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[silvertsundere]

心までは奪わせない！！ | もろ ※Permission to upload was granted by the artist. Make sure to like/bookmark the original work!

#precure #hirogaru sky precure #sora harewataru #もろ #プリキュア #ひろがるスカイ!プリキュア #ソラ・ハレワタール #hirogaru sky spoilers

[myscrap]

たまねぎ🧅skebさんはTwitterを使っています: 「諸星きらり🏐 https://t.co/P8niSMpDlL」 / Twitter

#デレマス #もろ

[over-sleep]

ぬか喜び　(;^ω^) ﾀﾊﾊ Teamwork

（Baskerville84さんのImgur）

#何これ #おもしろ

[rennebright]

ハスミ着替え中 by しろまりも [Twitter/X] ※Illustration shared with permission from the artist. If you like this artwork please support the artist by visiting the source.

#hanekawa hasumi #羽川ハスミ #hasumi #blue archive #ブルーアーカ��ブ #ブルアカ #しろまりも #posted art

[ghiblicentral]

ONLY YESTERDAY (おもひでぽろぽろ) 1991, dir. Isao Takahata

#ghibliedit #studioghibliedit #only yesterday #おもひでぽろぽろ #isao takahata #gifs #by daria #~

[elysieeh]

Bulgarian Music in Studio Ghibli films

”Myth has it that Orpheus was born in what is now Bulgaria. It seemed to be fact, not myth, that his daughters are still singing there”

These words were written by the New York Times in the remote 1963 — the year in which the largest Bulgarian folk ensemble crossed the Iron Curtain to conquer an entire continent with its cosmic art.

The 1975 release of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, a compilation album of modern arrangements of Bulgarian folk songs, further popularized Bulgarian music, and in 1977, a vinyl record featuring the folk song “Izlel ye Delyo Haydutin” (Eng: Come out rebel Delyo) began its journey aboard the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts.

From this point on popularity from the West spread to the East, and Bulgarian folk music made it to the entertainment industry, including legendary Japanese anime films, like the cult cyberpunk “Ghost in the Shell” or the heartwarming Studio Ghibli features.

In this short article I write about two occasions of Bulgarian music playing in Studio Ghibli’s films.

The record that inspired the creation of “Only Yesterday”

“Only Yesterday” is a 1991 Japanese animated drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, based on the 1982 manga of the same title by Hotaru Okamoto and Yuko Tone. Set in rural Japan, the film draws parallels with the peasant lifestyle present in Eastern Europe.

The original work is a compilation of short stories about 11-year-old Taeko’s daily life in 1966. Director Takahata had a hard time making it into a movie since the manga, told in the form of a memoir, has no plot to hold a feature. Together with producer Toshio Suzuki, they came up with the solution of bringing the narrator of the story, adult Taeko, into the movie. But there is a curious anecdote about how this idea came to mind.

Taeko picks safflower as the Bulgarian song “Malka moma dvori mete” plays in the background. © Studio Ghibli

In a 2021 interview with students from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, producer Suzuki recounts how a record of Bulgarian songs performed by the children choir “Bodra Smyana”, introduced to him by director Takahata, inspired the creation of the movie. Moved by the cosmic voices of the children, they decided to make “Only Yesterday” a musical. He also recalls what a tiring process it was to acquire the rights to the music, but if you’ve seen the movie, I am sure you will agree that it was worth it; the haunting, beautiful songs with the pastoral images of farmers picking flowers contribute to one of the greatest scenes created in cinema.

Producer Suzuki showing the record that inspired the creation of ”Only Yesterday”. Source: Studio Ghibli’s Twitter

In “Only Yesterday”, we can hear two songs from the album Bulgarian Polyphony I by Philip Koutev Ensemble. The upbeat “Dilmano Dilbero” [Eng. beautiful Dilmana] sets a happy mood as the protagonist gets changed and ready to go on the field. As the scene shifts and Taeko starts narrating a sad story about the girls in the past picking safflower with their bare hands, the song and mood shift as well.

While the first song has a fast rhythm, with lyrics about pepper planting that can also be interpreted figuratively, the second one, “Malka Moma Dvori Mete” [Eng., a little girl sweeps the yard], is a ballad about a young girl who is forced into marriage but has never known true love.

