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”