Like changing the pot of a plant
The dirt's the same, it's still just that little bit
Like changing the wrapper to a piece of candy
The taste's the same, it's still that same bit
Those who idolize you
Still turn in circles around you
But those you don’t care about
Still live on overdrafted time
You say people are all the same, they're not special
In a pile, each one sui generis
The same world, the same feelings
Each mechanically going through the story of life
Like a band that's changed a member
The great songs are still the same
Like a remade movie
The classics are still the same
I want to cross the gorge
Even though I've done it a hundred thousand times before
It's not quite what you'd thought
You still end up at the same place you started
You say people are all the same, they're not special
In a pile, each one sui generis
The same world, the same feelings
Every rise, fall, feast, famine following the sun and moon
Please don't say that nothing interests you
Just look how everyone cheers
Each one wants to show their face, each one wants to change
Only we can't give them all the same opportunities
"Working in any industry, you must be mentally prepared to find solace in loneliness."
"To be honest, everyone has worked hard; I haven’t necessarily worked any less than they have. "
"Even though the life they've chosen to live is not the same, every person has different kinds of choices."
"How could every face look the same? You're the one who needs to look at people's faces closer!"
"To those who received gold medals, I have to ask: how many of you can actually persist in this field of study?"
I want to have -- more friends
I want to become - a smarter person
I want to possess - more wealth
I don’t want - to be forgotten
I still haven’t - climbed to the top
They all say people are all the same, they're not special
In a pile, each one sui generis
The same world, the same feelings
Every rise, fall, feast, famine following the sun and moon
Please don't say that nothing interests you
Just look how everyone cheers
Each one wants to show their face, each one wants to change
Only we can't give them all
The same opportunities
The video is by my friend, alterist64 - check out his channel!
Hey ya - hey ya - hey ya - hey ya
Hey ya - hey ya - hey ya - hey ya
Hey ya
Hey, friends
You can’t sleep either? You’re troubled, too?
Come sing with me, talk for a while
Like a lonely traveller
Whose life is a dust-blown road
Yet still believes that on the path ahead
Lies a flower blooming for me
Forgive me for never understanding the difference between "strong" and "stubborn"
Forgive me for always looking towards the unending distance
In the morning light the road is calling
For my bags and my guitar
Forgive me for not staying
I’ve already left
Forgive me
Like a lonely traveller
Whose life is a dusty, windblown road
Yet still looks to the path ahead
Could be I don't really listen
Could be I should have stopped long ago
But I guess it's not possible
Yappari muri deshita (I guess it's impossible)
Like a lonely traveller
Lying to myself, that I’m not afraid
Let me believe again that this time
Tomorrow might come after all
Forgive me for never understanding the difference between "strong" and "stubborn"
Forgive me for always looking towards the unending distance
In the morning light the road is calling
For my bags and my guitar
Forgive me for not staying
I’ve already left
Forgive me
Like a lonely traveller
Whose life is a dusty, windblown road
Yet still looks to the path ahead
Forgive me
Like a lonely traveller
(I can never tell the difference)
This journey is a dusty, windblown road
("Strong" and "stubborn" - forgive me)
Keep stubbornly looking to the distance
(I'm always looking)
(Unending distance)
Stubbornly looking to the distance
(In the morning light the road calls)
Like a lonely traveller
(My bags)
So many times this life has been like dust and wind
(And my guitar)
Stubbornly looking to the distance
Come recite the periodic table of the elements
Discover the miracles of chemistry
Using the most fundamental elements
To create all kinds of matter
You don't need a huge brain
Enthusiasm is really the most important
So together let's
Smile smile smile smile smile
Come recite the periodic table of the elements
Discover the miracles of chemistry
Using the most fundamental elements
To create all kinds of matter
You don't need a huge brain
Enthusiasm is really the most important
So together let's
Smile smile smile smile smile
This is too easy, right? It's not the least bit hard
How about doing it a little faster? Try it out.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. We can start now.
Don't make any mistakes, OK?
