Couldn't resist doing a METHOD song. I was thinking of METHOD_REPLEKIA/. first, but that one is surprisingly long and has no pure Japanese portions to change things up. I did get to it eventually, though.
After starting on the song, searching the web, and cross-referencing with the other songs, I found that a number of songs relating specifically to Infel Phira and Metafalica contain parts of the tale of a girl named Rhaplanca. Neither she nor the great tree Implanta she attempts to grow nor her companion Maoh nor even the tale itself are mentioned anywhere in the game text that I'm aware of, yet the pieces of her story are highly relevant both to the songs they appear in and to the points in the plot at which these songs are sung. The part in this song appears to be the third of five, with the previous (and most closely related, yet also most different) portion in EXEC_HAIBANATION/. and the next portion in METHOD_METAFALICA/.
Anyhow, Implanta demonstrates that you can tell a good deal about the intent of a song just by listening to it, even if you can't understand a word. In contrast to the slow and rather depressing EXEC_HAIBANATION/. that caused the damage Implanta reverses, this song is upbeat and hopeful. You'll find that the lyrics reflect the same concept. Whereas in Hibernation, Rhaplanca loses hope, in Implanta, Maoh helps her rekindle it and try anew to achieve her goals.
Another way of looking at the story is that the original Metafalica, along with Hibernation, represent the initial attempt at land creation. While well-intentioned, both the efforts to create land and Rhaplanca's efforts to grow the tree are doomed to failure. There simply isn't enough energy to be had for the creaton to work, just as Rhaplanca can't do enough on her own to make the tree grow. And so Rhaplanca was given a supporting companion in Maoh, as Metafalica was given a supporting complement through Infel Phira.
Sections with Hymmnos lyrics are listed with the Hymmnos lyrics in the center column (which I always use for pronunciation) and the given Japanese equivalents in the left column in this color to indicate that the Japanese phrases are not the actual lyrics.
Note that I'm using "man" and the corresponding pronoun "he" to mean "humankind", not a specific person or gender.
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Vocal & Chorus by: Lyrics by: Composed & Arranged by: Oboe: Guitar: Percussion: Violin: Whistle & Recoder: |
志方あきこ みとせのりこ／志方あきこ 志方あきこ 石橋雅一 伊藤浩紀 大石真理恵 大貫聖子 安井敬 |
Akiko Shikata Noriko Mitose / Akiko Shikata Akiko Shikata Masakazu Ishibashi Hiroki Itou Marie Ooishi Seiko Oonuki Takashi Yasui |
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| Japanese | Romanization/Hymmnos | Translation |
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| 眩い陽光が世界を覆い満たした 瑞々しき朝の訪れを祝福するかの様に 長く凝った悲しみを癒すかの様に |
xA rre exali sarr wLYErm anw sphaela/. xA sorr aLYEuk zess l.l.n. anw aje harphe/. xA sorr aLYEuk zess y.y. Ahiew_ayulsa/. |
Dazzling sunlight suffused the world, As though to bless the advent of a fresh morning, As though to heal a long-festering sadness. |
The game version omits the above and starts here. |
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| 千と一つ目の実に贖罪と希望を託し ラプランカは謳い願う その涙溢るるままに |
xU rre rhaplanca hLYEmYAmArU enw raklya en yLYEzAtU, jLYEwA dejuy en arhou tes 1001 Implanta/. |
Entrusting atonement and hope to the thousand-and-first seed, Rhaplanca sings and wishes, her tears still flowing. |
| 花を散じ 朱に染めた指で 額を飾る 棘を編んで 私はいま 贖罪のしるし 茨の蔓の冠 戴く |
Hana wo sanji shu ni someta yubi de Hitai wo kazaru toge wo ande Watashi wa ima shokuzai no shirushi Ibara no tsuru no kanmuri itadaku |
Scattering flowers with fingers dyed scarlet, I now accept a sign of atonement, A crown of thorny vines Knit with barbs to adorn my brow. |
