-v0.03- English) XaaaCi. (Ar tonelico 3)

As the real opening lyrics of this song and their meanings were unveiled last year on Noriko Mitose's Twitter account, I replaced the previous mondegreen-ish phrases with them (the "translation" is based on Mitose's explanation) To check out the tweets: togetter.com/li/844153
XaaaCi. from Ar tonelico 3

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

Okay, HOLY SHIT. I knew the song would have a lot of emotion behind it, but I'm blown away. Knowing that's it's the entirety of the planet pouring its soul into grieving and raging at ALL of humanity makes this song wonderfully tragic. I'm used to Hymmnos songs implementing the singer's emotions and desires in it, but I'm fascinated by the gap between the Reyvateils singing and the planet itself. The human singers typically talk about lashing out for their negative emotions or Praising life in general while hoping for a beautiful future, but this is Ar Ciel, the Planet itself, vowing to kill and destroy every single human because of past transgressions. The ground beneath humanity's feet has given up on reconciliation and just wants them all dead, with a vengeance. That's POWERFUL. And both incredibly sad and terrifying.

[@aquagondrag]

Indeed. That's also what makes the songs coming after it in the final battle have so much more meaning to them.

[@Mitwadus]

This song, these games are so special.

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

I havent heard all the music from this series yet but this right here has got to be considered a masterpiece. It works even taken out of the context of the game and applied to our real world at the moment. Someone could easily make a video of huge natural disasters related to climate change set to this track. I'd go as far as to say that no other song I've ever heard, save for some classic stuff like O Fortuna, enters the level of art and emotion that this does. With all the crazy music I've heard from At3 Icant believe I havent seen more people say its their favorite in the series.

[@anferos_l7612]

Ar ciel,the planet used to love its children until the children hurts it over millions of times

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

climate change be like

[@miriam5047]

Well, shit. This is what Earth is singing right now, isn't it.

[@schildkroteofdoom9372]

Its been years but it gives me chills to hear this. Lovely.

[@anferos_l7612]

For those who don't know the series:This song is telling a story that a planet love its own children very much but they keep damage the planet.So finally the planet have to take all the lifes/substances back to restart the circle of life.What a sad story!Love and hate as the same deep. The lyrics is written in the planet's vision. The opposite vision is «Ec Tisia ~ Tarifa ~».In that song,the planet forgive all the being and be reborn.

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

Doesnt sound like a story from the game... sound like the reality of our world right now O_O

[@praisethetruemosthigh8946]

@@nighthoodlupin3500 That's what i was thinking too!!

[@adityairawan1843]

Can we fully agree here that XaaaCi is another song way ahead of it's time?

[@Evilriku13]

@@adityairawan1843 it is. It still hasn't reached "us" yet. The Kali Yuga has yet to end, and when it does, this song will play it's significance.

[@zhizn_snake]

If I'm ever under warning for a natural disaster, I'm just gonna sit tight and ride it out while listening to this.

[@Bolomoto]

I've listen to ar music, but held back because I want to play the games (but never got to it) because it is my weakness for music based worlds. But I said my self I do want to here a standout to turn the want to play into a HARD NEED. So I asked my friend and all he did was laugh and sent me this. And uhh... What does it mean to hit sensory overload? But First time I heard it my eye dilated, skin crawled, and started sweating the more it went. And now I can say I NEED TO PLAY THIS SERIES for this music if not anything other reason. The game itself is the cake on top of a cake

[@dontmindme3660]

Just music alone make me really want to play the game but it got region lock on steam

[@bloorb0569]

@@dontmindme3660 Which is why we use today's sponsor nor-

[@anferos_l7612]

I am shocked that you have done such an amazing video to extract the image of the song.Wonderful!These images and editing shows your great understanding of the music.

[@jayatemara2434]

Sorry for being human

[@Thornbloom]

343 Guilty Spark, to MCPO John-117: "Please stop being human."

[@charnalk5572]

cry about it

[@aquagondrag]

Whoa, I didn't even notice when she made these tweets! Thanks, that information will really become handy when I update the translations over at the EXA_PICO Wikia! And like always, great work on the translation and video!