Come recite the periodic table of the elements
Discover the miracles of chemistry
Using the most fundamental elements
To create all kinds of matter
You don't need a huge brain
Enthusiasm is really the most important
So together let's
Smile smile smile smile smile
It seems totally random at first
But it's actually in order
Ionization energy and periodic trends can change the rules
Adding electrons to reach the lowest energy state
Congeners [[in this context, means elements in the same column or "group"]] are similar
Though there is a secondary periodicity [[way of ordering the elements]]
With seven valence electrons, bromine is very unstable
At lukewarm temperatures gallium is a liquid liquid liquid liquid
The best part of this song is how half of the comments are just people asking or explaining what “GC” means. For the record, it's “ground control.”
Ground control, can you hear me?
Ground control, can you hear me?
(x2)
Whose dreams do we rise for?
Whose orbit do we fly along?
I gazed at the coordinates of the planets
I missed the sigh of the comets
Once again I say goodbye to my parent body
Once again the umbilical cord is cut
Parting with a burnt out heart
I've lost gravity
Ground control, can you hear me?
Ground control, can you hear me?
Accelerating to the next solar system
Accelerating far away from the sun
Forget how to speak, forget how to cry
Can you learn how to walk after letting go?
Accelerate to the edge of the endless sky
Waiting for a strange message
Listening with closed eyes
This crying, whose echo is it?
Floating, become drawn to the void
Floating, pulled by fate
Forget how to breathe, forget yourself
Can acceptance relieve the pain?
When I met
With my star
Falling into her arms, I found
My gravity
Ground control, can you hear me?
Ground control, can you hear me?
The sounds of the summer cicadas I once knew
The cawing of autumn crows I couldn't remember
The faraway fireflies I've seen
Seem like the summers of my childhood
Intoxicated by the magnificence of fireworks
Without feeling the Milky Way is flowing away
Leaving only silence
Accelerating to the next galaxy
Accelerating far away from the Milky Way
Forget how to speak, forget how to cry
Can you learn how to walk after letting go?
Accelerate to the edge of the endless sky
Calling to a strange life
Listening with closed eyes
Hoping for a familiar sound
Floating, become drawn to the void
Floating, pulled by fate
Forget how to breathe, forget yourself
Forget the point of moving forwards
When I met
With my star
And then fell into her arms, I found
My gravity
My gravity
Arriving at the end of this journey
What kind of trail should I have left behind?
If my scattered pieces are lost in the starry universe
Who'll regret it, who'll remember
Which constellation can show me where to go?
Accelerating to unknown galaxies
Accelerating far from any dream
Forget your body, forget memory
Devoted to this dazzling halo
Accelerating to the edge of darkness
Seeing the limits of perception
Listening with closed eyes
I heard the voice of my hometown
Floating, become drawn to the void
Floating, pulled by time
Look back once again to see an ocean of stars overflowing
Leaving behind my last breath of air
:: Master of Yin and Yang "Yīnyáng Xiānshēng" (阴阳先生)
This song heavily relies on references to Chinese folk religion and reincarnation, as well as literary vocabulary, which doesn’t translate well at all. So, um, imagine it.
[[onscreen:
Fortuneteller: Yan He
Fortunetellee: Luo Tianyi]]
My friend
Please stop by here a bit
There is an omen upon you
Don't be scared
Let me see your hand
Utter nonsense
Peddling me snake oil
This is nothing but a hoax
It's funny
Soon the police will be on you
Forgive me, but I believe
At night you can't sleep
You have one nightmare
Every night
What's hiding beside your bed?
Dumbstruck
Back soaked in a cold sweat
He's completely right
I pray,
Please save me
I am never wrong
As for solving your problems,
Yin and yang are in my heart
And surround the world
A lifetime of fortune-telling
Only blind to my own fate [i.e. fortune-tellers don’t know their own fortune]
Your wealth and glory are in me
My life and destiny are in heaven
Our meeting was fated
Here is something to protect you
Seeing your misfortune
Could it be
You've commited crimes in a past life?
Well, in the past
A few things might have happened because of me
I escaped it all but I couldn't escape at all
Heaven willing,
Is it too late now?
Karma is difficult to balance
Reincarnation is beyond our understanding
I'll give you some medicine
A little bit
But it can save your life
It's getting late
I cannot repay your kindness
That time has yet to come
Goodbye
We will meet again
I am never wrong
As for solving your problems,
Yin and yang are in my heart
And surround the world
A lifetime of fortune-telling
Only blind to my own fate
Your wealth and glory are in me
My life and destiny are in heaven
I am never wrong
As for solving your problems,
Yin and yang are in my heart
And surround the world
A lifetime of fortune-telling
Only blind to my own fate
Your wealth and glory are in me
My life and destiny are in heaven
I really recommend watching the video for this. It’s great.
