【Touhou Lyrics】 Illusionary Joururi
The Tsukumo Sisters' theme. ...A rival music group has appeared!? They’re out to teach a lesson to selfish tool-users. These instruments can play themselves! I thought it would be interesting to insert a bit of Japanese to reflect their traditional style.
The Tsukumos aren't very popular characters, and Lori and I used to be among the haters. But we've really been coming to love them lately, finding a lot of fun headcanon potential in their relationships with fellow musicians. Allow me to plug my cool fanfiction! https://archiveofourown.org/works/356... Written like a collection of interviews from all over Gensokyo, the second chapter focuses on them, their bond as found-family, and their funny rivalry with the Prismrivers over Raiko.
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ABOUT THIS SONG:
CHARACTERS: Yatsuhashi Tsukumo & Benben Tsukumo
ORIGINAL MUSIC: "Illusionary Joururi" (幻想浄瑠璃) by ZUN
ORIGINAL GAME: Touhou 14 - Double Dealing Character
LYRICS BY: Lyrica Live
VOCALS BY: Asa (as Yatsuhashi) and Lori (as Benben)
Please feel free to cover or use these lyrics, as long as you give credit to Lyrica Live!
VIDEO ARTWORK from the official "Who's Who of Humans & Youkai in Gensokyo" articles, published in "Strange Creators of Outer World." ILLUSTRATOR: shnva.
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From the days of glory, so we start the story once again.
「MUKASHI MUKASHI」 KARA Let’s begin.
When you hear BEN-BEN NO OTO, o-biwa and koto, now and then,
MADA 「MEDETASHI」 MADE Listen in.
As one humble voice sings…
As the call of thunder rings…
Now, we must release this tension in our strings. (Ah…)
Back ninety-nine years,
Noble chords graced noble ears.
Worn bodies recall,
Having recorded it all there.
We must embrace this tension in the air. (Ah…)
Take this world by storm!! (YAMIKUMO NI)
These magic clouds of fate, gathering late, rise as a stage which seeks its actor.
Take this brand-new form!! (TSUKUMOGAMI)
Return with classical lyric spirit into the modern age, and ever after.
Cry a song of war!! (SENSOU WO SHIYOU)
Nostalgic notes will chime, signal the time, ancient emotions resonating.
Long-lost sounds of yore!! (GENSOU NO OTO)
Are flowing straight from a source untarnished, rich as a dream itself but never fading.
Harmony is strong!! (GAKKI NO RAKUEN)
We two are joined with a goal, kindred of soul, if not of blood, we find our way to…
Right what once was wrong!! (RAKKII NA GYAKUTEN)
We will rebel over selfish players, choose for ourselves at last the song we want to play!
Joyous rebirth-day!
Praise to the tools rising on this reverse-day!
Ah… Our music shall not pass away.
(MEDETASHI, MEDETASHI~)