| 頬伝い落ちる雫 渇いた大地に 染みて 生命1の芽 潤すよう 雨となりて注ぎたい あなたに |
Hoho tsutai ochiru shizuku Kawaita daichi ni somite Inochi1 no me uruosu you Ame to narite sosogitai anata ni |
Drops running down my cheeks Soak into the parched earth, To moisten budding life. I wish to be the rain and pour myself out, to you. |
| この胸の中 溢るる 光 舞い降りる 祈りの種は 耀う 奇蹟に芽吹く |
Kono mune no naka afururu Hikari maioriru Inori no tane wa kagayou Kiseki ni mebuku |
Overflowing in my heart, Light dances down. Seeds of prayer shine. They bloom into miracles. |
| 刻を忘却せし廃墟の街に立ち 少女ラプランカはマオへと囁いた 「人は生命在る限り 醜い物ばかりを生み落とす 故に恐れや不幸の無い 永遠の世界を創り上げた 此処こそが楽園 そして人の目指すべき唯一の希望の地」 |
xN rre harr f.s. tes maoh ess ouvyu sechel/. :/xO rre qejyu m.t.y.y. anw daedu/. Naave wEsLYN ayulsa sphaela/. xE rre vega a.u.k. ayulsa Asiance_qejyu/. |
Standing in a ruined town that time forgot, the girl Rhaplanca muttered unto Maoh, "As long as man doth live, he produceth naught save foul things. Thus, an eternal world built with neither fear nor sorrow, Here indeed that paradise is, and the only land of hope man ought aim for." |
The line "xN rre Maoh..." is sung more slowly but simultaneously with the group of lines that follow it (":/Reta yorr tYAnU.... yorr hYArAnAt oucc/."). |
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| マオはラプランカを掻き抱き 彼女に告げた | xN rre Maoh s.s.w. tie Rhaplanca enw h.k.t.t. has/. | Maoh held Rhaplanca tight to his breast and said unto her, |
| 「どうか人間の愚かしい部分にのみ 囚われないで下さい 人間にも善き心は在るのです 私と共に旅へと赴きましょう |
:/Reta yorr tYAnU za j.d.r. goa Aujes_qejyu/. sYAlA Atitia_qejyu/. Reta yorr hYArAnAt oucc/. |
"Please be not swayed by only the foolish side of man. There are good hearts even among man. I would have thee proceed on a journey with me. |
| 私は貴女が人間の1000もの悪意と 欲望を その瞳に映した事が悲しい 貴女に1001の人間の美しい心を示したい そして触れ合ってほしく想う」 |
xU yorr vUsUk 1000 Aujes_qejyu/. wYAfA za rYAfrm 1001 Atitia_qejyu en vYAsk yor/: |
I find it sad thou hast seen the malice and cravings of a thousand men with thine eyes. I wish to show thee a thousand and one beautiful hearts, and would have ye touch one another." |
| 白き脚で 泥土を踏みしめ 翼は終に 穢るるとも 私はただ 生命1果つるまで 未来2を信じて彼方へ はばたく |
Shiroki ashi de deido wo fumishime Tsubasa wa tsui ni kegaruru tomo Watashi wa tada inochi1 hatsuru made Asu2 wo shinjite kanata e habataku |
With unsoiled feet I trod through mud, And though my wings may be soiled in the end, I simply, until life expires, Believe in the future, and fly off afar, |
| 贖いは いつか旅の 全てを終える その日に |
Aganai wa itsuka tabi no Subete wo oeru sono hi ni |
To that day when redemption finally Fulfills everything on the journey. |
| はてなき願い 謳おう 想い 重ねあう つないだ指は 幾重の 花びらのように |
Hatenaki negai utaou Omoi kasaneau Tsunaida yubi wa ikue no Hanabira no you ni |
I shall sing of undying wishes. And put all our feelings together,3 Our linked fingers like Countless flower petals. |
| この胸の中 溢るる 光 降り注げ 希い4の木々は いつしか 天5へと届く |
Kono mune no naka afururu Hikari furisosoge Negai4 no kigi wa itsushika Sora5 e to todoku |
Overflowing in my heart, O light, rain down! Ere we notice, trees of hope Will reach to the heavens. |
The game version now loops back to "xN rre harr f.s. tes maoh..." (the beginning of the above Hymmnos section, after the first Japanese "verse"). The next two lines are sung with the two that follow. "xN herra.... enw h.r.n.t./." is in the dominant voice, while "xN rre... maen olo/." is in the softer, higher voice. |
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| 千の悲痛な記憶を癒す為 二人は世界を巡り行く 旅路で彼女が瞳にした物は 人の温もり 人の心 |
xN herra h.r.n.t. anw sphaela ttu y.y. 1000 hiewi meryu/. xN harr v.s.k. nafa eje en Atitia_qejyu enw h.r.n.t./. |
To heal a thousand bitter memories, they travel the world over. She saw on the journey the warmth of man, the heart of man. |
| 千と一もの善き記憶に 身の内癒えしラプランカ 丸い月の輝く夜半に 再び彼の地へ赴いた |
