A Hundred Taels of Silver for a Gallon of Blood 《百兩銀，換血仇》
Cowboy Western × Southern Rock × Harmonica Blues; cinematic, gritty, wind-worn, swaggering. Key: E minor/Dorian. Leitmotif: M3→P4→↓P5 structures melody, harmony, and rhythm across all instruments. Guitars: baritone, resonator, and electric twin leads; minor pentatonic riffs, slide, and overdrive; 12/8 swing groove and Southern Rock syncopation; riffs trace motif intervals. Harmonica: key of E, cross-harp phrasing with bends, slides, and overblows; echoes motif and dialogues with guitars. Vocals: gravelly baritone with blues inflections and chant-like phrasing; melodic contour mirrors motif. Percussion: kick, toms, floor stomps, snare; 12/8 polymeter emphasizes motif rhythm. Strings: fiddle and bowed bass provide countermelodies in inverted motif intervals; root–fifth drones anchor tonality. Texture: desert wind, plate reverb, spaghetti-Western whistling doubles leitmotif; harmonica and twin-guitar harmonies interlock.
A Hundred Taels of Silver for a Gallon of Blood 《百兩銀，換血仇》
Cowboy Western × Southern Rock × Harmonica Blues; cinematic, gritty, wind-worn, swaggering. Key: E minor/Dorian. Leitmotif: M3→P4→↓P5 structures melody, harmony, and rhythm across all instruments. Guitars: baritone, resonator, and electric twin leads; minor pentatonic riffs, slide, and overdrive; 12/8 swing groove and Southern Rock syncopation; riffs trace motif intervals. Harmonica: key of E, cross-harp phrasing with bends, slides, and overblows; echoes motif and dialogues with guitars. Vocals: gravelly baritone with blues inflections and chant-like phrasing; melodic contour mirrors motif. Percussion: kick, toms, floor stomps, snare; 12/8 polymeter emphasizes motif rhythm. Strings: fiddle and bowed bass provide countermelodies in inverted motif intervals; root–fifth drones anchor tonality. Texture: desert wind, plate reverb, spaghetti-Western whistling doubles leitmotif; harmonica and twin-guitar harmonies interlock.
Lyrics
我把妳最愛的野花，放在這冰冷的石碑下
他們說時間會沖淡一切，那是他們沒見過妳笑起來像幅畫
兒子問我為何好人會害怕，為何官字是兩張吃人的口
他不懂這世道的謊話，只懂想念他的媽媽
[Chorus 1]
兄弟們！
在！
我是誰？
赤狼！
為何而戰？
討血債！
[Post-Chorus 1]
Huǒ! Huǒ! Huǒ!
[Verse 2]
血濺上我臉龐，我卻聞到妳頭髮的香
「對不起，讓妳看見我這副模樣...」
但純潔的善良，護不住...
...妳的光。
我踏過他們的金山銀礦，像踏過我們說好的...
...遠方。
我把銀子拋向，哭泣的村莊
當作我們，送給人間的糖。
[Chorus 2]
官逼民反！
債必還！
赤狼血吼！
風雨狂！
我乃赤狼！
嘯九霄！
一夜奪回血的債！
我是赤狼！
梟雄在！
散財！養鄉親！
[Post-Chorus 2]
Chōōōōng! Chōōōōng! Chōōōōng!
[Bridge]
「狗官，看·著·我。」
「你當年燒死的...是我的月亮。」
...
刀鋒很冷...像那晚的風一樣...
我的月亮...我來還妳光了...
「郎君啊...」我彷彿聽見妳嘆息...
「你的手...為何染猩紅？」
[Harmonica Solo]
[Outro - 尾奏]
官差四面圍...我立大堂中...
刀拋地...
...笑，從容。
「別怕...我這就來找妳。」
「等我把來世...也預定給妳了。」
[End]
[Verse 1]
I place your favorite wild mountain flowers beneath this cold tombstone
They say time will wash everything away—they never saw your smile, a perfect painting
Our son asks me why good men live in fear, why the character for "official" is two mouths that devour men
He doesn't understand the lies of this world, he only understands missing his mother
[Chorus 1]
Brothers!
We are here!
Who am I?
The Scarlet Wolf!
Why do we fight?
To Claim the Blood-Debt!
[Post-Chorus 1]
Strike! Strike! Strike!
[Verse 2]
Blood sprays onto my face, yet I smell the fragrance of your hair
"Forgive me, for letting you see me like this..."
But simple, pure kindness, could not protect...
...Your light.
I walk across their mountains of gold and silver, like walking to the place we promised...
...A distant future.
I throw the silver towards the weeping village
Consider it a treat, from us, for the world.
[Chorus 2]
The Tyrants force the People's Revolt!
The Debt must be Repaid!
Scarlet Wolf's Blood-Howl!
Storm and Rain rage!
I am the Scarlet Wolf!
Howling to the Heavens!
In one night, we reclaim the blood-debt!
I am the Scarlet Wolf!
The Hero-Outlaw Rises!
Distribute the Wealth! Feed Our People!
[Post-Chorus 2]
Charge! Charge! Charge!
[Bridge]
"Dog-official, look· at· me."
"The one you burned to death that year... was my moon."
...
The blade is ice-cold... just like the wind that night...
My Moon... I have come to return your light to you...
"My Love..." I think I hear your sigh...
"Your hands... why are they stained scarlet?"
[Harmonica Solo]
[Outro]
The officers surround me from all four sides... I stand firm in the great hall...
The blade is tossed to the ground...
...A smile, composed.
"Don't be afraid... I'm coming to find you now."
"Just wait while I book... the next life for you too."