English) Class::CIEL_NOSURGE; (Ar nosurge)

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

akiko shikata's voice is fucking insane. she HAS the range

[@blara2401]

It's safe to say the Ar Tonelico/Surge Concerto games could have never existed without her. With all due respect to all other involved singers, she is the one who fits Tsuchiya's musical direction the closest, and she cemented what these games could and should sound like.

[@SariaSchala]

Akiko Shikata wrote, composed and arranged this song!

[@Saya-ng1sl]

just realized that the line "people from everywhere" could be changed into "people from all 4 cardinal directions" to fit with the theme, but i guess it doesnt flow that well huh, along with the fact that its already been 6 years now

[@lnsflare1]

"People from the *FOUR* corners..."

[@Sinkaigyo-qb6eg]

歌詞　Class：：CIEL_NOSURGE； Vocal & Chorus：志方あきこ Lyric by 志方あきこ & 波乃渉　 Composed & Arranged by 志方あきこ　 Acoustic guitar, 三線：田代耕一郎　 Violin：大貫聖子　 筝：中垣雅葉　尺八：神永大輔　 Percussion：佐藤直子 かなし　かなしの　わだちあと ゆびを　おりおり　かぞえましょ かなし　かなしの　ゆめうつつ ゆびを　おりおり　うたいましょ wa-fen, tes, ye-ra jec, aru-yan, gin-wa-fen; 　 　　a-z wa-fen-du chef-in yan=koh wa-fen-du refu; 　　 　　　fam-ne wa-fen-ny rei-yah-ea; 　　　 ah=kui-chen-uia zen-yy-nr noh-iar-ne kyu-la-du; ah=jen-fa-uia zen-yy-nr nay-nei-ne sye-iy-du; ah=mao-uia zen-yy-nr rei-ne uru-du; 　QuelI->{ 　　　cls(hyma){ 　　　　　EXmY[zen]->{fil} 　　　}=>{ 　　　　　EXmY[lync]->{earthes}; 　　　} 　}->ExeC->{UW}; 　 想い　奮え　揮えや 斯く　分かたれし 願い　掬えるなら 悴(カシく)　夜は　明け 荒ぶ　日々は　消え 凡て　安らになるか 心　問うように 　ah=zwee-ea xin-fi-du; 　 　　　辿る　数え唄 七つの　彼方へ　祈れど 六道(リクドウ)　惑ひて　哀しや 五戒(ゴカイ)　無き世は　いつ癒える 幽き　標　なぞり 全て　統べて　繋げば 　―――さいごにのこるは　だれのゆめ？ 　QuelI->{ 　　　cls(lync f ifs){ 　　　　　EXmY[givas]->{melc} 　　　　　ExeC->{RW}; 　 逸れ流離うは　報ひの船か 奇しき宿世は　穢れの果てに 堕ち逝く星の　獄(ヒトヤ)の中の 贄の痛みの　因果は巡る 請えど　贖えぬ　咎を 爆ぜて　繕えぬ　疵を 赦す者なく　口遊む 愛カナし哀しの　数え唄 無上甚深(ジンジン)なる　理は 百千万劫　遭い遇うこと難し 安寧　我　願わんとす 然れど　外道の禍物　泥濘(ヌカリ)が如く湧き出で 天地開闢(カイビャ)クより　霽色(セイショク)たる　刻は無し 　　　fam-ne wa-fen-ny rei-yah-ea; 　　　 其は　誰(タ)が為に 今　憂ふのなら 百枝(モモエ)を　宙(ソラ)に　挿し 甘き実を成して　捧げましょか 心　訪うように　刻む　数え唄 四方(ヨモ)より　集ひし　衆生(シュジョウ)や 三障(サンショウ)　侵され　哀しや 二無(ニナ)し出逢ひに　競(キシ)ろふか 一つに　こころを　結びませ

[@itsacharcoalice]

That moment you see this translation and realize that Ciel nosurge, song AND game, are a countdown to Ar nosurge...

[@aquagondrag]

Not really, since Ar nosurge starts prior to the point where this song gets sung.

[@LavenderYuki]

if only there is a concert for all Gust's songs from Ar tonelico to NoSurge...

[@Infelious]

LavenderYuki Maybe one day when they've had enough years, there is a one with all the Ar Tonelico songs though.

[@itsacharcoalice]

+LavenderYuki The pains of being an amazing but nicher-than-niche game =[

[@makichan26]

this voice idk why it's beautiful o.o

[@deusvitae69]

+Marwa Hamzza this woman is a goddess I know D:

[@aquagondrag]

+Deus Vitae No, she's is older than that, as the songs she cited as inspiration for her musical style were only broadcasted in the middle 70s. Everyone who says she was born at the end of 80s is making up the date, as Shikata has never given her birth year anywhere.

[@rarogoff]

@@aquagondrag any information on what inspired her? Where to find that interview?

[@aquagondrag]

@@rarogoff It's scattered in several interviews and it's also stated on the Istoria SubBook.

[@rarogoff]

@@aquagondrag don't know japanese, could you tell what songs she cited as inspiration? I saw something similar in style with Kate Bush and Akiko Yano, but very distant.

[@mbuhhh3605]

The lyric writers must be master programmer huh? seems like C family

[@ypselon]

Thanks for dividing lyric parts for chorus.

[@royalblue6794]

I Can't Even Stop Listening To The'sO.o

[@iluVioletLink]

I know nothing about the Ar tonelico games. But shikata akiko's voice is so fucking heavenly

[@WingedWithFireyMana]

Why is this melody familiar to me? Someone who never listened to the Exa Pico universe OSTs and Concert Albums knows it as well!

[@WingedWithFireyMana]

@Prison of Glass No, from somewhere else. Person I showed it to doesn’t listen to Japanese music.

[@nagatomutsu844]

the song combined traditional Japanese musical traits with some western/Indian music traits. That might be the reason.

[@ScarsUnseen]

I really need to start learning to read Kanji. I picked up Ar Nosurge not realizing Ciel Nosurge exists and is in Japanese only...

[@Quickshot0]

+Scars Unseen A lot of the story portion was translated in a lets play series here on youtube, though it isn't complete yet. Still you could get a lot of the story from there, certainly quite a few plot threads would become more clear from what's already available.

[@catsukisubaru3715]

There's a fan translation in the works

[@rognartvedte7906]

I love this song and the game.

[@karinvasu3005]

hello, sorry for randomly replying but im really trying to get into this game! is there a good place to start?

[@akhdanhilmy6457]

Try to playing start at Ar tonelico 1, 2, & 3 Then Ar ciel The last Ar norsurge

[@Homophonic]

is the game as good as this song?

[@thecompleteanimorph]

no

[@tobomouse]

Sadly the games are not nearly as good as the music and the world building

[@nartalaquarius]

Cmt ở đây để xem có ông nào vn như tui thích những bài như này ko 😘😘

[@latemporis5430]

Tui nè

[@Erebidae]

Có tớ luôn nè:))

[@damakuno]

có