日本の気持
nihon no kimochi
a japanese feeling
All I’m going to say is 56″ HDTV rocks my freakin’ world. I watched Kill Bill Vol 1 last night and the climax battle between Beatrix and O-Ren was nothing short of magic. I almost felt the same when I saw it in the theater.
When Meiko Kaji’s “Flower of Carnage” song began playing, I got chills. The Japanese lyrics, the snow, the triumph of a successful revenge, it was all nearly too much. I’ll share the lyrics of the intro passage with you, and my own personal translation:
Shindeita asa ni tomorai no yuki ga furu
Hagure inu no touboe geta no otokishimu
Iin na naomosa mitsumete aruku
Yami o dakishimeru ja no me no kasa hitotsu
Inochi no michi o iku onna namida wa to ni sutemashitaDuring the deadly silent morning, falling snow buries
A stray dog cries, the sound of wooden sandals cut the silence
I go with the weight of heaven on my mind
Open to the dark night, holding a patterned umbrella
Following the path of life as a woman throughout my journey, tears fall.
Such a Japanese feeling.