Binks' Sake

Binks' Sake (ビンクスの酒 Binkusu no Sake, Binks's Brew in the Viz Manga and FUNimation subs) is a song that was commonly sung amongst the pirates of old. The song is meant to uplift the spirits of those who sing it. Being a pirate of the old days, Brook knows this song quite well and sings it most chances he is given and he was the first person to sing the lyrics of the song. Luffy knows this song from hearing Shanks and his crew singing it. Robin has also heard of this song, listening to it when she was a younger girl.

The song was also Yorki's favourite song as well as Laboon's. When the Rumbar Pirates met their end 50 years ago, they decided to use a Tone Dial they had purchased from a merchant to use their final moments to record this song for Laboon.

It is shown that this song can be played in a variety of ways on different instruments for example when it is played on a piano, in the major, it can be a jolly party song that everyone can join in and sing, but when it is being played on a violin (Brook's main instrument) and in the minor it can be viewed as a ballad, a farewell song or as a requiem.

Lyrics
The full lyrics as of chapter 488:

Original Version
Before Chapter 488, parts of this song appeared but due to the nature of how they appeared the song had many loose parts.

English version
Go and deliver1 Binks' Sake2

Entrust your heart to the waves and sea breeze

Even the setting sun revels beyond the tides

And in the sky, the song of laughing birds

1Also translated as "Going to Deliver".

2''Also translated as "Binks' brew", "Binks' Hard liquor". The loose translation is due to "Sake" being the Japanese word for all alcoholic drinks in general, not just Japanese alcoholic drinks as the west has come to see the word as.''

Rōmaji version
Binkusu no sake o todoke ni yuku yo

Umi kaze ki makase nami makase

Shio no mukou de yuhi mo sawagu

Sora nya wa o kaku tori no uta

Viz Media Version
Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo, Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo, Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo, Yo-hohoho, Yohohohoo,

Gather up all the crew!

Time to ship out Bink's brew!

Sea wind blows to where,

Who knows?

The waves will be our guide!

O'er across the ocean's tide,

The sunset is goin' wild,

See the sky! The birds singing in circles passing by!

Bid farewell to weaver's town!

Say so long to port renowned!

Sing a song, it won't be long, before we're casting off!

Cross the gold and silver waves

Changin' into water sprays!

Sailing out on our journey,

To the ends of the sea!

Gather up all the crew!

Time to ship out Bink's brew!

Pirates we, we'll divide and conquer all the seas!

With the waves to rest our heads,

The ship beneath us as our bed!

Hoisted high up on the mast our jolly roger flies!

Somewhere in the endless sky,

A storm has started comin' by!

Waves are dancing, having fun,

Time to sound the drums!

If we let blow winds of fear, then the end of us is near!

Even so, tomor-row the sun will rise again!

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Gather up all the crew!

Time to ship out Bink's brew!

Could be today, could be tomorrow,

Twilight dreaming.

No longer now can we see, shadow hands still waving free

Why worry, there's sure to be a moonlit night again!

Gather up all the crew!

Time to ship out Bink's brew!

Sing a song, a lively song,

For all the oceans wide!

After all is said and done,

We all end up skeletons!

Endless, aimless, the story on the uproarious seas!

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho.

Swedish Version
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Äventyret lockar oss, det är dags att kasta loss

Sprit från Binks tar vi med, ja havets bästa rom

Vi lockas ut av havets sus, vi flockas runtom vågens brus

Fågelsång och solen färgar himmelen bortom

Styr nu ut på havets våg, glöm besvär men kom ihåg:

Tid för ebb och tid för flod och alltid tid för mod!

Haveri och myteri stormarna som ryter i

Äventyrets gilla gång är allas vår klenod

Vi färdas över haven fram och ingen

Sprit från Binks fraktar vi, ja, havets bästa mjöd

Vi forsar över haven nu, vi korsar över haven sju

Vårt segel och vår flagga pryds av svarta skallen död

Skummet över stäven yr, råttorna från skeppet flyr

Ring i klockan, trotsa tjockan, stormen den är här

En fegis kommer ingenstans, en segis han har ingen chans

Ingen kan ju säga sig vad morgondagen bär

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Jag tog farväl av hemmet mitt, för havet låg så blått och vitt

Sprit från Binks jag frakta vill, ja havets bästa dryck

Kommer vi att ses igen jag och du min kära vän?

Endast havet veta kan, för sån är vågens nyck

Så skratta, stoja och var glad vi har ju alltid oss idag

Och sprit från Binks fraktar vi, ja havets bästa vin

Passa på och ta och njut till ben man blir ända till slut

Vårt enda mål är havets vrål

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho.

Il Liquore di Binks, Italian Version
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Porto il liquore a Binks

veleggiando sopra il mar

vento in poppa, arriverò

e glielo consegnerò!

Tutti insieme lo berrem

e poi ci divertirem

mentre il sole cala già

gran festa si farà!

