炎之花 (Yán zhī Huā)

==Lyrics==
Chinese 	Pinyin 	English
天地开辟之初　元素分裂相斥　遂四散安于尘 	 	As Heaven and Earth split天地开辟 ‘the splitting of Heaven and Earth’ refers to the Chinese genesis myth of Pangu, the elements divide, dispersing everywhere before settling as dust
火神降于东土大陆陷入沉睡 	 	The god of fire descended onto the Eastern continent, where he fell into deep slumber,
炎息滋润大地淬炼坛水 	 	His breath of fire moistening the Earth, tempering into the altar’s water
得缘巨树冲天拔起神木生灵 	 	A giant tree, as high as the Sky, dwells the Spirit of the Great Tree
羽族孕于神木傍山水而息 	 	Nurturing the Clan of Feather, who live by the flowing streams
赤焰庇佑羽族契约与王族 	 	In a contract with its royalty, the red flames have been blessed upon the Clan of Feather
控火大能由血脉传承 	 	Gifting the almighty power of pyrokinesis that is passed down by blood
得者可承王位　得尊称「赤羽」 	 	Those who possess this power have the right to call themselves ruler, are given the honourable name of The “Red Feather”“Red Feather” is the literal translation of Chiyu’s name.
 	 	
黑色的雾气侵蛀大陆的彼岸 	hēisè de wù qì qīn zhù dàlù de bǐ'àn 	The black mist is closing in from beyond the continent
云卷来谁又能逃开 	yún juǎn lái shéi yòu néng táo kāi 	The stormy clouds roll around, with nary a one able to run
高塔中少女承载万众的翕盼 	gāo tǎ zhōng shàonǚ chéngzài wànzhòng de xī pàn 	The girl in the high tower bears the burden of everyone’s hopes
火焰呢喃赐予青睐 	huǒyàn nínán cìyǔ qīnglài 	The embers murmur, as they bless her with their favour
摘下了桂冠那人战死沉幽冥海 	zhāi xià le guìguàn nà rén zhàn sǐ chén yōumíng hǎi	His laurel taken off, that man downed in battle has sunk into the seas of the Underworld
缄口默哀心思徘徊 	jiānkǒu mò'āi xīnsī páihuái 	Voice silent, they stand in tribute, thoughts wavering
枯萎的树枝光芒散 	kūwěi de shùzhī guāngmáng sàn 	The light dissipates through the wilted branches
腾起罔两迷猜 	téng qǐ wǎng liǎng mí cāi 	Raising a conundrum, between two choices,
信仰崩坏民心四散 	xìnyǎng bēnghuài mínxīn sìsàn 	Faith shaken, the will of the people has split in two
 	 	
少女面色冰寒 	shàonǚ miànsè bīng hán 	The expression on the girl’s face is stoic and cold
你们的不安与苦难 	nǐmen de bù'ān yǔ kǔnàn 	“Your anxiety and pain,
不仁就由我来一力承担 	bùrén jiù yóu wǒ lái yī lì chéngdān 	Lack of benevolence too, let me bear them all”
象牙塔被点燃是那么 	xiàngyá tǎ bèi diǎnrán shì nàme 	As the ivory tower burns, how embittered must she feel,
不甘　且观吾刍狗翻盘 	bùgān qiě guān wú chúgǒu fānpán 	As the crowd watches over the girl, now a straw dogA (刍狗) is used as an offering in ancient sacrifices, brought in with pomp but thrown away afterwards. to be sacrificed
 	 	
火焰舔卷包裹筑成她裙摆 	huǒyàn tiǎn juǎn bāoguǒ zhù chéng tā qún bǎi 	The laps of the embers wrap around, graceful like the hem of her skirt,
苍穹之下绚烂 	cāngqióng zhī xià xuànlàn 	Bright and dazzling under the blue skies
她一步步踏上染血的祭台 	tā yībùbù tà shàng rǎn xuè de jìtái 	With every step she sets foot onto the bloodstained altar
成全他们荒谬贪婪期待 	chéngquán tāmen huāngmiù tānlán qídài 	To realize their ridiculous, avaricious hopes
既然吾真心一同葬火海 	jìrán wú zhēnxīn yītóng zàng huǒhǎi 	Seeing as her true heart has become like a sea of burial flames,
那便日后来还 	nà biàn rì hòulái huán 	Someday, she will see to it that they all pay it back
 	 	
