#whirl of boreal wind

[the-commonplace-book]

Audiobook of A Drunkard's Tale is now available! Had to record this one twice because my cat (an agent of mischief) decided to jump on my keyboard and somehow manage to delete the entire first recording.

It was fun doing a brief music mashup of Her Wishes and Whirl of Boreal Wind for the wolf king's and seelie's song. Kinda want to do a full song version now.

Next up is Ballads of the Squire!

( ko-fi | audiobooks of teyvat playlist )

[dkniade]

Translating the Titles of Andrius’ Boss Fight OSTs

This is a really quick translation. I checked out the Chinese titles of some Mondstadt OSTs and noted some differences between them and the English translations, particularly with the two tracks that play during the Andrius/Lupus Boreas boss fight.

Original Chinese Titles

冰风回荡

冰封交响曲

My English Translation

Echoes of Boreal Wind

Symphony of Boreal Seal

Official English Title

Whirl of Boreal Wind

Symphony of Boreal Wind

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Translation Notes

It’s very easy to see where the official translation messed up.

冰风 (bingfeng) → icy wind

冰封 (bingfeng) → ice seal, covered by ice, frozen over (think Elsa’s ice powers)

To say both is “Boreal Wind” would be wrong. “Boreal” is “of the north or northern regions” so stretching it from “icy wind” is fitting. If you really want, you can translate the second word to “Boreal Seal” rather than “ice-sealed” to keep the consistency.

回荡 → to echo, to reverberate

交响曲 → symphony

More literally the two titles would be “The Icy Wind Echoes” and “Ice-Sealed Symphony” but I tried to follow the flourish of Genshin Impact’s naming conventions.

[glyict]

wish i could inject music in my brain and listen to it anytime but guess i'll stick to listening to the genshin impact ost 24/7 so that i never forget it

[genshinmp3]

Whirl of Boreal Wind from City of Winds and Idylls Yu-Peng Chen, HOYO-MiX

[kayzis]

i really wanna listen to genshin’s ost but I don’t play it, there’s a lot and it’s really overwhelming 😅 do you have a few faves you would recommend?

ooooh this is such a good question!! yu-peng chen is a freakin genius, i love the music of genshin so much anon u have no idea

so obvs there's the main theme, but i can definitely recommend a few iconic/fav tracks of mine;

bustling afternoon in mondstadt: a real pretty track that just gives me such nostalgia for the early game, which still happens to be my favourite part of the game to date!

wayward souls: you want breath of the wild-style ambient music, but on an acoustic guitar?? wayward souls.

whirl of boreal wind: super badass boss theme for a real big mean wolfy, feat dnb

liyue: classic. timeless. you really feel like ur at a busy harbour market

this little light of mine: the piano makes me feel things

gallant challenge: this was the first battle theme that played when i entered liyue and HOO BOY. i really felt the transition from the early game to this tougher, more dangerous area

rage beneath the mountains: look. LOOK. i hate fighting this bloody dragon, but his theme takes no prisoners. its a full orchestral rock piece, like something out of final fantasy i swear

inazuma: the music in the entirety of inazuma is very sombre and melancholy but it's so so beautiful, and the city theme is no exception.

flickering sakura: pov; ur climbing a purple glowing mountain that has a giant lightning rift tearing it apart thru the middle. also theres a shrine run by a hot fox lady on top of it. she also might be the reason ur going up there in the first place

duel in the mist: while you beat the living daylights out of random samurai dudes, someone's going ham on a shamizen in the bg

moonlike smile: easily my fav track in the game. it makes me cry honestly; i love dragonspine so so much.

all-conquering tide: dragonspine's battle theme. picture a towering frost giant and ur a lil twink with a sword. that's the vibe here

[planetbefall]

When Whirl of Boreal Wind change to Symphony of Boreal Wind

[limerancy-fics]