xN rre Rhaplanca y.y.eh 1001 Atitia_qejyu, en harr w.n.s. anw ouvyu sechel sev maen olo/. |
Healed within by a thousand and one good memories, Rhaplanca Again proceeded to that land, under shining midnight moon. |
| 冷たく幽けき死者の街に立ち 嘆き慄いたラプランカ 「此処は只の死せる都 楽園などでは無かった」 そして 涙溢るるままに 強き願いを胸に抱いた 「私は紡ぎたい 1001個目の実を」 |
xN harr h.l.s.s. ess ouvyu sechel. :/xU rre vega a.u.k. zz ayulsa siance/. xU rre vega a.u.k. zodal sechel/: xN harr y.z.t. en y.z.t. enw raklya/. :/mAtUyYAy 1001 Implanta/: |
Grieved Rhaplanca, standing in the cold ghostly town of the dead, "This place is but a mere dead town. It is no paradise at all." And still shedding tears, she held in her heart a strong wish, "I want to craft the thousand-and-first seed." |
1 The kanji 生命 (seimei, life, existence) are given the reading いのち (inochi, life).
2 The kanji 未来 (mirai, the future) are given the reading あす (asu, tomorrow).
3 The line about putting everyone's feelings together is of particular storyline interest, because that's the only way Metafalica can work properly.
4 The kanji 希 (hope) replaces the usual 願 (wish) in ねがい (negai, wish).
5 The kanji 天 (ten, heavens) is given the reading そら (sora, sky).
Keep in mind that I'm working from a Japanese description of how the language works and Japanese descriptions of the terms. Translations of translations always tend to suffer somewhat in quality.... Also note that I'm not entirely certain of how to write the pronunciations of emotive sound verbs with emotive vowels added for certain combinations that are neither natural in Japanese nor shown in examples on the Hymmno Server.
Refer to my brief Hymmnos reference for general information on how the language works. This song specifically uses the Neopact Pastalie variant.
If you have the Hymmnos font installed, the headings below should appear in the script used in the game. Hey, why not? The font is available from the Hymmno Server, where most of my information on Hymmnos comes from. The site is mostly in Japanese, but the download link itself is in English. If you don't have the font, the headings will simply appear as large Latin text.
"xA rre exali sarr wLYErm anw sphaela/.", glossed as 眩い陽光が世界を覆い満たした ("Dazzling sunlight suffused the world"). Pronunciation written in kana as ザ [ルル]レ (exali) サール ウリェルム アンワ スファイェラ (za [ruru]re (exali) saaru uryerumu anwa sufayera).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / exali = ??? / sarr = sunlight, radiance / w.r.m. = illuminate / anw = (direct object marker) / sphaela = world
"exali" isn't in the dictionary, but based on the given translation and the similarity to words such as "excel" we can guess that it means something similar to "brilliant". "Brilliant sunlight" is then the subject, and the rest is fairly simple.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Brilliant sunlight lights the world for all to prosper (and I feel focused or eager)."
"xA sorr aLYEuk zess l.l.n. anw aje harphe/.", glossed as 瑞々しき朝の訪れを祝福するかの様に ("As though to bless the advent of a fresh morning"). Pronunciation written in kana as ザ ソ[ルル] アリェウク ゼス リリン アンワ アジェ ハルフェ (za so[ruru] aryeuku zesu ririn anwa aje harufe).
x. = (holds own feelings) / sorr = that, it / a.u.k. = is / zess = as though, that it may do / l.l.n. = bless, congratulate / anw = (direct object marker) / aje = new / harphe = morning
The dictionary doesn't list "sorr", but by extrapolation it must be the subject version of "sor" (much as "yor" is an object and "yorr" is a subject). The pronuncation of the same word is also a conclusion drawn from the pronunciation of similar words. The rest of the sentence is a bit messy, but not too complicated as such things go.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "As though it is a blessing upon the new morning, for all to prosper (and I feel focused or eager)."
