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Ro-zu
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Does anyone happen to know what language the opening song for Elfen Lied is in? It doesn't seem like Japanese to me, it seems more like Latin but I don't know Latin so I can't be certain.
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abunai
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Yes, it's Latin. A bit of "sampling" from the Vulgate Bible, with a few other phrases tossed in for good measure...
- abunai |
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Ro-zu
Posts: 20 Location: Neverwhere |
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Okay, thanks again.
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
 Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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In fact, the printing press had made quite a few mistakes, apparently during the procedure when they transliterate hand-written lyrics to typesetting.
For example, the original Latin was: Quoniam cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae (For at trial he shall receive the crown of life. James 1:12) If you listen carefully and/or read the lyrics printed on the OST, it has become: Quoniqm cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae 
Someone mistook the handwritten letter "a" to "q". Looks like no one (singer and production staff) had noticed this error. I remember there was at least another typo.... |
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SirWence
 Posts: 107 Location: North of Boston, MA |
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Well, in my humble opinion this is one of the best Anime Intro Songs I have had the pleasure of hearing. Go Latin
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hentai4me
 Posts: 1313 Location: England. Robin is so Cute! |
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wow, a single letters difference!!
its that kind of perfectionism that annoys me, without knowing beforehand the error I would not have picked up on it because I dont listen that closely and what makes the song good is the beautiful voice using a beautiful language, nto what is being said per se btu the sounds of what is being said, if the words mattered that much she could just speak them normally and get the same effect which clearly they wouldnt. I speak some rudimentary latin from being raised catholic. |
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TF
 Posts: 357 Location: Belgium |
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it' latin, but i never thought a latin song could sound so good
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dormcat
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Why, thank you, Doctor. Live long and prosper. |
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SirWence
Posts: 107 Location: North of Boston, MA |
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1 single letter can actually make a rather large difference in the meaning of that word or the entire sentance.. |
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abunai
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Posts: 5463 Location: 露命 |
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Indeed. Why, imagine if R and L had swapped places. Think of the confusion, and all the famous names that would be affected... like Pontius Pilate. I can hear him now: "All! Me healties! Shivel me timbels! Hoist the Jorry Logel!" 
This joke would have been funnier on September 19. - abunai EDIT: typofix Last edited by abunai on Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:41 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Efan
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I'm not 100% sure, but i think the opening themes lyrics were taken from an opera called "Eduard auf dem Seil" which was writen by Eduard Morike. He also wrote a poem called "Elfen Lied" which just so happens to be the name of this anime
 . You guys can feel free to jump in with corrections and insults if i'm like most people do when someone is wrong.
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dormcat
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Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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I think it's about time to end guessings once and for all.
Verbatim from OST, with wrong text marked red:
-- Psalm 36:30 (n should be u)
-- James 1:12 (q should be a; e should be u; n should be removed)
-- Kyrie, fons bonitatis, a prayers song for alchemists
-- Ave mundi spes Maria, a prayers song dedicated to Virgin Mary (m should be n; "Esse Virgo creditur!" was not in TV OP but included in the "Saint" version of Lilium with all-male chorus) Last edited by dormcat on Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:56 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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hentai4me
Posts: 1313 Location: England. Robin is so Cute! |
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what i am saying is that the meaning of the words doesn't matter as much as the sound that saying them makes.
if the meaning is what mattered then she could have sung in any language in common use today and stood a far better chance of getting it across. but its not, its in latin because latin sounds wonderful in these kinds of songs. its the sound that matters not the message!! thats what I am getting at and that is why a few letters difference doesnt matter in the long run. |
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abunai
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Posts: 5463 Location: 露命 |
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I say, you could've checked the Encyclopedia trivia page for Elfen Lied, in which yours truly wrote:
Not "OP lyrics" but "title". That page also lists the answers to the question that began this discussion. You know, people really ought to read the Encyclopedia with more diligence, before asking questions... - abunai |
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Bruce Lee
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I allways skip past the intro because that song gives me the heeby jeebies! The "artsy" nakedness and Latin make it just creepy and weird to me - like some sort of freaky ritual or something. I also get a little squeemish with the weird completely unnecessary underage nudity in the show as well. Past that, though, I like the show. |
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