Rouran Jinja (Prologue Edition)

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Rouran JinjaRouran Shrine
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Length 7:02
Type Vocal
Release Date 13 January 2021
Band Sound Horizon
Label Pony Canyon

Rouran Shrine (in Japanese 狼欒神社, Rouran Jinja), translated on international streaming services as "Laurant-Shrine", is the second song of Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition). It immediately follows Hoshizora e to Tsuzuku SakamichiThe Slope Leading Towards the Starry Sky. There are four versions of the song: one with two guitar solos and one with a piano and violin solo, and then each of those is either narrated by Akio Otsuka or Rika Fukami. The version received is random, and all versions are equally likely. Once the song finishes, it continues into the next song, Yoru no Karma ga Miseta YumeDreams Brought by the Night’s Karma, with a 0.1% chance of encountering its death ending version instead.

Lyrics

One, bow when you cross the Torii.
Two, tread not upon the middle of the Sando.
Three, halt! Do not just ignore the Temizu-ya.
Four, oops, you just dropped your Omamori...and accidentally stepped on it!
Five, do not simply throw your Osaisen like that!
Six, and of course, you shouldn’t ring the bell so violently!
Seven, if this were any ordinary shrine, two-bows-two-claps is an acceptable choice. But try to at least maintain some form of composure.


Bestow upon me cleansing, bestow upon me purification,
grant me thine divine protection and blessing.

Eight, it’s fine to say your prayers out loud. But this time’s an exception.


Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my father’s illness.
Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my father’s illness.
Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my f-father’s illness.
Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my father’s illness.

Hey, woman.


Huh!? God!? Or...just a pervert...


Did you just say something incredibly rude? ...oh well.
You only need to think when you communicate with me.


Huh!? What do you mean? What’s going on!?

OK! Well, this is going to be a loooong story, so let’s use the vertical bearer of time to cover these explanations!


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Chronus
is
woven
...

And there you have it! O, newly appointed shrine maiden, try saying your prayers with eight-bows-eight-claps!


If I do as you say..my father will get better, right?


Of course! YES WE CAN!


Sounds fishy...
But I guess I’ll give it a try.


At last, the Okami descends upon this ⛩️️orizon!


W-what is this flashy display?
Shrine 2: Electric boogaloo!?
And these komainu are...howling?
It’s getting all smoky in here too, what the!!
The torii is different...and the main shrine is glowing!?
This isn’t the Hiashi Hiyama shrine!
Ah, ah, aaahhhhhh!!!


Wait,
I was born and raised in-


Rouran Shrine

Around fifteenth anniversary. The prologue of a long journey has begun.
The meaning of having been born. The meaning of having died.
The <chasm between past and future>[present] that someone wished for.
The Eight-Million <messages>.

Fantasy musical picture scroll.
The 8.5th or perhaps the 7.5th ⛩️️orizon.
(The 7.5th or perhaps the 8.5th ⛩️️orizon.)
Pour your wishes into the Ema!

Ah, can <the possibility of a story leading towards ...>[roman] be found there?


O, the great Rouran Okami
Overflowing is thine divinity
We lay ourselves bare before thine presence
With reverent awe

Unto our undeserving selves
We accept thine divine blessing
Bearing utmost gratitude
And respect in our hearts

Oh? You don’t know what I’m saying?
Did you really grow up in a shrine?
I mean, that’s just how it goes in Norito.
Moving on, you have a part to play in the next verse!


We implore thee to take pity on this woman
Sakuya Himeko
“My name is Sakuya Himeko...”
A humble servant in front of thine divine presence
We beseech thee with reverent awe
To cleanse her father of his ailments
“Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my father’s illness. Please cure my father’s illness.”

Aaand that’s the end of that!
I went over this in our previous explanation with the aid of the vertical string, but let me just go over it again.


So, to give a simple revenge recap
As long as you serve the gods faithfully
Everyone’s wishes will come true <with no one any worse off>[win-win happy]
Somewhere, someone is shouting

Offer up those feelings to the gods!


Pour our wishes into the Ema!

O, the myriad gods of fantasy
Overflowing with divinity
The Rouran Gods
With a stroke of their interpretation, ⛩️️orizons are painted over
And guided to alternative conclusions

These divine beings that you are now bound to
Can defy and twist divine providence at the shortest notice

They will definitely grant
The prayers and fervent wishes
Of their faithful*

*Acts of the divine may differ from personal expectations.

This new shrine that you now serve in
With your duties engraved upon this stone monument

Will guide the ⛩️️orizon
With dark eyes
And red light


Gather up the wishing stars in dusk
And release the light

In order to <deny>[save] you someday

All together-
The
omnipotent
gods
descend
from
heaven
on
high
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Boundless in wisdom
The Rouran Gods
At their whims, fate is rewritten
And steered towards their desired outcome

As such...tracing the melody of words...
They roam faraway lands
Rouran Zuijin
Through analysis, they leap over phenomena
Towards yet unseen endings

Towards the beginning of Cycles[Rinne]
The meaning of having been born. The meaning of having died.
The <chasm between past and future>[present] that someone wished for.
The Eight-Million <messages>.

Fantasy musical picture scroll.
The 8.5th or perhaps the 7.5th ⛩️️orizon.
(The 7.5th or perhaps the 8.5th ⛩️️orizon.)
Pour your wishes into the Ema!

