It’s been many years and I’ve wanted to know what the actual lyrics for Mitsuda-san’s choral masterpiece, "The Beginning and the End". We already know the English lyrics:
"They are alone in the oppressing dark,but
Luminous power is granting their hope.
They are walking without a path and
Destination, looking for a way to the heavens.
In a moment they will see beyond the woods
They see Behind wood
A beam of light.
Two hearts are warmed by the generous day
Free clouds are flying ……..
Glory ……."
But I would like to know the Bulgarian lyrics. I was hoping they’d appear in the "-MYTH- Xenogears Orchestral Album" but there is no lyrics.
This is not a thread in which you post. "I dunno," or "They aren’t released," or whatever.
This is a TRANSLATION thread.
This is for people who are willing to help translate the song. (Meaning, this involves work.)
YouTube – Xenogears OST – The Beginning and the End [Enhanced] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aThd2duYzY) (for reference)
YouTube – MYTH Xenogears – The Beginning and the End [Enhanced] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pwRVFHnNMA)
Let’s finally translate the song so that we can sing along or whatever. 😛
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Here’s what I got…
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slava
слава
Glory …….
(the climax of the song, the choir repeats the word over and over)
That’s what I got. I’m no good at Bulgarian, so anyone with experience in Bulgarian, please assist. 😀
(I believe the track was one of the "Mako Cannon Fires" pieces [the one that features the cannon fire and WEAPON firing into Shinra Tower])
(This is a search-and-locate request, unlike above, which is a translate-plz request 😉 )
Does anyone here speak Bulgarian?
YouTube – Xenogears OST – The Beginning and the End [Enhanced] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aThd2duYzY)
It says "enhanced" and there is a comment that says, "Very nice. I especially like what the modeling does to the vocals."
This is the original song and the lyrics are not changed. The uploader only enhanced the sound using DSP modeling. That is what the description was talking about. 🙂
YouTube – MYTH Xenogears – The Beginning and the End [Enhanced] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pwRVFHnNMA)
Here’s another arrangement. The vocals are little bit clearer but it is shorter. (The part where the choir sings "слава" repeatedly is shortened.)
There is no difference in the original lyrics. (except strangely at 1:32 where the choir vocalizes instead of sing lyrics. On the original video [which is above], that part is at 1:24, if you want to compare.)
Another thing to note is that the song was originally written in Japanese, but then it was translated to English, and then finally Bulgarian. It don’t know if it affects anything but I thought it might be noteworthy.
Also, can you understand this beautiful piece? It is from the same game but there are lyrics added.
-In a Prison of Peace and Regret-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIEGTCXvpwk
Awesome! These lyrics have remained a mystery for almost 12 years, so I wish you the best of luck!