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RE: Requital of a Crane (A Japanese Folktale)
The album was very definitely inspired by this folk tale, with subtle differences (the man pulls an arrow from the crane's wing). You have to give it another listen with Requital of a Crane in mind.
I will. Thanks!
I finally got around to listening to Crane Wife. What a strange cleections if memories and sensations it brought back. I was in a dark place when that album came out and I didn’t care for it at the time much because of its melancholy tone, but it’s really quite beautiful. And, yes, keeping this story in mind while listening to it brought both the song and this story more to life. I guess there is another variation of this story that the Crane Wife is based on. That’s according to Wikipedia though: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuru_no_Ongaeshi
Glad you revisited it. It is a beautiful album.