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Yamato-Takeru
03:27
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To the east and west of Yamato
I've marched to conquer my foes.
I have brought my sword to the lands
Of Izumo and Kumaso.
To conquer the unsubmissive ones.
I am Yamato-takeru - subduer of the gods.
Land of the clouds and folk of the bear
Have kneeled before me.
They will rot in Yomi, but I,
I have another fate:
I fly away on snow-white wings.
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3. |
The Eight-Forked Serpent
04:00
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I'm the one who has been cast down. One
Who is shunned upon.
Driven to descend to Tori-kami
At the head of mighty River Hi.
Where the lair of The Evil One resides
I direct my sight.
On intruder from the wild lands of Koshi
I will test my might.
Serpent of the eight heads and eight tails,
Eyes of crimson red.
Hills and valleys eight his mighty body spans,
Covering the land.
Ancient as the cliffs of Tojinbo,
Trees grow upon him.
On his ever-hungry belly crawls,
Leaving trails of blood.
Yamata no Orochi!
Heed the call of God of Storm!
As I rise my august sword,
Your heads will fall!
You distill some eight-fold fine liquor,
Build a fence around.
At the gates on platforms you install the vats
Of the brew and wait.
Oh, the wit and cunning of the God of Storm
Brings down many foes.
As Yamata no Orochi is slain down,
Rivers flow with blood.
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Onogoroshima
03:59
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Oh, a great maelstrom
Is churning over the waves,
As the shaft of the jeweled spear
Descends from the sky
And disappears in the depths,
Causing chaotic billows to rise
And rage.
The Progenitor of the Land,
Standing on the Heavenly Bridge,
Installs the will
Of the higher Gods.
As the August Spear ascends,
Leaving the ocean tranquil and calm,
Solid rock rises above
The waves.
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Slaying the Disobedient
03:16
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Draw your swords!
We march off to the lands of Yamashiro
To slay the disobedient ones!
The ones
With foul hearts
Shall be
Cut down.
Thus upon reaching the river of Wakara
They stood, only the river separating them.
The treacherous king is struck down,
And the enemy runs.
Only to be slayed down!
Strike them down!
Cut them to pieces!
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6. |
The Creation of Inugami
03:27
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Warlocks of a great nobility
With the knowledge of many secrets,
Yet their deeds are malignant and
Vile.
If an evil act is needed to
Bring misfortune upon a victim,
Inugami is to be
Conjured.
One is to take a dog and
Bury it into the ground until
Only the head is visible
Above.
Then install two bowls of food
And water before the critter's snout,
Close, but so that they still cannot be
Reached.
When the wretched beast is driven
Mad with hallucinations and craze,
Take a blade and sever the animal's
Head.
Bury it under a street and burn the
Flesh and bones, then put the ashes
On an altar and pronounce the
Spell:
殺戮された霊魂
Satsuriku sareta reikon
黄泉の国から来い
Yomi no kuni kara koi
死の睡眠から起きて
Shi no suimin kara okite
足枷を捨てなさい
Ashikase wo sutenasai
僕の敵の不幸を作れ
Boku no teki no fuko wo tsukure
激怒を実現しなさい！
Gekido wo jitsugen shinasai
The creation of the Dog-God!
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7. |
The Sacred Scrolls
04:56
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Yomi
03:39
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Fearsome Emishi
03:30
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As the bitter winds
Of a snowstorm blow,
From the frozen wastes
Of the north they ride,
Fierce as the beasts
Lurking in the dark.
People of the bow,
Brethren of the sword -
The fearsome Emishi.
As the clouds go dark,
War horns summon death.
Long manes fluttering
Battle horses ride.
Under the light of a pale moon
Gleaming blades strike down from the dark,
Songs of arrows pierce the air,
Red blood steams on shimmering snow.
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Downfall of the Soga
03:39
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Nor riches and treasure,
Nor the scripts of wisdom,
Neither the lives of men
Are eternal.
Even the brightest day
Has its own dusk,
Even the greatest power
Turns into dust.
We are the Soga!
Our graves
Are in flames,
Our fate
Has been sealed,
Our will
Won't be done,
Our souls
Fade away.
With our blood
We mark the throne,
With our death
We stain the court.
As the sun sets,
Light fades away, but
Darkness is lit
With our flames.
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Yomi Latvia
Yomi is a Japanese folk metal band from Latvia. Their songs combine death/black riffs with traditional Japanese tunes, telling us about ancient history, glorious battles and mythical heroes.
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