きくおはな - のぼれ！すすめ！高い塔 【きくおはな x 西島大介】

高い塔を登ったり進んだりする曲です。
きくおはな『第一幕』収録曲です。　amzn.to/1ORlPMF　
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●歌：YURiCa/花たん　 / cordelia_yurica
●絵：西島大介　 / dbp65
●動画：七星　 / nnhsykr

[@OmoriAdrian]

the way she changes her voice is insane wtf

[@darkqwartzsytal834]

She doesnt need voice changer she IS the voice changer

[@Satsuku]

Hanatan is great. This is mainly the reason I enjoy her singing.

[@currybun8570]

Hanatan is Hanagod

[@meowzers.p]

agreed, it’s one of the reasons i love her vocals so much ! it just has the perfect effect that the voicebanks don’t and is so nice to listen to ! she’s super talented with what she does !

[@martoh0]

Her and myiashita yuu are gods

[@pensluo747]

hanatan is so good at manipulating her voice, it's insane. she is an outstanding vocalist.

[@e21big]

I imagine that she would make for a very competent voice actor

[@principleshipcoleoid8095]

So there are two vocal versions? Or one of them uses syntetic voice?

[@principleshipcoleoid8095]

@@e21big sometimes it doesn't work like that.

[@principleshipcoleoid8095]

@CinnamonTurtlez Why are there 2 videos then?

[@principleshipcoleoid8095]

@Isabella Van Ginkel I know

[@chorus1407]

Plot twist: The tower actually represents the replay button on this video and that's why it breaks at the end.

[@nurulhannah2688]

best theory yet

[@artthenecromancer404]

Best. Interpretation. Ever.

[@hi-fd6rl]

There is no way this is false

[@trinityb5123]

_yes_

[@spongebobfan2539]

Y E S

[@MN_-tc1ug]

To put it simply, the song is about greed

[@hakunam.r.8880]

Nah man, the song is about niqqas getting high by climbing a tall ass tower

[@BritAltie]

@@hakunam.r.8880 I hate that i laughed

[@anastasialoveless677]

@@BritAltie ikr ✋😭

[@asogetheimmortal]

I think the tower made the people who climbed it made them feel sinful joy and greed so they'll climb them even if they have to sacrifice many people because the tower actually leads to hell and people in hell are sadistic af

[@sayasakisaka7609]

The fact your pfp is Karl Marx makes this comment way better. I'm an ML and I support this message.

[@dumbhein6042]

4:25 is hilarious. That energetic and peppy whistle always gets me. It's like, after all the suffering and pain that has happened, they blindly decided to rebuild the tower and repeat it _all over again_ . It's silly and so painfully funny. and also the boosted bass that comes following after, lmao.

[@Nomiore]

I THOUGHT SO TOO!!!

[@ritsumaao]

plus the whistle is catchy as helll

[@girl-di3nn]

Whistle really went “Ready! Set! Go!”

[@daddydaddydo3694]

peppy osu owo

[@cristianh1191]

@@daddydaddydo3694 i thought the same lmao

[@fujichifu092]

ひとつ登れば遊園地 2つ登れば歓楽街 3つ登れば地上の楽園 のところ、登るにつれて声が大人になるのすこ

[@NEKOkyuukyokuseimeitai]

0:29

[@user-bp9lg9fh9n]

헐 진짜네

[@cordelia4902]

소오름

[@user-ft3or4wg8v]

天才か？

[@Yukkoro_mochi]

4:18　静寂から突然、狂ったように「建てよ　進め」を再び繰り返すの、ホントにゾッとした 化石を手に取ったヒトの瞳孔がゆっくり開いて、ニヤァ…ッて笑うのを勝手に想像した

[@user-yv2ih8dp6z]

本当に想像できた…

[@umihama8987]

始終ずっと鳥肌すぎて風邪ひきそう笑笑

[@LittleJayneyCakes]

I can't stop replaying it, this song combines everything I love into one thing and I can't get enough of it!

[@minaf8110]

+LittleJayneyCakes Little Jayn!!! :D

[@nero7263]

LittleJayneyCakes right?

[@sineadohalloran5327]

yasssssssssssss

[@merlindesenhista6858]

the same here!!

[@HarmfulGiggles]

If you decide to cover this, you bet I'll listen! I love your work!

[@Parozze]

花たんver.だと曲中の当事者視点(塔の上方で崩壊するとも知らずにニヤついてる感じ)で、ミクver.だと無感情だから第三者視点の絵本の読み聞かせっぽい。甲乙つけ難い。

[@user-zx2uz4uk7i]

言われて気付いた。そう思うと面白い…！

[@risaminaken65423]

今更だけどその解釈大好き

[@user-vl4ks9vq6t]

そういう意味で、歌い方一つで同じ歌でも大きく意味合い（？）が変わるというのがよく分かる歌。

[@user-ni4su5in6v]

天才か

[@tsumiki_]

分かりみ深し

[@toyboy7767]

まるで人間の学ばない所を歌にした歌詞…素敵です。

[@captaintomato2183]

｢賢い頭で調べます｣ って歌詞で賢い頭があるのに気づけないっていう皮肉に思えた

[@toyboy7767]

@@captaintomato2183 その通りだと思いますよ？なんせマニュアルは血で書かれていると言われてたりしますから

[@Rachel_58]

And they climb, and want to climb higher even if they die

[@user-yv2ih8dp6z]

降りればいい話を分からず上へ上へ登ったまま苦しくても気が付かず登り続ける… そして薬中のように夢中になって気づくと降りれなくなる…

[@user-hv4go3ed4t]

幸せな雨=薬物？

[@GeorgeBates-uk]

I wake up this morning to find a new kikuo song, recorded with hanatan and miku in separate recordings no less Today is a good day

[@midwinterhandgrave324]

+George Bates …top comment

[@GeorgeBates-uk]

+Veritable Galanthus I'm a fackin trendsetter

[@yonzorikuo8051]

+George Bates hanatan?