Hitotsu, torii wo kuguru sai wa ichiyuu shitamae
Futatsu, sandou no seichuu, tooru bekarazu
Mittsu, ootto, temizuya SURUU suru bekarazu
Yottsu, a, ima, omamori otoshita. Kara no... kizukazu ni fumitsuketa
Utsutsu, gozaisen wa zatsu ni nageru bekarazu
Muttsu, touzen suzuo mo zatsu ni narazu bekarazu
Nanatsu, futsuu no jinja naraba nihai nihakushu wa warukunai darou. Daga, zatsu ni suru bekarazu

Harae tamai, kiyome tamae,
Kami nagara mamori tamai, sakiwae tamae

Yatsu, negai goto wo koe ni dasu no mo warukunai darou. Daga, konkai dake wa reigai da

Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni. Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni.
Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni. Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni.
Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni. Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni.
Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni. Chichi no yamai ga naori masu you ni.

Kore, soko naru omina

E!? Kamisama! Moshiku wa, henshitsusha...

Nani ka shitsurei na koto wo iwareta yauna ki mo suru ga...... maa yoi.
Watashi ni hanashi kakeru toki wa, kokoro no naka de nenjitekure tamae

E!? Douiu koto!? Nani kono jyoukyou!!

OK! koto no keii wo hanasu to nagakunaru no de, SUUPAA setsumei TAIMU wa tateito wo tsumugou

—To iu wake da. Tou yashiro no aratana miko yo.
Happai happakushu de, ima ichido hairei shitemi tamae

Anata no iu koto wo kikeba, hontou ni chichi no yamai wa naorundeshou ne?

Of course, yes we can!

Usankusai
Demo, chanto yatte miyou

Saa, ookami ga tsui ni kono chihei ni gokourin asobasareru zo!

E, nani, kono SUPEKUTAKURU!?
EREKUTORIKARU jinja!!!
Nanka komainu? ga hoetandesukedo?
Nanka moku moku shiterushi, YABAI!
Torii mo shiranai yatsu da......
Ho, honden ga hikatteru!?

Konna no, Hiashi Hiyama jinja janai
A, a, aaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Are?
Watashi ga umare sodatta no wa—

Rouran Jinja

(Around fifteenth anniversary. The prologue of a long journey has begun.)

Umarete kita imi shinde itta imi
Dare ka ga negatta [ima]
Yaoyorozu no [MESSAJU]

Gensou emaki
Dai nana ten go moshiku wa dai hatten go
no chiheisen

Ema ni negai o!

Aa, soko ni [ROMAN] wa aru no darou ka?

Kakemaku mo kashikoki rouran ookami no
Uzu no oomae ni kashikomi kashikomi mo mousaku
Kauburi matsuru mitama no fuyu wo
Toutomi matsuri katajikenami iyabi matsuru

E? Nani wo notamai tatematsu tten no ka wakaranai?
Kimi tte hontou ni jinja no ko?
Maa, noritotte kihon kou iu NORI dakara ne.
Sasa, tsugi no BAASU ni wa kimi no deban mo aru yo!

Kokonaru omina Sakuya Himeko
Mai nobori kite mimae ni tsukae matsuru sama wo
Megushi to omohoshi tamai chichi no wazurai wo
Harai tamae to kashikomi kashikomi mo mousu

Hai, soujou shuuryou.
Sakki no tateito TAIMU de mo setsumei shita kedo,
Mou ichido osarai shite okou ka!

Torima tanjun ni fukushuu suru nara
Kimi ga juujun ni kami ni tsukae tara
Minna no negai ga
Kanatte [WIN WIN de HAPPY]
doko ka de dare ka ga sakebi tsuzuketeru

Sono omoi, kami ni tatematsure!

Ema ni negai o!

Aa... yaoyorozu no gensou no kamigami
Kakemaku mo kashikoki rouran shingun
Kaishaku de chihei wo nurikae
kotonaru ketsumatsu e to

Kimi ga chigitta aratakana kami wa
Setsuna setsuri wo neji mage
Shinto no inori wo setsuna negai wo kanarazu kanaeru

Kimi ga tsukaeru aratana yashiro no
Sekimu sekihi ni ukabeba

Kuraki hitomi de
Seki no hikari de
Chihei wo michibiku

Yoiyami ni negai boshi atsumete wa
HIKARI wo toki hanatou
Itsu ka KIMI wo [sukuu] tame ni

Kozorite

Amakudaru bannou no kamigami
Kakenenaku kashikoki rouran shingun
Hirameki de in'ga wo kaki kae
Nozomi no ketsumatsu e to

Mama... kotonoha no shirabe wo tadorite
Kake meguru kashiko e rouran zuijin
Kousatsu de jishou wo tobikou e
Mada minu ketsumatsu e to

Rinne no hajimari e to

Umarete kita imi shinde itta imi
Dare ka ga negatta [ima]
Yaoyorozu no [MESSAJU]

Gensou emaki
Dai nana ten go moshiku wa dai hatten go
no chiheisen

Ema ni negai o!

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Summary

Vocals

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As Sakuya Himeko.

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As Amano Miyabi.

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As the Husband.

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As Isaka Nami.

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Played by Revo.

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As Saruta Inuhiko.

Narration

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Opening narration.

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Narration for Rouran Jinja and 2 Death routes.

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Narration for Rouran Jinja and 2 Death routes.

Musicians

Production

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Illustration.

Live Performances

The first part of the Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival was the story concert for Ema ni negai wo! It was performed six times from January through March 2020.[1]

Date Open Time Start Time Venue
2021-1-19 16:30[2] 17:30[2] Tokyo International Forum Hall A
2021-2-5 16:00[2] 17:30[2] Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-6 16:00 17:30 Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-7 15:00 16:30 Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-3-30 17:30 18:30 Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall
2021-3-31 17:00 18:00 Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall

References

  1. "『Sound Horizon Around 15周年記念祭』開催決定!". [Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival will be Held!] (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. PONY CANYON INC. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "『Sound Horizon Around 15周年記念祭』開催決定!". [About the Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival] (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. PONY CANYON INC. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 12 January 2021.