he is showed in his room waiting for the time for execution he reminisced of his (presumably) fallen comrades and of the princess. It is hinted that it might be him that advised the princess to comply with the enemies demands and calls himself for being a coward for it. Finally realizing that the princess was just forcing the smile on her face at the pavilion he decided that he will rescue her no matter what and was going to say what he really wanted to say the previous night even if doing it would brand him a traitor and risked the life of the whole kingdom.
He fought his way in to the town hall where the execution was held losing his right arm and left eye in the process. He tells her that he didn't deserved to be her knight and he cannot fulfill her request. The princess, saying it was okay because she was happy to sacrifice her life for her kingdom and not to rescue her, smiled and pleaded one more time to smile for her while they hanged her.
Shouting no, he told her that he did not care for what happens to him and the kingdom as long as she was alive. Just as the lever was being pulled, the knight cut the noose off her neck, and ran away with the princess, saying his life was with hers till the end.
As a result the kingdom was destroyed by the other kingdoms with the whereabouts of the "unknown knight who obstructed the execution" and the "dirty princess who had runaway from the execution" unknown and they were likely be talked about in another story.
Lyrics[]
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| Japanese (日本語歌詞) | Romaji (ローマ字) |
|---|---|
| 「私、夢をみたんだ。」 | "watashi, yume o mita nda." |
| 「民が皆幸せに暮らす夢を。」 | "tami ga mina shiawase ni kurasu yume wo." |
| 「他国の顔色を伺わないと生きれない弱いこの国じゃ、 | "takoku no kaoiro wo ukagawanai to, ikirenai yowai kono kuni ja, |
| それは遠い遠い未来の事かもしれない。」 | sore wa tooi tooi mirai no koto kamo shirenai." |
| 「でもな、私はそれを信じてる。」 | "demo na, watashi wa sore wo shinjiteru." |
| 「だから今。」 「王女である私の命で戦争が回避できるなら、」 | "dakara ima." "oujo de aru watashi no inochi de sensou ga kaihi dekiru nara," |
| 「それで良い。」 | "sore de ii." |
| 「…なぁ？"最後"の命令だ。」 | "...na? saigo no meirei da." |
| 「…明日、お前は」 | "...asu omae wa," |
| 「私を笑って、見送ってくれよ？」 | "watashi o waratte, miokutte kure yo?" |
| 「仰せのままに･･･」 | "oose no mama ni..." |
| もし今あなたが望むのなら | moshi ima anata ga nozomu no nara |
| 涙は流さないと誓うよ | namida wa nagasanai to chikau yo... |
| 憂鬱な朝になった | yuutsu na asa ni natta |
| 時計を見ればあと三時間 | tokei wo mireba ato san-jikan |
| これで良いんだ この国のため | kore de ii nda kono kuni no tame |
| ホントに ホントに いいのか…？ | honto ni, honto ni, ii no ka ...? |
| いつのまにか鼓動の摩擦でぐちゃぐちゃにしてた考えの中じゃ | itsunomanika kodou no masatsu de guchagucha ni shiteta kangae no naka ja |
| 僕は貴方を想う事無くただ眼をそらし正論吐いた | boku wa anata wo omou koto naku tada me wo sorashi seiron haita |
| 気づけば僕のことだけだったじゃないか… | kizukeba boku no koto dake datta ja nai ka... |
| 今ならまだ間に合う | ima nara mada maniau |
| 僕は今行かなくちゃ | boku wa ima ikanakucha |
| 運命が僕を笑う | unmei ga boku wo warau |
| 愛に溺れた僕はさぞかし滑稽だったろう | ai ni oboreta boku wa sazokashi kokkei dattarou? |
| あの日語った貴方の言葉の裏に隠れた貴方の痛みに | ano hi katatta anata no kotoba no ura ni kakureta anata no itami ni |
| 今頃になって気づいたんだ | imagoro ni natte kizuita nda |
| とすればずっと嘘をついていたんだ | tosureba zutto uso wo tsuiteta nda |
| 貴方の為だと戯言吐いて | anata no tame da to zaregoto haite |
| 貴方の手を握るの | anata no te wo nigiru no |
| ただ逃げただけ | tada nigeta dake |
| 「挑むは陛下に仕える歴戦の騎士」 | "idomu wa heika ni tsukaeru reikisen no kishi" |
| 「守るは眼下に広がる数千の大群」 | "mamoru wa ganka ni hirogaru suusen no taigun" |
| 「偶然のすれ違いは」 | "guuzen no surechigai wa" |
| 「空前の悪意で」 | "kuuzen no akui de" |
| 「切望した和解は」 | "zetsubou shita wakai wa" |