[@GeorgeBates-uk]

+Yonzo Rikuo yeah she's a singer (human unlike miku :3) great voice and has covered at least one kikuo song before - now they've made an album together

[@hoopitydoopity]

That comment was four years ago

[@witchhazel7265]

上に登る程声が大人になるっていうコメント見たあと、1:56からまた声が子供に戻ってる事に気がついてマジで鳥肌が立った。 更に上がればもっと幸せになれると気づいて大人がまるで子供のようにまた上に登ろうとする皮肉なのかな…

[@CrammyCram]

おそらくそれです

[@user-ty2eq9cg2r]

賢い頭で考え ているだけであってそれによって何がもたらされて何が起こるか考えてはいないのが最高に人を表してて好き

I don't know who does the vocals but she's my god from now on

[@cool2x4]

+Beste Karataş the singer is called Hanatan / 花たん

[@corsola112]

It's Hanatan ;p

[@gaypeoples]

mood.

[@berkecan5890]

türk beklemlemiyodum buralarda dicem 5 yıl geçmiş

[@Luckystar207]

Hanatan

[@user-jt1bn7bc9t]

花たんの序盤の子供っぽい声から大人っぽい声に変わるところ鳥肌

[@popbitzblast3649]

Idk why but this reminds me of that story in the Bible where humans were trying to build a tower to god, but since they were getting too far up god knocked it down and made them all speak different languages, so they couldn’t communicate and continue building the tower. And that was the Bible’s explanation for why people speak different languages. I can’t even remember where I heard that story but this strongly reminds me of it for some reason (even though the actual story of this song is probably different.)

[@saike9356]

I was thinking the exact same thing!!

[@auridon]

The tower of babel :)

[@ProbablyPoe]

we on the same braincell even though this comment was from a year ago :0

[@elizabethmartin3831]

@@ProbablyPoe omg yrs

[@gawrshurab1035]

Kinda, just this one is about human greed and the babel one is about god being bitch who dont wants people to be good with each others and reunite for a common goal lmao

[@user-gk1uw2mc4k]

友達に勧められてきいてみた 徐々に声色が変わってくとこが好き。花たん上手い

[@fallen__1]

友達有能すぐる

[@leonardodavinci4259]

I've never heard her properly and I thought I wouldn't like her, but this made me change my mind. Her vocals are good. I love the gradual change in pitch :D

[@praisechicathejesusbird]

Wow. Leonardo da Vinci was revived from the dead by Kikuo's music.

[@leonardodavinci4259]

YuмєTM Yes. Kikuo's music breathes live into me :3

[@praisechicathejesusbird]

Nice.

[@raccoonchild]

You're missing out, she's fantastic. It's no wonder Kikuo adores her voice; check out her covers of Tsuki no Youkai and Akazukin no Ookami. Also, Lie Lie Lie. She has incredible voice control.

[@leonardodavinci4259]

Raccoon Child Thanks Raccoon for your suggestions. I will care to see more of her work from now on :)

[@bludraws094]

nobody is talking about the instrumental theyre all talking about the lyrics and vocals so… the transition into more a techno more shows that this society is advancing, allowing them to build the tower more efficiently. at the end it regresses, showing that with the destruction of the tower, they lost all of the technology that came with it idk, just my interpretation

[@lukas.andrew]

this is the most profound interpretation of this song ive ever seen. well fucking done.

[@user-bu1hx4gn1b]

ボカロ版の｢幸せ幸せよ｣は幸せを追い求めるように聞こえたがこっちは幸せであることを自慢しているように聞こえる…歌い方ひとつで変わるもんやな…

[@Captain.Mystic]

So i really liked the song, and i loved how it did its final verse and how it got to a really simple bit like it did for the first two measures. So i looked up the songs translations and... well i can see why its such an intense song. To the people who dont really know whats going on even after reading the translations a bit the songs an allegory(Am i using that word right?) it at least has a lot of symbolism but it seems pretty straightforward in what the message is. So the song starts off pretty simple. A tower was made that breached the sky, this tower was being built to get to what amounted to heaven. The first time you go up you find a fun place, the second time you go you do so mainly to indulge than have fun. The third time you go you find a place that you never want to leave. The music is pretty simple but fast, showing a bustling and thriving community climbing the tower quickly. The second verse is where it starts to pick up though. It turns out the tower is one made of sins. As it describes as the tower breaches the clouds, there is a passage to hell being dug at the same time. The last half of the verse describes a man "who failed to entertain our demons wishes" and so he fell off the tower. So they buried this man underground and then kept 'raising hell'. The music is more intense than the first verse, but it really picks up in the chorus afterwards. The third verse talks specifically to the man who fell, as it says 'youre the one who broke your promise.' which suggests this is the same man who fell and was promptly buried. It describes how its awful to be alone, and helpless as 'your blood overflows.' Then puts the blame('its not my fault, honest') to the man for breaking his promise. This is a bit of a leap but i interpret this as some sort of proclamation to god. 'This is your fault this tower is being built.' Which makes sense as this would support the second verse being about how the tower was made with sins. So instead of having god give these people permission, the people who felt betrayed and alone turn to sin and try building a tower to heaven to force their way into paradise. Now then the bridge, and we get to the fourth verse.This is where interpretation starts splitting paths. 'one day a rainfall struck making prismatic colors striking us with awe' the second half talks about drinking the rain and becoming addicted to its pleasure. So this can be interpreted as either blood or wine, im going with blood but wine would still have the same message, just a different pathway to it. With blood it suggests that people started making this tower out of either slaves(literally) or by killing to get what they want, both would make sense as in the video the tower is now made of corpses and not bricks. Showing a transition from smaller sins to full blown taking peoples lives away from them. Keep in mind that the singers voice in this version of the video gets deeper each verse. Fifth verse supports fourth verse, the higher the tower and the higher you go, the more the rain pours,making you more and more addicted to the lifestyle you have taken in climbing the tower. The sixth verse has a sense of no going back. The people can see heaven pretty much('our job is almost done'). The last line of this verse being 'we cant decend unless we prefer to die'. The people in this story were so wrapped up in their sin that if they were to realise the horrors of what they were doing and try to escape it, they would just end up being killed by the people who helped them get there in the first place. The seventh verse is much darker. Showing the people who are still climbing and how much they end up speaking like monsters. 'More rain, please i need to drink it all. I want it all, quench my thirst for pleasure.' The final line of this verse showing how they are doing this for themselves: Hurry up and build so i can be appeased. Verse Eight. We hit the climax, and as soon as we were inches from heaven all hell breaks loose. A bird flies to the tower and breaks it down, destroying everything. This shows how the sins end up catching up to the people who commit them. Verse nine. Describes how the people higher up the tower end up falling harder. But even the people at the bottom of the tower had to run away from this collection of sins breaking down, 'Men, women, and children all fled to survive'. People who didnt even take part in this tower were being harmed and punished by the deeds and sins of those who did. Verse 10: The music suddenly goes back to the calmness of the first two measures. Revealing how years passed since the tragedy occured, and that there were still people searching for the same pleasure that they experienced before. Soon enough someone finds a piece of treasure and studies it. And concludes that the only way to get the same pleasure... is to climb again. Then the final chorus plays. Revealing how this tower wasn't just a single incident, but its something that gets built again and again for the pleasures and sins of man in an attempt to reach heaven. And failing again and again, destroying the people climbing it and those around the tower. In an endless cycle of horror. *tl;dr: a very happy song that shows the highlights of man and their devotion to god*

