A young daimyo defending his honor attacked a powerful courtier In the imperial court after repeated insults... As a punishment for this he was sentenced to commit seppuku Leaving his 47 retainers masterless ronin Some stories must be told the way we did before Hidden secrets, lies and treasons We know your time has come, our vengeance has begun We're in business, ready and fearless The ronin held their vengeance for a year Never showing a sign that they would avenge their lord For their inaction they were scorned by people But one night they finally acted… You did know all our plans Guards and shields, walls and traps Everywhere, all around Think you're safe, hiding out No matter how long, no matter how far Your time has come, there's nowhere to run It won't be here and now May the gods calm us down We shall wait a thousand nights We shall wait... You must die No matter how long, no matter how far Your time has come, there's nowhere to run Hide in the darkness, now you will harvest All the hate you sowed Legends will tell our story, but we don't claim that glory Rather than avenge our daimyo Our tradition drives our mission We must avenge our lord As samurais, we live our lives Ruled within our code, ruled within our code We all know the price we must pay, all of us will just obey Samurais will worship our graves, there's no other way We fight together, united as one Purity and honour can't be overcome After they had extracted their vengeance upon the courtier They knew that they must atone for their action by giving their own lives Thus they began their ride to the Sengaku-ji temple People who had scorned them, begged for their forgiveness As they had proven their honor and shown valor by slaying the corrupted courtier Who insulted their master We fight together, united as one Purity and honour can't be overcome There in the Sengaku-ji temple they restored Their honor and committed seppuku Now they sleep with their avenged master in the hallowed grounds Of the Sengaku-ji temple "More than the cherry blossoms, inviting a wind to blow them away I am wondering what to do, with the remaining springtime."