Yoiyami no Machi

Yoiyami no Machi is Chizuru's main introductory theme which appears in several iterations over the course of the series. It is either sung in it's original form, or with different lyrics as a whole song, additionally the main melody is used in scenes concerning Chizuru.
Saito-hen(2011)/Okita-hen(2013)
Romaji 	English 	
yoiyami no machi de kaze ni fukarete 	Blown by the wind in this town of twilight 	宵闇の街で風に吹かれて
nakushita ano hibi no yasashii senaka	that sillhoute that is the lost kind days of my past	無くしたあの日々の優しい背中
tada motomete ima ha samayou 	I only wish to see you again, but now I wander alone	ただ求めて今は彷徨う
unnmei no ito ni michibikareru mama 	Drawn here by the thread of fate 	運命のいとに導かれるまま
This version of the song also appears later in Hijikata-hen, after the initial opening sequence. But it is preceded by a unique version that also differs between the 2013 and 2018 versions.
Hijikata Hen(2013) Chizuru Solo
Romaji 	English 	Kanji
saihate no basho de hokori wo kakete	In the place of your last stand staking your pride	最果ての場所で誇りをかけて
mamori tsudukete iru anata no kokoro	continuing to protect your heart 	守り続けているあなたの心
tada sasaete ikitai no desu 	I only wish to support you 	ただ支えていきたいのです
watashi ni mo tsurasa wakete kudasai	Please share with me some of your pain 	私にも辛さを分けてください
Kazama-hen(both versions)
Romaji 	English 	
mune no soko ni aru ano hi no sakebi 	Deep inside of my heart remains the screams of that day	胸の底のあるあの日の叫び
doushite kanashii tatakai wo tsudzukeru no	Why must you continue on with this tragic fight? 	どうして悲しい戦いを続けるの
watashi wa ikitete hoshii 	I wish for you to live 	私わ生きてて欲しい
shishite saku hana ha mitakunai desu 	I do not want to see the flower that dies and scatters 	死してさくはなは見たくないです
Hijikata Shitan completely rewrites Chizuru's first opening song into a duet with Kazama. The lyrics are now more general, allowing Kazama's darker feelings for Hijikata to also be expressed.
Hijikata Shitan(2018) Chizuru's Part
Romaji 	English 	Kanji
yume samenu basho de anata wo mitsume	In that place of endless dreams I gaze upon you 	夢覚めぬ場所で名を名付けよう
todokanu omoi de wo dakishime 	Embracing my feelings that cannot reach you 	届かぬ思い出を抱きしめ
sono chi kara anato wo motome samayou	From where you stand, I wander and I yearn for you	その地からあなたを求め彷徨う
(tacet) 	(tacet) 	(tacet)
Kazama enters the song at the third line, and he actually does a play on words which changes the meaning. They both sing "sono chi kara", Chizuru using the word "chi" meaning "land" and Kazama using "Chi" as in "blood" which adds a sense of forboding to the song. Chizuru is tacet for the final line, which is replaced with a Kazama solo line. 
Hijikata Shitan(2018) Kazama's Part
Romaji 	English 	Kanji
(tacet) 	(tacet) 	(tacet)
(tacet) 	(tacet) 	(tacet)
sono chi kara anata wo motome-samayou	from the blood you shed, I wander and I yearn for you 	その血からあなたを求め彷徨う
yume samenu basho de na wo nadukeyou 	in that place of endless dreams, I shall bestow upon you a name	夢覚めぬ場所で名を名付けよう
=== Related Songs ===
Juxtaposed with "Yoiyami no Machi" are two songs that have no official names, but are meant to thematically answer and coincide with Chizuru's song. Those are the Kazama Shitan-only Kazama song "Sakura Nagashi" and Sen's Toudou-hen song, "Sen no Yoru".
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