- published: 02 Aug 2012
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Dragon's blood is a bright red resin that is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, Calamus rotang and Pterocarpus. The red resin has been in continuous use since ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, and dye.
A great degree of confusion existed for the ancients in regard to the source and identity of dragon's blood. Some medieval encyclopedias claimed its source as the literal blood of elephants and dragons who had perished in mortal combat. The resin of Dracaena species, "true" dragon's blood, and the very poisonous mineral cinnabar (mercury sulfide) were often confused by the ancient Romans. In ancient China, little or no distinction was made among the types of dragon's blood from the different species. Both Dracaena and Daemonorops resins are still often marketed today as dragon's blood, with little or no distinction being made between the plant sources; however, the resin obtained from Daemonorops has become the most commonly sold type in modern times, often in the form of large balls of resin.
Kaze ni ha kusa ni nare
Ne wo oroshi ha wo sarase
Ame ni ha ishi ni nare
Jitto tae tajirogunaSoshite tomo yo otoko no shinibasho ha
Tatta hitotsu
Omae no mune no nakaDRAGON BLOOD
Sakamaku chi ga kikoeru ze
DRAGON BLOOD
Yuujou no hito shizuku made moTaki ni ha ryuu ni nare
Gekiryuu mo saka nobore
Aku ni ha yama ni nare
Ippo demo mi wo hikunaSousa tomo yo otoko no ikikata ha
Tatta hitotsu
Omae to hashiru kotoDRAGON BLOOD
Makkana chi ga uzumaku ze
DRAGON BLOOD
Shinjiau tamashii wo someteSoshite tomo yo otoko no shinibasho ha
Tatta hitotsu
Omae no mune no nakaDRAGON BLOOD
Sakamaku chi ga kikoeru ze
DRAGON BLOOD
Makkana chi ga uzumaku ze
DRAGON BLOOD
Sakamaku chi ga kikoeru ze
DRAGON BLOOD
Yuujou no hito shizuku made mo
English translation
Against the wind, become grass,
cut your roots and expose your leaves.
Against the rain, become a rock,
endure patiently and don't my friend, there's only one place
that a man can die.
That is within your own Blood
I can hear the blood surging
Dragon Blood
to every drop of our a waterfall, become a dragon,
push up against the torrent.
Against evil, become a mountain,
don't back down even a single step.
It is so, my friend, that there's only one way
for a man to live.
That is when running together with Blood
The crimson blood swirling
Dragon Blood
colors our souls that believe in each other.
And, my friend, there's only one place
that a man can die.
That is within your own Blood
I can hear the blood surging
Dragon Blood
The crimson blood swirling
Dragon Blood
I can hear the blood surging
Dragon Blood