[@Y0UT0PIA]

You did a great job with that, I think it's exactly right. You have to resist the temptation of interpreting the tower as representing something immediate and specific (drugs/pleasure-seeking, a totalitarian regime) to see the more fundamental reading as a kind of modern retelling of the tower of babel, perhaps built out of a sense of having been wronged by the structure of existence and wanting compensation, no matter whether the methods by which one gets it are themselves unjust. The cycle of rebellion against the divine created by this mindset is a self-rolling wheel, and so the tower will be built again and again until people learn to value not doing injustice over being compensated for the injustice they have been subjected to.

[@Tavibear]

Im not surprised that your concept about them building a tower to heaven. They had something similar like this happened in Bible where people decide to go and build the tower to heaven but God didn't like it so he broke the tower and made everybody speak in different tongues so that way they can't work together to make another Tower again

[@caterenacat]

@@Tavibear I believe you're talking about the Tower of Babel?

[@Spiraler_]

capitalism, got it

[@hkkobayashi7657]

I wouldn't say it was their devotion to God. I would say it is their selfishness to seek more and more pleasure while still being very sinful. They no longer think of God, they only think of "oh how great heaven will be and what we will find in it! How great we will feel in it!"

[@anabsolutenightmare]

Hanatan and Kikuo are a great team, Kikuo’s chaotic and emotional music mixed with Hanatan’s versatile and powerful voice make a true work of art. Keep doing what you do, both of you!

[@yurinico0724]

4:15の『賢い頭で調べます』っていう皮肉が最高にすきっ

[@user-cr7tt7oo5x]

わかるっ

[@nationaldog]

「建てよ」が最初の頃は 一緒に建てよう！みたいな誘いの言葉だったのに、いつの間にか 私のために建てろ！と、命令の言葉になってるとこ いちばんすき

[@Rosetintedwater]

It started off as a fun project for paradise, but turned into a bloodshed

[@user-er3rb1ou9y]

最後に、このMV？が一枚のイラストだと言うことに鳥肌がたった。どうしたらこんなに集中力が持つんだ……

[@someoen-dg4cb]

this is the coolest take on capitalism i've heard today

[@blood-water]

At 2:39, she sings "So happy, with so much happiness". But literally, nobody in the background is smiling. I just found this funny.

[@nekostyx7130]

I mean I've always seen it as a song about Capitalism and the human experience

[@Rosetintedwater]

​@@nekostyx7130I thought it was a song about sings and a mans devotion to god

[@mileskimasktheslumpgod]

hana isn't a human she's an angel and you can't prove me otherwise

[@definitelynotayoutubechann8595]

no, hanatan is a goddess

[@je4a301]

@@definitelynotayoutubechann8595 A goddess singing about us pathetic earthlings

[@definitelynotayoutubechann8595]

@@je4a301 us weakling earthlings that is fulfilled with greed.

[@Rosetintedwater]

Isn't she a volcaloid?

[@user-tz4em1yb5f]

だんだん声が変わっていくのが好き。流石花たんやきくおさんと花たんとかほんとに俺得。

[@Accydos]

Holy shit, Hanatan.

[@piss7610]

ur relgion is weird y r u worshipping that

[@medelicoribu7072]

@@piss7610 ???

[@crystal_mollusk]

@@medelicoribu7072 I think what they meant was a literal "holy" shit

[@DrEliasShaws12InchDvck]

@@piss7610 wtf

[@thalassaer4137]

@@DrEliasShaws12InchDvck its a joke.

[@simona_withnofuks2give147]

