Unbroken Oath

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The winter pass is crowded with the lost
(冬の峠は行き場を失った者たちであふれている)
Their footprints vanish in the drifting snow
(風に舞う雪に足跡が消えてゆく)
A child shields a candle from the wind
(幼い子が蝋燭の火を風からかばう)
An old man walks beneath the shield I lift
(掲げた盾の下を老人が歩む)
Above us comes the order from the keep
(高みにそびえる城塞から命が下る)
The outer gate must close before the dawn
(夜明けまでに外門を閉ざせと)
I see the final lantern round the bend
(坂の曲がり角を回る最後の灯が見える)
And wedge my sword beneath the falling bar
(落ちかけた閂の下へ剣を差し込む)

城壁の旗が伏せられて
(The banners atop the walls are lowered)
閉門の合図が雪を裂く
(The signal to close the gate cuts through the snow)
あの坂を下る小さな灯を
(That small light coming down the slope)
この吹雪には渡さない
(I will not surrender it to this blizzard)

Unbroken oath, keep the passage wide
(破られざる誓いよ この道を開いたままに)
Until the last of them is safe inside
(最後の一人が無事に城内へ入るまで)
まだ雪の向こうで声がする
(A voice still calls from beyond the snow)
この手を離すには早すぎる
(It is too soon to let go of this hand)
Unbroken oath, let all the banners fall
(破られざる誓いよ 旗などすべて倒れてしまえ)
We’ll bear the living past the fortress wall
(生き残った者たちを支え 城壁の向こうへ送り届けよう)
王の命令を振り払い
(We cast aside the king’s command)
小さな手を握り返す
(And clasp the little hand that reaches for ours)

石段を駆ける王の使い
(The king’s messenger races along the stone steps)
閉ざせと叫ぶ声が響く
(A cry of “Close it!” rings out)
鎖を断てば門は落ちる
(If we sever the chains, the gate will fall)
軋む支柱に肩を当てた
(I set my shoulder against the groaning support)
向こうの斜面に子を抱く影
(Across the slope, a figure cradles a child)
その背を吹雪が追い立てる
(The blizzard hounds them from behind)
彼女の剣が閂を止め
(Her sword holds the falling bar in place)
重い扉を押し返した
(I forced the heavy gate back)

The frozen hinge begins to split
(凍りついた蝶番に亀裂が走る)
A lantern disappears behind the rise
(坂の向こうへ灯が消える)
Then through the white I see it burn again
(やがて白く煙る吹雪の奥でその灯が再び燃えるのが見える)
And find your shoulder braced against mine
(隣で肩を寄せ合い 同じ重みを支えている)

Unbroken oath, keep the passage wide
(破られざる誓いよ この道を開いたままに)
Until the last of them is safe inside
(最後の一人が無事に城内へ入るまで)
まだ雪の向こうで声がする
(A voice still calls from beyond the snow)
この手を離すには早すぎる
(It is too soon to let go of this hand)
Unbroken oath, let all the banners fall
(破られざる誓いよ 旗などすべて倒れてしまえ)
We’ll bear the living past the fortress wall
(生き残った者たちを支え 城壁の向こうへ送り届けよう)
王の命令を振り払い
(We cast aside the king’s command)
小さな手を握り返す
(And clasp the little hand that reaches for ours)

幼い頃に抱き上げられた
(When I was small, someone lifted me into their arms)
あの日の腕を覚えている
(I still remember the arms that held me that day)
雪に埋もれた帰り道
(The road home lay buried beneath the snow)
胸のぬくもりがまだ残る
(That warmth still lingers in my chest)

The hinges break, the watchtower starts to lean
(蝶番が砕け 物見櫓が傾き始める)
The royal crest lies buried in the snow
(王家の紋章は雪に埋もれている)
I lift the child beyond the falling stones
(崩れ落ちる石の向こうへ子供を抱え上げて渡す)
You take her hand and tell the rest to go
(その子の手を取り 残る者たちに先へ進めと告げる)

The final lantern clears the broken gate
(最後の灯が崩れた門を抜ける)

Then take my hand, the ridge is ours to climb
(さあ手を取って あの尾根をともに登ろう)

Unbroken oath, beneath the breaking dawn
(破られざる誓いよ 明けゆく空の下で)
The gate is gone, the living carry on
(門は崩れ去っても 生き残った者たちは歩み続ける)
門が崩れて道が消えても
(Even if the gate crumbles and the road disappears)
重ねた手は離さない
(Our joined hands will never part)
Unbroken oath, beyond the fallen wall
(破られざる誓いよ 崩れた城壁のその先へ)
Our footsteps answer every distant call
(遠く響くすべての呼び声に 足音が応える)
最後の灯が峠を越える
(The last lantern crosses the mountain pass)
肩を並べてその先へ行く
(Side by side, we walk on beyond it)

Prompt

Fast symphonic power metal for Unbroken Oath, with urgent double-time drive, galloping riffs, agile bass lines and crisp twin kicks. Start on a four-note rising guitar motif with an unresolved final tone; enter the female clean lead at once, no long prelude. A high-tone male power voice answers in Japanese; both then soar into a bilingual chorus with an immediate title hook. Female English verses and male Japanese verses exchange perspectives; reverse the lift roles before chorus two. Use bittersweet harmonized leads, bright counter-melodies and orchestral accents without masking the hook. Mid-song, strip back for a brief intimate female memory, then fracture the motif amid collapsing tension. Reignite with tight riffs, stronger perceived motion and male-female call-and-response. Let the final chorus resolve the motif upward and expand in harmony without easing the rhythmic attack. Clear mids, firm lows, controlled reverb and dramatic contrast; heroic, weathered, defiant, finally warm.