Gintama filk: A Thousand Threads (Pray)

[rainsometimes]

I wrote one more Gintama filk. This one focuses on the Odd Jobs trio and tries to convey the feel of early Gintama. It's set to the tune of "Pray", the first Gintama opening (but the filk is the length of the full version of the song). While a couple of lines are inspired by quotes from later arcs, there's nothing spoilery about the lyrics.

I've kept some of the words that are in English in the original lyrics, but not all of them. As English and Japanese work fairly differently in terms of rhythm, I've underlined the syllables where I think the stress should be the strongest.

Concrit/other comments very welcome!

Note: Otae and Otose are background vocalists who sing the words within parentheses.

DISCLAIMER just because it's polite: These characters are created and owned by Hideaki Sorachi. They are used here without permission. This filk should not be reposted elsewhere without the writer's approval.




All: Let's go out open my mind
Let's go! Sweet dream other side
Put all our troubles behind
Because it's sun-ny out

Kagura: We can buy something to eat
And let our dog run around
Shinpachi: We'll watch the folks in the street
You two behave now

Gintoki: You know what / I used to / Go easy (hey baby why)
Then slowly / A new load / To carry (I want to cry)
No matter what a pain it is, it's just no fun without it
There's no way I can put it down/ it seems/ I'm just stuck with you

All: Everything we've gone through in our lives before this
Has brought us here
And maybe our dreams/ Aren't that grandiose
But we came together in this dirty city
Baby
I pray we can go on
We'll take on every job we want
With open minds forever

Shinpachi: I thought the samurai gone

That there was no help to find

But now it's here I belong

My soul will learn to shine

Kagura: My kind has always been strong

They say we only can fight

But I'll prove everyone wrong

Believe in kindness

Gintoki: We're here now / Let’s stick to / The present (forget the past)
I'll strive for / the sweets that / sustain me (won’t run too fast)
I'm through with waging war these days, I've buried far too many
But I will still protect what's mine / and shield / where my sword can reach

All: Everyone who gets to meet us is a brand-new
Connection made
We spin a thousand threads / Whether friends or not
Every single one'a part of this old city
Always
I pray we can hold on
And always be obnoxious
With stubborn hearts forever

Otae & Otose: Hey baby why / I hear you sigh / Hey samurai
I'm telling you / The three of you / Should not be blue
Yeah / Now pay the rent

All: Everytime we're making messes we just cover
Them up again
By making one more mess / But it all works out
Somehow we're a force for justice in this city
With you
I pray we can be strong
We'll wipe away our clients’ tears
For we came together in this dirty city
Baby
I pray we can go on
We'll stand and watch the rising sun
With silver souls forever