[@AbstractGarden]

***** Thanks :) It's really lucky that there are always dedicated EXA_PICO-verse fans like you outside Japan :D

[@DeviDoesNothing]

This is the fucking song of all time.

[@TaggXero]

"Dear humanity, please die. This isn't a question." -Ar Ciel.

[@eduardobustamante4749]

Ar ciel reminds me of Ashera, the goddess in Fire Emblem 9 & 10, she was decided to kill all humans (beorcs) and laguz after years of constant war and death

[@Evilriku13]

The parallels exist, and to some egree, Ashera is the birthmother to some degree liek Ar Ciel to many of these creatures.

[@Crestlinger2]

Theme music for 2020.

[@bloorb0569]

Theme music for 2020 and every year after 2020 it's only getting worse.

[@meremsolomon4744]

When the Archetype: Earth had enough of humanity.

[@ShePudding]

I really appreciate that you took the time to do this. :) I've always enjoyed your perspective on these lyric videos. Expect that view counter to climb- no way I'm playing this just once. ;)

[@AbstractGarden]

ShePudding Oh thanks XD Actually I think I should have updated this video much earlier; the tweets mentioned in the description were posted at least a year ago.

[@ShePudding]

Don't be silly! You have no obligation to make these videos. But that's what makes you (and others) so awesome. So much of the meaning in these songs would be lost without the Ar Tonelico community. So thank you for giving up your time for this. Totally appreciated. :)

[@nerojubileus9389]

ShePudding This is why I love the Ar Tonelico community. Let's all apreciate songs together ^.^

[@yurmer3008]

ciel-chan is MAD

[@yuriwolfvt]

Earth-Chan wouldn't hurt us like ar ciel had to right?

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

I'd actually feel more right saying Earth-Sama or Earth-Okaasan, lol, and to answer your light-hearted sounding question seriously - yup, she's already doing it... >.< a lot

[@m.e.william2174]

*Laughs in Corona*

[@ssifr3331]

Laughs in earthquakes

[@Hamster7678]

bruh

[@yuriwolfvt]

I feel like 2020 was my fault for this comment

[@levilevi9155]

I don't know why but starting from 2:45, it just makes me want to dance.

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

Seeing someone dance to this would either be hilarious or make it more scary, considering the lyrics.

[@DarkRuby]

ohhhh the new lyrics really make my heart flutter. im so glad you've updated them!!

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

As a HUGE fan of the second game. This third one dissapointed me in so many ways. ....... The music. Was not one of those ways. LOVE IT!

[@KolpoPirate]

take me, Earth-sama

[@mx.viscera2247]

The planet said “it’s a woman’s right to choose and all y’all getting aborted”

[@spineridersinthesky4991]

you always do such a good job on these lyric videos >.

[@Aolady]

why do I want to cry...

[@viczio]

Yeeel, Was yea ra weal yorr toe titilia mahin en jambea won mea. infel, yorr memora?

[@Mitwadus]

Rui ルイ Yes. Exactly.

[@RED-hb1di]

Because you feel the sadness of humanity's sin, hubris and defiance in the face of the greatest thing we have. The only thing we've ever needed, that so many casually and callously spit on in search of something new to satisfy a greed.

[@zhizn_snake]

Want to? I couldn't stop the tears, lol. 😭 At the end she's talking about humanity like her own children and clearly loves us but feels she has no choice but to destroy us in order to save the world. She's like "I raised you the best I could but it wasn't good enough". Putting the game story aside, that's how I read it.

[@adityairawan1843]

I have been thinking about this for a while. This song, when taken out of context, is an accidental sequel to Michael Jackson's "Earth Song," isn't it?

[@chibicelesti4859]

Why is it..... that what you said is, in a way, true...