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To be brief [[note: 前略 is a japanese phrase that literally means "omitting the preliminary remarks," and is used at the start of a brief informal letter]], this era's going by too fast
Don't know what's wrong and what's right
The more we judge the more we mess it up
Don't look at what you shouldn't be looking at but don't close it quite yet
[[onscreen, on caution tape: "Don't look at what you shouldn't be looking at"]]
Hey, back there - I'm standing at center stage
Everyone give me your attention
Ready!
Love (love) love signal
Heart beating along with the drums
Hey (hey) shout out loud
Let the whole world hear
Jump (jump) don't stop
Is it any use to think so much?
Come (come) rise on up
Sing praise to the greatest of the great eras
[[onscreen: Q: Which is real, and which is fake?]]
[[onscreen: A: Are you idle or not?]]
Continuing from above, this era's running desperately
Don't know who's good and who's bad
The more I think the more it confuses me
The news cut with commercials
They all act, we all laugh
Want your high horse or your banknotes?
Don't worry; just making a little joke
Living is easy; for the sake of your quality of life
Learn knowledge and talk politics
I'll tell you a story
Thinking so much would be tiring; take no notice
[[onscreen, on caution tape: Don't look at what you shouldn't be looking at Thinking so much would be tiring]]
Hey, tonight, we'll do what the music tells us
Everyone give me your two hands
Again!
Love (love) love signal
Heart beating along with the drums
Hey (hey) shout out loud
Let the whole world hear
Jump (jump) don't stop
Is it any use to think so much?
Come (come) rise on up
Sing praise to the greatest of the great eras
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[[onscreen: FAKE↑]]
Love (love) love signal
Heart beating along with the drums
Hey (hey) shout out loud
Let the whole world hear
Jump (jump) don't stop
Is it any use to think so much?
Come (come) rise on up
Sing praise to the greatest of the great eras
Love (love) love signal
Heart beating along with the drums
Hey (hey) shout out loud
Let the whole world hear
Jump (jump) don't stop
Is it any use to think so much?
Come (come) rise on up
Sing praise to the greatest of the great eras
This is the greatest era
This is the worst era
This is just this era
This is our era
Her fingers all grow facing inwards
Until her palms are drenched with blood
And no one told her bones not to creak
Biting, licking, chewing, and swallowing
So look, this is but a farce
Until the end comes no one may breathe a sigh
Only Fate is still shocked and disbelieving
Really sadness has long since died
Blowing wind shifts her curtains
Such an utterly whole shell
Her hand stroking a gilded book cover
Prickling pain spreads like a shadow
Who is singing in the arteries?
Cry upon cry resounds through the heart
After breaking through the barriers
Is there nothing left but the original sin?
The throat and nose contract
Suffocation is already unavoidable
In order to get away from this world
Performing, no matter how lowly
The ground is coated in ashen
Stomach acid just like vomit
Corroded the remnants of tears
And forged her entirety
Her fingers all grow facing inwards
Until her palms are drenched with blood
And no one told bones not to creak
Biting, licking, chewing, and swallowing
So look, this is but a farce
Until the end comes no one may breathe a sigh
Only Fate is still shocked and disbelieving
Really sadness has long since died
Strip open gray skin
Displaying black flesh
Bringing lips to suck
Tasting incomparably sweet
Whispering his words
Saliva hangs off the walls of his throat
Pressing down tightly on her chest
Heart, don't you dare act up
The gums are the first to rot
The taste of rust fills the mouth
And the tongue shrinks into the throat
Losing all feeling
The ground is ash-white
Like regurgitated stomach acid
Corroded the remnants of tears
And forged her entirety
Her eyes all grow facing inwards
Until her eye sockets are drenched with blood
And no one told veins not to creak
Biting, licking, chewing, and swallowing
So only in this way can we see the nerves interlace
Understanding why I was always so lonely
Only Fate is still shocked and disbelieving
Really, redemption has long since been freed
Her two feet grow facing inwards
Her hipbones grow facing inwards
Her shoulders grow facing inwards
Her heart grows facing inwards
Her hair all grows facing inwards
Until the strands are soaked with brains
Only in this way can she no longer be lost
Not a single decision is absurd
So look, this is but a farce
Until the end comes no one may breathe a sigh
Only Fate is still shocked and disbelieving
Really sadness has long since died
:: "Youth with Fading Dreams" 梦想消逝的青年 (Mèngxiǎng Xiāoshì de Qīngnián)
I really, really like this song. It was one of the songs that got me into Chinese vocaloid, in fact, and I think it was the first one I translated.
