Kono Sekai no Katasumi de... (この世界の片隅で… lit 'In This Corner of the World...') is a character song from the Rurouni Kenshin 1996 anime, performed by Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Yūji Ueda, Mina Tominaga, Mika Doi, Kaori Yuasa, Noriko Namiki and Sumi Shimamoto as Kenshin Himura, Kaoru Kamiya, Sanosuke Sagara, Yahiko Myōjin, Megumi Takani, Ayame Oguni, Suzume Oguni and Tae Sekihara respectively.
This song is part of the album Rurouni Kenshin: The Original Vocal Album SONGS, released on August 1st 1996, and published by SPE Visual Works.
Lyrics[]
Totemo chiisana deai kara
Sore wa hajimatte yuku
Hitori, mata hitori otozure
Sore wa monogatari ni naru
Wakariau tame ni kizutsuita
Namida no
Tsuyosa ga Itsuka kitto
Kimi wa dare wo mamotte yuku darou
Kakegae naku omou darou
Kimi wa dare to deatte yuku darou
Kono sekai no katasumi de
Tsuyoku naritai to omotta
Yume wo orareta yoru ni
Dakedo hitori ja nai koto ne
Kimi ga oshiete kureta ne
Furimuku egao no
Mukou gawa
Hirogaru sore e to Itsuka jitto
Kimi wa dare wo shinjite yuku darou
Ai shitai to negau darou
Donna tooku hanarete shimatte mo
Kimi no basho wa koko ni aru
Kaze ga ato taete mo
Toki ga nagarete mo
Kitto kitto Wasurenai
Kimi wa dare wo mamotte yuku darou
Kakegae naku omou darou
Kimi wa dare to deatte yuku darou
Kono sekai no katasumi de
Kimi wa dare wo shinjite yuku darou
Ai shitai to negau darou
Donna tooku hanarete shimatte mo
Kimi no basho wa koko ni aru
Kimi wa dare wo mamotte yuku darou
Kakegae naku omou darou
Kimi wa dare to deatte yuku darou
Kono sekai no katasumi de
Kono sekai no katasumi de
From an insignificant encounter
It went on beginning
Alone, again a visit alone
That became a story
You were hurt to understand
The strength of tears
Someday certainly
I wonder whom you shall go out to defend
Perhaps without thought
I wonder whom you shall go out to meet
In this corner of the world
I thought I
Wanted to be strong
You told me
"But you're not alone"
At the far side of the smile
When you turn your face
The spreading skies someday certainly
I wonder whom you shall go out to believe
Perhaps I think you'd like to love
No matter how far away you are
You're place shall always be here
Even if the winds take away the footprints
Even if time passes
Certainly certainly I shall not forget
I wonder whom you shall go out to defend
Perhaps without I thought
I wonder whom you shall go out to meet
In this corner of the world
I wonder whom you shall go out to believe
Perhaps I think you'd like to love
No matter how far away you are
You're place shall always be here
I wonder whom you shall go out to defend
Perhaps without I thought
I wonder whom you shall go out to meet
In this corner of the world
In this corner of the world
とても小さな出逢いから それは始まってゆく
ひとり、またひとり訪れ
それは物語になる
分かりあうために 傷ついた
涙の 強さが いつか きっと
君は誰を守ってゆくだろう
かけがえなく思うだろう
君は誰と出逢ってゆくだろう
この世界の 片隅で
強くなりたいと思った 夢を折られた夜に
だけど、ひとりじゃない事を
君が教えてくれたね
振り向く笑顔の 向こう側
広がる 空へと いつか きっと
君は誰を信じてゆくだろう
愛したいと願うだろう
どんな遠く離れてしまっても
君の場所は ここにある
風が跡絶えても 時が流れても
きっと きっと 忘れない
君は誰を守ってゆくだろう
かけがえなく思うだろう
君は誰と出逢ってゆくだろう
この世界の 片隅で
君は誰を信じてゆくだろう
愛したいと願うだろう
どんな遠く離れてしまっても
君の場所は ここにある
君は誰を守ってゆくだろう
かけがえなく思うだろう
君は誰と出逢ってゆくだろう
この世界の 片隅で
この世界の 片隅で
Trivia[]
- There are two cuts of this song:
- In the CD "Rurouni Kenshin: The Original Vocal Album SONGS", the track that has this song is merged with another track called "Afterglow ~Venus and Mars~".
- In the CD Rurouni Kenshin: The Memorial Best Album ~Brilliant Collection~ this songs stands alone (without "Afterglow ~Venus and Mars~").
- About the other image songs performed by the different singers in this song:
- This is one of three image songs performed by Mayo Suzukaze. The others are "Aisuruhito o Mamoru Tameni" (To protect the one I love) and "Natsu no E" (Summer Painting) alongside its remix version "Natsu no e ~ '98 Summer Version ~" (Summer Painting ~ '98 Summer Version ~).
- This is one of three image songs performed by Miki Fujitani. The others are "Suki toka Janakute..." (It's not like I like you...) and "Natsu no E" (Summer Painting) alongside its remix version "Natsu no e ~ '98 Summer Version ~" (Summer Painting ~ '98 Summer Version ~).
- This is one of several image songs performed by Yūji Ueda. The others are "Ippatsu Yarō! (Arashi woyobu otoko)" (One-shot bastard! (The man who summons the storm)), "Kokoro no Hadaka" (Naked Heart) and "2 Of a Kind!".
- This is one of two image songs performed by Mina Tominaga. The other one is "1 / Sekai no Boku" (1/I in the world).
- This is one of two image songs performed by Mika Doi. The other one is "2 Of a Kind!".
- This is one of two image songs performed by Kaori Yuasa and Noriko Namiki. The other one is "Shiroi Ichigo" (White Strawberry).
- This is the only image song performed by Sumi Shimamoto for the anime.