"xA sorr aLYEuk zess y.y. Ahiew_ayulsa/.", glossed as 長く凝った悲しみを癒すかの様に ("As though to heal a long-festering sadness"). Pronunciation written in kana as ザ ソ[ルル] アリェウク ゼス ヤヤ アヒーウ アユルサ (za so[ruru] aryeuku zesu yaya ahiiu ayurusa).
x. = (holds own feelings) / sorr = that, it / a.u.k. = is / zess = as though, that it may do / y.y. = heal, cure / hiew = sadness, grief / ayulsa = eternity
The line parallels the previous one, though the A[noun1]_[noun2] construct is new and interesting. See the brief Hymmnos guide for details, but it essentially means that noun2 describes, classifies, owns, or otherwise modifies noun1.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "As though it is a cure for eternal sadness, for all to prosper (and I feel focused or eager)."
"xU rre rhaplanca hLYEmYAmArU enw raklya en yLYEzAtU, jLYEwA dejuy en arhou tes 1001 Implanta/.", glossed as 千と一つ目の実に贖罪と希望を託し ラプランカは謳い願う その涙溢るるままに ("Entrusting atonement and hope to the thousand-and-first seed, Rhaplanca sings and wishes, her tears still flowing"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズ [ルル]レ ラプランカ ヒリェミャマル エンウ ラクリャ エン イリェザトゥ ジリェワ デジュィ エン アーフー テス ノイ・フェフラ・ノイ(?) インプランタ (zu [ruru]re rapuranka hiryemyamaru en'u rakurya en iryezatu jiryewa deju[i] en aafuu tesu noi-fefura-noi(?) inpuranta)
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / rhaplanca = (a name) / h.m.m.r = sing / enw = while doing / raklya = shed tears / en = and (then), because of / y.z.t. = wish / j.w. = entrust / dejuy = atonement / arhou = hope / tes = (indicates destination) / Implanta = ???
Wow, that's a lot of verbs. Still, the sentence structure isn't really very complicated. Certain words are of particular interest though. Specifically, "rhaplanca", who is the protagonist of the tale that this song tells a portion of; "Implanta", which is the great tree she is attemping to grow as well as the name of this song; and "1001", because the pronunciation doesn't match anything I can come up with that it ought to sound like. Also of some interest is that the Hymmnos is inconsistent as to whether proper nouns (such as people's names) are to be capitalized. The heroine's name is all lower-case here, yet "Implanta" is capitalized, and several lines later both "Rhaplanca" and "Maoh" have initial capitals.
On the matter of "1001", information on what has become my favorite reference site for dealing with practical (or at least in-game) Hymmnos suggests that Neopact Pastalie has an alternate system for pronouncing numbers than the one normally used. The suggested pronunciation (which sounds close enough to be possibly correct) is ノイ・フェフラ・ノイ (noi fefura noi). Not only does it sound like what is actually sung, but it makes some logical sense as a shorthand for numbers with many zeroes as well. ノイ is the usual reading for 1, and フェフ (with no ラ) is the usual reading for 4. Putting that together, you have 1, a variation on 4, and another 1. Note that the thousands place, where the first 1 occurs, is the fourth position from the right. Supporting this theory is another note indicating that 5100 (used elsewhere in the game) sounds like ヴィラ・フェフラ・ノイ・トレル. 5 is ヴィラ, there's that フェフラ again, and 3 is ドリ. If we assume that トリル is a mishearing of ドリラ, then we have a clear pattern: Add ラ to a number n to mean the nth digit from the right. Assuming this holds up, 1,000,000 could be read ノイ・ヘプトラ (since ヘプト = 7), and so on. It's comparable to writing 14z1 for 1001, 17z for 1,000,000, and so on. Or 1x104 + 1 and 1x107, to use an actual standard.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Rhaplanca sings (wishing prosperity to all, for the sake of the Implanta, earnestly, and sadly) while crying and wishing (wishing prosperity to all, earnestly, and sadly), and entrusting (wishing prosperity to all, and earnestly) atonement and hope unto the thousand-and-first Implanta (and I feel sad or uneasy)."
