Mannaka No Ie (The House In The Middle) by André Werner

“The crying swallow flies at dawn”
Pure japanese poetry, entirely filmed in the deserts of Nevada.

Mannaka No Ie (The House In The Middle) by André Werner, 8 min 17s, 2006, Japanese with english subtitles

screened first at Directors Lounge in 2006

lyrics (Izuru Deguchi, taken from Tenshi no kôkotsu by Koji Wakamatsu)

The crying swallow flies at dawn
The sun´s radiance is also very sad.
Even the sound of the wind
pierces a stony heart.

Ideal for a burning cheek.

I will file my nails in the dark.

This is our battle ground.
A silent battle front.

A crying swallow flies at dawn.

I throw a tiny flame
towards bright crimson blood.
In any barren field.

Burn the dawn!
Burn the streets at dawn!
This is a fire. Oh fire, this is…
Our battle ground.

This is a fire. Oh fire, this is…
Our silent battle front