Clutching already-stale potato chips in one hand
I sit alone in front of a computer with nothing to do
Think back to a scene from yesterday's soap opera
Day after day, I'm just waiting to get over with today
Can I still remember what I once pursued?
Whether or not I've gotten there at all?
Open up grade school work books to my old scribblings
With finger pointed, whisper to myself the writing below
Back in grade school, ah, everything was possible
Scientist, doctor, teacher, police officer, boss, astronaut
When middle school started, it was saving the world
Then I switched to wanting the power to stop time and freeze the world in place
When high school began, I got a little more mature
Just study hard, then get into that dream college
After college, to find a job to make ends meet
Now what am I trying to do?
Once the playground becomes a skyscraper
Dreams scattered on paper
The words slowly fade into yellowing pages
Nothing's been done
Tomorrow's gonna be another repeat of today, right?
Which way's better? Nothing's better than staying still
Talking about anime with friends and classmates
Some wanted to immigrate, some had already gotten through postgrad
Looking at the direction of their future
And then unimportant me, who hates my work
I figure then I can't handle it
Family pressure, and how among my friends I can't fit in
Whether it's in two or three dimensions
I'm powerless listening to flying insults
Can't do anything, won't do anything
Watch with eyes wide open but opportunity and timing never clicked
Already past my sell-by date, relatives line up to greet me
Maybe finding a spouse to live my life with is the only correct path
Dabble in interests and hobbies, not one enough to live off
Anything that takes that much effort is for nothing in the end
Then I just take up those stacks of files
And go out on the highway to make a few more sales
The dreams I set up have been tossed in the trash
The crematorium of reality
With your spirit incinerated, you can only give up
I'm already used to pain
Fall again and slowly crawl to the center
Mortals have no wings, no way to know flight
Open up a book from that time to feel those emotions again
My childish handwriting brings me
Back to a time when my imagination flew through the heavens
I want to put my footprints all over the sky and sea
The world is so unstable - sooner or later it'll need saving
It's agreed, we have to let everyone love music and art
I've woken up from this dream, the question has no answer
Really, I don't laugh too easily
My jokes* are too fucking awesome
Finish saying them, breath in deep and look back at Tianyi
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Ya-hahahaha... Ha!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha Yaha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Yaha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Then we translated it
Turned it into a Japanese joke
Told it to our friends and listened to them laugh
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
When people hear this joke
They have to tell it to their friends
Then tell a friend of a friend and friend of a friend of a friend
Then tell a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend
One person hears and tells another
We already don't know what it means
But everyone laughs at it anyways
:: "Haven't Taken My Medicine Today" 今天没吃药 (Jīntiān Méi Chī Yào)
This song is sort of a yandere-ish thing. There’s this sort-of meme in certain Chinese circles of, like, a cute anime girl who is ka-raaazy when she doesn’t take her meds. -_-
Get up bright and early
Sun is shining in the sky
Lift my head, look at the clock
Crap, I'm already late
Lift my legs and get ready to run
Suddenly realize I haven't had my medicine
Agh, oh well,
Work comes first
Since I haven't had my medicine
I feel I'm a bit moe-! moe! [[the original line, “萌萌哒” is a yandere thing combined with the "moe" meaning]]
Get off work and come back home
Go to bed right away
Sky darkens
Night deepens
Listen children
After dark you must go home
At night it's very dangerous outside (as night falls)
Careful, you might get-
I'm the cheerful nighttime god
Wandering about this little town
Cradling the most guilty among you
Remember to lock your doors
As you walk at midnight, don't look back
He'll be right behind you
If you're woken up in the night
Never ever turn on the light (don't turn on the light)
Aaah...
