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Silver Zero Subs
Kikoeru kashira
Do you hear? Hooves beating
Original story by Lucy Maud Montgomery
AKAGE NO ANNE
Hizume no oto
A carriage goes through the gentle hills
Yuruyakana oka wo nutte
Kaketekuru basha
Someone comes to pick me up
Mukae ni kuru no mukae ni kuru no ne
And takes me
Dare ka ga
Watashi wo tsureteyuku no ne
Shiroi hana no michi he
To the avenue with white flowers
To the home of wind
Kaze no furusato he
He takes me
Tsureteyuku no ne
I'm sure
Tsureteyuku no ne
An Unfortunate Lily Maid
...The girl was taken to the sea.
Then she was laid in a black samite.
Her two brethren kissed her quiet brows
and parted all in tears saying to her:
'Sister, farewell for ever.'
'Farewell, sweet sister.'
All her bright hair was streaming down the cloth of gold.
In her right hand the lily,
in her left the letter.
Her clear-featured face was lovely,
for she did not seem as dead,
but fast asleep, and lay as though she smiled,
as she headed to the castle of Camelot where the knight of her dreams lived.
Most noble lord, Sir Lancelot du Lac,
you left me taking no farewell, so I come to take my last farewell of you.
I loved you, and my love had no return,
and therefore my true love has been my death.
Oh! Sir Lancelot!
Anne! Anne!
What are you doing? The fish is on the hook!
It's true!
How strong! Everyone help me out! Hurry, hurry!
Really?
Calm down, Anne! Don't let it go!
Summer, August,
Anne's hair had regained her former glory.
Anne, Diana,
Jane and Ruby,
members of the Story Club, came everyday to the Lake of Shining Waters
to enjoy themselves during their free time.
What a pity, the fish was large too.
It was in the hook for some time...
Didn't you notice?
No...
Because I...
Were you day-dreaming again, Anne?
I was in the Camelot castle!
Camelot?
Are you talking about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table?
And That is in Camelot.
Oh, if we were born in Camelot,
our lives wouldn't be so mundane.
It would be more exciting and romantic.
That could be possible.
Great knight, Sir Lancelot!
I respect you with all my heart.
But it's truly wonderful.
I'm so glad to learn about the story of Sir Lancelot and the Lily Maid, Elaine.
That's right.
The Lily Maid died for love,
and her body was sent to Camelot where Sir Lancelot dwelled.
It was really exciting.
But I wouldn't never be able to die for a man after being rejected by him.
I'm not that romantic.
Oh, Ruby!
But Elaine chose the wrong man to love.
Sir Lancelot had already given his heart to Guinevere
and promised to never marry anyone else.
But I feel really sorry for Elaine.
When Lancelot asked for her wish, she said:
'I have gone mad. I love you: let me die'. It was just like this, wasn't it?
When I think about her feelings at that time, tears come to my eyes.
I feel the same.
Me too.
Oh, Sir Lancelot,
not to be with you, not to see your face...
Alas for me then, my good days are done.
O sweet father, tender and true, deny me not. Ye never yet denied my fancies.
Lay the letter in my hand a little ere I die, and close the hand Upon it.
Father, take me to the river, and a barge be ready on the river...
A barge be ready on the river...
What's wrong, Anne?
Of course,
this is worth trying.
Everyone, I have a great idea.
Let's all act out the story of the Lily Maid.
Right here, right now.
What?
The stage is already set.
The barge of the deceased Lily Maid...
Look, it's right there.
All we need is a person on the flat to play the deceased Lily Maid.
Oh, good idea.
And the others can be her siblings,
pushing that flat to the river.
What?
Don't worry.
The flat will drift down with the current under the bridge
and strand itself in the land at the curve of the pond.
I get it. That would be Camelot!
That's right!
When the flat starts drifting down, the other 3 will run to the headland.
And pretend to be King Arthur and Guinevere.
And Lancelot who waits for her.
Well? Don't you think it's a good idea?
Then let's try it!
Fantastic, Anne!
Let's do it!
It will be good for our Story club!
You're right! Let's do it!
Well, Ruby?
N-no, no, no!
Even if someone is waiting there I won't go!
To lie down and pretend I was dead... I just couldn't.
I'd die really of fright.
Not me!
I'd be popping up every minute or so to see where I was!
Diana, it's a good thing that you brought this shawl.
This black shawl is good to pall the barge in black samite.
There. With this, everything is ready.
What's wrong?
Well, we were thinking that you should play Elaine, Anne.
T-that's right. It was you who thought of it.
Of course I would like to play Elaine, but I am not suitable.
So let's think through who would be the best Lily Maid.
Ruby, you ought to be Elaine because you are so fair and have such lovely long bright hair.
Elaine had 'all her bright hair streaming down,' you know.
So you should be the Lily Maid.
N-no, I won't do it. I already rejected that role earlier, so now I can't do it.
Anne, your complexion is just as fair as Ruby's. And your hair is as long as before. And...
But it's so ridiculous to have a redheaded Elaine.
That's not true! It's all right!
To tell the truth, none of us have the courage to go alone on the boat.
All right.
I'll be Lily Maid.
But I really think it's weird to have a redheaded Elaine.
It's all right!
