-pg49- In ye olden days, if you read the legend I have related before... Once upon a time, oh so long ago...all the evil of this world was kept within a box. But...that box was opened by a woman named Pandora. From out of that box, 'evil' did appear; and it hath covered this world. The people who had once lived in peace...were ruined by the monster attacks that covered the globe. All began to beg and pray for a saviour to appear... -pg50- Movement #2: Song of the earth And at last, from within the box, 'hope' hath come forth. At least; that's how it should have been... -pg51- 3rd year of the Heisei dynasty. [1991] The mountains of Europe. The town of Staccato. -pg52- Monsters Bwa ha ha ha! Kid Wah! Mommy! Mother Aaaahh... Father Kk... -pg53- Monster Looky here. We devils... Need to eat! -pg54- Crowd Gasp! Elder We're just a poor little mountain town. It takes all our strength to produce enough food for us to eat. Please leave Stacatto alone! Monster Heh heh heh. Think we're that good ? Wrong! The punishment is death! Kid Wah! -pg55- Monster Hunh ? Elder Oooh! -pg56- Flute Good, good. You're not even crying. Right ? Kid Flute! Flute neechan! Flute Good, good. You'll be fine in a sec. Monster What the hell ? Who's this chick ? I'm gonna smash this bitch! Heh heh heh Flute Silence, evildoer! -pg57- Flute What do you want the townsfolk to do ? They are kind, good people! Elder Flute, please stop! Flute I'm good too! Town FLUTE! -pg58- Flute AAAAA! Monster Feh...A saucy babe. Flute Gr... Monster Heh heh heh! You think we can sell her in the capital ? This little girl's kinda pretty, she'll fetch a high price! Mother Ah! Flute! Kid Oneechan! Town Shit! -pg59- Elder Who ? Who...could ? Oboe That's a terrible thing to do. These are lizard type monsters ? Elder Y...y... Th...the crow is talking... Monster Mm ? Wh...what the ? This music ? -pg60- Monster Wha ? Flute Eh ? -pg61- Elder Hunh ? Monster Wh-What the ? Some asshole's playin' a violin on that roof! Who the fuck are you ? Hamel Release that girl. Monster Wh...WHAT !? Hamel Or else you'll hear yourselves marching to hell! -pg62- Monsters gasping Uh...hey, you're strong enough, right ? Monster R...really ? No...not me...right ? Oboe Are you all right, little girl ? Flute Eh ? Y...yeah. Oboe He's a dangerous person when he's helping a child...well, he can be, or not, as the case may be. Flute Th...the crow is talking... Oboe You're a kind girl. Flute Y...yes. Elder I...I've heard tales of a man with a black crow... Who can play music with such a beautiful tone...he appears, dressed in black clothes... -pg63- Elder This power...is no different. The legendary hero, Hamel-sama! All EH ? Crowd I thought so! Elder That strength knows no bounds! He's the strongest hero around, able to pass through dragon fire unharmed! Man R-really, Elder ? Monster Wh-wh-wh-wh-what ? -pg64- Flute Th...the legendary hero, Hamel... ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump... Oboe This crime is too horrible for anyone to watch for long. Hamel...will end it. -pg65- Crowd Oh, great hero! Monsters Wh...what we gonna do ? Let's leave slowly. I'm feelin a little ill... Hamel AAAAAAAAAA!! -pg66- Flute uh... Hamel OWOWOWOWOW! It hurts! My foot hurts! OW! Oboe Wh-at ? Stop that, you! -pg67- Hamel So, that's the way of the 'legendary strongest great hero,' the ultra special big violin player Hamel-sama! I suggest you run away to your homes now! Oboe Hey, Hamel...your leg is broken. -pg68- Monster Who'd run away from you, asshole! What legendary hero! Yer just a big pussy! Oboe Now everyone's pissed... Flute AAA! Village Eee... Flute S...ss.... STOP IT! Hamel Try that again! Dumbass! -pg69- Flute Uh... Monster I...idiot! Monster He hit