"xN rre harr f.s. tes maoh ess ouvyu sechel/.", glossed as 刻を忘却せし廃墟の街に立ち 少女ラプランカはマオへと囁いた ("Standing in a ruined town that time forgot, the girl Rhaplanca muttered unto Maoh"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン [ルル]レ ハ[ルル] エフス テス マオ エース オウヴュ セケル (zun [ruru]re ha[ruru] efusu tesu mao eesu ouvyu sekeru).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / harr = she / f.s. = whisper / tes = (indicates destination) / maoh = (a name) / ess = at / ouvyu = ruins / sechel = city, town
Here's the name of the other major character in the story, Maoh. Also of note is that the verb "f.s." lacks any emotive vowels. This normally happens when a verb is being used as a noun, but that doesn't appear to be the case here. Perhaps her action is devoid of emotion?
My best guess at a literal translation is, "In the ruins of a city, she whispered to Maoh (and I am calm about it)."
":/xO rre qejyu m.t.y.y. anw daedu/.", glossed as 「人は生命在る限り 醜い物ばかりを生み落とす ("'As long as man lives, he produceth naught save foul things"). Pronunciation written in kana as ゾ [ルル]レ ケジェウ マトウィ アンワ ダェドゥス (zo [ruru]re kejeu matowi anwa da[e]dusu).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / qejyu = people, human / m.t.y.y. = create, give birth to / anw = (direct object marker) / daedu = ugly thing
Nothing too remarkable here, but since it's now a quotation, the speaker is now Rhaplanca. The anger that "O" normally represents is probably more specifically bitterness here.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "I (=Rhaplanca) am bitter that man produces foul things."
"Naave wEsLYN ayulsa sphaela/.", glossed as 故に恐れや不幸の無い 永遠の世界を創り上げた ("Thus, an eternal world built with no fear nor sorrow"). Pronunciation written in kana as ナァベ ウェスリン アユルサ スファイェラ (na[a]be wesurin ayurusa sufayera).
naava = therefore / w.s. = give, inflict / ayulsa = eternity / sphaela = world
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Therefore I (=Rhaplanca) am pleased to present an eternal world to put everyone at rest."
"xE rre vega a.u.k. ayulsa Asiance_qejyu/.", glossed as 此処こそが楽園 そして人の目指すべき唯一の希望の地」 ("Here that paradise is, and the only land of hope man ought aim for'"). Pronunciation written in kana as ゼ [ルル]レ ヴェガ アウク アユルサ アシャンシェ ケジェウ (ze [ruru]re vega auku ayurusa ashanshe kejeu).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / vega = here, this / a.u.k. = is / ayulsa = eternity / siance = holy land, sacred place, utopia / qejyu = people, human
My only comment is that this line should end in /: instead of /. because it ends the quotation.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Here is man's eternal utopia, and I (=Rhaplanca) take pleasure (presumably in pointing out his folly)."
"xN rre Maoh s.s.w. tie Rhaplanca enw h.k.t.t. has/.", glossed as マオはラプランカを掻き抱き 彼女に告げた ("Maoh held Rhaplanca close to his breast and said unto her"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン [ルル]レ マオ スーウ ティエ ラプランカ エンウ ハクト ハス (zun [ruru]re mao suuu tie rapuranka en'u hakuto hasu).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / Maoh = (a name) / s.s.w. = say, tell / tie = in regards to / Rhaplanca = (a name) / enw = while doing / h.k.t.t. = embrace / has = her
Why is it that "Rhaplanca" and "Maoh" are capitalized here but not in various other lines? Anyway, there are some compound actions here, but nothing too unusual, unless you count the almost complete lack of emotive vowels.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Maoh said unto Rhaplanca as he embraced her (and I am calm about it)."
