"Voice of No Return" (Cover // NieR: Automata) (Adriana Figueroa & FamilyJules)

A cover of "Voice of No Return" from NieR: Automata, feat. FamilyJules (bit.ly/FamilyJules) on guitar. Fictional Chaos Language created by Emi Evans, interpreted & transcribed by ear.
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"Voice of No Return" from NieR: Automata
Original: Keiichi Okabe & Emi Evans
- Vocals: Adriana Figueroa (www.youtube/adrisaurus)
- Guitar & Mastering: FamilyJules (bit.ly/FamilyJules)
- Artwork: Quentin Lecuiller (4rca.deviantart.com/art/Nier-...)
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[[ LYRICS: ]]
** My own interpretation! Emi Evans has confirmed that though they are based on French phonetics, they have no concrete meaning! These were transcribed based on a combination of what I heard and existing transcriptions. **
Faute en fleur mi sei
Alora sensa prui
Meilleure contrafi
Strei le soin je di sa
Saru mena shei
Et blan do con ja flui
Corre te masi plusa cri
Melanu si et
Ersilei aparquoron
Lentenir illa torment
Phialu c'est a na pri que pleurer tregalli
Contrame serati
Contrala souvre la candeur
Trentier prallei
A flerno mon pralui
Conqua chatasu
Qua pu nisa mu mei
Contra la serur
Si la fuera sandur
Miatra shique plus qun sa
Je doi j'en si et fui

[@LizzRobinett]

Girl are you trying to KILL ME THIS IS GORGEOUS

[@CrazedSmiles]

Lizz Robinett LIZZ TELL ME BOUT IT

[@Impaler722]

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[@guillermosantos3278]

You two should collab

[@espeaeon]

A QUEEN COMMENTING ON A QUEEN'S VIDEO

[@pokere621]

Lizz Robinett you 2 are top 10 elite singers on KZbin to me :)

[@H4zZ4rDGaming1]

Crazy how a song that uses literally made up words can convey so much meaning

[@kabobawsome]

Max Crowe You can just tell exactly the message of gentle beauty the song is trying to convey. All from a made up language with no meaning behind it.

[@PiterWandercleydson]

that's me listening to japanese music in general

[@idkidk3378]

So... what’s the meaning?

[@H4zZ4rDGaming1]

@@idkidk3378 there isn't one, the composer, Keiichi Okabe, decided to use a made up language that doesn't actually have meaning. it's meant to sound foreign to anyone who listens to it.

[@wheatbread7604]

@@H4zZ4rDGaming1 the language isn't entirely made up. It's a mix of the syllables from French, english, Italian, German, and a few other languages. The idea behind it is to sound like a sort of futuristic language, but it's mainly meant to be a language that sounds beautiful to song in according to the actual vocalist for the soundtrack

[@jirjeesal-shammaa8246]

I want to cry every time i remember 2B & 9S god i miss them soo much and this song is kind of a gentle relief

[@ADCVr]

Ahmed Alshammaa dont forget A2. She's a good character :')

[@HuttsonKill]

You still listening to this? If not come back for another listen.

[@JustAPositiveGuy]

