Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sound Horizon : 冥王 -Θανατος- Translation

I initially wanted to do the translation for 死せる英雄達の戦い which I wrote about in an earlier post, but have yet to decide how best to translate 死せる, hence it will have to wait. As such, I have decided to translate the first song of Moira, a track that has been growing on me steadily no thanks in part to the sopranos.

Thank goodness I set about doing it! It sets the tone for the album really well, not to mention that those morbid-like lyrics enthrall me. Do give it a read, and should you notice any mistakes or have any suggestions pertaining to the phrasing, please leave a comment!


冥王 -Θανατος-

時を運ぶ縦糸 Chronos, the vertical bearer of time
命を灯す横糸 Bios, the horizontal flame of life
其を統べる紡ぎ手 . . . 其の理を運命と呼ぶのは ……
The weaver of the universe uses both strings . . .
if this is the reason we call it destiny ……

Moira

冥王 -Θανατος-

Θανατος――(Thanatos――)
其レハ冥府ノ支配者ニシテ亡者達ノ王
(The Lord of Hades and the dead man's king)
地上ノ者達ガ【死神】ト呼ビ畏レテイル存在
(The living are terrified by the real god of Death)

「ソウ、我コソガ死ダ…」
「Yes, I am DEATH …」

彼女モ同ジヨゥニ 愛シテル 彼氏モ同ジヨゥニ 愛シテル
He loves her as much as he loves him
王者モ奴隷モ 聖者モ娼婦モ 等シク愛デヨゥ
Kings and Slaves, Saints and Prostitutes, he loves them all equally

生者(アナタ)モ同ジヨゥニ 愛シテル 死者(ワレラ)ト同ジヨゥニ 愛シテル
He loves you, the living, as much as he loves us, the dead
老人(オィ)モ若者(ワカキ)モ 詩人モ勇者モ 等シク散ラソゥ*
The Aged and the Young, the Poets and Heroes, they will all fall without exception

母上 (Moira). . . 貴柱(アナタ)ガ命ヲ運ビ続ケルノナラバ
Mother (Moira), should you continue to bring forth life . . .

Θハ(Thanatos)――

生キトシ生ケル全テヲ
I will continue to seize them all
殺メ続ケルコトデ 奪イ続ケヨゥ
by killing all the creatures that live

「冥府ヘヨゥコソ!」 (Καλωσορισατε στην Αδης!)**
「Welcome to Hades!」

貴方ハ逝ッタ 唯 逝ッタノダ (Πήγε μόνο πήγε)***
You have died, simply just died
貴方ハ逝ッタ 唯 逝ッタノダ (Πήγε μόνο πήγε)
You have died, simply just died

訳モ解ラズ 遣ッテ来テ 運命ニ弄バレ
Toyed with by the hands of fate, you have been sent here without even knowing the reason why
貴方ハ逝ッタ 唯 逝ッタノダ (Πήγε μόνο πήγε)
You have died, simply just died

不運ナ姫君 迎エニ往コゥ 血濡レタ花嫁 迎ェニ往コゥ
Setting out to welcome the ill-fated princess, and the bloodstained bride
シヲ抱ク瞳 彼ハΘ(ワレ)ノ器(モノ)
He whose eyes encompasses death is my vessel
母ヲ殺メル夜 迎エニ往コゥ 双(フタ)ツハヒトツ
Moving to greet the mother on the night she was killed, two shall be brought together as one

【黙したまま死を告げる冥王の瞳】
(The everlasting silence of Thanatos . . . His stare conveys Death)

アナタ方モイズレ 知ルダロゥ
You will come to realize someday
コノ世界ニ 平等ナド ナィノダト Θ(カレ)以外
that this world is devoid of fairness and such, apart from him
無慈悲ナ 女神ガ統べる
Ruled over by the merciless goddesses
コノ世界ニ 平等ナド ナィノダト Θ(カレ)以外
this world is devoid of fairness and such, apart from him

遅カレ 早カレ 避ケラレヌ 別離(ワカレ)
The inevitable separation will come sooner or later
ソゥ . . . Θ(ワレ/カレ)コソガ死ダ(Thanatos)
Yes . . . For I am (he is) Thanatos

母上(Moira) . . . 貴柱(アナタ)ガ命ヲ運ビ続ケ
Mother (Moira), should you continue to bring forth life
怯エル仔等ニ痛ミオ与エ続ケルノナラバ
and torment the frightened young ones with pain . . .

