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Hello, it's me, Tsuchiya. Next week it'll be December... I have a feeling we're becoming more and more busy. So, last time we talked about a legend hidden in Singing Hilss. After that, I made a poll to see if everyone wanted a translation of the Hymmnos lines, and received a lot of votes. I would like to give thanks to avex-sama [RAKA's publishing company] for giving me permission on the Hymmnos lyrics. So now, let me give everyone a lengthy explanation of the Hymmnos lines in EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.

Rrha ki ra tie yor ini en nha. Infinitely concentrated, I shall restrain you in here to initialize your summoning. Wee ki ra parge yor ar ciel. Fairly concentrated, I shall detach you from this only world Was yea ra chs mea yor en fwal. I shall be happy to turn into your wings Ma ki ga ks maya yor syec. And I shall cast my magic over your abyss

[Or, as Tsuchiya himself somehow translated: Come here And strip off everything Because I will accept all of you So don't be afraid, entrust yourself to me]

This is the same as the opening lines in Harmonics EOLIA. This is like an invitation, asking us to come from our world (reality world) to visit Harvestasya's world. You can consider it like a "summoning" spell.

[4]dera deri da, kyuase,dera deri da, kyuase, dera deri da, kyuase, Ma num ra 0x vvi. [2]ya- hahaha ha syera, ya- hahaha ha syera, Ma num ra 0x vvi. [1]ri ru ra don turu ru ra ri- 4. 3. 2. 1. Ma num ra 0x vvi.

A sudden great change. You might have known that "Ma num ra 0x vvi" is used to take note that, from now on all lines without Emotion words will have "Ma num ra" emotion added to it. This means that, to understand the above Hymmnos lines, you'll need to take a look at the lyrics before and after this part.

The third lyrics block (after this part) is the "mental construct" part (called "Cosmosphere" in the game), a world of truth, memories and actual consciousness which is expressed out. In other words, a reconstruction of the Soulspace.

The first lyrics part, the "Rrha ki ra tie yor..." part, is actually summoning you, to invoke you to this constructed world. Talking in SF language, it's a teleport spell that takes you away from your current world. In order to feel this legend, you don't need your material body, you just need your spiritual soul, that would be enough.

For the above mentioned reasons, this part of the lyrics is a process that deals with only your Soulspace. Many layers of your mind, from the depths to the surface, undergo through various analytic processes for the reconstruction of Harvestasya's world.

Linen yor akata ar ciel, hymme xest pauwel. Let me tell you the story about a world where the songs are the power

En titilia forlinden, grave sik yeeel. Faraway, secluded in a valley, lies a little village

Der foul en cyuie selena la harton. A painful melody of love is being played

der diasee Harvestasya, en forlindel Myu. between the priestess, Harvestasya, and the village elder's son, Myu

Gran sos ee HYMMNE... Raise the curtains for the great SONG...

This is what we usually call the beginning or outset of the legend, which reveals a view on that world. Just like how we usually say "Once upon a time, in a far far away place..." The music is united in such a way that, this part is a preface for the upcoming 天詩… part down there which is where the main story begins. In short, this is like the OP of a TV drama or anime.

was i ga na yehah mea yor, hierle yor cenjue. I cannot feel the happiness between us, because you are sad

li na lir sol ciel, faura na fwal. Like a world without light, like a little bird without wings

heighte mea en yor hymmne crushue crudea art. Because we are both feeling pain, I hurt our own song

na faja! kierre enerel! enclone mea! I don't want to continue! I want this moment to last forever! Please hold me tight!