Lyrics: Aru hi ookina tou ga tatsu kumo no ue made tsuzuiteru nagai gyouretsu tsukutte iru yo, minna egao de tsuzuiteru Nobore!Susume!Takai tou he! Hitotsu noboreba yuuenchi fuukatsu noboreba kanrakugai Mitsu noboreba chijou no rakuen,oriru okyaku wa orimasen,Nobore!Susume!Takai tou he! Kumo no ue made noborimasu, Jigoku no kensetsu genbadesu Oni no shibaki ni taoreta otoko wo,umete katamete kensetsu chuu,Nobore!Tate yo!Takai tou wo! Samishii yo kurushii yo kanashii chishio ga afure dasu esa ni tsurareta nidoto modorezu shita kara issai miemasen Aru hi fushigina ame ga furu Mita koto mo nai nanairo desu, Amai o aji wo hitokuchi nomeba,kofuku kairaku afuremasu,Nobore!Susume!Takai tou he! Takai basho hodo ame ga furu Takai basho hodo takusan nomeru,wasurerarenai ano aji wo,itteki dake demo mata hoshii Shiawase na ame ga hoshii kara Hito wo shibaite tatesasemasu Hayaku tate yo,Takaku tate yo to kizukeba ningen umeru gawa Nobore!Susume!Takai tou he! Tate yo!Susume!Takai tou wo! Shiawase shiawase yo,tanoshii kimochi ga afuredasu,takaku tatereba hitori jime,shita ni wa nidoto orimasen Shiawase shiawase yo,Ureshii kimochi ga tomaranai. Ame yo,ame yo motto fure,hayaku tate yo watashi no tame Tate yo!Susume!Takai tou wo! Tate yo!Susume!Takai tou wo! Takaku tatesugi hosoi tou Chiniku de dekita moroi tou Kuzuremasu,Kuzuremasu Ookina tori ga butsukatta Takai tokoro de kurasu hodo Konagona ni natteshimai masu Inochi karagara nigedasu yo Onna kodomo to boroboro otokotachi Nanni no naku nari mashita Tsuki hi ga tachimashita Iseki wo asarimashita Ki ni naru mono arimashita Sore wa Shiawase na ame no kaseki Kashikoi amata de shirabemasu Douyara kumo no ue ni, Kofuku kairaku afureteiro yo des Tate yo!Susume!Takai tou wo! Tate yo!Susume!Takai tou wo! Nobore!Susume!Takai tou he! Nobore!Susume!Takai tou heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! Come on guys let’s get kikuo to 1M

[@ブ男]

最初は可愛い声なのにどんどん力強くなってくの 登ってから恐怖を知るみたいな感じで好き

[@pettyblood_]

this is like if junji ito rewrote genesis 11:1-9

[@primordialgazpacho]

holy FUCK youre right

[@remixtheidiot5771]

What's genesis 11:9? Is it Babel? I'm assuming it is based on context...

[@nathanaelcaballero217]

@@remixtheidiot5771 yes it is

[@medelicoribu7072]

@@remixtheidiot5771 I think this is something about the tower of Babel.

[@iwasaninjaallalong]

Lmao you're right, i've thought abt this too lololololol

[@minalepanda]

They way hanatan changes her tone for different verses is so cool! In the verses where the people are naïve she sounds younger and in the verses of sorrow/regret she sounds older. Definitely adds more to the song ♥

[@ruki-wh9fq]

コピペ ある日大きな塔が立つ 雲の上まで続いてる 長い行列作っているよ みんな笑顔で続いてる 登れ　進め　高い塔へ 一つ登れば遊園地 二つ登れば歓楽街 三つ登れば地上の楽園 降りるお客はおりません 登れ　進め　高い塔へ 雲の上まで登ります 地獄の建設現場です 鬼のしばきに倒れた男を 埋めて固めて建設中 登れ　建てよ　高い塔を さみしいよ苦しいよ　悲しい血潮が溢れ出す 餌に釣られて　二度と戻れず 下から一切見えません ある日不思議な雨が降る 見たこともない七色です 甘いお味を一口飲めば 幸福快楽溢れます 登れ　進め　高い塔へ 高い場所ほど雨が降る 高い場所ほどたくさん飲める 忘れられないあの味を 一滴だけでもまた欲しい 幸せな雨が欲しいから 人をしばいて建てさせます 早く建てよ高く建てよと 気付けば人間埋める側 登れ　進め　高い塔へ 建てよ　進め　高い塔を 幸せ幸せよ　楽しい気持ちが溢れ出す 高く建てれば独り占め 下には二度と降りません 幸せ幸せよ　嬉しい気持ちが止まらない 雨よ雨よもっと降れ 早く建てよ私のため 建てよ　進め　高い塔を 建てよ　進め　高い塔を 高く建てすぎた細い塔 血肉で出来た脆い塔 崩れます　崩れます 大きな鳥がぶつかった 高いところで暮らすほど 粉々になってしまいます 命からがら逃げ出すよ 女子供とボロボロ男たち なんにもなくなりました 月日が経ちました 遺跡をあさりました 気になるものありました それは 幸せの雨の化石 賢い頭で調べます どうやら雲の上に 幸福快楽溢れているようです 建てよ　進め　高い塔を 建てよ　　進め　高い塔を 登れ　進め　高い塔へ 登れ　進め　高い塔へ コメント

[@ThaoTran-0102]

