Opening Theme 3

Keishō no uta (継承の唄 lit. "Inheritance song") is the third opening theme of the Mushoku Tensei anime performed by Yuiko Ōhara. It was released as a digital single on October 17, 2021.

The song was first used in the anime as the opening theme song for Episode 14. The song does not have a special video-animation sequence for the credits as it is integrated into real-time scenes of the story, and varies for every episode.

Lyrics
互いの名も知らぬままに この身を委ね 茂みの奥の微かな木漏れ日は どこか母の温もりのよう
 * -|Japanese=木々の騒めき 息を潜めて

古人の残した性よ 刻まれた胸が疼いている

声よ 木霊よ 今望む 言葉を聞かせて 霧の向こうへと進んで 彷徨いあう前に

せせらぎの夢 汲み取り浴びて 木の葉の船 揺らす水面 孤独に沈む 雨風たちと 変わらぬ移り気で 泥にまみれた心洗う

遠く滲んだ 追憶の中 忘れかけた想いを見つけた

声よ木霊よ 今望む言葉を教えて 混じり合う時の流れが 私になる前に

面影を辿れば 見知るほどに戸惑う 汚れを秘めぬ川の流れに沿わせて

どうか声よ木霊よ 今望む言葉を聞かせて 霧の向こうへと進んで 彷徨いあう前に

天よ大地よ 今歌う この歌を聴いて 混じり合う時の流れが 私になる前に 何者でもないまま この身を捧げましょう Tagai no na mo shiranu mama ni kono mi o yudane Shigemi no oku no kasukana komorebi wa Doko ka haha no nukumori no you
 * -|Romaji=Kigi no zawameki iki o hisomete

Inishiebito no nokoshita saga yo Kizamareta mune ga uzuiteiru

Koe yo kodama yo Ima nozomu kotoba o kikasete Kiri no mukou e to susunde Samayoiau mae ni

Seseragi no yume kumitori abite Konoha no fune yurasu minamo kodoku ni shizumu Amekaze tachi to kawaranu utsurigi de Doro ni mamireta kokoro arau

Touku nijinda tsuioku no naka Wasurekaketa omoi o mitsuketa

Koe yo kodama yo Ima nozomu kotoba o oshiete Majiriau toki no nagare ga Watashi ni naru mae ni

Omokage o tadoreba mishiru hodo ni tomadou Kegare o himenu kawa no nagare ni sowasete

Douka koeyo kodama yo Ima nozomu kotoba o kikasete Kiri no mukou e to susunde Samayoiau mae ni

Ten yo daichi yo Ima utau kono uta o kite Majiriau toki no nagare ga Watashi ni naru mae ni Nanimono demo nai mama Kono mi o sasagemashou I am holding my breath quietly Even without knowing each others' names I entrust you A faint streak of light from the bushes in deep It's like the warmth of a mother
 * -|English=Among the noises of trees

Nature left behind by ancestors It's written on my chest and is throbbing

Voice and sprit of the tree I wish to hear you Before I move beyond the mist And get lost

A little stream of a dream I scooped some and splashed them on myself A leaf boat created a ripple And sank all alone A mind changes like wind and rain I am washing my muddy heart

In my blurred memory in the distance I found a feeling I almost forgot

Voice and a sprit of tree Tell me words I am looking for Before time merges to become me

More I get to know by tracing the silhouette

More confused I get Along the untainted river flow

Voice and sprit of the tree I wish to hear you Before I move beyond the mist And get lost

Heave and earth I sing a song now, please listen Before time merges to become me I'll devote myself Before I become someone