Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Spice And Wolf~

Will just declare upfront that we started watching this series because I was already deeply in love with its 1st season's OP since I had first chanced upon it a while ago~

& so these few days were spent on the two available seasons of:

[Spice And Wolf] a.k.a. [狼と香辛料]
a.k.a. [Ōkami to Kōshinryō]~


However…was totally unprepared to learn the sad news upon googling the song's composer Tomohiko Kira (吉良 知彦)…that he had passed away just last month!

[旅の途中] a.k.a. [Tabi no Tochū] sung by Natsumi Kiyoura 清浦夏実~

Definitely one of the most beautiful songs ever!
Beautifully composed…beautifully performed…

It's nice how the whole story has got this old European-style setting & atmosphere…

It's certainly unconventional & pretty rare for a story of fantasy & romance to have its storyline built so strongly & tightly around economics & trade as well…explaining & illustrating the various business risks & gains that come along with it…

Ahh & the art of flirting at its finest can be so sweet yet so sad at the same time…

Although I'm not sure how…I'm hoping for a sweet & satisfying ending for this story!

& it seems that my heart…would need to go on a journey as well~


Song of the Day: 旅の途中 - Natsumi Kiyoura 清浦夏実
```差し出すその手を。。。
```つないでいいなら。。。
```どこまで行こうか。。。
```君と二人で。。。
```どこへも行けるよ。。。
```まだ見ぬ世界の。。。
```ざわめき 香りを。。。
```抱きしめに行こう```

Translation:
```If it’s okay for me to hold…
```Your outstretched hand…
```Then where shall we go?
```Together with you…
```We can go anywhere…
```Let’s go embrace…
```The commotion and aroma…
```Of the world still unseen```

Quote of the Day: 商人は計画を立て、予測をし、事実と照らし合わせて商売をする。 -クラフト・ロレンス in [狼と香辛料] S2 E6

Translation: Merchants conduct business by making plans, predicting things, and checking those assumptions against the facts. -Kraft Lawrence in [Spice And Wolf] S2 E6