Romaji English Aru hi ookina tou ga tatsu One day, a large tower rose up. kumo no ue made tsuzuiteru Even above the clouds, it continues up. nagai gyouretsu tsukutte iru yo A large queue was formed at it, minna egao de tsuzuiteru Where everyone continues on with a smile. Nobore susume takai tou e Climb! Advance! To the grand tower. Hitotsu noboreba yuuenchi If you climb up one floor, you get to an amusement park. futatsu noboreba kanrakugai If you climb up two floors, you reach the red light district. mittsu noboreba chijou no rakuen If you climb up three floors, you'll find a paradise on earth. oriru okyaku wa orimasen Those who reached there won't want to come back down. Nobore susume takai tou e Climb! Advance! To the grand tower. Kumo no ue made noborimasu Up until you reach past the clouds, climb up. jigoku no kensetsu genba desu Hell is under construction right there. oni no shibaki ni taoreta otoko o Demons dwell there, and those who fell to their attacks; umete katamete kensetsu chuu They were buried as part of the construction. Nobore tateyo takai tou o Climb! Oh build! The grand tower. Shamishii yo kurushii yo kanashii chishio ga afuredasu It's lonely, It's painful! As sad blood overflows. esa ni tsurarete nidoto modorezu Caught by an enticing bait, I cannot return anymore. shita kara issai miemasen And from below, at the ground, it can't be seen at all. Aru hi fushigi na ame ga furu One day, a mysterious rain fell. mita koto mo nai nanairo desu It was never seen before, a prism of color. amai o aji o hitokuchi nomeba It's sweet flavor, if you take single taste; koufuku kairaku afuremasu Happiness, pleasure, they will overflow. Nobore susume takai tou e Climb! Advance! To the grand tower. Akai basho hodo ame ga furu The higher you are, the more rain falls. takai basho hodo takusan nomeru The higher you are, the more you can drink. wasurerarenai ano aji o It's unforgettable, that taste. itteki dake demo mata hoshii Even with just a single drop, you'll want more. Shiawase na ame ga hoshii kara Since you want more of this rain that makes you happy. hito o shibaite tatesasemasu You'll force people to build up the tower. hayaku tateyo takaku tateyo to Hurry up and build! As high as possible, build. kizukeba ningen umeru gawa And before you realized, the surroundings are filled with buried humans. Nobore susume takai tou e Climb! Advance! To the grand tower. tateyo susume takai tou o Oh build! Advance! The grand tower. Shiawase shiawase yo tanoshii kimochi ga afuredasu I'm happy, I'm so happy! The fun feelings overflow. takaku tatereba hitorijime The higher I build up, the more I have for myself. shita ni wa nidoto orimasen On the ground below, I will never descend back there. Shiawase shiawase yo ureshii kimochi ga tomaranai I'm happy, I'm so happy! The happy feelings are not stopping. Ame yo ame yo motto fure Oh rain! Oh rain, fall more. hayaku tateyo watashi no tame Hurry up and build, for my sake! Tateyo susume takai tou o Oh build! Advance! The grand tower. Tateyo susume takai tou o Oh build! Advance! The grand tower. Takaku tatesugita hosoi tou It was built too high, that narrow tower. chiniku de dekita moroi tou Built with flesh and blood, that fragile tower. kuzuremasu kuzuremasu It crumbles, it crumbles down. ookina tori ga butsukatta A large bird crashed into it. Takai tokoro de kurasu hodo The higher up you were at the tower, konagona ni natte shimaimasu The more you'd shatter when you fall. inochi karagara nigedasu yo For their lives, all ran away. onna kodomo to boroboro otokotachi Whether it be women, children, or tattered men. Nannimo naku narimashita Now there was nothing left. tsukihi ga tachimashita As time passed by. iseki o asarimashita The ruins were searched. ki ni naru mono arimashita A curious thing was found. Sore wa It was... shiawase no ame no kaseki A rain of happiness' fossil. kashikoi atama de shirabemasu Those with intelligent minds studied it. douyara kumo no ue ni It seemed that above the clouds; koufuku kairaku afureteiru you desu Happiness, pleasure, they seem to overflow there. Tateyo susume takai tou o Oh build! Advance! The grand tower. Tateyo susume takai tou o Oh build! Advance! The grand tower. Nobore susume takai tou e Climb! Advance! To the grand tower. Nobore susume takai tou e Climb! Advance! To the grand tower. END

[@koi596]

you are a good human, thank you

[@HelenShinonome]

man.........i'm so.. *gah* NOBOREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!SUSUMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! TAKAI TOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!1

[@sadthing3292]

w h a t

[@taevianfeliciano6277]

Yes

[@anggatd]

IKR, the song is so catchy

[@spinesquisher1978]

i dont understand but i do

[@elainad6728]

Kake u to u woooooooOOOOooOooO9

[@smokepotion6981]

The more I listen to this song, the more it feels like a reprimand of capitalism. We Build and Build, trying to get upward in life. Trying to make it so people have more and more. But the tower can't hold up that much weight forever. The world can't handle it forever. And eventually it will come tumbling down. And when it does, the only resources left to try and rebuild, will be parts of the old tower. So might as well make a new one. After all, it's all we know.

[@magiautomata]

capitalism demands two things: infinite growth and the exploitation of those under you. it's fine though, because, you, too, can be rich. nevermind that it collapses everytime infinite growth can't be met

[@keymash]

why not build multiple towers then instead of combining them into one?

[@makkurakurakura]

still hoping and praying for a kikuohana act 3. I know every kikuohana song and I need more lmao

[@sim4528]

OMG SAME I NEED MORE KIKUOHANA RIGHT NOW

[@user-bb6ei9ul3l]

登れ 進め とか 建てよ 進め ってとこが来る度に鳥肌がぶわぁあっってなる

[@user-yv2ih8dp6z]

最後の方になればなるほどこれがどんどん大人のような声になってる…

[@sariela_063]

KikuoHana is one of the best things that happened to us and I'm sorry for every living being who doesn't know these 2 legends

[@francisxqq]

i love how she changes her voice for every person

[@kwekker]

they really couldn't resist the gay rain

[@user-bv7ly1nc3e]

この歌聞いてると人がどれだけ貪欲なのか分かる気がする。

[@user-pw6rk6mm4g]

雨と無知…ってｺﾄ！？

[@HandleLOVE595]

流石に天才 古参アピしとこ

[@CherryRubyUwU]

*NOOOBOOOOORRREEEEEEEEEEE* *SUUUSUUMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* *TAAAAKKAAAAAAAIIIIIII* *TOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@user-rx2xj5qs4t]

雲の上まで進んでる…あれ？確か雲の上って雨降らないよね？……じゃあ七色で甘い雨って……何⁇

[@user-en2ol5re9f]

上の人の血と涙じゃないかな

[@coco-ks9uf]

腐乱死体の腐汁は甘い匂いがするって聞いたことが ある、七色に光るは死体から染み出た 油分のてかり？

[@user-kd3sd9fn1s]

まあ幻想の世界だし、、多少はね？

[@m-1073]

@@coco-ks9uf さん マジすか···。

[@Midnightaperson]

I feel this is about the tower of bablon from the bible.. just the wording in all

[@aymbaut9361]

nothings gets past you

[@Midnightaperson]

@@aymbaut9361 you are very correct

[@sksn9289]

花たんさんの声色の変化の仕方が好き過ぎる

[@Kamiyan4713]

Kikuo and Hana are the ideal music duo and you cant prove me otherwise.

