Windstone

This song plays at the start of Phase 2 in Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel, while Richaryosha explains to Aoto and Saki about the history of Ar Ciel and Sol Cluster. It basically serves the role of an image song for Sol Cluster, making up an spiritual song composed of legends and traditions of the Clusterians, which have been passed down during ages in this region, reason why it's made of metaphors and spirituality, in comparison to the rest of the songs in the game which emphasize much more technology and efficiency. The title can also be translated as Weathervane and Symbol of the Wind.

Lyrics
星、天【あま】伝ふ さや、日々並【かがな】べて hoshi amatsutau saya, kaganabete The planet, conveys to the heavens the normal, clear days.

大地は揺りかご 目醒める東雲【しののめ】の 空へ 朝陽 生まれる daichi wa yurikago mezameru shinonome no sora e asahi umareru The land is a cradle, from which the awakening dawn raises to the skies, and gives birth to the morning sun.

命の絆は 救いの手をかざし 久遠【くおん】へと 根を張る樹海を知る inochi no kizuna wa sukui no te wo kazashi kuon e to ne o haru jukai wo shiru The hands of salvation hold aloft the bonds of the lives, and feel the roots of the sea of trees, eternally.

滅びゆく兆【きざ】しとて 泡沫【うたかた】を 願ふ力が 奇跡呼び覚ます しるべなき 風の詩よ 駆け渡れ 未来【あす】へ horobiyuku kizashi tote utakata o negau chikara ga kiseki yobisamasu shirubenaki kaze no uta yo kakewatare asu e Even if the symbols are destroyed, the power of the transient wishes will call and awaken a miracle. Oh, song of the unknown wind, continue flowing towards the morning of the future.

母の懐 抱かれていた 無垢な種子【たね】 宿す 眼【まなこ】誓ひを奏でて 人は愛を語らひ集【つど】ふ 陸【おか】の上を往【ゆ】く銀河 きららかに haha no futokoro idakareteita mukuna tane yadosu manako chikai o kanadete hito wa ai o katarai tsudou oka no ue o yuku ginka kiraraka ni Lodged in the pure seeds embraced in Mother's bosom, the vows of experience are played. The words of love told by the people will gather, and beautifully, will travel over the hills and the land, until they reach the Milky Way.

玉の緒つなひで tama no o tsunaide Entangling the threads of life.

さやけきせせらぎ 宿世【すくせ】の争ひも 澄ます かの波枕 sayakeki seseragi sukuse no arasoi mo sumasu kano namimakura The clear brooklets look unconcerned with the previous wars of this world. Could it be because they sleep to the sound of the sea?

現世【うつしよ】たゆたう 心は誇らしく 魂響【たまゆら】の縁【えにし】も 枝を伸ばせ utsushiyo tayutau kokoro wa hokorashiku tamayura no enishi mo eda o nobase The present flickering in the proud hearts, and the ties of the echo of souls extend their branches.

涙越ゆ ぬばたまの闇に映【は】ゆ 幸【さち】を象【かたど】る光 さんざめく まほらまの 子守詩が 大地を 流るる namida koyu nubatama no yami ni hayu sachi o katadoru hikai sanzameku mahorama no komoriuta ga daichi o nagaruru The reflection of the black darkness surpasses even the tears, and the light that symbolizes happiness is boisterously noisy. The lullaby of the ideal world will continue flowing throughout the land.

母の柔らかな 腕の中 木霊【こだま】す調べは 天【あま】つ 機望【きぼう】を満たして 人は愛を語らひ集【つど】ふ 陸【おか】の上を往【ゆ】く銀河 うららかに haha no yawarakana ude no naka kodamasu shirabe wa amatsu kibou wo mitashite hito wa ai o katarai tsudou oka no ue o yuku ginka uraraka ni The melody played from within Mother's soft embrace echoes to the heavens, filling them with hope and possibilities. The words of love told by the people will gather, and brightly, will travel over the hills and the land, until they reach the Milky Way.

母の懐 抱かれていた 無垢な種子【たね】 宿す 眼【まなこ】誓ひを奏でて 人は愛を語らひ集【つど】ふ 陸【おか】の上を往【ゆ】く銀河 きららかに haha no futokoro idakareteita mukuna tane yadosu manako chikai o kanadete hito wa ai o katarai tsudou oka no ue o yuku ginka kiraraka ni Lodged in the pure seeds embraced in Mother's bosom, the vows of experience are played. The words of love told by the people will gather, and beautifully, will travel over the hills and the land, until they reach the Milky Way.

玉の緒つなひで tama no o tsunaide Entangling the threads of life.

星、天【あま】伝ふ さや、日々並【かがな】べて hoshi amatsutau saya, kaganabete The planet, conveys to the heavens the normal, clear days.

星、天【あま】伝ふ さや、日々並【かがな】べて hoshi amatsutau saya, kaganabete The planet, conveys to the heavens the normal, clear days.

星、天【あま】伝ふ さや... hoshi amatsutau saya... The planet, conveys to the heavens the normal...

Feelings Contained in This Song
The land is a cradle, when the waking eastern sky shines white at the break of dawn And the morning sunlight is born in the sky Bonds of life stretches out their hands of salvation Knowing that they're a forest of trees expanding their roots till eternity

Even foreboding omens that tell of destruction are fragile things that disappear like bubbles... The power of prayer and wishes shall awaken miracles Even without guidance, the wind shall sing Run and stretch towards the future

With seeds as innocent as they were in a mother's embrace Dwelling in your eyes that see the essence of things, play aloud this oath Let's gather and light up the meaning of life O Milky Way heading towards land, in glittering beauty ...connect lives

Both the clear and resounding sounds and the pure murmuring of a river are fated from destiny and the life before Even the steadily crackling flames that continue to burn and expand Will be cleansed by that wave, and life built upon its continuous sounds is the journey of an ark

This present world is wavering and floating, its heart proud No matter how small the chance, it will extend the branches of its heart

Overcoming tears, light shines through darkness as deeply embedded as a cypress's seed Tracing the shape of happiness, the light twinkled in a merry light, full of warmth and laughter A lullaby providing guidance to a wonderful place called paradise Flows through the lands

Within the gentle arms of a mother, the melody that resounds like spirits that dwell in trees Fill distant corners with the hope of moonlit nights close to full moon Let us pour out our dreams to each other in love and gather O Milky Way heading towards land, with bright and far-reaching voices