Title: ヒトノタメ
Romaji: Hito no Tame
Translation: For the sake of humans
Arrangement: Comp
Lyrics: Ranko
Vocals: Ranko
Original theme:
- Hoozuki mitai ni Akai Tamashii – Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil; stage 1 theme
Albums:
- Pop (track 1)
- Touhou Nekokenban 9 (track 6)
- BUTABEST 3 Oomori Challenge (track 1)
Sample:
Versions
- Original version: the one released on Pop and BUTABEST 3.
- An instrumental rearrangement by Paprika was released on Touhou Nekokenban 9.
Ranko: I wrote the lyrics, they are all about cannibalism.
I feel good about it even after reviewing them now. I want to praise myself for writing them so well. Praise me.
The song is less than three minutes long, but it feels like it’s three seconds long.
It’s fun to sing.
Lyrics
好きとか嫌いとかじゃない
決まりだから食べるだけ
自然の摂理に 意味をつける
suki toka kirai toka janai
kimari dakara taberu dake
shizen no setsuri ni imi wo tsukeru
神さまへの懺悔は終わった？
足掻いたってまるで無駄なこと
kamisama e no zange wa owatta?
agaitatte marude muda na koto
その手ちぎれば 潰されてく祈り
絶望が膨れるほど旨くなる
sono te chigireba tsubusareteku inori
zetsubou ga fukureru hodo umaku naru
弱さをたてに生きてる
哀れな旅人たちを
あるべきところへ 還したげる
yowasa wo tate ni ikiteru
aware na tabibitotachi wo
arubeki tokoro e kaeshitageru
その人生 生きて死ぬよりも
次の人生 生きてみたらどう？
sono jinsei ikite shinu yori mo
tsugi no jinsei ikite mitara dou?
いくら不味くて吐きそうになっても
食べられぬ人類などいやしない
ikura mazukute hakisou ni nattemo
taberarenu jinrui nado iyashinai
生きた深さがそのまま味になる
わたしなり「ヒトノタメ」に喰らう
いくら不味くて吐きそうになっても
次の時美味しくなっていればいい
ikita fukasa ga sono mama aji ni naru
watashi nari “hito no tame” ni kurau
ikura mazukute hakisou ni nattemo
tsugi no toki oishiku natte ireba ii
Translation
We don’t like it or hate it
We eat because we have to
We give meaning to the natural order
Have you done your penance to the gods?
It’s as if your efforts are futile
If I tear off your hand, your prayer will be crushed
The more despair you feel, the better it tastes
I’m living on the strength of my weakness
The poor travelers
I bring them back to where they belong
Instead of living that life and dying
Why don’t you try living the next one?
No matter how bad it tastes, or how much I want to throw up
There’s no such thing as a human being who can’t eat
The depth of life becomes the taste as it is
I’ll eat in my way “for the sake of humans”
No matter how bad it tastes, or how much I want to throw up
As long as it tastes good next time