黑色的雾气被止于边境之外 	hēisè de wùqì bèi zhǐ yú biānjìng zhī wài 	The black mist has stopped itself just beyond the border
恩惠日在成为当然 	ēnhuì rì zài chéngwéi dāngrán 	The day of grace has become something of a matter of course
她垂下睫排赤眸中波涛明暗 	tā chuíxià jié pái chì móu zhōng bōtāo míng'àn 	She hangs her eyelashes down, as great waves flash in her red eyes
呔　堕下云端 	dāi duò xià yúnduān 	Hold!呔 is an exclamation used in operas to catch the attention of the audience. Fallen from grace from the edge of Heavens
意冷生心魔乱 	yì lěng shēng xīn mó luàn 	Intention run cold, doubts run amok in her mind
纵仁慈消代絷维败 	zòng réncí xiāo dài zhí wéi bài 	Now that all kindness has gone, and in its place, ties have failed
乃是时还这笔旖旎业债 	nǎi shì shí huán zhè bǐ yǐnǐ yè zhài 	Then, it is no better time to collect on this enchanting debt of karma
尔曹猪狗丑态便沦为焦炭 	ěr cáo zhū gǒu chǒutài biàn lún wèi jiāotàn 	“The lot of you are as rotten as dogs and pigs, being turned into coal and ashes is exactly what you deserve”
谢恩吾狰怒赐爱 	xiè'ēn wú zhēng nù cì ài 	All gratitude to her, her fearsome wrath blessing love
 	 	
火焰舔卷包裹筑成她裙摆 	huǒyàn tiǎn juǎn bāoguǒ zhù chéng tā qún bǎi 	The laps of the embers wrap around, graceful like the hem of her skirt,
苍穹之下绚烂 	cāngqióng zhī xià xuànlàn 	Bright and dazzling under the blue skies
她一步步踏上暗红的祭台 	tā yībùbù tà shàng àn hóng de jìtái 	With every step she sets foot onto the dark red altar
心往之物早已不复存在 	xīn wǎng zhī wù zǎoyǐ bùfù cúnzài 	Now that all that she had looked forward to has been lost, never to return
缅怀潋滟间皆化作火海 	miǎnhuái liàn yàn jiān jiē huà zuò huǒhǎi 	In that instant, as she had looked back with fond remembrance, everything has turned into a sea of fire
此载净土泼上黑暗 	cǐ zài jìngtǔ pō shàng hēi'àn 	It was then, that darkness spills forth across the Pure Land净土 (Pure Land) is a Buddhist concept of paradise.
 	 	
火焰舔卷包裹筑成她裙摆 	huǒyàn tiǎn juǎn bāoguǒ zhù chéng tā qún bǎi 	The laps of the embers wrap around, graceful like the hem of her skirt,
苍穹之下绚烂 	cāngqióng zhī xià xuànlàn 	Bright and dazzling under the blue skies
她一步步踏上腐朽的祭台 	tā yībùbù tà shàng fǔxiǔ de jìtái 	With every step she sets foot onto the decadent altar
亲手送混沌生灵渡三途川 	qīnshǒu sòng hùndùn shēnglíng dù sāntú chuān 	With her hands, she has sent the various living things of the primal chaos to cross the River of Three Crossings三途川 (River of Three Crossings) is a mythical river in the underworld in East Asian Buddhist culture, also known as the Sanzu River in Japanese mythology.
莫哀人世间皆化作火海 	mò āi rén shìjiān jiē huà zuò huǒhǎi 	Do not mourn, the mortal world shall turn into a sea of fire in the end
彼岸红花满山 	bǐ'àn hóng huā mǎn shān 	On the other shore, red flowers彼岸红花 (translated as ‘the red flowers on the other shore’) refer to red higanbana, or red spider lilies, flowers that are said to represent the road to Hell due to their tendency to grow along cemeteries. In flower language they also represent ‘endless love’, ‘the omen of death’, or ‘a beckoning from Hell’. brim over mountains
 	 	
黑暗迅速吞噬烧毁的祭台 	hēi'àn xùnsù tūnshì shāohuǐ de jìtái 	Rapidly, the darkness swallows the burnt down altar
包裹冰冷躯干 	bāoguǒ bīnglěng qūgàn 	Wrapping around the cold corpse
生命之树彻底化为烟飘散 	shēngmìng zhī shù chèdǐ huà wéi yān piāosàn 	The Tree of Life has now turned into smoke and nothingness
诉说曾有位少女被青睐 	sùshuō céng yǒu wèi shàonǚ bèi qīnglài 	Once upon a time, there had been a girl who was blessed by the flames
 	 	
黑暗之中 	hēi'àn zhī zhōng 	In darkness
熙熙呢喃 	xī xī ní nán 	Prosperously murmuring
魔鬼惋叹 	mó guǐ wǎn tàn 	Demons lament
人心甚妙哉 	rénxīn shén miào zāi 	How excellent human feelings are
墨色中砰然 	mòsè zhōng pēng rán 	Deafening in the dark
火光朔闪 	huǒguāng shuò shǎn 	The embers shine a new beginning
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