[@sizuku__1022]

バベルの塔が元ネタ？ 人の傲慢さが分かる花たんさんの歌い分け素晴らしいです…

[@0325hjs]

why do i want this to be in a madoka magica movie

[@minaf8110]

+Cristiana Lieto Cause it belongs there

[@NopeDontDoItImTellingYouNow]

Because i do believe that the same people who did the art for this did the designs for the witches pmmm! They're called Gekidan INU Curry in case you wanted to know!

[@0325hjs]

Emily you mean gekidan inu curry? i know the album cover is done by them ,but i didn't know about this pv

[@NopeDontDoItImTellingYouNow]

+Cristiana Lieto I meant them! Although I could be wrong on the PV! I don't have any source other than the style looks similar, sorry!

[@warpstarr]

Cristiana Lieto OMG I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT! THE STYLE WOULD FIT SO GREAT

[@warpstarr]

this song to this day, still gives me chills. the vocals are so beautiful.

[@LichiJlikesdoingnothingatall]

Fr tho I'm still listening to it until now🤭

[@thefoolsfavorite]

Absolutely

[@artthenecromancer404]

100%

[@user-jn3xk3pz6x]

無限ループって怖くない？

[@evo683]

yes

[@user-qc3jo3mh6l]

yes👌✨

[@user-kaeru_Frog]

現代の社会を比喩してるような感じがしててすごいわかる。

[@zoee7908]

3:59 this is why the accordion is my favorite instrument! Because of kikuo he’s just the best! Still my favorite song to this day.

[@Mia-sw1tu]

For everyone who doesn't get it, this song is about the endless cycle of human greed.

[@CrazyZinChan]

I like this version more than the vocaloid one

[@user-vi7wf9iv3e]

これは……凄い！ 楽曲もすごいが、動画も「こういう見せ方があったのか」と感心した。そしてなにげに物語がループするのね。 仕事中も曲が頭から離れないｗ。

[@GodSpaghetti]

aru hi ookina tou ga tatsu kumo no ue made tsuzuiteru nagai gyouretsu tsukutte iru yo minna egao de tsuzuiteru nobore susume takai tou e hitotsu noboreba yuuenchi futatsu noboreba kanrakugai mittsu noboreba chijou no rakuen oriru okyaku wa orimasen nobore susume takai tou e kumo no ue made noborimasu jigoku no kensetsu genbadesu oni no shibaki ni taoreta otoko o umete katamete kensetsu chuu nobore tate yo takai tou o samishii yo kurushii yo kanashii chishio ga afuredasu esa ni tsurarete nidoto modorezu shita kara issai miemasen aru hi fushigina ame ga furu mita koto mo nai nanairo desu amai o aji o hitokuchi nomeba koufuku kairaku afuremasu nobore susume takai tou e takai basho hodo ame ga furu takai basho hodo takusan nomeru wasure rarenai ano aji o itteki dake demo mata hoshii shiawasena ame ga hoshii kara hito o shiba ite tatesasemasu hayaku tate yo takaku tate yo to kizukeba ningen umeru gawa nobore susume takai tou e tate yo susume takai tou o shiawase shiawase yo tanoshii kimochi ga afuredasu takaku tatereba hitorijime shita ni wa nidoto furimasen shiawase shiawase yo ureshii kimochi ga tomaranai ame yo ame yo motto fure hayaku tate yo watashi no tame tate yo susume takai tou o tate yo susume takai tou o takaku tatesugita hosoi tou ketsuniku de dekita moroi tou kuzuremasu kuzuremasu ookina tori ga butsukatta takai tokoro de kurasu hodo konagona ni natteshimai masu inochi karagara nigedasu yo onna kodomo to boroboro otokotachi nanni mo naku nari mashita tsukihi ga tachimashita iseki o asarimashita ki ni naru mono arimashita sore wa shiawase no ame no kaseki kashikoi atama de shirabemasu douyara kumo no ue ni koufuku kairaku afurete iru you desu tate yo susume takai tou o tate yo susume takai tou o nobore susume takai tou e nobore susume takai tou eeeeeeee......

[@bakatoaster6000-yt]

:D

[@medelicoribu7072]

*THANK YOU FOR THIS BLESSING SPAGHETTI MONSTER*

[@aria-tg1hh]

thanks man

[@user-pu5lt7tw3t]

怖い怖い怖い怖い((( これ一番鳥肌立ったわ……

[@bosatsu2930]

なんて相性のいい人たちなんだ…。

[@KH-oz6qs]

人間は欲に負けて同じ事を繰り返すって事か……

[@jaydrawz53]

I love how Kikuo makes songs sound so nostalgic, without actually being nostalgic. It's probably because of the accordion (I had a sub teacher in elementary that played the accordion), for me, or the "childish", and melancholic aesthetic to these songs. Honestly, I kind of miss it in his newer songs. I still love his recent musical experimentation though

[@AMO_desu]

気づけば人間埋める側 って普通に人間の闇だよね。

[@mayu8566]

すごい！！好きです♡ 深読みを楽しめる歌詞と癖になるメロディ最高ですきくおさん！

[@Doughnot8403]

Its so hard to hate Kikuo's songs

[@greciajara5630]

Kikuo+hanatan= perfection HELP I AM SERIOUALY ADDICTED TO THIS SONG

[@user-qb6hg3xq1r]

最初の方はとてもかわいらしい声なのが、だんだん本格的なめちゃくそ上手い歌声になってビックリ 愛してます！

[@js3836]

This Duo is so powerful.

[@user-wr4pu6dj6k]

They OP

[@spase2773]

duo?

[@spase2773]

i mean, its one person singing

[@lesbianzatr]

@@spase2773 its kikuo and hanatan

[@kiyo_zabivnoy]

@@spase2773 kikuo - music, hanatan - vocal.

[@tsutsura...]