":/Reta yorr tYAnU za j.d.r. goa Aujes_qejyu/.", glossed as 「どうか人間の愚かしい部分にのみ 囚われないで下さい ("'Please be not swayed by only the foolish side of man"). Pronunciation written in kana as レタ ヨ[ルル] チャヌ (za) (j.d.r.) ゴア アウジェス ケジェウ (reta yo[ruru] chanu (za) (j.d.r.) goa aujesu kejeu).
reta = please / yorr = you (subject) / t.n. = stop / za = ?? / j.d.r. = ?? / goa = only / ujes = malice / qejyu = people, human
This one is particularly tricky because a significant portion of the sentence doesn't appear in the dictionary. If I had to guess, I'd say based on the given translation that "j.d.r." means roughly "pass judgment". And "za"...? Based on how it's used both here and a few lines later, I'm guessing it indicates a causative verb (meaning "allows to happen" or "makes happen").
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Please stop letting yourself (=Rhaplanca) judge only by human malice, I (=Maoh) ask this with concern for you."
"sYAlA Atitia_qejyu/.", glossed as 人間にも善き心は在るのです ("There are good hearts even among man"). Pronunciation written in kana as シャラ アティティア ケジェウ (shara atitia kejeu).
s.l. = believe / titia = good will, innate goodness / qejyu = people, human
After the messy previous line, this one is refreshingly simple.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "I (=Maoh) believe (for your (=Rhaplanca) sake and earnestly) in the innate goodness of man."
"Reta yorr hYArAnAt oucc/.", glossed as 私と共に旅へと赴きましょう ("I would have thee proceed on a journey with me"). Pronunciation written in kana as レタ ヨ[ルル] ヒャラナト オゥク (reta yo[ruru] hyaranato o[u]ku).
reta = please / yorr = you (subject) / h.r.n.t. = journey, take a trip / oucc = together
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Please travel with me, I (=Maoh) ask this for your (=Rhaplanca) sake and in all seriousness."
"xU yorr vUsUk 1000 Aujes_qejyu/.", glossed as 私は貴女が人間の1000もの悪意と 欲望を その瞳に映した事が悲しい ("I find it sad thou hast seen the malice and lust of a thousand men with thine eyes"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズ ヨ[ルル] ヴスク ノイ・フェフラ(?) アウジェス ケジェウ (zu yo[ruru] vusuku noi-fefura(?) aujesu kejeu).
x. = (holds own feelings) / yorr = you (subject) / v.s.k. = feel, experience / ujes = malice / qejyu = people, human
The only potentially tricky things here are who's feeling what and which way the verb is pointed. Well, those and the pronunciation of "1000". ノイ・フェフラ seems most likely given that 1001 was (probably) ノイ・フェフラ・ノイ.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "I (=Maoh) find it sad that you (=Rhaplanca) have (very sadly) experienced human malice 1000 times."
"wYAfA za rYAfrm 1001 Atitia_qejyu en vYAsk yor/:", glossed as 貴女に1001の人間の美しい心を示したい そして触れ合ってほしく想う」 ("I wish to show thee a thousand and one beautiful human hearts, and want for ye to touch one another'"). Pronunciation written in kana as ウャファ (za) リャフルン ノイ・フェフラ・ノイ(?) アティティア ケジェウ エン ヴャスク ヨア (wyafa (za) ryafurun noi-fefura-noi(?) atitia kejeu en vyasuku yoa).
w.f. = want to do / za = ?? / r.f.r.m = realize, know / titia = good will, innate goodness / qejyu = people, human / en = and (then), because of / v.s.k. = feel, experience / yor = you (object)
There's that pesky undocumented "za" again. As noted before, I think it indicates causative form.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "I (=Maoh) want, for your sake and earnestly, to let you (=Rhaplanca) know (for your sake) human goodwill 1001 times, and have you experience (for your sake) yourself."
