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Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
chiisana wakaba ga nobiru youni
Like leaves blooming
ryou no te sora ni sashi age te
Raise both hands to the sky
daichi no kaori sui kome ba
Breathe in the scent of the earth
watashi ga midori ni somatte ku
And you will become green
watashi no naka kara afure dasu
What comes from my heart
haru no sakebi wa inochi no sakebi
The essence of spring is the essence of life
kozue wo wataru kaze no you ni
Like the wind that flows through the branches
haru no sakebi yo kanata e todoke
O spring, hear my shout far and wide
kozue wo wataru kaze no you ni
Like the wind that flows through the branches
haru no sakebi yo kanata e todoke
O spring, hear my shout far and wide
Hey, robber girl!
I know who you are.
You'll see all those Borka robbers scatter with one blow.
The boy called Birk, who Ronja met at Hell's Gap,
was a child of Borka's robbers.
He said that Borka's robbers had moved into the north side of the Mattis castle.
When Mattis heard that...
Robber Stare Down
Hey, you! Wake up. Tjegge!
Is my relief here already?
Huh?
Why are you sleeping?!
I told you to stay awake!
I'm not sleeping.
I was just lying down and closing my eyes.
That's what "sleep" is!
I told you I'm not sleeping, okay?
Dammit! Don't lie!
Hey!
Someone's over there!
Boss!
It's an emergency!
Borka is waiting for you!
He's says he wants to talk to you immediately.
You'll clean up after yourself, right?
So, Borka wants to talk to me?!
Sure, why not?
If that's what he wants, then I'll give him hell!
And after that he won't be doing much talking for quite a long time!
Even though I have no doubt he'll manage to recover!
What's going on so early in the morning?
What happened?
Hurry, you guys! Swallow your porridge as if the place were on fire!
We're about to take a wild bull by the horns, and throw him into Hell's Gap!
Getting old is vexing, isn't it?
Even if something exciting happens, I wouldn't be able to join in.
To begin with, there are too many steps in this castle.
I see, is that what Borka's robbers look like?
They look really weak.
Borka?
You thieving dog!
Hmph!
I'm glad, Mattis...
That you came so uncommonly fast.
I would have come before,
but there was something I had to finish first.
A poem I was writing,
"Lament for a Dead Borka Robber," it's called.
If all you guys fell into Hell's Gap, and Undis became a widow,
she might be able to get a bit of comfort from it.
That's hilarious!
But do you think Undis would even recite such a poem?
Yeah Borka's wife doesn't have very refined taste, does she?
You hoodlums!
See? I told you this would happen!
A civil conversation with them was impossible from the start!
It seems so.
Hey, Mattis!
If you have the time to worry about us, you should think more about comforting Lovis.
Huh?
She's the one who has to put up with you and your big mouth all the time!
It looks as if they could both get on quite well, without any comfort, doesn't it?
Now, you listen to me, Mattis.
There was no staying in Borka's wood any longer.
The Magistrate's soldiers are swarming there like flies.
I had to take my wife, my child, and all my robbers somewhere.
But just stealing yourself a place to live without asking,
is something no one with a sense of shame would do!
Strange talk from a robber.
Haven't you always taken what you liked, without asking?
Eh?
Taken without asking?
A-Anyways, that doesn't matter.
By the way, how did you guys even get into the castle?
How will knowing that help you at this point?
It's obvious.
I'll throw you out the same way you came in.
And how do you plan on doing that, eh?
Huh?
How we got in, you said?
I have this son.
The great successor of Borka's robbers, Birk Borkason.
You guys, let's go!
Yeah!
That's how we got here.
Don't say such lies!
I'm positive there is no entrance on the north side!
There's not much you know or remember about this fortress, despite living here all your life.
In the first place, have you forgotten all about the past?
Huh?
Where the old pigsty used to be when you were a child?
The pigsty?
In those days, I had scarcely realized that we belonged to different clans, you and I.
Same here.
So I invited you to my castle and we were getting along well with each other.
Hey, it went in that direction.
There!
You're in the way, move!
Move!
Where it is?
That way!
F-Father.
After that, my ears were boxed so hard I thought my skull was going to burst.
My father didn't forgive the Borka robbers, those cunning foxes.
He crushed them whenever he came across them.
Yes, indeed. He was very quick to do such a good thing!
Thanks to the heavy beating I received that time, I finally understood.
Every member of the Mattis clan is my enemy, no matter what!
And that hasn't changed to this day!
Then I'll give you two options!
You can either lament for a dead Borka robber,
or you and your rabble will leave my castle the way you came!
Choose one!
No, I choose neither.
I've made a home in Borka's keep now.
I'm staying here! I refuse to go anywhere else!
You guys!
Right!
Don't tell me...
You aren't going to fight them here, are you?
What, is that a problem?
Of course it's a problem!
If you started a battle here...
...it would only end badly for all of us.
Then what should we do?
Retreat for today.
You'll find the right opportunity to fight in due time.
Listen! We'll end this for today.
But don't forget!
You're an asinine wild bull!
I'll grab your horns someday and...
I'll heave you into Hell's Gap!
You should remember this, too.
If I am a wild bull, then I'll shove you into Hell's Gap with my sharp horns!
I'll be waiting for that day!
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
Hey Father.
Father.
What was that thing about taking without asking?
I suppose that wild bull, the one you are going to take by the horns
and heave into Hell's Gap, made a huge sound like "Kaboom!".
Eh?
Oh!
That was a crash that rumbled all around the Mattis' castle, wasn't it?
Eat your porridge, if you can chew it!
And leave wild bulls to me!
I'll deal with them when the time comes.
It's like it's in the ice!
In this case, I'll have to run a lot so that I can warm up!
Hey, robber's daughter!
"First it was the castle, now I can't even find peace in the forest!"
And with that thought, rage welled up inside Ronja.
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I'm looking for beautiful
kono tayori nai sekai no naka de
In this uncertain world
watashi dake no takara mono
I found my only treasure
aruite teni ire ta mono
By walking on my own
I'm looking for beautiful
I'm looking for the beauty in life
mai supiido de
At my own speed
kotae nado nai
There are no answers
soko ni wa nai
They aren't around
tsukue no ue ni wa
They aren't on the desks
isogashi sou na angel
The angels are busy
akubi suru satan
The devil is bored
saa nanika tabe masho
So let's get something to eat
I'm a player kotaeawase wa
I'm a player who leaves
saigo no saigo de
answers checking for the very last
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