「早く建てよ私のため」の欲望を隠しきれなくなった感が好き

[@user-oi2vm3se6m]

やっぱ何度聞いても最後ぞわぁってするw

[@supamoe2022]

Why this sounds so perfectly classic and modern at the same time

[@wivhtjejd8075]

I think these people needs some lessons on architecture

[@AraneaTempestatibus]

According to my interpretation this is about a capitalist economy, in which things are promised if you work more and more, but some will simply serve to be stacked on the tower so that it reaches higher, however this does not matter to them because everyone wants the happiness and stability that the top promises them, but sooner or later that system ends up collapsing/failing at some point; the few people who survived before the tower fell are still looking for that stability, therefore they will continue using bodies and stepping on top of others in order to reach the top. At least I get the impression that's the meaning because even though they have to run over others, they will. Or about the fact that at the top there are promised things like happiness and pleasure...that and this line: "The rain is falling at a place so high above, and you can drink it when you're at a spot high enough. Finding the taste of it always on your mind, then you'll realize one drop will never be enough". After that, the lyrics say that humans started using other people's corpses to get to the top. Has anyone heard someone say that they will do everything to get to the top (success)? That's why I think it's about capitalism, plus the promise that if you push yourself and reach high enough, everyone can reach the top. The tower would be the economy that is made based on the exploitation of others (in this case bodies) although we could also say that it is about the exploitation of natural resources, people, etc. in general. "All we wanted was to live up high above". In other words, the song is about greed.

[@44tharia46]

welp, upon seeing the translated lyrics, i see a very familiar story (these are my interpretations, read with a grain of salt) the tower being erected in the first place symbolizes mankind's inherent wish to become enlightened and "higher." i see this more literally, the tower to me represents the dream of becoming someone above other men, ie wealthy as people climb the tower, they either progress further or die trying. those that die become stepping stones for those already succeeding. of course, as they get higher, they don't care that people die so that they themselves can climb the tower even higher. the rain symbolizes power and wealth. finally, their climbing has proven to be fruitful, and they won't stop there. the wealthy begin to prey on the weak to build the tower higher and higher just to fuel their pleasures, caring not for the lives of the bodies used in the wall. eventually, a bird flies in and destroys the tower built from greed and sacrifice. the bird symbolizes a sudden revolt or maybe even the hand of god himself. the people climbing the tower fall to the bottom of the tower and die, to be discovered years later by intelligent people. the intelligent people realize that their ancestors or whatever climbed a tower in search of great pleasure, only to die terribly after causing many other deaths. so of course, they build another tower, because mankind wants nothing but to please themselves at any cost, thus repeating the cycle thank you for coming to my ted talk~

[@oooceanman]

Beautiful *applause*

[@anastasialoveless677]

Mwah *claps*

[@shellyslavutin5904]

Damn it reminds me of the Tower of Babel

[@Ceran_Vasse]

If only the bible could sing and had this song inside

[@atariartoria2207]

It's communism propaganda

[@Appilesh]

Does anyone have the picture in high quality? I think it's a really deep piece of artwork :)

[@kidapult]

(I'm replying in case anyone has the answer) I'd love to have a print of the artwork, it's so meaningful

[@dandanthedandan7558]

Leaving a reply here to get notified too

[@shionashiel]

H

[@leevilpantsu4462]

Ward

[@joeymcjagger4028]

.

[@tanbearine]

(currently screaming)

[@piss7610]

is ur mom worried

[@hambubgrr]

*_NOBURE!_*

[@minaf8110]

*_SUSUME!_*

[@trix8272]

+Artistic Garbage Hitotsu noboreba yuuenchi

[@marthe18luck]

Reminds me of the statue “Monolitten” in Frognerparken in Norway. It’s like a tall and huge statue of people stacked upon eachother

[@user-vv5rj8fo4d]

途中で塔の建設材料にされた骸が…

[@thepuppeteer99]

I need a piano tutorial of this but I can't find one. Build! Advance! To the piano tutorials!

[@fujichifu092]

これ1枚の絵やん？スゴい

[@pricefieldz]

I like how the beginning her voice is soft and sweet and then at the end it’s rough and elegant

[@madamikunator98]

GOD THE BREAK, HER VOICE!!! ;w; ) Beautiful

[@thunder9543]

HELLO JO BROTHER WHAT ARE U DOING HERE 6 YEARS AGO

[@madamikunator98]

@@thunder9543 Vibing and enjoying good music Jo Brother 👀 WBU?

[@thunder9543]

@@madamikunator98 listening to vocaloids in 2022 and chilling :D

[@madamikunator98]

@@thunder9543 All is right then 👍

[@thunder9543]

@@madamikunator98 got discord?

[@xXInfinityDiesXx]

I went through the 5 stages of grief during this 10/10 would watch a million times

[@iamlonely_404]

Decided to listen to it after several years. It goes from 0 to 100 way faster, than I remember

[@user-pu3ke9kw9w]

舐めてたら色が変わるキャンディーのキャラクターみたいな見た目してるな

[@user-vk5cl8sz3z]

まってどんどんそいつに見えてきてしまうんだけど笑

[@Alilililis]

きえちゃうキャンディーかね？

[@user-lk4bv3lh9b]

この子達可愛い顔してなかなか鬼_(:3」∠)_

[@user-winoti]

仲間がいた_(:3｣∠)_

[@sushiyorisakana]

それな_(┐「ε:)_

[@user-zx3qx9gz4u]

わかるヾ(:3ヾ∠)_

[@user-px8li1vq5u]

◦

[@gary7846]

The cycle continues

[@gabzOG]

4:02 best part imo

[@Nintendan95]

Catchy as hell. And damn what a beautiful voice.

[@LoraCoggins]

This reflects the state of mankind so well, and I love it.

