Subterranean Homesick Blue
original: 53ミニッツの青い海 [Blue Sea of 53 Minutes]
from: 卯酉東海道 ～ Retrospective 53 minutes
arrangement/lyrics: ニシム監督
vocals: LyuU
album: 「 」
circle: Ridil
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二人にとって大切なもの [The Thing Important To Us Both] || 豚乙女
二人にとって大切なもの
futari ni totte taisetsu na mono
The Thing Important To Us Both
original: 虎柄の毘沙門天 [The Tiger-Patterned Bishamonten]
from: 東方星蓮船 ～ Undefined Fantastic Object
arrangement/lyrics: パプリカ (Paprika)
vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (Butaotome)黄泉の風 [The Wind of Hades] || 豚乙女
黄泉の風
yomi no kaze
The Wind of Hades
original: 石の赤子と水中の牛 [The Stone Baby and the Submerged Cow]
from: 東方鬼形獣 ～ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature
arrangement/lyrics: コンプ (Comp)
vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (Butaotome)
Sorry, I was too busy playing Touhou CB :upside_down:
Anyways, I noticed that this album is far more polarized than most other recent Buta albums – the tracks are either extremely positive or extremely negative. I don’t know if this is intentional or not, but I found it interesting at least! I feel like this song would be perfect to listen to after Odabutsu, because it seems to try to get across the message “We all make mistakes that bring us grief! It doesn’t make you a bad person forever though!” But then again, looking at the songs like that would weaken the impact of Odabutsu’s message.
I’m curious to hear what kind of interpretations you have about the lyrics and the album in general so far!
踊れ [Dance] || 豚乙女
踊れ
odore
Dance
original: お宇佐さまの素い幡 [White Flag of Usa Shrine]
from: 東方花映塚 ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View
arrangement: コンプ (Comp)
lyrics/vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (Butaotome)
This song was quite challenging, because I don’t know much about Tewi and I felt there are many references to her and her backstory in here. So to understand this song correctly, I read up lots about Tewi and “The White Hare of Inaba” and found some similarities. I can’t say I’m 100% positive about all the interpretations of “me” and “you” in the translation. :shrug:
FUWAFUWA [Lightly] || 豚乙女
FUWAFUWA
Lightly
original: 彼岸帰航 ~ Riverside View [Higan Retour ~ Riverside View]
from: 東方花映塚 ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View
arrangement/lyrics: パプリカ (Paprika)
vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (Butaotome)
お陀仏 (Ruining Oneself) || 豚乙女
お陀仏
odabutsu
Ruining Oneself
original: 六十年目の東方裁判 ～ Fate of Sixty Years [Eastern Judgment in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years]
from: 東方花映塚 ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View
arrangement: コンプ (Comp)
lyrics/vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (Butaotome)
Ranko plays with some imagery that has to do with Eiki, but the song isn’t really about her.
There seems to be so much anger and hatred in this song. But it’s not a song blaming people in general, it’s also including oneself in the judgment. So in short: We’re all horrible people 🙂
夜明け声 (Voice of Dawn) || 豚乙女
夜明け声
yoakegoe
Voice of Dawn
original: セラフィックチキン (Seraphic Chiken)
from: 東方鬼形獣 ～ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature
arrangement/lyrics: コンプ (Comp)
vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (BUTAOTOME)
I thought it was fitting to translate Yoakegoe right after Muryoku na Uta, since the long and hopeless night ends in this song here. I hope Buta will play it live one day!
When I first listened to it, I immediately felt this resembles an anime ending song or something (lol) And I can’t help but imagine Kutaka sitting on a fence and literally scream at the sky once the sun goes up in the refrain. You’re welcome 😉
無力な歌 [Powerless Song] || 豚乙女
無力な歌
muryoku na uta
Powerless Song
original: 夜雀の歌声 ～ Night Bird [Song of the Night Sparrow ~ Night Bird]
from: 東方永夜抄 ~ Imperishable Night
arrangement/lyrics: パプリカ (Paprika)
vocals: ランコ (Ranko)
album: 獄 (Goku)
circle: 豚乙女 (BUTAOTOME)
太陽の花 -Eternal Summer- [Sunflower -Eternal Summer-] || 暁Records
太陽の花 -Eternal Summer- taiyou no hana Sunflower -Eternal Summer- original: 今昔幻想郷 ~ Flower Land [Gensokyo of Now and Then ~ Flower Land] from: 東方花映塚 ～ Phantasmagoria of Flower View arrangement: Stack Bros. lyrics/vocals: Stack album: 太陽の花 -Eternal Summer- circle: 暁Records
黄昏OVERLAY [OVERLAY of Dusk] || 暁Records
黄昏OVERLAY
tasogare
OVERLAY of Dusk
original: 空の帰り道 ～ Sky Dream [The Way Home in the Sky ~ Sky Dream]
from: 東方星蓮船 ～ Undefined Fantastic Object
arrangement/lyrics/vocals: Stack
album: 天地上乗有頂天 (Tenchi-Joujou-Uchouten)
circle: 暁Records