Anonymous asked: do you have a favorite ost from genshin ^_^

— i rlly like luhua pool, another hopeful tomorrow, a new day with hope, lone sojourner, bard's adventure, this little light of mine, whirl of boreal wind, and ALL of dragonspine ost (i started playing during 1.2 so it's almost like......comforting nostalgia despite my hatred for the area itself) i rlly like almost all of the music, n as a composing student, it's rlly fun to pick apart n figure out the connections between them all etc

[gulescamisade]

Alaska:  Day 1

[[ There seems to be a blinding force of green sparks, not unlike the flash which engulfed Europa. Their surroundings smear into nothing but blurs as they are torn from their previous location and ripped through the fabric of space itself. KARKAT, DAELOS, NYALAH, ARANEA, MITUNA, REDGLARE, DAVE, LATULA, MINDFANG, and TEREZI are all dumped unceremoniously on their faces, greeted with a cushion of white soft stuff. It is also cold. Bitterly cold.]]

[[ They have been teleported to a bitterly cold winter wonderland. The area is extremely isolated with a small silhouette of a distant mountain range on the horizon and a boreal forest about a couple miles’ walk to their left. Recent snowfall has covered the ground completely with “four billion tons of white bullshit.” Due to cloud cover, the sky is also a blinding white. The snow is deep - depending on how tall one is, it comes up to either their shins or knees. ]]

REDGLARE: -She swings the sharp, pointed blade of her staff through the air. She'd know if she hit flesh, but she didn't, obviously. She stumbles a few steps, into the snow.-

REDGLARE: GOD REDGLARE: D4MN 1T! REDGLARE: -gonna just pound her fist into the snow as she catches her breath.-

KARKAT: =DOOF. Right into the snow. He's warm now but at least he's FREAKED OUT=

MITUNA: -Laying face down in the snow. He's fine, this is fine.-

MINDFANG: -She had been minding her post in silence and now shes stumbling into freezing cold snow, just managing to stay on her feet.- !!!!!!!!

TEREZI: =She's quickly scrambling to her feet. It's COLD, and everything is one color. ONE color!!!=

MINDFANG: -Staring bewildered at her surroundings and then whirling around to look at the others.-

KARKAT: =SHOOTS UP= FUCK!

LATULA: -mituna is fine and THANK GOD FOR THAT because here comes her butt to make things worse. sorry mituna she just sorta. lands on him-

DAVE: -he was reaching for jade and then something fucked up happened and now he's here- ok what the fuck

DAELOS: -His landing is rather painful. He groans, the cold air digging into him like a knife. Just where a blue blood wants to be, in a helllish snowscape.-

MITUNA: H0RF! -Rip Mituna Captor-

LATULA: OH FUCK.

LATULA: bruh wh4t th3 SH1Z 1 4m SO SORRY.

MITUNA: 175 C00L 1M C00L

NYALAH: -definitely coming up to her knees. And she is FREEZING, having already a low body temp to begin with. She lands in the snow and springs upwards. Ready for strifes.-

MITUNA: 4ND 4L1V3 0R 50M37H1NG

MITUNA: Y4Y -Muffled sarcasm-

DAELOS: -SHAKES HIS BODY AND A MINI FUCKING SNOWSTORM HAPPENS-

DAELOS: Brrr.

DAVE: -he gets his bearings and realizes they're in some kind of...heavily winter'd place on earth. he looks around. karkat's fine. perfect. but...- wheres jade

TEREZI: =Her level of upset at being unable to see has made her rage quit and she's viciously attacking this snow. By kicking it. IE wading through it trying to kick it.=

LATULA: -gonna just hoist mituna now cause-- BRRRR INDEED.-

LATULA: th1s pl4c3 blowz sh1t dud3z. w3 uh.

LATULA: got 4ny 1d34z wh3r3 1t 1s?

DAELOS: -The cold is already interfering with his thought processes. It slows everything down for him, makes it hard to think, being very cold blooded.-

MINDFANG: -Stares at those who fight the snow. And judges in silence.-

DAELOS: -But he's trying to see if he can get in contact with anyone, his goggles flashing.-

ARANEA: -as soon as she becomes even the slightest bit aware of her surroundings, she's clinging to daelos, GRIPING.-

MINDFANG: I am going to assume somewhere on earth.

