Katayoku no Taka

Katayoku no Taka (One-Winged Hawk), is the name of a character song for Shanks. The muscial 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

Japanese Text
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…

Romanized Lyrics
michitarita kokoro wo shiranu mono

karitateru kanata no, maboroshi ka...

akatsuki no unabara ni kiku

umi wa tada shizuka

seijaku no kokoro wo michibiite

zeijaku na kokoro wo madowaseru

aranami wa tsuyoki mono-e to

nani wo miseru noka...

umi wo kirisaku

katayoku no taka wa

naze? sonna nimo takaku

sabishiku naru kaze wo erandewa

tobituzukeru nodarou

hanatareta unmei seoishi mono

sono saki wa kurayami? kagayaki ka

asayake wo sorezore wa matsu

umi wa tada shizuka

sameyaranu kokoro wo 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...

Translated Lyrics
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 seiyū, 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.