I started writing this one on the 21st of November and finished the work on the 30th of November 2014. It would have taken a lot longer, but I kind of felt like publishing a tribute to "Hifuu Club Activity Record: The Sealed Esoteric History", the Tōhō Project dōjin animation currently in the making by the Chinese circle Kyoto Fantasy Troupe. A trailer is already available online, and you should definitely check it out.
The filk is based on Roy Orbison's posthumously released hit song, "She's a Mystery to Me" (1989). I recommend that the reader get acquainted with the story texts of Zun's 2004 music album, "Yumetagae Kagaku Seiki – Changeability of Strange Dream" for some context. However, the visions and events described in my filk are set at a point of time later than "Changeability of Strange Dream".
Kirjoitettu 21.–30. marraskuuta 2014. Filkki on kunnianosoitus Kyoto Fantasy Troupen tekeillä olevalle dōjin-animaatiolle »Hifuu Club Activity Record: The Sealed Esoteric History».
Sanoitus perustuu Roy Orbisonin kappaleeseen "She's a Mystery to Me" (1989). Eräät tekstin rivit saattavat avautua paremmin, jos lukija on tutustunut Zunin musiikkialbumin "Yumetagae kagaku seiki – Changeability of Strange Dream" (2004) sisältämään tarinaan. Filkin tapahtumat sijoittuvat kuitenkin "Yumetagae kagaku seikiä" myöhäisempään ajankohtaan.
Mystery World
1.
Darkness falls and she
will take me to her dream;
we're the Ghostly Field Club team.
I whisper, "Come what may!"
for I can't find my way
without her as my guide.
Night falls, we pass through the entrance.
Daylight comes, and children laugh and dance.
Are we butterflies
doomed to uncertainty?
It's a mystery to me.
Chorus:
It's a mystery world,
it's a mystery world.
2.
Master sparks of love,
strange visions vague or clear,
beasts soon to disappear.
A blade so sharp it cuts
ten phantoms in one slice.
A dowser with her mice.
We hear the noise of threats unknown.
We try to run, I find myself alone.
Fallen Tenshi cries,
and Letty melts away.
It's a mystery to me.
Chorus:
It's a mystery world,
it's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world,
it's a mystery world.
3.
Haunting after dark,
an umbrella with one eye,
unable to scare me.
How can a song so blind
that we just cannot see?
It's a mystery to me.
Night falls, we gaze at Wriggle's spell.
Daylight comes, we journey on to Hell.
How it's made to burn
and burn eternally
is a mystery to me.
Chorus:
It's a mystery world,
it's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world,
it's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world,
it's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world.
It's a mystery world.
