

When you turn around
There is a parent
Behind that parent—
There is their parent
Behind that—
Their parent’s parent:
Parents upon parents
Continuing into the deep past
When you look ahead
There are children
Before that child—
There is their child;
And before that
That child’s child—
Children’s children
On and on
Fading to the edge
Of the future
In such a landscape
God’s baton
Has fallen
The blood-stained Earth
Lies fallen
The blood-stained Earth
Lies fallen
The blood-stained Earth
Lies fallen
- Lyricist
Yamanokuchi Baku (Poet/Public Domain)
- Composer
POETAQ
- Producer
POETAQ
- Recording Engineer
POETAQ
- Mixing Engineer
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- Mastering Engineer
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- Graphic Design
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- Vocals
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A Mourning Landscape
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An English translation and 8-beat vocal reinterpretation of Yamanokuchi Baku's "A Mourning Landscape" (1941, public domain).
A piece shaped with a quiet gaze toward what is fading, and a gentle prayer for what remains.
Artist Profile
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May 2020: Started reading English poetry at Nuyorican Poets Cafe Online Open Mic with a self-made lyric video. Nov,'21:Omnibus poetry video "The 3 Crises" was selected and screened at ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival (Berlin). Jul.'22: Debut on Tune Core with "25:00".