REDGLARE: W3 n33d to mov3. Won't l4st 4 n1ght 1n th3s3 cond1t1ons h3r3.

MINDFANG: That might 8e hopeful thinking though, considering we somehow were just randomly transported.

REDGLARE: 1t w4s j4d3.

REDGLARE: Com3 on. -She's already trudging towards that forest.- REDGLARE: Sh3 n3v3r could control thos3 4b1l1t3s b3for3. H4pp3n3d wh3n sh3 w4s str3ss3d. 4ft3r sh3 w4s shot.

MINDFANG: 8e a dear and refresh me on who that is? -Shes already getting her sword out. Not taking any chances.-

DAVE: -he winces. god damn it. he has to keep it together, and he's going to. so he just...gets up and he starts TRUDGING AHEAD- then lets get the hell up and go -he's so fucking cold this is ridiculous-

REDGLARE: Don't th1nk 1t'd b3 off pl4n3t. W4sn't r4ndom. H4d to b3 som3 1nflu3nc3.

TEREZI: =their uniforms are white too...=

TEREZI: =CLINGS TO SOMEONE, holding tight to their sleeve=

TEREZI: TH1S SUCKS...

DAELOS: -Takes his goggles off, frowning.- No connection, deerheart.

DAELOS: -Balances his weight on both his cane and Aranea as he pulls himself up. It's even harder than usual in the snow. He's shivering quite a lot.-

MITUNA: -Being carried by Latula.-

REDGLARE: - Pauses just to check her com-- and seeing that it's still lighting up.-

LATULA: -SHE TRAINED FOR THIS SHIT-

DAVE: -gets out his communicator while walking. there's gotta be a gps on this thing, right?-

DAELOS: -It appears that in his landing, his goggles broke against his face. Oh.-

TEREZI: M4YB3 1TLL H3LP 1F W3 M1GR4T3D SOUTH W1TH TH3 R3ST OF TH3 B1RDS!

LATULA: psh...

LATULA: y34h w1sh w3 h4d 3nough w1ngs to go round.

LATULA: 41nt th4t r1ght st1ff????

REDGLARE: -GRUNTS-

DAELOS: -crouches down to rumble in Aranea's ear.- Are you alright

DAVE: -groans and just ends up walking around them because he's not going to leave them behind either-

ARANEA: I'm fine! I'm only... disoriented...

[[ The sky doesn't look like it's going to clear up anytime soon. In fact, light snow begins to fall once more ]]

REDGLARE: -shivers, and then glances back at the group. She could scout ahead, by air, but in this weather, she'd probably just lose them...-

MINDFANG: -Trudging along through the snow with the rest of them, Earth weather can go to hell.-

TEREZI: =she's hugging herself, looking miserable and drifting off at a slight angle. The wind blowing all other scents around in addition to this monochrome bullshit is really doing a number on her.=

KARKAT: =He'll huddle Dave and Terezi with the warmth motherfucker around... even if his earfins are laying against his head for warmth, uhghhg=

DAELOS: -He really hates how sluggish and slow he feels right now. He normally doesn't move fast to begin with becasue of his disability, which the snow also impedes his movement with. Oh dear.-

DAELOS: -But Aranea is here so he will soldier on!!!-

DAELOS: I suppose we have to try and get somewhere

NYALAH: -shakes her head and sneezes. Okay enough of this. She leaps up to Redglare, fixing her with a serious look.- NYALAH: is will scout ahead -rasps-

DAVE: -sighs and is right up against karkat as they walk-

NYALAH: follow nose follow pawsteps -says, pushing ahead of the tealblood. Powering through the snow like a big cat. Which she is.- get to the warm places

DAELOS: -Ugghhrrhgh of course she wants to rifle through an unfamiliar hostile planet.-

