Orochie

At Toriegamie mount up Hie river in Izumo country Once a year occurred the tragedy of fear Evening sky dyes deep red like a blood Boil up black clouds and appear with shake Eight heads and eight tails too,

Pines and cedars growing on back Red eyes in eight face,

that is burning,

Just like a ripe ground cherry Spread full to eight mountains and eight valleys,

Blood dropping from fester belly Rage Orochie Susanoonomikoto alighted from heaven Listen to tragedy of fear from Ashinazuchi Prepare eight tubs and eight gates The tubs were full of sake Kushiinadahime changed into comb,

and wait for Orochie to come Eight heads and eight tails too,

Pines and cedars growing on back Red eyes in eight face,

that is burning,

Just like a ripe ground cherry Spread full to eight mountains and eight valleys,

Blood dropping from fester belly Rage Orochie Come Orochie Eight daughters lived in mount Toriegamie Orochie appeared eight years ago,

and inhaled one by one every year Now It’s the year of the last daughter,

Kushiinadahime Orochie appeared,

Orochie came crawling in wounds,

and Orochie came in front of gate Susanoonomikoto dart out before the Orochie,

and began to fight.Orochie attacked Susanoonomikoto by turns with eight heads.

Susanoonomikoto dodged that by tsurugie.The fight continued for long time,

and Susanoonomikoto hid behind tree.Orochie was very fatigued,

and drunk sake.

Orochie got drunk head after head,

and slept and fell with shake Susanoonomikoto stabbed Orochie by the tsurugie Orochie waked and writhing with pain,

Susanoonomikoto gave Orochie a finishing stroke Eight heads and eight tails too,

Pines and cedars growing on back Red eyes in eight face,

that is burning,

Just like a ripe ground cherry Spread full to eight mountains and eight valleys,

Blood dropping from fester belly Rage Orochie Yamatanoorochie Orochie : Japanese monster in very very old tradition (A.D.),

giant snake had eight heads Susanoonomikoto : Son of Japanese god in tradition (A.D.) Ashinazuchi : A villager in Toriegamie mount Sake : Japanese alcoholic drinks.

Very very strong Kushinadahime : Daughter of Ashinazuchi Tsurugie : Japanese sword Yamatanoorochie : Full name of Orochie.

“Yamatano” is “of eight heads”