BICA-5001: TEN PLANTS

[Secret Squirrel]

Can someone who owns this album confirm the Japanese text for track 8?

KARINA ~ヒチメナホチ~

or

KARINA~ヒチメナホナ~

[seanne]

It's not really that clear actually, could be either way (same for track 6).

[Secret Squirrel]

That explains why there's so much confusion. I've seen it both ways online.

[Cedille]

Eh, it clearly reads ヒチメナホチ.

[seanne]

Oh, right, that's what you meant. How stupid of me.

(thought you were only talking about a possible spacing between "KARINA" and "~ヒチメナホチ~"...)

[Secret Squirrel]

Thanks for clearing this up. We'll have to keep an eye on this entry, since it's reported wrong on so many sites, someone is bound to edit it again.

[Zanasea]

I just found out Ten Plants 1 and 2 are now available on iTunes. This is quite unexpected, given these albums are quite obscure.

[BahamutZ]

What is this album anyway? How did it come about? It's for children?

And shouldn't both the ten plant albums be linked?

[Chris Porter]

Just a minor thing, but would a better translation of track number two (桜の木のある庭で) be "In the Garden With Cherry Trees" or "In the Garden of Cherry Trees". Also, is there a reason why several of the translations use all lowercase letters?

[Aifread]

I'd take advantage of the plural ambiguity and go with "In the Garden with the Cherry Tree" just cause I think that sounds nicer.

[Psychonotes]

I was curious whether Tsukasa Tawada's comment would shed light on that ambiguity, and it actually does. He says the piece was influenced by his memory of a single austere sakura tree he became fond of, in the garden of a house he used to visit as a kid. So "The Garden with the Sakura Tree" would be how I'd translate it. But in any case, it seems it is indeed meant to reference a singular tree.

[Chris Porter]

Originally Posted by Psychonotes

I was curious whether Tsukasa Tawada's comment would shed light on that ambiguity, and it actually does. He says the piece was influenced by his memory of a single austere sakura tree he became fond of, in the garden of a house he used to visit as a kid. So "The Garden with the Sakura Tree" would be how I'd translate it. But in any case, it seems it is indeed meant to reference a singular tree.

I think you're right!