DAELOS: ...Be careful -he doesn't even know if he said it loud enough-

NYALAH: -She's done it once, she'll do it 1000 more times.-

DAELOS: ...Be careful -he doesn't even know if he said it loud enough-

TEREZI: =Teeth: chattering; Fucks: none given=

DAVE: oh good DAVE: cats usually know what theyre doing

TEREZI: =snifs. her nose is running= H3Y GUYS, D1RK W4NTS 4 H34DCOUNT

TEREZI: WHOS 4LL H3R3? 1TS...4 B1T H4RD TO T3LL

DAVE: me

REDGLARE: -turns back to do a quick sweep of all of theese people...-

TEREZI: TH4NKS T4LUL4 =shivering under the arm of her boyo=

DAELOS: -He remembers that he still has his sylladex!!! Here comes a blow torch. He crouches, trying to shelter the flame with his lorge body and FWOOM-

DAELOS: If anyone woudl like to warm their hands for the moment

REDGLARE: ...How long w1ll th4t fl4m3 l4st?

DAELOS: We ought to be frugal

DAELOS: I just refilled this, but it's 60 minuites of continued use at the most

REDGLARE: th3r3's wood. 1t's w3t, but you'v3 got 4n 1nt3ns3, sust41n3d h34t.

REDGLARE: W3'll bu1ld 4 f1r3p1t.

DAELOS: A fine idea -FWOOM. It's off again.-

DAELOS: -Takes out his tool box which is so heavy and large that is sinks into the snow. In it there's some ship towels used for cleaning oil and such.-

TEREZI: HHHHHHHH GOOD GOOD F1R3 Y3S

DAELOS: -Shuffles his tools to get at them-

DAVE: -he's going to help with wood gathering. he knows a thing or two about survival-

[[ Little by little, they are getting closer to the forest. Their path has certainly been carved into the earth. Despite the snowfall, their tracks will be rather difficult to cover up in a short amount of time. ]]

NYALAH: -not really concerned for covering her tracks as she is trying not to freeze to death. She'll gather wood too. Keeping a sharp nose out.-

[[ Eventually they get there, SUCCESS!! Despite snowcover in the forest as well, it is not as deep, thanks to the canopy of the trees overhead. Finding items for the firepit should not be too difficult. There is an abundance of dead branches and sizable rocks littering the forest floor. They should find a shelter, however temporary. ]]

TEREZI: =now that she's out of the white hellscape she can finally be of some use and lays out an extra jacket on the floor, placing rocks in it for their firepit.=

DAELOS: -Offers up some sheets of shop towels as well-

REDGLARE: -she's got a blanket, and she wraps it around her shoulders. She's been carrying this thing for years now... she'd nearly forgotten about it.-

TEREZI: TH4NKS

TEREZI: =sniffs the air, shivering a bit= [[The white sky is now transforming into bleeding oranges and reds. The sun is beginning to set.]] TEREZI: 1T'S G3TT1NG D4RK TEREZI: 1T'S GONN4 G3T COLD3R

REDGLARE: W3'll sl33p 1n sh1fts. K33p th3 f1r3 4l1v3.

NYALAH: -packs herself down, small and stiff. So squinty eyed and cold.-

DAELOS: -uncapatchas his work apron and drapes it on Nyalah-

NYALAH: -peers at him, still squinty.- smelly

DAELOS: -All of his stuff is getting spread out, lol-

DAELOS: -offended- It was just laundered

NYALAH: double smelly -curls up under it. Watching.-

DAELOS: -Horse snort. Sort of grumpy. He's still mad at you. But he's also worried.-

DAELOS: -He's getting so tired so quickly in this cold.-

NYALAH: -weak-

DAELOS: -Shut it...-

TEREZI: =She picks a place somewhat out of the wind from the nearby shubbery but not too close. Scraping away the snow and dead grass with her foot, she shivered as she placed the stones in a careful circle.=

NYALAH: -the question is... who looks susceptible for cuddles...- NYALAH: -prowls discreetly.-

TEREZI: OP3R4T1ON F1R3P1T 1S 4 GO

DAVE: -still helping make this firepit amazing because they will need all the heat they can get-

DAELOS: -Passes Dave his blowtorch so he can rest-

DAELOS: Do not use it for longer than necessary.