Punishing the filthy souls
Rewarding the clean
Ah
Come with me and find happiness
Don't forget to bring the kids
The night disperses
Goodbye, everyone
A brand-new morning
Gotta work hard again today
Can't find my medicine
Look all over - nothing
I don't feel quite right
Why's my body feel so tired
Better not stay up late
Go to bed early tonight
The world sinks into dark shadow
Now is my time
Anyone who cannot sleep
Come and rave with me
If you're not asleep yet
Never ever let him find you
Tonight this happiness is contagious
Look at my face (can't look)
Last night, had a nightmare
Feels like my body's about to fall apart
I'm just way too tired
Better take time off
This wild little town is so happy
There's still one person left - it's me
Two days, haven't taken my medicine
Body's feeling kinda awful
Who's talki-
Now that the story's over
I beg you to remember
Take your medicine on time
This song is part of a series. It’s weird how fake languages in vocaloid always sound the same.
I give to you profound loneliness
I give to you unparalleled happiness
I believe loneliness is an inescapable fate
I believe language is a machine for thought destruction
I believe communication is a blind and ruthless revelation
We all close our eyes to guess
I believe loneliness will soon force my heart's door open
I believe language will soon inspire my heavy love
I believe communication will soon allow me to qualify
To be beside him, forever in peace
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
Tightly encircling those violated thoughts
As if she too was once silenced by love
Seeking faith beyond the five senses
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
The instant she wore it she was declared dead
Despair will never come from heaven without
Unless you have breathed the scent of Hell
I believe acceptance is an obligation for survival
I believe creation comes from happiness from deep within
I believe meaning is the truth of unending change
It's the most beautiful thing
I believe acceptance will lay out the path before me
I believe creation will decide where my heart belongs
I believe meanings fade but never disappear
Quietly awaiting the prophecy of its rebirth
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
Piercing deep through spurned longing
Doors ajar revealing a streak of light
Mingled with distant holy singing
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
The instant she wore it she was declared dead
Retribution will never come from heaven without reason
Unless you have breathed the scent of Hell
I give to you the right to live
I had thought you would cherish her
So I gave to you vows profound
I had hoped you would love her
Abandoned freedom
To you, my deepest love
Abandon your authentic self
To you, whom I loathe most
Witness this object of empirical certainty
To you, my deepest love
Is such a pathetic person
To you, whom I loathe most
Her hair all grows facing inwards
Until drenched strands soak the brains
Only in this way can she no longer be lost
Not a single decision is absurd
So look, this is but a farce
Until the end comes no one may breathe a sigh
Only Fate is still shocked and disbelieving
Really sadness has long since died
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
Piercing deep through spurned longing
Doors ajar reveal a streak of light
Mingled with distant holy singing
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
The instant she wore it she was declared dead
Retribution will never come from heaven without reason
Unless you have breathed the scent of Hell
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
Remind her time and time again not to yield
That sadness with nothing to cling onto
Brewed into this honey-sweet fragrance
She wears an opium poppy crown upon her head
The instant she wore it she was declared dead
Rationality will never come from heaven without reason
Unless you have breathed the scent of opium poppies
:: "Seattle Story II" Seattle物语 II (Seattle Wùyǔ II)
The hotly-anticipated sequel to Seattle物语!
When we departed we faced the sunrise; now we're arriving with the sunset
Sitting in the car all day, you must be really tired, right?
