Mer-Gojyo (6/?)
Well, okay. It's not exactly more story. But it is...the debut of the aforementioned ballad! I was really torn about where I was going to stick it in, and decided that after Hakkai's introduction would be better after all. Really, truly, I'm begging you to read it out loud for the best reading experience. Poems are meant to be spoken. Anyway, enjoy!
The Ballad of Chin Yisou
Chin Yisou was the devil's son:
the black arts were his calling.
Chin Yisou played mahjong for sport,
For fun, he took to killing
Chin Yisou was the devil's son:
he did just as he pleased.
He stole away the fair Kanaan
and would not set her free.
Chin Yisou was a cruel man,
a cruel man was he.
He hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and laughed for all to see.
Kanaan did beg Hyakugen Maoh,
she begged him to go home.
Kanaan she wept, Kanaan she cried
for Gonou, all alone.
Hyakugen Maoh, that centipede
he laughed at her instead.
He locked her in the dungeon and
his son he made her wed.
Chin Yisou was a cruel man,
a cruel man was he.
He hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and laughed for all to see.
Cho Gonou came to free Kanaan,
he came to Yisou's home.
Filled with fear for his Kanaan,
He swiftly came alone.
Cho Gonou came to free Kannan,
Alas, it was too late.
Kanaan, she died in Gonou's arms.
Cho Gonou boiled with hate.
Chin Yisou was a foolish man,
a foolish man was he.
he hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou said "I'll kill him dead
if e'er I see him again."
Cho Gonou buried dear Kannan,
he buried her and then:
Cho Gonou searched across the land,
he looked both far and near.
One step ahead, Chin Yisou fled
the man he'd come to fear.
Chin Yisou was a foolish man,
a foolish man was he.
he hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou, ever full of rage,
he made a cunning plan.
He'd hunt Chin Yisou's family down
and kill them to a man.
Cho Gonou, ever full of rage
a highway man became.
Chin Yisou's family died in droves,
their houses died in flames.
Chin Yisou was a stricken man,
a stricken man was he.
Vowing vengeance, Yisou sailed
back home across the sea.
Chin Yisou tracked Cho Gonou down
he challenged him to duel.
And Yisou took Cho Gonou's eye,
but not his life, the fool.
Chin Yisou worked his blackest arts
to bring Cho Gonou low.
But, alas, Chin Yisou failed
to strike the fatal blow.
Chin Yisou was a broken man,
a broken man was he.
And never more would he traverse
the lands across the sea.
Cho Gonou took Chin Yisou's heart,
he crushed it in his hand.
His anger spent, and reason back,
Cho Gonou fled the land.
Cho Gonou took Chin Yisou's heart,
he took his mahjong tiles.
He took his clever marionette
and sailed across the isles.
Cho Gonou was a wanted man,
a wanted man was he.
Cho Gonou was a highway man
who fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou was a highway man,
a highway man was he.
Cho Gonou was a wanted man
who fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou was a wanted man
who fled across the sea.
Ohohohoho. I feel so ridiculously pleased. I feel a little bad about tossing in that bit about the marionette towards the end, but I just couldn't work it in earlier/in more detail.
~ciao
The Ballad of Chin Yisou
Chin Yisou was the devil's son:
the black arts were his calling.
Chin Yisou played mahjong for sport,
For fun, he took to killing
Chin Yisou was the devil's son:
he did just as he pleased.
He stole away the fair Kanaan
and would not set her free.
Chin Yisou was a cruel man,
a cruel man was he.
He hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and laughed for all to see.
Kanaan did beg Hyakugen Maoh,
she begged him to go home.
Kanaan she wept, Kanaan she cried
for Gonou, all alone.
Hyakugen Maoh, that centipede
he laughed at her instead.
He locked her in the dungeon and
his son he made her wed.
Chin Yisou was a cruel man,
a cruel man was he.
He hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and laughed for all to see.
Cho Gonou came to free Kanaan,
he came to Yisou's home.
Filled with fear for his Kanaan,
He swiftly came alone.
Cho Gonou came to free Kannan,
Alas, it was too late.
Kanaan, she died in Gonou's arms.
Cho Gonou boiled with hate.
Chin Yisou was a foolish man,
a foolish man was he.
he hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou said "I'll kill him dead
if e'er I see him again."
Cho Gonou buried dear Kannan,
he buried her and then:
Cho Gonou searched across the land,
he looked both far and near.
One step ahead, Chin Yisou fled
the man he'd come to fear.
Chin Yisou was a foolish man,
a foolish man was he.
he hurt Cho Gonou's dear Kanaan
and fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou, ever full of rage,
he made a cunning plan.
He'd hunt Chin Yisou's family down
and kill them to a man.
Cho Gonou, ever full of rage
a highway man became.
Chin Yisou's family died in droves,
their houses died in flames.
Chin Yisou was a stricken man,
a stricken man was he.
Vowing vengeance, Yisou sailed
back home across the sea.
Chin Yisou tracked Cho Gonou down
he challenged him to duel.
And Yisou took Cho Gonou's eye,
but not his life, the fool.
Chin Yisou worked his blackest arts
to bring Cho Gonou low.
But, alas, Chin Yisou failed
to strike the fatal blow.
Chin Yisou was a broken man,
a broken man was he.
And never more would he traverse
the lands across the sea.
Cho Gonou took Chin Yisou's heart,
he crushed it in his hand.
His anger spent, and reason back,
Cho Gonou fled the land.
Cho Gonou took Chin Yisou's heart,
he took his mahjong tiles.
He took his clever marionette
and sailed across the isles.
Cho Gonou was a wanted man,
a wanted man was he.
Cho Gonou was a highway man
who fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou was a highway man,
a highway man was he.
Cho Gonou was a wanted man
who fled across the sea.
Cho Gonou was a wanted man
who fled across the sea.
Ohohohoho. I feel so ridiculously pleased. I feel a little bad about tossing in that bit about the marionette towards the end, but I just couldn't work it in earlier/in more detail.
~ciao