TEREZI: SH-SH-SH4M3 W3 C4NT BLOWTORCH OUR W-W4Y TO TH3 3QU4TOR

NYALAH: -breathing on Terezi.- 833 NYALAH: -starts to settle in with her. Snuggling.-

DAELOS: I agree -he's going to sit down down near where the fire would be, probably with Aranea tucked into hsi arm. He's conserving energy.-

DAVE: thanks -takes this blowtorch and sighs, sitting down-

TEREZI: =She began to place down tinder Dave found - some of the dryer leaves - and carefully began placing small twigs around it. A happy little cone, ripe for the smoking!=

NYALAH: -hi Terezi. Nyalah is still up in your business, snuggling for warmth.-

TEREZI: =She cant even bring herself to say bad kitty! She's too cold >:'[ Plus Nyalah has the right idea. They should all form a toasty group hug.=

NYALAH: -sharing the lorge apron with her. And body heat too. Oooo.- NYALAH: -kneads Terezi's side with paws, soothing her of her stress.-

TEREZI: =she jsut.....lets this happen.= >:'|

NYALAH: - UwU -

DAELOS: -You're so SHAMLESS.-

[[ If anyone has to pee in the middle of the night, wandering away from the safety of the campfire and the people pile, they may catch sight of deep claw marks carved into the bark of a nearby tree. The scars look very fresh. Upon closer inspection, at the base of this tree resting untouched upon the snow is a lone, white feather. ]]

[[ This feather is the size of a person's arm from shoulder to fingertips. ]]

[[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMvzJwe-MR0 ]]

[[ Sweet dreams. ]]

NYALAH: - OwO -

[rubisaurus98]

🎶 Marena!

1. Devil Trigger--Devil May Cry 5 OST

2. Landscape--Florence and the Machine

3. Let It Go--"Frozen" Soundtrack

4. Technologic--Daft Punk

5. Bangarang--Skrillex

6. Contemplation in Snow--Genshin Impact OST

7. Whirl of Boreal Wind--Genshin Impact OST

8. End of the Unknown--NieR: Automata OST

9. Death By Glamour--Toby Fox

[misscicily-blog]

Sounds Of Nature Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days. I hid in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong. No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life, And pour the deluge still; And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss. And many a thousand summers My apples ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell. I wrote the past in characters Of rock and fire the scroll, The building in the coral sea, The planting of the coal. And thefts from satellites and rings And broken stars I drew, And out of spent and aged things I formed the world anew; What time the gods kept carnival, Tricked out in star and flower, And in cramp elf and saurian forms They swathed their too much power. Time and Thought were my surveyors, They laid their courses well, They boiled the sea, and baked the layers Or granite, marl, and shell. But he, the man-child glorious,-- Where tarries he the while? The rainbow shines his harbinger, The sunset gleams his smile. My boreal lights leap upward, Forthright my planets roll, And still the man-child is not born, The summit of the whole. Must time and tide forever run? Will never my winds go sleep in the west? Will never my wheels which whirl the sun And satellites have rest? Too much of donning and doffing, Too slow the rainbow fades, I weary of my robe of snow, My leaves and my cascades; I tire of globes and races, Too long the game is played; What without him is summer's pomp, Or winter's frozen shade? I travail in pain for him, My creatures travail and wait; His couriers come by squadrons, He comes not to the gate. Twice I have moulded an image, And thrice outstretched my hand, Made one of day, and one of night, And one of the salt sea-sand. One in a Judaean manger, And one by Avon stream, One over against the mouths of Nile, And one in the Academe. I moulded kings and saviours, And bards o'er kings to rule;-- But fell the starry influence short, The cup was never full. Yet whirl the glowing wheels once more, And mix the bowl again; Seethe, fate! the ancient elements, Heat, cold, wet, dry, and peace, and pain. Let war and trade and creeds and song Blend, ripen race on race, The sunburnt world a man shall breed Of all the zones, and countless days. No ray is dimmed, no atom worn, My oldest force is good as new, And the fresh rose on yonder thorn Gives back the bending heavens in dew. by Ralph Waldo Emerson