"I heard this restaurant's not bad," you very happily said to me
Looks like the falling rain hasn't stopped your appetite either
Warm, damp breezes blow over this busy harbor
Welcoming nighttime settles into every corner of the streets
You suddenly pulled at my hand, and I was at a loss for words
Ba-dump ba-dump, my heartbeat picked up speed
In the candlelight your tender smile is the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen
I hope that this moment lasts longer, even if time has to stop
I'll do anything for you; I will go through hell and high water
To bring you happiness, to give you joy
When you wake up, it's noon, though yesterday we'd planned to watch the sunrise again
Facing your soundly sleeping face, I wrote down this song
"Why didn't you wake me up sooner?" you pouted at me
"Now I'm really hungry - let's eat and then talk"
Warm, damp breezes blow over this busy harbor
Welcoming nighttime settles into every corner of the streets
You suddenly pulled at my hand, and I was at a loss for words
All I can feel is your temperature
In the candlelight your tender smile is the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen
I hope that this moment lasts longer, even if time has to stop
I'll do anything for you; I will go through hell and high water
To bring you happiness, to give you joy
Thank you for always being at my side
In the candlelight your tender smile is the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen
I hope that this moment lasts longer, even if time has to stop
I'll do anything for you; I will go through hell and high water
To bring you happiness, to give you joy
Thank you for always being at my side
Humans
Outside the sky's already
Quite dark
How come you're not
In bed yet
Who are you thinking of
Who do you hate
Guess and see
Who am I
Late night
Doesn't that belong to your
Time
Besides that there are matters
(being) staged
Don't scream (can't hear)
Listen to my cries
Don't blink
Look carefully
Humans,
I'll tell you a secret
There are some
Unclean
Things
Under the bed
In the walls
In the elevator
In the bathroom
Tonight
Come and join our party
Enjoy this difficult existence
Go invade
Go commit crimes
Go slaughter
Go destroy
When there's a full moon in the deep night
Monsters
Rampage
Careful of their roar
We want to be free
Clean up the dirt of this world
Divine vengeance
Obey my orders and together
Occupy this earth
Humans
Open your eyes and look beside you
This world is very dangerous
Deceiving
Betraying
Confusing
Decaying
We
Have borne this world's madness
Felt this world's endless despair
Traumatized
Exterminated
Interred
Obliviated
Now
Say goodbye to your loved ones
Witness all you know
Ripped apart
Extinguished
Terminated
Rewritten
Come, come
This is your last chance
Sign this contract with us
(Give up your heart and big head
turn you into zombies)
When there's a full moon in the deep night
Monster
Rampage
Careful of their roar
We want to be free
Clean up the dirt of this world
Divine vengeance
Obey my orders and together
Occupy this earth
Tonight
Come and join our party
Enjoy this difficult existence
Go invade
Go commit crimes
Go slaughter
Go destroy
Now
Say goodbye to your loved ones
Witness all you know
Ripped apart
Extinguished
Terminated
Rewritten
When there's a full moon in the deep night
Monsters
Rampage
Careful of their roar
We want to be free
Clean up the dirt of this world
Divine vengeance
Obey my orders and together
Occupy this earth
An omamori (sometimes translated as “amulet” or “talisman”) is a small charm sold at Japanese religious sites like shrines, dedicated to some Shinto or Buddhist figure. It’s often used as a gift to show that you wish someone well.
So this is loneliness
Surrounded by velvet pillows
Holding them tight, but still empty
He's in every corner of my wistful thoughts
Although I've never wondered why that was
There's a thorn that feels like it's been stuck in my chest
The courage from my unrequited love is enough to breathe for a long time
This omamori is what I rest my love on, a dream like a bubble
After I wake up, it'll hurt
A fall like a meteor's - that beautiful time goes by in a flash
After expiration, don't wait; it just might go missing
So this is loneliness
Surrounded by velvet pillows
Holding them tight, but still empty
He's in every corner of my wistful thoughts
Although I've never wondered why that was
There's a thorn that feels like it's been stuck in my chest
The courage from my unrequited love is enough to breathe for a long time
This omamori is what I rest my love on, a dream like a bubble
After I wake up, it'll hurt
A fall like a meteor's - that beautiful time goes by in a flash
In the end it just might-
This omamori is what I rest my love on, a dream like a bubble
After I wake up, it'll hurt
I'm trapped by the symptoms of my unrequited love
Who should I tell?
This is a "xiangsheng" or "crosstalk," a Chinese type of comedy act where two people basically have a funny conversation and sometimes they sing. Compare with Japanese manzai. This video was created for Chinese New Year 2015 - on Chinese New Year, there is a new year’s gala broadcast every year, and crosstalk is a typical feature.
YH: Great turnout today!
LTY: Stop kidding around.
YH: What?
LTY: Where do you see an audience?
[ONSCREEN: LEFT: Luo Tianyi’s perspective RIGHT:Yan He’s perspective BOTTOM:(actually no one there)]
YH: It’s just a saying.
[ONSCREEN: awkward]
YH: You have to have an opener.
LTY: I guess.
YH: Everyone already knows us, right?
LTY: Some people might recognize me.
YH: Luo Tianyi!
[ONSCREEN: Luo Tianyi]
LTY: That’s me.
