Katayoku no Taka

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
駆り立てる彼方の、幻か…
暁の海原に聞く
海はただ静か
静寂の心を導いて
脆弱な心を惑わせる
荒波は強き者へと
何を見せるのか…
海を切り裂く
片翼の鷹は
何故？そんなにも高く
激しくなる風を選んでは
飛び続けるだろう
放たれた運命追いし者
その先は暗闇？輝きか
朝焼けをそれぞれは待つ
海はただ静か
覚めやらぬ心を醒すのか
覚めやらぬ心が夢なのか
真実はある時に凪
誰もまだ知らぬ…
海に降り立つ
片翼の鷹は
また、悲しみ啄（ついば）み
荒ぶる空恐れることなく
舞い上がるのだろう
いつか約束の日まで…	
michitarita kokoro o shiranu mono
karitateru kanata no, maboroshi ka...
akatsuki no unabara ni kiku
umi wa tada shizuka
seijaku no kokoro o michibiite
zeijaku na kokoro o madowaseru
aranami wa tsuyoki mono-e to
nani o miseru noka...
umi o kirisaku
katayoku no taka wa
naze? sonna nimo takaku
sabishiku naru kaze o erandewa
tobituzukeru nodarou
hanatareta unmei seoishi mono
sono saki wa kurayami? kagayaki ka
asayake o sorezore wa matsu
umi wa tada shizuka
sameyaranu kokoro o samasunoka
sameyaranu kokoro ga yumenanoka
shinjitsu wa aru toki ni nagi
dare mo mada shiranu...
umi ni oritatsu
katayoku no taka wa
mada, kanashimi tsuibami
araburu sora osoreru koto naku
maiagaru no de arou
itsuka yakusoku no hi made...	
one that does not know a fulfilled heart
an illusion of the far lands that make one move along..?
I ask to the seas at daybreak
the sea returns only silence
guiding the heart of silence 
and confusing the frail, weak heart
the harsh waves, to the strong...
what do they show?
cutting through the seas
the hawk with one wing
why does it choose to fly so high ...
and picks the winds that make it lonely...
and continue to fly..?
the one that chases after the destiny that was unfurled
beyond it is the shadows? or perhaps a twinkle of light?
they each wait for the sunrise
the sea returns only silence
perhaps to awaken the heart which won't wake
or is the heart which won't wake in itself a dream?
truth is sometimes calm and peaceful
and nobody knows as of yet...
landing on the ocean
the hawk with one wing
it still pecks at sadness
and without fear of the stormy skies
it is sure to rise and fly again
until that promised day to come someday...
==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.
==External Links==
*Translation of Lyrics.
*Location of Japanese Test
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