Both compositions sing about life-cycle events like marriage and the regular coming of the harvests, with lyrics perfectly fitting the setting and plot of the movie, which makes me wonder if the filmmakers chose them by chance or if they had someone translate the words.

Bulgarian Cosmic Voices Enchanting Howl

“Howl’s Moving Castle” is a 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by British author Diana Wynne Jones. Set in a fictional kingdom the movie draws inspiration from various places in Europe. One of them being Bulgaria.

The story focuses on a young girl, named Sophie, magically transformed into an old woman, and a self-confident but emotionally unstable young wizard, Howl, living in a magical moving castle.

A sketch of a Star Child. Source: The Art of Howl’s Moving Castle

If you’ve seen the movie, you surely remember the scene when Madame Suliman ambushes Howl and tries to strip him of his magic powers. Star Children encircle him and his companions; their shadows grow big, dark and intimidating. They start dancing and chanting unintelligible magic words and are almost successful in their devilish act.

This scene, together with the music played in the background, have been a favourite of many fans of the film. Some even recount it giving them nightmares when they were children.

Star Children encircle Howl in an attempt to strip him of his magic powers. © Studio Ghibli

It turns out, however, that these aren’t any incantations, but the lyrics of a folk song. In Bulgarian. And a love song! Contrary to popular belief, the lyrics have nothing to do with magic and are actually about a boy taking his sweetheart, Dona, to the market to buy her new clothes. The excerpt used in the movie is very short and a bit altered from the original, but the words used go like this: Trendafilcheto, kalafercheto, Done mamino, translated as “the rose, the costmary, my darling Dona”.

I am planing a follow up article where I will post the translated lyrics together with a brief explanation on how they are related to the movies.

If you want to comment on or add something, I would love to hear!

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[moonlightfaust]

ブレス オブ ファイアIV うつろわざるもの Breath of Fire IV (PS1, 2000)

#Breath of Fire IV #Breath of Fire #ブレス オブ ファイアIV #ブレス オブ ファイアIV うつろわざるもの #ブレスオブファイア #Capcom #JRPG #RPG #Playstation #PS1 #CW Flashing #Flashing GIF

[nora-yoko]

#illustration #cat #ねこ #black cat #猫 #くろねこ #野良よーこ #黒猫 #イラスト #art #雲 #くも #cloud

[silvertsundere]

謎の美少女が誰なのか気になりすぎて夜しか眠れない🐈 | もろ ※Permission to upload was granted by the artist. Make sure to like/retweet the original work!

#precure #wonderful precure #nekoyashiki yuki #もろ #プリキュア #わんだふるぷりきゅあ #猫屋敷ユキ

[sukimas]

unfortunately i don't like the "you darn fool" translation of sannyo's little dialogue bubble. it becomes a little too measured when おろかものめが isn't really measured at all. [Fool]+[scorn indicator]+[scorn indicator]

#suggested translation: “you son of a bitch idiot” #(JOKE) #(おろかもの is a little old-fashioned in comparison)

[over-sleep]

ぐーるぐるｗ　　(∩´∀｀)∩ ｱﾊﾊ By: Helga Stentzel

（ SuperbainK さんのImgur ）

#何これ #おもしろ

[neknosauke]

FANBOXでR18やPSDを提供しておりますので是非

FANBOXにてR18とPSDを提供しておりますので、ぜひチェックしてみてください。

We offer R18 and PSD at FANBOX, please check it out!

We offer R18 and PSD at FANBOX, please check it out.

20240116

#イラスト #イラストレーション #ホロライブ #風間いろは #いろはにも絵を

[rennebright]

チヒロ温泉 by しろまりも [Twitter/X] ※Illustration shared with permission from the artist. If you like this artwork please support the artist by visiting the source.

#kagami chihiro #各務チヒロ #chihiro #blue archive #ブルーアーカイブ #ブルアカ #しろまりも #posted art

[jumy-m]

謹賀新年 / Happy New Year! 2024 - Jumy-M

#greeting #Happy New Year #2024 #明けましておめでとうございます #今年もよろしくお願いいたします #jumym #photographers on tumblr

[upupsk9]

レオタード

#レオタード #スポーツ #体操 #かわいい #美人 #後ろ姿 #ふともも #脚

[momokanishita]

#股開き #臀部 #ふともも #けつ #後ろから #突き出し #back side #チアガール #生 #濡れ