At Early Night
[Audio clicks on. It's very quiet. A babies laughter breaks the silence.]
Aren't you sleepy, Asa?
Not yet. Stay up. Stay up with Mama!
Shhh. It's not good for a little one like yourself to stay up late. You should rest early.
Asa not tired!
Hush now, or you might wake others.
Kay. But I'm not tired.
Try at least? [And with that she breaks into song.]
Click to view[Lyrics: Haritsumeta Yumi no
Furueru Tsuru yo
Tsuki no Hikari ni Zawameku
sonata no Kokoro
Togisumasareta Yaiba no Utsukushi
Sono Kissaki ni Yoku Nita
omae no Yokogao
Kanashimi to Ikari ni
Hisomu Makoto no Kokoro
wo Shiru wa Mori no Sei
Mononoke Tachi dake
Mononoke Tachi dake
Translation: The trembling string of a taut bow
Your Heart is unsettled by the Moonlight
The beauty of a sharp blade
Thy profile, very much like its edge
Thy true heart hides behind the sorrow and anger
The spirits of the forest know it
Only the Mononoke
Only the Mononoke]
Well, it is most unusual when it occurs, isn't it?
[The light breathing of one sleeping.]
[Soft chuckle]
Well, at least it worked out well.