"xN herra h.r.n.t. anw sphaela ttu y.y. 1000 hiewi meryu/.", glossed as 千の悲痛な記憶を癒す為 二人は世界を巡り行く ("To heal a thousand bitter memories, they travel the world over"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン へ[ルル]ラ ハント アンワ スファイェラ ツトウ ヤヤ ノイ・フェフラ(?) ヒーウィ メリュ (zun he[ruru]ra hanto anwa sufayera tsutou yaya noi-fefura(?) hiiwi meryu).
x. = (holds own feelings) / herra = they (male or mixed) / h.r.n.t. = journey, take a trip / anw = (direct object marker) / sphaela = world / ttu = in order to do / y.y. = heal / hiewi = harsh, sad / meryu = memory
My best guess at a literal translation is, "They traveled the world to heal 1000 painful memories (and I am calm about it)."
"xN harr v.s.k. nafa eje en Atitia_qejyu enw h.r.n.t./.", glossed as 旅路で彼女が瞳にした物は 人の温もり 人の心 ("She saw on the journey the warmth of man, the heart of man"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン ハ[ルル] ヴィスク ナファ エジェ アティティア ケジェウ エンウ ハント (zun ha[ruru] visuku nafa eje atitia kejeu en'u hanto).
x. = (holds own feelings) / harr = she / v.s.k. = feel, experience / nafa = gentle / eje = heart, feelings / titia = good will, innate goodness / qejyu = people, human / enw = while doing / h.r.n.t. = journey, take a trip
My best guess at a literal translation is, "She experienced kind hearts and human goodness as she journeyed (and I am calm about it)."
"xN rre Rhaplanca y.y.eh 1001 Atitia_qejyu, en harr w.n.s. anw ouvyu sechel sev maen olo/.", glossed as 千と一もの善き記憶に 身の内癒えしラプランカ 丸い月の輝く夜半に 再び彼の地へ赴いた ("Healed within by a thousand and one good memories, Rhaplanca again proceeded to that land, under shining midnight moon"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン [ルル]レ ラプランカ ヤヤ(eh) ノイ・フェフラ・ノイ(?) アティティア ケジェウ エンウ ハ[ルル] ウンス アンワ オウヴュ セケル セヴ マエン オロ (zun [ruru]re rapuranka yaya(eh) noi-fefura-noi(?) atitia kejyeu en'u ha[ruru] unsu anwa ouvyu sekeru sevu maen oro).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / y.y. = heal / eh = (passive verb suffix) / titia = good will, innate goodness / qejyu = people, human / en = and (then), because of / harr = she / w.n.s. = visit / anw = (direct object marker) / ouvyu = ruins / sechel = city, town / sev = when / maen = full moon / olo = night
A long sentence, but not especially complicated. I can't say how "eh" is pronounced, since I can't hear it clearly enough in the song, and the Hymmno Server doesn't gives a pronunciation for either the suffix itself or for any of the examples containing it.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "Rhaplanca was healed by 1001 human goodwills, and she visited the ruins of the city on the night of the full moon (and I am calm about it)."
"xN harr h.l.s.s. ess ouvyu sechel.", glossed as 冷たく幽けき死者の街に立ち 嘆き慄いたラプランカ ("Grieved Rhaplanca, standing in the cold ghostly town of the dead"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン ハ[ルル] フルス エース オウヴュ セケル.
x. = (holds own feelings) / harr = she / h.l.s.s. = sigh, lament / ess = at / ouvyu = ruins / sechel = city, town
My best guess at a literal translation is, "She grieved at the ruins of the city (and I am calm about it)."
":/xU rre vega a.u.k. zz ayulsa siance/.", glossed as 「此処は只の死せる都 ("'This place is but a mere dead town."). Pronunciation written in kana as ズ [ルル]レ ヴェガ アウク ズィー アユルサ アシャンシェ (zu [ruru]re vega auku zii ayurusa ashanshe).
Officially, "zz" is supposed to be pronounced ズー (ZUU), but it's pronounced ズィー (ZII) in the song.
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / vega = here, this / a.u.k. = is / zz = not / ayulsa = eternity / siance = holy land, sacred place, utopia
Interesting that the Hymmnos and Japanese meanings for this line and the following one are swapped.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "This is not an eternal utopia, and I (=Rhaplanca) am sad."
