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Is this the most beautiful ope(...) 01/26/26(Mon)16:16:11 No.218777464

Is this the most beautiful opening to a national epic? Anonymous 01/26/26(Mon)16:16:11 No.218777464 Archived

>The sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sāla flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. The proud do not endure, they are like a dream on a spring night; the mighty fall at last, they are as dust before the wind.

–The Tale of the Heike, Chapter 1.1, Helen Craig McCullough's translation

Anonymous
01/26/26(Mon)16:17:19 No.218777498

Anonymous 01/26/26(Mon)16:17:19 No.218777498

I hate you fucking weebs so much it's unreal.
Everyone knows the best anthem is the Soviet anthem.

Anonymous
01/26/26(Mon)16:19:37 No.218777566

Anonymous 01/26/26(Mon)16:19:37 No.218777566

>>218777498
Retarded, trolling or just American?

Anonymous
01/26/26(Mon)16:23:59 No.218777664

Anonymous 01/26/26(Mon)16:23:59 No.218777664

https://youtu.be/q6LHX-HmCNE?si=Otl-Uq12zvs_Ee-q

Anonymous
01/26/26(Mon)16:26:19 No.218777728

Anonymous 01/26/26(Mon)16:26:19 No.218777728

>>218777498
This. You can say what you want about commies, but they know how to write anthems.

Anonymous
01/26/26(Mon)16:35:59 No.218778010

Anonymous 01/26/26(Mon)16:35:59 No.218778010

>>218777664
Absolutely stunning, thanks for sharing Polebro. Even though I haven't seen the series, this scene worked by itself.