【Touhou Lyrics】 Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever
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Kogasa's theme. ...SURPRISE! Everyone gather round, for a rainy night's ghost story!
If you don't think Kogasa is the cutest cutie to ever cute, then I don't think we can be friends. Kogasa is a model citizen of Gensokyo, who just wants to be the best monster she can be. I'm so in love with this moeblob umbrella, you have no idea.
From ZUN's composition notes: "A self-centered karakasa youkai, who gets depressed easily despite her cheery nature..." ...I hoped to make this song sound like something she literally wrote herself. The musical progression of her theme already captures her spirit so wonderfully, because it really does sound like a storm at the beginning, and a clear sky toward the end... Kogasa's rainy self is extra-huggable, while her sunshiny side offers quite a good attitude toward life, wouldn't you say~?
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Touhou Project 12, Undefined Fantastic Object
Kogasa Tatara: "Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever"
Original music by ZUN.
English lyrics and fandub vocals by me.
UFO sprite rips from https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=197.0, art by ZUN.
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LONG AGO… ONE DARK AND STORMY NIGHT…
Wind and rain rumble— and a little girl, racing home, puts up a stubborn fight.
Her tiny fingers cling to that umbrella so tight…
Then a gust knocks her down! One thunder clap gives her such fright,
Through her grip, the handle slips and flies right out of sight.
Oh, so the gray stormy clouds slowly give way to the moonlight…
…Well, the girl, she’ll be safe and sound,
but her broken umbrella is stuck on the side of the road on the ground,
an invisible bump in the night as the passersby pass all around,
and forever and ever is waiting and waiting to never be found,
always waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and…
…How’s that? As scary as it gets!
Can’t you see, nothing could be scarier: suddenly, to not be needed.
Every day, relive the pain, the darkest night repeated…
What? That’s no good, treating you how I was treated?
…Maybe my story needs a better ending after all.
How can I be true to this monster that’s in the mirror?
All I did, all I could do back then, was humbly block out the rain;
But, you know, hiding from dark skies won’t make ‘em clear.
…Hey! Mr. Rainbow is, like, a real close friend of the storm:
If you want your reward, first thing is to face your fear.
Look at me! I’m a monster! With every nightmare, newly reborn.
I’ll be waiting just right around the corner here~.