So I have a theory about the lyrics. I think this is a combination of some Italian with mostly French. Other points of confusion: - Use of the passe simple to achieve the subjectless phrases that you can spin up in Italian. E.g. you can say "Sono JustAPositiveGuy" but french would have to be "Je suis JustAPositiveGuy". - Lots of non sequiturs make it so weird to follow the logic - Other videos of this same song have different pronunciations - Idioms might've been written in English first, then literally into French - Missing some grammar and might have a couple of congation issues End of the day i think its a cute song about someone despairing about falling in love. They know death will end it (forcing them to flee) but they choose to 'flee' their lives now because they must follow them - no matter what's written in the stars. First stanza is how nothing is perfect, but despite that there can be beauty, then lamenting that they will grow old and die, then how you have to grab it while you can cuz life passes you by, then problems that might arise, ending with 'screw it, it's a net positive'. Heartwarming, if this is what the writer meant :) This is my proposal for the Lyics, let me know what you guys think! braces = (in Italian) brackets = [missing word] or [/correction] faute en fleur (mi, sei) - faults in bloom: me, you are (allora senza) pris - so without taken meilluere contrafit - Better when counterfited stai le soin je dis ca - Be carefeul, I am saying that (combines 'stai attento' + 'prendre soin') ca [cheveux] roux ménagé [/en désordre] - That messy, red hair est [sont] blanc quand je fuis - Is white when i flee (i.e. die) (Ora) des (massis) - Now there are boulders (roadblocks) Plus ca gris - More of that gray mais là nous s'y, et... - But here we are, and... et s'il est un par courant [/passant] - If it is a passer-by l'en attenir, (è) un torment - To bring it is a torment - using the italian means the singer doesnt have to hit the hard "T" is they used 'est' fit à lu - Made to be read c'est un abris que [/qui] pleure - It's a shelter that cries Ta rallerie - Your taunting (Con) drame (serati) - With evening drama Contre la s'ouvrir - Against opening it a l'enterre[ment] - At the burial Frontière parlait - Borders speaking a fait nombre [des choses] pour lui - Did a number of things for him quand que je t'as [/t'ai] sur - When I have you (when i run into you) misconjugated as je t'as sur quoi punis sans nous - What punishment (it is) without us contre La sera - Against the (God's) will si là fera s'amour - If there will be love ([/sono] mia tra chi[/quelli] che) - I am among whom that [sont] plus que ca - are more than that je dois - j' t'en suis - I must - I am follow you et fuis - And flee Please point out where you think this could be improved! I've seen a bunch of other interpretations that, after re-listening, sounded equally valid.

[@iroasetahana]

that's actually a lot of work here. i was skeptical, as a french person, when you said it was mostly inspired by french, but I'm convinced :') great job^^

[@X6Thunder]

If you didnt know the language in Niers music is called chaos language and it is a mix of english, french, japanise and bits and pieces from other languages

[@solidjames5704]

i'm glad we had such a positive guy to explain that to us

[@miraxine2646]

Wow, such a linguistc knowledge, I'm impressed

[@XioriannaEBDjinn]

@JustAPositiveGuy It's a nice idea, but no. Chaos language is a mesh of the sounds used in languages from all over the world, organized based on the emotion that each of the sounds from all of the languges tend to convey most often. I.e. Sounds "A-5" are often used to express feelings of disgust or anger, so these sounds will be used to make this sound to convey the same. And so on and so forth. You're hearing french vowels because there's french vowels in there, and while I agree that it certainly sounds like a song detailing a love that cannot be realized or reciprocated, especially considering it's title, any direct translation to any language is impossible since none of the sounds/words in Chaos language have any specific meaning by design. You should read up on it a bit, the artist's work on the project is like... HYPER impressive. Sorry to rain on the parade, but I hope I helped a little bit from the "future."

[@nesquik4556]

Just... Just sing all of the NieR: Automata soundtrack. My life would literally be complete.

[@i.147]

^ yas please

[@f.p.2010]

Nesquik that is impossible

[@nesquik4556]

Shikazu Okari We can only dream.

[@f.p.2010]

Nesquik :/

[@nesquik4556]

Shikazu Okari :) kek

[@GLOCOgaming]

Oh my~ Goosebumps with your voice! wow!

[@Sean-dr9pl]

seggs

[@emmag8730]

0:12 OKAY I LOVE THIS SONG

[@fra604]

Lol

[@user-vb5dv8fm4i]

Lol

[@retsuko3077]

To everyone who is tired of pressing replay, thanks to KZbin, there is something called loop. It is used for beautiful songs with beautiful voices like this.

[@artieskuld6858]

Retsuko!!! I luv u

[@MsDopeyy]

How do you loop? I've been looking for that damn loop and can't friggen find it.