Linen yor akata ar ciel, hymme xest pauwel. There exists a world where the songs are the power

En titilia forlinden, grave sik yeeel. Faraway, secluded in a valley, lies a little village

was yant ga suwant en guard yor, tasyue tes yor omnis. I will sacrifice everything to save and to protect you

This is the first time I tried mixing Hymmnos lines in such a new way. If you compare the Japanese and Hymmnos lines being sung at the same time, you'll discover something really interesting. The Japanese lines "sketch" and describe what that can be seen by the eyes. They are sung calmly and gently, depicting the relationship of love between Myu and Harvestasya. However, concealed in Harvestasya's heart are hidden feelings, great conflicts of the mind, which are exposed by the Hymmnos lines. Looking at both sides of the story, now you should understand the reason why I used both the Japanese and Hymmnos to express the meaning of this song, since it's the most suitable way.

[1]THE WORLD (revealing the scenery of the current world) Hymme ieeya ar ciel, selena waats murfanare, ... Sing about the world, play the melody of the precious thoughts...

[2]HOPE (Harvestasya's wishful emotions) Hymme rol faura, firle fhyu ieeya nepo kapa, keen sheak lusye, yasra walasye. Sing like a bird, feel the wind of hope, the damped water, the bright sunlight, the gentle people

[4]DESPAIR (Harvestasya's hopeless emotions) Hymme lamenza cyuie gauzewiga polon mea, sphilar tie cupla hierle ryusse. Sing the song of laments, bring me to sadness and loneliness, tie my heart to the journey of sin and sorrow.

This is the scene about Harvestasya's journey in search for the Singing Hill. Because I want this part to be understood by feelings more than by knowledge, I did not use Japanese. Harvestasya's journey are full of hope and anxiety. If there's no hope there's no journey, yet if there's no anxiety we don't call it a journey. Though those two feelings entangle with each other, sometimes either of them raises above another. People who can balance those two feelings have good control of their own heart. When the balance is broken and leaned to one side, you can't expect good result... This is something everyone might have experienced too. The l ayers of music are constructed in this way: First, THE WORLD, then above that is a complex mixture of HOPE and DESPAIR. The world itself does not move, it stays the same. Thus, the musical composition of this consists of very short and simple musical scale, repeated over and over again. On the other hand, HOPE and DESPAIR are, not for once, share the same melody. Furthermore, they move from the right [channel] to the left, restraining the music, at times clear, at times impossible to hear... Such is the trembling and stirring hearts of people. I think that everyone plays such melody in their hearts everyday as they continue to live on.

Xa Zatyy wn itt sss. Oh God, please protect me

This is a prayer written in the ancient Tsukikanade language [Risshizentsukuyomi]. Since before the establishment of Hymmnos, they were only separated letters and did not form words with meanings, however they said "The pronunciation of those letters bring great power". Based on this exact concept of pronunciation, the Cult Ciel Note was born.

[1]SELF (Harvestasya) Zahha rana iem hymme diviega grandus, lequera gott getrra spiritum. Go! Run! Protect the good people with divine wisdom, evil spirits begone!

Zahha rana iem hymme diviega grandus, lequera ridalnae, yehah got! Go! Run! Protect the good people with divine wisdom, catch the irreplaceable happiness!

[3] Zahha guwo quesa yehar gauzewiga, yaha vit hierle walasye beja ar ciel. Go! Shake the earth with thy anger! Unleash thy despair! Laugh at the sadness of mankind! Stain the world!

Zahha guwo quesa yehar gauzewiga, yaha sa yor en tie unloee jenhah got! Go! Shake the earth with thy anger! Unleash thy despair! Laugh at thy own karma! Kneel down and accept thy destruction!

In an adventure there's always many battles to be fought, and this expresses one of those battles. Though when we say "battle" we think of a fight against a beast or monster, but even nowadays in modern society there are also lots of battles. Harvestasya too must past through many trials, and no matter how seemingly frustrated the situation seems, she always try her best. Everyone too might have faced such trials, feeling angry and mad in their hearts. Putting your life in risks, between life and death, during a journey in an unknown world. Anyway, Hymmnos is a language used to express emotions, something like "It's over... I lost... Is this the end..." and "No, I won't give up! I still can try... I will not give up!"