You won't be able to see it with your eyes closed...
Then Ruby, you must be King Arthur and Jane will be Guinevere
and Diana must be Lancelot.
But first you must be Elaine's brothers.
We need flowers!
Diana, where is your shawl?
It's over there!
Oh! It's looks just like her!
But she looks more like Iris Maid than Lily Maid.
And this also doesn't look much like Cloth of gold.
She does look really dead.
That's true.
Don't open your eyes.
You're supposed to be dead.
Please don't utter nonsense.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
Then let's begin.
Your faces have to look sadder.
Oh, my sweet sister...
Anne, for goodness sake smile a little.
You know Elaine 'lay as though she smiled.'
That's better.
Oh, my sweet sister...
Farewell...
Farewell, sweet sister...
Sister, farewell forever.
What's wrong?
Push harder.
How strange.
Now!
It's all right. It's floating towards the bridge.
Yes.
Then let's rush to Camelot!
Yes!
Run faster, Ruby!
I'm running!
All her bright hair was streaming down the cloth of gold.
In her right hand the lily,
in her left the letter.
Her clear-featured face was lovely,
for she did not seem as dead,
but fast asleep, and lay as though she smiled,
as she headed to the castle of Camelot where the knight of her dreams lived.
There's a hole on the boat! What will I do?
Is there anybody?
Dear God, please take the flat close to a pile and I'll do the rest!
Please don't let it pass by the middle!
Oh god! I have one more wish!
Don't let the flat sink before arriving to the bridge!
I promise that I'll always be good after that!
Oh! God!
Jane! Ruby! She's coming! Anne is coming!
You're right! She's coming!
Stop! You shouldn't clap!
You're right!
Be quiet!
Arthur and the others shouldn't have seen the boat yet.
You're right.
Look! Look!
The boat sank.
Hey, the boat sank.
Anne!
Anne Shirley!
Where are you?
Answer me!
I'll go home to tell my mother!
Wait, Diana! I'm coming too!
Me too!
Diana!
Jane! Ruby!
Diana, wait!
It's me! I'm here! Help me!
Jane! Ruby! Diana!
Someone! There's someone over there!
Hey! Hey!!
Help me! You fishing on the boat!
Over here! Here! Under the bridge!
Gil...
Anne...!
Anne Shirley! How on earth did you get there?
Be careful!
Anne, come on up!
What are you waiting for? Grab my hand!
Be careful!
I'm sorry. You saved me.
Thank you.
Don't worry. But you're soaked!
Are you hurt?
No, I'm fine.
Will you be kind enough to row me to the landing?
You're right. I'll take you right away. You could catch a cold.
I was shocked to see you there.
What has happened?
We were playing Elaine.
I don't remember this part in that story.
I'm very much obliged to you.
Anne, please wait.
Can't we be good friends?
I'm awfully sorry I made fun of your hair that time.
I didn't mean to vex you and I only meant it for a joke.
Besides, it's so long ago.
I think your hair is awfully pretty now.
Honest I do.
Let's be friends.
Carrots. Carrots.
Carrots. Carrots. Carrots. Carrots. Carrots...
No, I shall never be friends with you!
And I don't want to be, Gilbert Blythe!
All right, Anne Shirley!
I'll never ask you to be friends again.
And I don't care either!
Anne! It's Anne!
Anne! Anne's here!
It's really her!
Anne! You're Anne, aren't you?
Yes. It's me.
Oh, Anne Shirley!
Are you really Anne?
You're really alive, Anne Shirley!
Thank Goodness!
Where were you, Anne?
When the boat sank I climbed up on one of the piles.
I saw you running from afar.
We went to Diana's house to find help.
But there was no one home. And then... And then...
We thought you were drowned
and... and we didn't know what to do.
But Anne, how did you escape?
Gilbert Blythe came along in a boat and brought me to land.
Oh! Gilbert saved you?
How splendid of him! Why, it's so romantic!
Of course you'll speak to him after this.
Of course I won't! Never!
And Jane Andrews... I don't want ever to hear the word 'romantic' again!
This matter of Elaine shocked all parents in Avonlea.
Especially the parents of the children of the Story Club.
They never allowed their children to play by the river again.
A good cry had soothed Anne's nerves and restored her to her wonted cheerfulness.
Anne, will you ever have any sense?
Oh, don't worry.
I think my prospects of becoming sensible are brighter now than ever.
I don't see how.
Ever since I came to Green Gables I've been making mistakes,
and each mistake has helped to cure me of some great shortcoming.
Today's mistake is going to cure me of one shortcoming too.
And what would that be?
Is going to cure me of being too romantic.
It is no use trying to be
romantic in Avonlea, unlike in the towered Camelot hundreds of years ago.
But romance is not appreciated now.
I feel quite sure that you will soon see
a great improvement in me in this respect, Marilla.
I'm sure I hope so.
I do not wish to shorten my lifespan.
Anne...
Don't give up all your romance, Anne.
Matthew!
Well... a little of it is a good thing.
Not too much, of course... But keep a little of it, Anne.
Keep a little of it.
Thank you, Matthew.
I won't ever forget what you said.
One day, Diana brought some news about an invitation.
Next episode of Anne of Green Gables:
An Epoch in Anne's Life
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