Θハ(Thanatos)――

生キトシ生ケル全テヲ
I shall bequeath salvation upon all of the living
殺メ続ケルコトデ 救イ続ケヨゥ
by claiming their lives


* 命を花にたとえて「命を散らす」の形で)元気な若い人が、戦いなどで命を落とす。
** Kalosorisate sto Hades!
*** dies mono dies

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Sound Horizon . . . Piano ?!?!

This guy on NicoNico is pretty amazing on the piano, especially with his covers of Sound Horizon songs . . . including one of the latest 冥王(Thanatos)! I really envy those with such musical talent :)






Monday, September 29, 2008

宿題:外見と中身とどちらが大切だと思いますか。

外見も中身もどちらも同じように大切だと思います。人に初めて会う時、外見で判断するのは当然です。相手のことを知らずに、自分の目で判断するしかないからです。だからこそ、「第一印象」の大切さが見えます。外見が良ければ、「この人は立派なあ」と他の人に思わせることができます。

しかし、「立派な衣服が紳士をつくるのではない」とか「見た目より心」とかもよく耳にします。人は本当に立派かどうか、外見より心と性格で決めると信じています。外見は悪くても見慣れるはずですが、中身がなければ何もならなくて、信頼できません。

現在の社会は外見だけで見ている人がたくさんいるので、外見は無視してはいけません。理想的には中身を良くすると同時に、外見にも気を配ります。

Friday, September 26, 2008

Sound Horizon - 死せる英雄達の戦い

One of the tracks that really caught my attention from Moira would be 死せる英雄達の戦い, the finale of the album.

The song starts off with the Queen of Arcadia pleading with her son, Leontius, not to fight against Elef. Unbeknownst to him, Elef was actually his brother but Leontius set off before she could reveal the truth to him. The battle begins in earnest with the City of Ilion eventually falling to Elef. At last . . . the path of the two beasts have crossed. The song then shifts into its climax with the backing of a choral (which sends shivers down my spine in a good way), having Leontius and Elef/Amethystos face off against each other.

The Queen then attempts to intervene but ends up being dealt a fatal blow. Subsequently, Leontius is also mortally wounded (can't really tell since the lyrics dosen't seem to say explicitly whether he dies). Queen Alexandra (the Amazon Queen), angered at seeing Leontius's fate, rushes at Elef but is killed by him as well.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons I like Sound Horizon so much . . . their songs transcend the plain pop/rock genre that is so widespread these days. In the case of Moira, characters are brought to life and have their fates interwined with one other. A whole myriad of emotions are conveyed to the listener and they are never simple. Take Love for example. It might exist as sibling love between the twins (Elef and Artemisia), motherly love (Queen of Arcadia), obsessive love (Alexandra towards Leon) and perhaps even Thanatos's sympathy towards those whose lives are taken by Moira. In other words, the listener is free to interpret with the music itself an instrument to aid in the story-telling. When you are able to appreciate them altogether . . . *wham* ecstasy.

Anyway, I digress. What I like about this song is the perfect mix of vocals (especially the choral again), sound effects, narration and voice acting (Revo plays both Thanatos and Elef). Oh, and how could I forget the awesome music and tunes that set the mood ? From the initial suspense, moving on towards the build-up to the battle, the climax and eventual tragedy . . . it feels like the story is unfolding before your very eyes.

I really hope that the concert would be able to reveal the story behind each song visually . . . can't wait to get some facts confirmed, such as whether the queen's intervention resulted in Leontius being distracted and killed or whether Elef was really that powerful!




