サムライチャンプルー

I'd like to call your attention to one my favorite anime (because I can't go four posts without talking about anime~).  As you may have guessed, that anime is サムライチャンプルー!  With the help of another class I'm taking, called Intro to Japanese Civilization, and a little research, I have found some interesting things (yay!)  But, I s'pose  I'll take it one at a time.


First, Mugen.  むげんはりゅうきゅうしょとうからきました。そして (semi-relatedly) おきなわ is part of the Ryukyu's!  Anywho, there is a two-part episode (Misguided Miscreants, or 暗夜行路 其之壱と暗夜行路 其之弐) which explores Mugen's past.  During one part, they play an incredibly beautiful song to accompany the imagery of the video:

The song is Obokuri Eeumi (おぼくりええうみ?) by Ikue Asazaki.  As this is a Japanese blog, I will attempt to write the lyrics in ひらがな。 Wish me luck

あらやしきくのでい

はらさくばくのでい

はれふしぎゅらさねじゅく

すらじふしろよんど

はれふしぎゅらさねじゅく

ふしぎゅらさねじゅく

すらじふしろよんど

きりしがきくのでい

くがねやべたていてい

はれももとびゅるわきゃ

やうりばゆわおよんど

はれももとびゅるわきゃ

ももとびゅるわきゃ

やうりばゆわおよんど

はていがちやなりゅり

とびばにやねらぬ

はれうとうかたばに

やからちたぼれ

ひとつあるばにや

かなしゃせにくすいてい

はれわぬやおくやま

ぬかずらだすき

おじゅうごやのていきや

かみぎゅらさてりゅり

はれかながじょにたたばくもていたぼれい

A translation of the song can be found here.  For the time being, my point in bringing this up, aside from the fact that it's a beautiful song, shall remain hidden until I explain part two, about Okuru.  But, that shall have to wait.

つづく


(Oh noes! I accidentally highlighted everything! How do I undo thiiiiiiiiissss??????)