"xU rre vega a.u.k. zodal sechel/:", glossed as 楽園などでは無かった」 ("It is no paradise at all.'"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズ [ルル]レ ヴェガ アウク ゾダル セケル (zu [ruru]re vega auku zodaru sekeru).
x. = (holds own feelings) / rre = (indicates the subject follows) / vega = here, this / a.u.k. = is / zodal = dead, of death / sechel = city, town
My best guess at a literal translation is, "This is a dead city, and I (=Rhaplanca) am sad."
"xN harr y.z.t. en y.z.t. enw raklya/.", glossed as そして 涙溢るるままに 強き願いを胸に抱いた ("And still shedding tears, she held in her heart a strong wish"). Pronunciation written in kana as ズン ハ[ルル] ヤズット エン ヤズット エンウ ラクリャ (zun ha[ruru] yazutto en yazutto en'u rakurya).
x. = (holds own feelings) / harr = she / y.z.t. = wish / en = and (then), because of / enw = while doing / raklya = shed tears
The doubled use of "y.z.t." suggests emphasis.
My best guess at a literal translation is, "She wishes and wishes as she sheds tears (and I am calm about it)."
":/mAtUyYAy 1001 Implanta/:", glossed as 「私は紡ぎたい 1001個目の実を」 ("'I want to craft the thousand-and-first seed'"). Pronunciation written in kana as マトゥイヤイ ノイ・フェフラ・ノイ(?) インプランタ (matuiyai noi-fefura-noi(?) inpuranta).
m.t.y.y. = create, give birth to
My best guess at a literal translation is, "I (=Rhaplanca) will give life to the thousand-and-first Implanta (earnestly, sadly, and for the sake of the Implanta)."
All lines that are next to each other are sung simultaneously. Any suspected typos are corrected.
| xA rre exali sarr wLYErm anw sphaela/. xA sorr aLYEuk zess l.l.n. anw aje harphe/. xA sorr aLYEuk zess y.y. Ahiew_ayulsa/. |
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| xU rre rhaplanca hLYEmYAmArU enw raklya en yLYEzAtU, jLYEwA dejuy en arhou tes 1001 Implanta/. |
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| 花を散じ 朱に染めた指で 額を飾る 棘を編んで 私はいま 贖罪のしるし 茨の蔓の冠 戴く |
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| 頬伝い落ちる雫 渇いた大地に 染みて 生命の芽 潤すよう 雨となりて注ぎたい あなたに |
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| この胸の中 溢るる 光 舞い降りる 祈りの種は 耀う 奇蹟に芽吹く |
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| xN rre harr f.s. tes maoh ess ouvyu sechel/. :/xO rre qejyu m.t.y.y. anw daedu/. Naave wEsLYN ayulsa sphaela/. xE rre vega a.u.k. ayulsa Asiance_qejyu/. |
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| :/Reta yorr tYAnU za j.d.r. goa Aujes_qejyu/. sYAlA Atitia_qejyu/. Reta yorr hYArAnAt oucc/. |
\ xN rre Maoh s.s.w. tie Rhaplanca enw h.k.t.t. has/. / |
| xU yorr vUsUk 1000 Aujes_qejyu/. wYAfA za rYAfrm 1001 Atitia_qejyu en vYAsk yor/: |
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| 白き脚で 泥土を踏みしめ 翼は終に 穢るるとも 私はただ 生命果つるまで 未来を信じて彼方へ はばたく |
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| 贖いは いつか旅の 全てを終える その日に |
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| はてなき願い 謳おう 想い 重ねあう つないだ指は 幾重の 花びらのように |
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| この胸の中 溢るる 光 降り注げ 希いの木々は いつしか 天へと届く |
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| xN herra h.r.n.t. anw sphaela ttu y.y. 1000 hiewi meryu/. xN harr v.s.k. nafa eje en Atitia_qejyu enw h.r.n.t./. |
xN rre Rhaplanca y.y.eh 1001 Atitia_qejyu, en harr w.n.s. anw ouvyu sechel sev maen olo/. |
| xN harr h.l.s.s. ess ouvyu sechel. :/xU rre vega a.u.k. zz ayulsa siance/. xU rre vega a.u.k. zodal sechel/: xN harr y.z.t. en y.z.t. enw raklya/. :/mAtUyYAy 1001 Implanta/: |
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