me! Hamel How dare you hit my elegent beauty face! This requires a great compensation. You shall hear my ultra special big violin! The prelude to death! -pg70- Monster What ? This weird idiot's begun playing on his ridiculously crappy fiddle! Monster It...it's a violin! I'll break yer violin! Monster I though it was a double bass... -pg71- Monster What's with this guy ? Monster What the hell he doing now ? What's he thinking ? Man If... If this is...! Woman Ah! Flutep Th...this playing is only powerful on the stupid! This performance is wonderful and new! -pg72- Oboe "Song of the earth ?" The great symphonist Mahler's Symphony Number 10: "Song of the Earth." His mother and father were always unhappy; he was the youngest of 14, 6 of whom well ill and died, one of which was in an accident, and died, and an 8th one killed himself. Sick of heart, and with no kindness at home, Mahler wrote an aria to his mother's love... And Mahler himself helped his mother through that same difficult heart sickness. Death and war have human life in common. Mahler left this symphony, the "Song of the Earth," in conclusion. When you hear this music, you can thing of it as setting a scene with the one who loves you the most. Flute T...tears... -pg73- Sign Please take this child. -pg74- Man Oo, good, good. Elder You must be getting cold, dearie. Still crying, eh ? Well, you'll be fine soon. Flute Grandpa... Ah...the music is moving my heart... Hunh ? -pg75- Flute Ah! The Monster's are commiting suicide! Notes To mom. [Um...something written.]p Man Th...they are! It must be caused by the wonderful music! The monster's cruel deeds have brought forth feelings of guilt... Th...that man is...what the ? -pg76- Hamel Oh...kay...time to die...time to die. Hurry up and die. Argh! Why don't you die! Monster It's no use...I can't die... We...we're so sorry! We won't be bad anymore! We'll join a convent! We want to begin our lives again! Therefore... -pg77- Barrelsp Diseased! One-track mind! Monkey lech! Stupid Eggplant! Death! Monster How cruel... Oboe In the future, his name would remain mainly in the homes of great composers. His name forgotton; he finished his life with a strange unnatural death, but... Well, according to some... What remained of his famous music filled the homes of composers with bitter thoughts. For the music could convey such things! The object of this music is to beguile and defeate the enemy! -pg78- Hamel You're a kid. Flute Eh...ah...well... Ah! Um...thank you very much! Hamel Why say thanks so nicely ? -pg79- Hamel There. You're ok now. Flute Ha...Hamel-san... Thank you... Kind hero... -pg80- Town Sir Hero! Thank you for everything! Elder Really, how can we possibly thank you enough ? Oboe Ho, ho, ho...we have no need of your thanks. Hamel When did I say that ? NEVER! Now, as for your thanks... -pg81- Hamel Hmm...emergency treatment for 3 lizard-type monsters... Adding in the fee for dental work... Spending the new year in special service... You're lucky! Bill Bill. 2,000,000en. Fee for bringing peace [Can't read the rest.] Hamel Ah ha...There you go! Eh heh... Elder TWO MILLION YEN! H...how could we pay this ? -pg82- Hamel Ah well, I thought as much. You can trade for it! Elderp Er...trade ? Flute Now, now...Hamel-san's just an intense joker. Really, heh heh heh... Hamel Hunh. -pg83- Hamel That kinda crap only works on fools, bitch! What the hell you thinkin' ? Hunh ? Town gasp... E...elder! Flute H....he... -pg84- Tuba Brave Hamel ? k, k, k. AND Welcome Hero Hamel! Hamel BWAHAHA! Yeeeha! YEEEha! Pot Sake Fan Fan Hamel I'm in heaven! Yeah! Note All the women in town. Flute That guy...is he really a hero ? Elder He certainly thinks so... Oboe He was once... END OF 2ND MOVEMENT