The first song for this arc is called 代号魂斗罗 (dài hào hún dǒu luó) aka Codename Contra. It’s based on the bgm and a bit of the storyline of the video game Contra and was composed in 24 hours as a challenge for a tv show by Hua Chenyu + some others. There are… 6 parts to this song, so the full post will be released after 6 posts.
yín mù fā liàng xìn hào mǎn gé
银幕发亮信号满格
wǒ dài hào hún dǒu luó chuǎng rù qún dǎo
我代号魂斗罗闯入群岛
shén mì yǔn shí yì cì yuán jué xǐng
神秘陨石异次元觉醒
zhǐ xiàng huáng hūn dì tú yī jiǎo yǒu hé yù zhào
指向黄昏地图一角 有何预兆
shí guāng jī jiě jué bù liǎo
时光机解决不了
qiā zhǐ suàn suàn liù gè shì jì hòu
掐指算算六个世纪后
dà boss xiàn shēn wèn hǎo
大boss现身问好
The screen was bright, the signal is strong,
I infiltrate the island under the codename of Contra.
The mysterious meteorite from another dimension has once again awakened,
And points towards a corner of an old yellow map. What did it mean?
The time machine couldn’t resolve it.
It’s been foretold that in six centuries,
The big boss will show up to say hello.
děng wǒ zuò wán jīn wǎn dí dǎo gào
等我做完今晚的祷告
zài mò xiě chū tiān xiē de àn hào
再默写出天蝎的暗号
nà bian hēi àn lì liang qīng cháo
那边黑暗力量倾巢
zhè biān ní hóng zhāo pai huán rào
这边霓虹招牌环绕
Let me finish tonight’s prayer,
Then write out Scorpio’s secret code.
The dark side is coming out in full force
While this side’s neon signs are still flashing.