E' gia tanto tempo ormai

che il villaggio mio lasciai

ma per sempre, io lo so,

nel cuor lo porterò

Le onde spruzzan su di me

fresche gocce d'acqua e

mi vien voglia di cantar

la mia felicità!

Porto il liquore a Binks

veleggiando sopra il mar

vento in poppa, arriverò

e glielo consegnerò!

Siam pirati e se dormiam

un cuscino non abbiam

ma col cielo e le sue stelle

noi ci copriam!

Gran terrore sempre avrà

chi da lungi scorgerà

la bandiera con il teschio

bianco sventolar!

Quando la tempesta poi

d'improvviso arriverà

se ci spaventiamo ahimé

la nave affonderà

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

E' già tanto tempo che

uno scheltro io son,

ma perché lagnarsi se

speranza io non ho?

Sempre un sogno resterà

e mai nulla cambierà

e ogni uomo come me

in futuro diverrà!

Porto il liquore a Binks

fino a quando chi lo sa?

Ma pensarci non mi va

e non smetto di cantar,

la canzone che io so

e che mai mi scorderò!

Viva Binks e il suo liquor,

d'amore un elisir!

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho.

El mam d'en Binks, Catalan Version
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Portarem el mam d'en Binks

emportats per vents molt prims

on els ànims i botins

el mar s'ens﻿ endurà.

Quan el sol es pongui aquí

i els ocells callin el crit,

cantarem acomiadant

els pobles pescadors.

Cantarem junts la cançó

per mariners com tu i com jo,

que s'en﻿ van a fer la mar

de plata i d'or blanc.

I els viatges que farem,

no s'aturen com un tren

per què no,

l'oceà mai no s'acabarà.

Portarem el mam d'en Binks

als﻿ pirates que servim,

tots els mars, encantats

mai trobarem la fi.

Les ones ens fan de coixí, als vaixells és on vivim.

Calaveres, sang i por

portem al pal major.

I si una tempesta ens ve,

cel i terra removent,

mil estels, a la nit,

ens obriran camí.

Els timbals redoblarem,

si la por ens arrissa﻿ els pèls,

tan segur que com la mort

ens ha d'arribar a tots.

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Portarem el mam d'en Binks

esperant-nos, dia i nit,

un gran somni infinit és el que ens fa el camí.

I la lluna sortirà,

tal com fa el sol des del mar.

Cada dia, avui i demà,

la roda ha de girar.

Portarem el mam d'en Binks

cantarem tots fent camí.

Les cançons﻿ són de tothom,

s'acaben quan no hi som.

A ser pols tots tornarem,

val més que continuem.

Fent comèdia cara el vent,

tots junts﻿ ens trobarem.

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho.

Binks Rum, German Version
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Käpt’n Binks will einen Rum, ich bringe ihm die Flasche drum

Und der Wind weht übers Meer, das lieben wir so sehr

Die Sonne gleich im Meer versinkt, von Fern der Ruf der Vögel klink

Hoch am Himmel kreisen sie und singen unser Lied

Abschied nehmen heißt es jetzt, die Selgel werden gleich gesetzt

Das weite Meer ist unser Glück, wir blicken nicht zurück

Wir segeln einmal um die Welt, machen nur was uns gefällt

Gold und Silber’n glänzt das Meer, das lieben wir so sehr

Käpt’n Binks will einen Rum ich bringe ihm die Flasche drum

Unser Schiff flügt durch das Meer das lieben wir so sehr

Unser Schiff ist unser Haus, damit fahr’n wir weit hinaus

Der Totenkopf vom Mast umweht, hey wie die zeit vergeht

Achtung Leute Sturm kommt auf, die Wellen schlagen hoch herauf

Und ein Blitz erhellt die Nacht, Natur zeigt ihre Macht

Wenn du Angst hast vor dem Sturm, Und dich fühls wie’n Regenwurm

Wenn die starken Winde wehn, ist’s schnell um dich gescheh’n

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Käpt’n Binks will einen Rum ich bringe ihm die Flasche drum

Und die Träume in der Nacht entfalten ihre Pracht

Ist es manchmal auch sehr rau, eines wissen wir genau

Morgen ist der neue Tag, da komme doch was mag

Käpten Binks will einen Rum ich bringe ihm die Flasche drum

Und wir sing’n das Lied vom Meer, das lieben wir so sehr

Wenn uns dann die Stunde schlägt und man uns zu Grabe trägt

Wissen alle weit und breit, das war ne schöne Zeit

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho.

Early One Piece
Even when Brook first showed up, the song was complete. Oda thought of the lyrics first and wanted to add the melody later but he just couldn't do it, and didn't want the song to sound bad when it would eventually be featured in the anime. So he went to get the melody written first by Kouhei Tanaka, a big name in the anime music field. He intended to make Thriller Bark "in a year or so" and be shown then. However, like many things in One Piece, it ended up being seen 4 or 5 years later. Oda also intended it to be a sailing song that could be included in text books but because it contains the word 'sake' it is impossible.

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