Touhou 09 Â Â (Eastern Judgment in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years)
âBy the resounding chime of natureâs clock, you hear the time of judgment approaching. This year is the year of rebirth, which comes upon us once every sixty years. Combine the three lights, the four seasons, and the five phases: Sixty is the combined number of complete nature revealed, and as such it tolls throughout the whole of nature. In other words, nature is reborn every sixty years. You, from this cycle, are not exempt. At a time like this, at least begin to realize that duty youâve long neglected. What is the good deed you can do right now?â
When a life turns on her fateful year,
Let it ring!  Oh, let the verdict ring clearâŠ
As the blind actor is met in her match by the great unmoving seerâŠ
(Looking back upon a lifetime of reflections gathered long in a mirror.)
So⊠ Many as you are, unlike any to eachâŠ
Preach~  One⊠universal truth isnât out of reach.
Go⊠ As the hour draws, there is so little time to teach.
Now⊠ Listen through the land for the cleansing speech.
(Turning, turning, turning anewâŠ)
And once Iâve put it into words, you may follow them through.
Under the burden of guilt, here the liveliest flower shall wilt:
Tinged in its deep violet stainâŠ
When color fades, black or white shall remain.
Unwilling to turn, here the stubbornest flower shall burn:
Underneath these eyes, as striking and sharp as the hot-cold steel of a swordâŠ
Fearing doom, yearning for reward.
Torn⊠ Sooner, later, plucked by the frail short stemâŠ
For them⊠ My duty at hand is but to condemn.
Born⊠ Already in debt for the freedom to liveâŠ
Still⊠counting on another hand to forgive.
(Under the burden of guilt, here the liveliest flower shall wilt.
Underneath these eyes, as striking and sharp as the hot-cold steel of a swordâŠ
Fearing doom, yearning for reward.)
    Too concealing, cold and unfeeling;  too hot-headed, lying and stealing.
    Too confusing, selfishly choosing;  too much pride, you canât fathom losing.
    Too deceiving, not worth believing;  too much noise, and lacking in meaning.
    Too far-straying, half-hearted prayingâ  one more soul uncontent.
(Words: turn to deed, turn to thought, to the truth by which sin may be caught.
To embody here the all-supreme word of the hell that leaves one to burnâŠ
May suffice that the rest shall learn.)
    Too small-minded, bitterly reminded;  lost in a song, you leave yourself blinded.
    Unforgiving, merely just living, you who are taking far more than giving.
    End your ruses where the bad news is;  do what you must, or drown in excuses.
    Bear your burden, get the last word inâ  know your sins and repent.
ââŠSigh.  It looks like Iâll need to lecture you much more.â