| 「絶望した誤解で」 | "zetsubou shita gokai de" |
| 「時代の悪戯は」 | "jidai no itazura wa" |
| 「次第に加速して」 | "shidai ni kasoku shite" |
| 「まるで善人欠如の勧善懲悪」 | "marude zennin ketsujo no kanzen chouaku" |
| 「寧ろ悪人不在の勧悪懲善」 | "mushiro akunin fuzai no kanzen chouaku" |
| 「夢なら覚めるべき」 | "yume nara sameru beki" |
| 「覚めないなら夢るべき」 | "samenai nara yumeru beki" |
| 「情けなくて笑えてくる」 | "nakasenakute waraete kuru" |
| 「貴方の命に比べれば」 | "anata no inochi ni kurabereba" |
| 「国も」 | "kuni mo" |
| 「民も」 | "tami mo" |
| 「同士も」 | "doushi mo" |
| 「家族も」 | "kazoku mo" |
| 「この命など」 | "kono inochi nado" |
| 「惜しくもない！」 | "oshiku mo nai!" |
| 迫り来る死刑の時 | semarikuru shikei no toki |
| 間に合わなければ全てが終わる | maniawanakereba subete ga owaru |
| 急げ この命が続くまで | isoge kono inochi ga tsuzuku made |
| 走れ 走れ 走れ！ | hashire, hashire, hashire! |
| かつての仲間を斬り殺して | katsute no nakama wo kirikoroshite |
| かつて仕えた国を裏切って、 | katsute tsukaeta kuni wo uragitte, |
| 守るべき民の命を捨て | mamoru beki tami no inochi wo sute |
| ただ貴方だけだとエゴを叫ぶ | tada anata dake to ego wo sakebu |
| 全てを裏切るその様は鬼人か？ | subete wo uragiru sono sama wa kijin ka? |
| それでも僕は行く | soredemo boku wa iku |
| 僕は逃げないんだ！ | boku wa nigenai nda! |
| 運命と僕は踊る | unmei to boku wa odoru |
| 行く手を阻む奴 | yukute wo habamu yatsu |
| 塵も残らないと思え！ | chiri mo nokoranai to omoe |
| 僕の右手が切り落とされても | boku no migite ga kiriotosarete mo |
| 僕の片目が見えなくなっても | boku no katame ga mienaku natte mo |
| 貴方の抱く痛みに比べればそんなもんは物の数じゃないさ | anata to idaku itami ni kurabereba sonna mono no kazu ja nai sa |
| あの日僕が言えなかった言葉 貴方に伝えるまで | ano hi boku ga ienakatta kotoba anata ni tsutaeru made |
| 死ぬ訳にはいかない | shinu wake ni wa ikanai |
| 「陛下…」 | "heika ..." |
| 「…お前…」 | "... omae ..." |
| 「御無事で何より…」 | "gobuji de nani yori ..." |
| 「申し訳ありません…この様な情けない格好になって…」 | "moushiwake arimasen ... kono you na nasakenai kakkou ni natte ..." |
| 「さらに王女様からの最後の命令も背いてしまいました…」 | "sarani oujosama kara no saigo no meirei mo somuite shimaishita" |
| 「…騎士失格ですね…」 | "... kishi shikakku desu ne ..." |
| 「それでも…」 | "soredemo ..." |
| 「それでも私は貴方を…笑ってなど」 | "soredemo watashi wa anata wo ... waratte nado ..." |
| 「断じて見送れません！」 | "danjite miokuremasen!" |
| 私を助けないで 私の命で戦争を止めるの | watashi wo tasukenaide watashi no inochi de sensou wo tomeru no |
| お願い、お前は 私を笑って見送って… | onegai, omae wa watashi wo waratte miokutte ... |
| 「嫌です！」 | "iya desu!" |
| たとえ世界が何色に染まったとしても、 | tatoe sekai ga naniiro ni somatta to shite mo |
| 僕は貴方の手 離さないと誓ったんだ | boku wa anata no te hanasanai to chikatta nda |
| 貴方の頬を下ってく涙に | anata no hoho wo kudatteku namida ni |
| 僕は貴方の心の声を聞いた | boku wa anata no kokoro no koe wo kiita |
| 運命を僕は壊す | unmei wo boku wa kowasu |
| 全てを薙ぎ払い 貴方の手強くつかんだ | subete wo nagiharai anata no te tsuyoku tsukanda |
| 運命を貴方も壊す | unmei wo anata mo kowasu |
| 愛する国を捨て 僕の手強く握った | aisuru kuni wo sute boku no te tsuyoku nigitta |
| 運命を君と殺す | unmei wo anata to korosu |
| 二人が一緒なら いままでもそうこれからだって | futari ga issho nara imamade mo sou korekara datte |
| 君がもしも今願うのなら たとえ世界を敵に回しても | anata ga moshimo ima negau no nara tatoe sekai wo teki ni mawashite mo |
| 最後の時まで繋いだこの手はもうずっと離さないと誓うよ | saigo no toki made tsunaida kono te wa mou zutto hanasai to chikau yo |
| 僕の命は、君の命が尽きるその時まで | boku no inochi wa, anata no inochi ga tsukiru sono toki made |
| ずっとそばにいる | zutto soba ni iru |
| その後、謝罪の意たる | sono go, shazai no itaru |
| 王女の処刑がなされなかったこの国は | oujo no shokei ga nasarenakatta kono kuni wa |
| 他国の怒りを買い全面戦争に突入 | takoku no ikari wo kai zenmensensou ni totsunyuu |
| そして程なくして滅んだ | soshite, hodonaku shite horonda |
| 処刑を妨害した名もなき騎士も | shokei wo bougai shita na mo naki kishi mo |
| 処刑から逃れた汚れた王女も | shokei kara nogareta kegareta oujo mo |
| その後の消息を語るのはまた | sono go no shousoku wo kataru no wa mata |
| ─別の物語である─ | betsu no monogatari de aru. |