[@HuongGiang-jk2je]

aru hi ooki na tou ga tatsu kumo no ue made tsuzuiteru nagai gyouretsu tsukutteiru yo minna egao de tsuzuiteru nobore! susume! takai tou he hitotsu noboreba yuuenchifutatsu noboreba kanrakuga mitsu noboreba chijou no rakuen oriru okyakusan ha orimasen nobore! susume! takai tou hekumo no ue made noborimasu jigoku no kensetsu genba desu oni no shibaki ni taoreta otoko wo umete katamete kensetsu chu Nobore! Tate yo! Takai Tou samishii yo kurushi yo Kanashii chishio ga afure dasu Esa ni tsurareta Nidoto modorezu shita kara issai miemasenaru hi fushigi na ame ga furu mitakoto mo nai nanairo desu amai oaji wo hitokuchi nomeba koufuku kairaku afuremasu nobore! susume! takai tou hetakai basho hodo ame ga furu takai basho hodo takusan nomeru wasurerarenai ano aji wo itteki dake demo mata hoshii shiawase na ame ga hoshii kara hito wo shibaite tatesasemasu hayaku tate yo takaku tate yo to kidukeba ningen umeru gawa nobore! susume! takai tou he Nobore! Tate yo! Takai Tou woshiawase shiawase yo tanoshii kimochi ga afure dasu takaku tatereba hitori jime shita ni ha nidoto orimasenshiawase shiawase yo ureshii kimochi ga tomaranai ame yo ame yo motto fure hayaku tate yo watashi no tame tateyo! susume! takai tou wo tateyo! susume! takai tou wo takaku tatesugi hosoi tou ketsuniku de dekita moroi tou kuzuremasu kuzuremasu ooki na tori ga butsukatta takai tokoro de kurasu hodo konagona ni natteshimaimasu inochi karagara nigedasu yo onna kodomo to boro boro otokotachinannimo nakunarimashita tsugi hi ga tachimashita iseki wo assari mashita kininaru mono arimashitasore hashiawase no ame no kaseki kashikoi atama de shirabemasu douyara kumo no ue ni koufuku kairaku afureteiru you desutateyo! susume! takai tou wo tateyo! susume! takai tou wonobore! susume! takai tou he nobore! susume! takai tou he

[@SpicySweetsVocaloidTLs]

You got some pronounciations wrong

[@SpicySweetsVocaloidTLs]

Why didn't you separate へ(which is actually pronounced え) and 雲の上まで?

[@SpicySweetsVocaloidTLs]

kanrakugai not kanrakuga. Plus, you should separate the words if they're in different stanzas. c:

[@libitina7484]

Thank you

[@antagonisticalex401]

After 8 years. STILL PEAK MUSIC 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥 ALSO that sketch is FIRE. I REALLY want one for myself ngl. Thats art right there.

[@TAMAKING-ho8tb]

My boyfriend doesn't even listen to vocaloid songs and I managed to get him hooked on this lol. The composition and story really is amazing.

[@LeilaPayze]

So here's my theory on this song: This tower is supposed to represent a business or the world of work in general. In the first verse, the people climbing the tower are happy and enjoy the place so much that they never want to leave, these people may represent those who start work for the first time, or are at least new to this very business, and are intrigued at the chance to work somewhere 'different'. When the verses change and the tower descends into a 'construction site from hall's then this may represent the emerging or previously hidden problems in the world of work that newbies may not have noticed. Furthermore, when the line 'all of us used up as bait' was used, I interpret that as how people may get trampled from all the competition taking place in the company, and how many collapse under pressure. However, those who do make it out on top can be suggested as the ones who tasted the 'special rain', which I interpret is actually 'money' or 'power'. When the tower collapses, since it is made out of the bodies of people, aka the people who were crushed chasing their dreams, that can be seen as how, when the company shuts down, many workers and their families are 'crushed' with little way to support themselves. Now, here's the interesting part, when a person found out what was creating the rain, I believe the line 'it's plain, that is the place where you'll find plenty of pleasure to wash away pain' represented how the 'power' was all meaningless in the end and many people lost themselves to it, forgetting social life etc. Finally when the song begins again, I think this shows how people never learn from their mistakes and continue to strive for something that will only end up hurting them in the end. In a way, I think this entire song represents Japan's world of work, from how many Japanese work long and tiring hours in order to climb the business and gain more money for a better life, yet only get paid near minimum wage whilst big leaders at the top leave easier lives.

[@burnt-toast7411]

Ah~ corporate greed

[@kyleag86]

thats capitalism for you.

[@freedom-verity]

A pretty good interpretation. Its problem is that there was never been any global collapse of the job market. Yes, sometimes big companies also cease to exist, but this is a rather rare phenomenon, while the song says that the fall of a high tower is something natural, because it was "not wide enough", and the construction of the tower itself describes very unsightly, although the company is not something terrible, it is just a form of organization of people and it is difficult to describe a simple company in such terrible words. I think my interpretation is still more correct. The tower itself represents the progress of mankind, and is divided into levels, so there is also an association with Maslow's pyramid. This progress is achieved by the work of ordinary people - that's why the tower is built on flesh and blood, weapons and crimes are also being improved, that's why demons who are criminals are mentioned. People climbing up don't look down, that is, they are not interested in the life of undeveloped societies that suffer. With the development of progress, a rainbow rain appears - something that was previously unattainable and indescribable, the appearance of cinema and photography. People are happy and continue to strive for progress, which is expressed in the exploitation of workers' labor by those from above, there are also constant conflicts between states, so blood is pouring out of the tower. All this ends with the fact that the World War I is happening - the tower is collapsing, people stopped believing in progress and went down. However, then people realize that having risen high enough, progress will stop and everyone will be happy forever - the idea of world communism, and the song turns into something like a revolutionary march demanding to build a tower, and this is something good, since society never ceases to exist and always strives further even when falling.

[@pollo7932]

They look very silly

[@Fruitykiwi111]

I cannot stop listening to this song 😭

[@sorrylyric]

nice pfp you have

[@keymash]

@@sorrylyriche used my face as the pfp, i feel robbed in a way

[@Purp1e_]

I cant help but think about how this song goes in a loop. the candy rain could be blood, and if it was then it would be blood from the people above. and if you skip later in the song you can hear their perspective. when the tower starts falling down, if you go back a little you can see people falling off. i think its not a moving story, but rather a big tower showing different perspectives with each part. also you can see its one picture that slowly moves up. sorry if this dosent make sense

[@imaddictedtobread]

Actually it kinda makes sense and I kinda like it