Katayoku no Taka (One-Winged Hawk) is the name of a character song for Shanks. The musical score appears throughout the early episodes of the series, up to the Loguetown arc. The lyrics are essentially sung in opera-style, with classical instruments such as the piano and violin being used for the musical score.
Information[]
- Lyrics by Seiko Fujibayashi
- Music by Kouhei Tanaka
- Arranged by Hayato Matsuo
- Sung by Kazushige Shimura
Lyrics[]
Japanese Kanji | Japanese Rōmaji | English Translation |
満ち足りた心を知らぬ者 海を切り裂く 放たれた運命追いし者 覚めやらぬ心を醒すのか 海に降り立つ |
michitarita kokoro o shiranu mono seijaku no kokoro o michibiite umi o kirisaku hanatareta unmei seoishi mono sameyaranu kokoro o samasunoka umi ni oritatsu |
one that does not know a fulfilled heart guiding the heart of silence cutting through the seas the one that chases after the destiny that was unfurled perhaps to awaken the heart which won't wake landing on the ocean |
Trivia[]
- Most One Piece character songs are sung by their Voice actor, this song like Talking Blues is sung by someone else other then Shūichi Ikeda.
- Because of the title involves the mention of a hawk, it is occasionally mistaken as a character song for Mihawk.