Vib Ribbon Blues

***Vib-Ribbon Blues***(aka ***How To Play*** or ***Asobikata***) is one of the songs on the Vib-Ribbon Soundtrack. It plays during the tutorial stage of Vib-Ribbon. Vibri speaks the Japanese lyrics, but the actual lyrics (if not the Japanese version) are set to whatever language you picked.

## **Lyrics**

### Japanese:

*(screen forms, showing Vibri dancing to the song's bass, then she starts skipping)*

ランララン、タノシイナ (Ranraran, tanoshiina)

オット！ (Otto!) *(jumps a block)*

アブナカッタ (Abunakatta)

ビブリボンハ (Biburibon wa)

オトカラウマレタ (Otokara umareta)

「ピース」二 アワセテ ("Pīsu" ni awasete)

タダシイボタンヲ (Tadashii botan wo)

オスゲームナンダ (Osu gēmu nan da)

キャー！ (Kya-!) *(said while hitting a block)*

(*warbled)* シッパイシタラ (Shippaishitara)

*(warbled)*コンナ二   ナッチャッタ (Kon'na ni nacchatta)

*(screams, and devolves into a frog, screams again and devolves into a worm, then evolves back into a frog, and then into a rabbit)*

デモ、モドレルヨー！ (Demo, modoreru yō!)

ビブリボン ハ (Biburibon wa)

４ツノボタンシカ (Yottsu no botan shika)

ツカワナイヨ (Tsukawanai yo)

カンタン、カンタン！ (Kantan, kantan!)

*(screen garbles, then reforms again)*

ドンドンヤッテキタヨ！ (Dondon' yatte kita yo!)

ココデオスト (Koko de osuto) *(jumps a block)*

ウマク トベルノサ (Umaku toberu no sa)

カベハ L (Kabe wa eru) *(jumps a block)*

カベハ L (Kabe wa eru) *(jumps a block)*

コンドハ アナダ (Kondo wa ana da)

↓ノキーダヨ (Shita no kī dayo)

アナハ ↓ (Ana wa shita) *(crosses a pit)*

アナハ ↓ (Ana wa shita) *(crosses a pit)*

 ア！ ループガキタ (A! Rūpu ga kita)

ループハR (Rūpu wa aru) *(rounds a loop)*

 ループハR (Rūpu wa aru) *(rounds a loop)*

 オシギハ ナミダ (Oshigi wa namida)

ナミハ X (Nami wa batsu) *(rolls through a wave)*

 ナミハ X (Nami wa batsu) *(rolls through a wave)*

 フー ツカレタ (Fū tsukareta)

デモ (Demo)

マダマダ (Madamada)

アルヨー！ (Aruyō!)

*(screen garbles, then reforms again)*

 アリャリャ！ (Aryarya!)

コノ「ピース」ハナンダ？ (Kono "pīsu" wa nan da?)

チョットマッテ！ (Chotto matte!) *(she stops moving to show the blended piece)*

 コレハ、カベトアナノ (Kore wa, kabe to ana no)

ミックスダカラ (Mikkusu da kara)

Lト↓ヲ (Eru to shita wo)

イッペンニオスンダ (Ippen ni osu'nda)

Lト↓ (Eru to shita) *(flips around block and pit mix)*

 Lト↓ (Eru to shita) *(flips around block and pit mix)*

 ナルホド！ (Naruhodo!)

ウワー! イッパイキタ！ (Uwā! Ippaikita!)

アトハ カイセツショニ (Ato wa kaisetsusho ni)

カイテアッタヨ (Kaite atta yo)

ジャア マズハ (Jā mazu wa)

ウメコースカラ (Ume kōsukara)

ヤッテミヨ！ (Yattemiyo!)

*(screen shows Vibri one last time as the last cymbal clashes, then garbles, ending the tutorial)*

### English:

*(screen forms, showing Vibri dancing to the song's bass, then she starts skipping)*

"La la la la- oh, what fun!

Whoops!" *(jumps a block)*

"That was close.

Vib-Ribbon is a game where you press the buttons

that match the sound-generated shapes"

"Aahhhhhhhhh!" *(said while hitting a block)*

*(warbled)* "This is what happens when you make a mistake"

*(screams, and devolves into a frog, screams again and devolves into a worm, then evolves back into a frog, and then into a rabbit)*

"No problem, you can still make it!

Vib-Ribbon only uses 4 buttons.

It's really simple!"

*(screen garbles, then reforms again)*

"Look out! There's a lot coming this way!

"Press the button now..." *(jumps a block)*

"...and you'll jump right over.

Press 'L' for blocks." *(jumps a block)*

"Press 'L' for blocks." *(jumps a block)*

"Here comes a pit

Press 'Down'

Press 'Down' for pits" *(crosses a pit)*

"Press 'Down' for pits" *(crosses a pit)*

"Look, a loop!

Press 'R' for loops" *(rounds a loop)*

"Press 'R' for loops" *(rounds a loop)*

"Next one is a wave

Press 'X' for waves" *(rolls through a wave)*

"Press 'X' for waves" *(rolls through a wave)*

"Phew, I'm shattered

But, it's not over yet!"

*(screen garbles, then reforms again)*

"Hey? what's this shape?

Hang on!" *(she stops moving to show the blended piece)*

"It's a block and pit together

Press 'L' and 'Down' at the same time

Press 'L' and 'Down'" *(flips around block and pit mix)*

"Press 'L' and 'Down'" *(flips around block and pit mix)*

"I see!

Oooh no! There are loads coming!

Check the instructions for more

OK, time to try

the 'bronze course!'"

*(screen shows Vibri one last time as the last cymbal clashes, then garbles, ending the tutorial)*