Was yea ra yassa ridalnae lof, yorr harton sos mea grandus enerel mea. I finally reached this place, because your love has always been protecting me

Myu... Was yea ra hartes yor firle syec syec mea, sos faf cause yor der ridalnae murfan. Myu... I love you so much, so much, so much that I'm afraid I might be tormenting you with my love

Was ki ra hartes yor yanyaue yanyaue, van govaz tes yor, van na pitod enerel. I love you so much, my precious person, even if you already have a fiancee, even if I couldn't be at your side

van na hartes yorr mea, forgandal, parith en clyncye hymme syec mea boh murfanare!! Even if you don't care about me, I would still love you, because those are my honest feelings, my true thoughts that are being sung!!

Those are Harvestasya's true thoughts, her first feelings from the hearts when reaching the place herself. There are times too when we ourselves feel the same. "Why did I do this?" "For what reason do I feel so?" etc. Harvestasya too has been carrying such thoughts all the way during her journey. Then again, those stirring feelings might be the result of what that was originally a very pure and innocent heart. When people become stronger, their confused hearts no longer know hesitation, and will do everything with full confidence. Harvestasya, too, has reached her destination through all those conflicts in her mind.

"Was yea ra melenas, en yanje yanje... eterne pitod yor..." "I love you, I always love you... I want to be with you eternally..."

This is like a "releasing" and "receiving" of feelings given to most precious person, a psychological phenomenon. This magical sentence is what Harvestasya wanted to say for so long, but due to the world's conception and common sense, she could never bring the words out from her unconsciousness. There were times when in her heart existed reasons of wanting to escape, like "He already has a fiancee..." or "Our social status are different..." She always thought "I love Myu, but I am also scared" and "I should accept everything the way it has been until now" Those thoughts are like shackles, that has been preventing her from saying those words. Thus, even though she loved Myu she could never bring herself to receiving back his love, and has always told lies to herself. Slowly, an obstacle appeared in her relationship with Myu, that could lead to Harvestasya thinking "I just want to be friend with him, we can never love each other..." Again, this is something we all run into at times. When we feel stressed, when we fail at something, we tell ourselves "It's okay..." Yet, when all those pressures are gathered enough we almost explode at the situation and start to say everything as honestly and truthfully as possible, even the most important things. In short, those are the thoughts put into this single line.

Linen yor akata ar ciel, hymme xest pauwel. Let me tell you the story about a world where the songs are the power

En titilia forlinden, grave sik yeeel. Faraway, secluded in a valley, lies a little village

Wee ki ga linen rre nosaash mea, watt heighte hes innna gyas. The Goddess told me this heart was wounded by my own pain.

En pilt sa ugi hymme parith ridalnae yor. And once I realized my fault on this, I decided to express my true feelings to you

Linen yor akata ar ciel, hymme xest pauwel. Let me tell you the story about a world where the songs are the power

En titilia forlinden, grave sik yeeel. Faraway, secluded in a valley, lies a little village

Was ki ra hymme waats hes clyncye murfanare? Would you, too, express your true feelings to your precious person?

The last block of lyrics repeat the opening lines, a technique commonly used to sum up a story. In fairy tales, this is like the "And they lived happily ever after" part. What that is expressed in this part has already been explained before, I won't be repeating again. As I mentioned above though, there are times when you cannot take the stress in your heart anymore, and drop everything on someone else. Harvestasya, too, brings torment to Myu with her hidden pain, and brings wound to his heart. How about you? Would you still love a person knowing you will bring pain to him/her?

Well, I think I will end this lengthy explanation of EXEC_HARVESTASYA/. here. I believe it has been such a great story concealed in a beautiful song. If you listen to the song again now and understand it more, I too will feel really happy.

Well, from now on, assuming I'll have more chances to compose Hymmnos songs, perhaps things won't be as complex (laugh)

... Yet, if possible, I still want to try again... That's the nature of art creators like me.

Well, see you again!