Small trivia : Seiyuu for Queen Alexandra is Houko Kuwashima, who has voiced characters such as Clare from Claymore and Tomoyo from Clannad.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Ievan Polkka (Sound Horizon 冥王 ver.)

これかわいい!!



Friday, September 19, 2008

黒石ひとみ - Innocent Days

泉が湧き立ち 川はうねり行く
あなたはあの深い海 どうか見守ってください
神秘の翼で 宙を舞い上がる
あなたはあの暗い空 どうか導いてください

夜明けの雨は自由に
私の頬を濡らす
子供抱くように
優しく包んでほしい

焼けるような眼差し
美しい夢を追う力
その心と魂を掛けて
罪なき時代へ連れて行って

神秘の翼で 宙を舞い上がる
あなたはあの暗い空 どうか導いてください
アーメン


コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2第23話に聞いた歌、悲しそうなメロディーだけど、希望も持つんだ。歌詞は確か日本語だが、歌うのは一体どんな言葉か知らなかった。。。

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

鏡音リン・レン と初音ミクの カノン

久しぶりにVOCALOIDのビデオを見ると、なかなか面白いビデオがたくさん出て来た。以下のカノンはすごい気がして、聞きやすそう!







Also, in case anyone's interested, the download link for 'Respect for Sound Horizon ver 城内 feat.Nico Horizon' can be found at http://www1.axfc.net/uploader/O/so/61694 , password: moira . Really interesting how the Japanese fans love to cover the songs, even playing their own instruments and all!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

My Moira 冥王 CD!

Finally . . . my first CD in recent years. The last one that I bought was probably 'Love Cook' by Otsuka Ai. In commemoration, I shall compile a few pics of the CD case, booklet, as well as pics of the bonus goodies that only those lucky peeps in SH Land can obtain. AND . . . back it with my horrible playing since well, unfortunately, I AM that lousy (Though I shall throw some blame on the laptop microphone XD). No points for guessing what songs I was trying to play . . .

The artwork inside actually looks better close up than the pictures show. The front of the case also has a cloth-like texture, with the Moira logo possibly embroidered on.



Monday, September 15, 2008

Sound Horizon 冥王 PV (Low Quality)

A recording from Nicovideo, with the cute twin/twins once more!



Saturday, September 13, 2008

Sound Horizon - Making of 冥王 -Θανατος- PV

Have I mentioned before that the twins are cute ? And I like the sopranos here as well . . .



Thursday, September 11, 2008

Sound Horizon Moira - Hidden Track

Found out that there is a hidden track available for Moira! You can obtain it by solving the riddle here and inputting the password!

英国人考古学者【Arthur Michel Renfrew】は、懇意にしていた露
西亜人より【或る石版】を譲り受けた。其の古びた石版は示す─―

「 冥王の瞳で夜空を見上げよ
 死に染まる世界で浮かび上がる星々
 其れを結べ 」 

 その意味を解読した彼は、秘められた【問】に惑いはしたが、
ひとつの【解】を導きだすに至った……。やがて考古学会を巻
き込んだ悲しい出来事があり、その【累】は彼にも及んだ。信じ
る者が全て救われるとは限らない。神の【愛】とは何なのだろ
うか? 彼の【生】は奪われ、その真実は【灰】燼に帰したかの
ように思われたが、彼の死後6年目、妻【Elys】が書斎にて一枚
のメモを発見した……。

メモ

「 私の人生、その短い焔を激しく燃やしたのは
 紛れもない古代への憧れであった
 或る友人の言葉を借りるならば【ロマン】である
 私は遂に運命に対する解を手にした
 例えその解を違えていようと我人生に悔いはない
 此れが私の『物語』なのである

 私は母国への誇りを忘れぬ生粋の英国人だ
 解の意図、その響きは捏造しない
 ただ、私が愛した言語でここに綴る……。 」

[ 去り逝く男の最期のメモ、彼は一体何と綴ったのだろうか? ]


password : d-i-d-y-m-o-i

Friday, September 05, 2008

Sound Horizon Fan Medley and Moira Update



On a side note, you can find some of the songs from Moira @ godraziert's Youtube Channel!