YH: The virtual singer.
[ONSCREEN: Sings very nicely.]
LTY: Yep.
YH: Occasional crosstalk comedian.
[ONSCREEN: Crosstalk is alright.]
LTY: Heh, yeah.
YH: They might not know me as much.
LTY: You’re so modest.
YH: [Teacherly] Yan He.
[ONSCREEN: Yan He [with pinyin, like a vocab word]]
LTY: Hm?
YH: THE FAMOUS MUSICIAN, PERFORMER, ARTIST!
[ONSCREEN: [ditto, in red, with a yellow halo]
LTY: Does your family know you’re saying this delusional nonsense? [original word was “chuunibyou”]
YH: You saying I’m delusional?
LTY: Then how come I’m just a singer, but you’re a FAMOUS (delusional) MUSICIAN? Famous musician, who ever said that?
[ONSCREEN: [read left to right] RIGHT: Luo Tianyi = singer LEFT: Yan He = Famous delusional Musician]
YH: Don’t forget performer.
[ONSCREEN: ^performer]
LTY: Alright, alright, alright. What talent do you even have?
[ONSCREEN: Challenge accepted]
YH: Well! Just watch, in a couple moments you’ll call me an artist.
LTY: Yeah, OK.
YH: I’m not just bragging! Out of all the Chinese vocaloids, I’m definitely number one or two.
[ONSCREEN: TOP: number one BOTTOM: number two]
LTY: You honestly aren’t bragging, before Xin Hua there were only two Chinese vocaloids.
[ONSCREEN: TOP: emotionless BOTTOM: it ended up being true]
LTY: And my number of videos is a little higher than yours. So you’re not number one - guess you’re number two.
YH: Well now you’re just being mean!
LTY: Then show me what exactly you can do!
YH: Fine! Just say anything and you’ll see!
LTY: Heey, you’re that confident?
[ONSCREEN: already made up her mind]
YH: Of course!
LTY: Alright then! If you’re a musician, sing me a song! What is it?
YH: Hey, Luo Tianyi, do you look down on me?
LTY: Since when do I look down on you?
YH: All we do all day is sing. We finally do a crosstalk, have a conversation, and we have to sing again?
[ONSCREEN: A schedule, alternating hourly between “sing” and “eat”]
[ONSCREEN: crosstalk sing ~?]
LTY: So you can already sing any song?
YH: Yup!
[ONSCREEN: more evil than usual, pointing at LTY]
LTY: Than how about a song from the Tibetan Plateau? [[Tibetans are known for their vocal abilities.]] [Very high-pitched.] Ya la suooo~ [Sort of a Tibetan musical interjection. Like singing hey-ey-ey or something.]
LTY: Just keep going from there.
LTY: You can sing now.
LTY: Sing.
YH: [quietly] When we were rehearsing backstage you never said you’d do it that high.
LTY: Nevermind that, just sing.
YH: [Matching LTY’s pitch] Ya la suoo~ [Falling] This is a Tibetan~ [Rising dramatically] aaa-aaa-aaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaasong [Falling] aaaa-aaa.
YH: How! Was! That!
LTY: Awesome! You did Zhao Ritian’s clothes. [[I’m not sure about this. It’s a reference to a meme that I don’t really understand.]]
YH: Ha ha! You see?
LTY: Can you do anything else?
[ONSCREEN: self-satisfied]
YH: Just watch!
LTY: You don’t say?
YH: I’ll give you something fresh.
LTY: Hm?
YH: Something you’ve never even seen before!
LTY: Oh?
YH: I’ll play a little erhu [Chinese stringed instrument]! How about that?
LTY: Then I’ll help you go get it.
YH: Get what?
LTY: The erhu -?
YH: Are you joking?
YH: I’m telling you now, when the real erhu pros play the erhu, they never use an erhu.
[ONSCREEN, FLASHING: do not believe]
LTY: What pros are these?
YH: Just listen!
[ONSCREEN: Kouhu time [kou=mouth]]
[ONSCREEN: Erhu impressionist Yan He]
[erhu sounds]
YH: Any applause?
LTY: Well, there should be.
YH: Then where’s the clapping?
LTY: There can’t be clapping.
YH: Why?
LTY: Where do you see an audience?
YH: Ha!