[@Projectbella-s2z]

This is the ultimate power of the holy transform.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

SPOILER: Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this the point of the game where the actions of the villains lead to Mother Earth snapping and deciding to tear all of humanity a new one?

[@ShePudding]

Old comment, but to answer: It’s the planet’s message to all humanity, including our Heroes. It decided the wounds we inflicted upon it and ourselves were too deep- that we were inherently flawed- and had to go extinct if the planet or any lifeforms upon it had any chance. It’s sung as our heroes try to offer the planet the magical means to survive, and the planet rejects HARD. Nothing from humans could be trusted.

[@TM-fg6si]

HI! I'm japanese.Because I use translation, it may become a funny sentence.I watched a video made in reference to your video in "Niconico video".Why were you interested in hymmnos?

[@AbstractGarden]

+水谷拓実 初めまして。ヒュムノスには6、7年前とある動画からEXEC_PAJA/.(ミシャ)を知ったことが切っ掛けとなって興味を持つようになりました。楽曲のインパクトも強く、最初聴いた時から気に入ったんですが、曲名のSFっぽさも凄く気になって色々と探し始めたら、とうとうヒュムコンを聴いたりアルトネシリーズをプレイしたりするようになりました。歌詞動画はニコ動で幾つかの歌詞動画を見ていたら「自分も作りたい」と思ってしまって作り始めたのですね^^;

[@TM-fg6si]

+AbstractGarden もしかして日本人の方でしたか！？(笑)自分もゲームから知ったわけではありませんが、一度ヒュムノスを聞いた時から強く惹かれるものがありました。これからも頑張ってください！

[@AbstractGarden]

韓国人です。日本語は一応ネットに何か書き込むくらいはできます(自由に使いこなすとは言えませんが…^^;) 最近の歌詞動画製作はサージュコンチェルトの方がメインとなっていますが、ヒュムノスの方も頑張り続けたいと思います！

[@Arenuphis]

I want to nickname this song Exec_Earrape, because ouch my ears

[@Mitwadus]

mineblock 2000 Rrha~

[@dustxd]

lástima, ar tonelico es una serie mal comprendida y desvalorada debido a su fanservice pero la historia y la profundidad de la misma son muy buenas,

[@linkersjacken8032]

This is kind of scary song(I don't hate it by the way)

[@nighthoodlupin3500]

I think it starts off scary but then ends up being very sad in the end.

[@CygnusExOne]

Thank you for this!

[@vazak11]

Cool.

[@Dracmord]

love it!!😁😁

[@Projectbella-s2z]

XaaaCi

[@jamalisujang2712]

My wet dream would be Nanashi Mumei and Ceres Fauna duet this song, ban chat users one by one, and delete their channels, and sometime later their channels are reinstated with new outfits. 😂😂😂

[@zhizn_snake]

Oh man, that'd be next-level cover, lmao. I don't think any vtuber has even played any of the games, let alone know the music.

[@jamalisujang2712]

@@zhizn_snake are there any vtubers focusing on retro games?

[@Thornbloom]

@@zhizn_snake some Nijisanji talent did a cover of EXEC_PHANTASMAGORIA/. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZeWY2l3rMtsa8U

[@1superxero534]

God, please, no

[@Farantir1]

Praise be to our lord Zamasu.

[@GayLPer]

Zamasu doesn't hold a candle to this

[@blizzard1198]

This is what zamasu was trying to do saving the planet

[@ChargeQM]

Don't pretend like Zamasu was motivated by anything other than vainglory. The excuse that humans/mortals cause problems doesn't seem to stop him from addressing demons or his own kind, who are FAR from perfect.

[@SariaSchala]

I actually think this was the motive of the main villain in Star Twinkle Pretty Cure. And perhaps they could see/sense evil from other universes like Doctor Who's Daleks and such, and was driven to absolute despair (I also think EXEC_HIBERNATION/. very much fits the character I'm talking about).

[@arapaimagold8088]

Sounds exactly like the malefic saturn.