[@panypinkpanda6601]

@@MsDopeyy Right click on the video and you should see a loop option

[@curemallow]

@@panypinkpanda6601 phone user... Rip

[@ignisx3791]

Unless you're listening on mobile. Workaround though: make a Playlist and name it "repeat" or whatever you'd like. Make this song the only one in the list and make the playlist repeat. Boom, easy replay

[@MaikoSan00]

I just bought NieR:Automata a week ago, and has just finally finished Endings A- E [bless the souls of those guys who made it possible!]. Then bless you milady, you then uploaded this. My heart still bleeds out for 9S and 2B, but hearing this song reminds me of simpler times . May those two find happiness. And thank you for uploading this wondrous cover!

[@alexbrooks5676]

You took one week to beat Nier Automata? I'm still on section A and I'm not done yet, although that's because I'm taking my time.

[@BLurRiFieD107]

Don't make me cry again I just finished this game and got over it after 3 gallons of tears Im crying again yet I thank you for this experience of both new and Reminiscence

[@redaether9671]

Beautiful

[@sofia9182]

It's a "beautiful song", isn't? ;)

[@Dibiot]

This cover means a lot to me as did the game. I couldn't put the game down until I had completed it. Even still I constantly go back to listen to this game's beautiful soundtrack, reminding myself to beg my friends to play this game as well. Thank you for the sweet cover!

[@mik4k6]

These lyrics seriously confused me, until I read Ilona's comment about this "Chaos Language." Lovely singing! :D

[@Blue-cz9ip]

Omg! I love it! Would you do a "Fly me to the moon" cover? (The Evangelion ver.)

[@troyofathyns]

what about the bayonetta version?

[@Blue-cz9ip]

Troyo Both are nice

[@CrimsonDarknessSS]

I'd be down for the Evangelion version since it's my favourite version.

[@alysonk5853]

Yesss

[@Azula01]

I feel that maybe these songs are supposed to be in our languages initially. But through time and countless versions or translations, it warped into these "chaos languages" that we now hear. Just imagine how much our languages have changed in the centuries until now? And in-game...its already been 11k years! I can try and expand deeper into this theory but i fear i might give spoilers to some people... so ill keep it at that and let your imaginations take over :) One things for sure tho, our minds might not understand the lyrics of the song, but our hearts sure do! I'm so intrigued by how much emotion a song with "gibberish" lyrics can convey.

[@jbark678]

This song will always remind me of the resistance disappearance side quest. The feels are real.

[@mysukininja114]

I clicked so fast when I saw this nier's soundtrack is so beautiful and voice of no return is one of my favs aaaaaahhh

[@bunnythemermaid191]

I got so excited because I thought this would be Phantom of the Operas 'Past the point of no return' but this cover is beautiful as always.

[@juicystrawberry9454]

Coming back to this amazing cover and still feeling super impressed. Love it !

[@silverthekitsune7007]

Put this on when i was trying to sleep one night and fell asleep very quickly, the neir franchise has the best music and you just made it so much better

[@Sara-zu1hx]

This is so good :') I can always be at peace with any cover u do

[@LetterAnt.]

Your rendition of Emi Evan's language is incredible, I've never purchased a track so fast after just hearing it once! I hope I'll be able to hear more songs in your language

[@hannah_1018]

I love all your music but this is one of my favorites now keep going!!! I love this song!!!

[@TheCreepypro]

such a beautiful voice! I do hope it returns one day...

[@Falterdan23]

Hands down the best piece you've ever done, and Jules killin' it on guitar as always. Beautiful. Chills and tears.

[@hollyberry0602]

Such talent! You're so amazing and your voice is so calming for me! 💕💕💕

[@StopCriminal]

Best cover ever, in the whole world!! So wonderful!

[@bboysamurai_]

I just started playing this game and after hearing this specific track I saw that you sang it and I was so happy !

[@davids1391]

Your voice fits this style so well.

[@Nyannikins]

I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS OH MY GOD I'M SO HAPPY I LOVE YOU

[@MiguelRamirezVA]

Always amazing! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@purplecatpaws9636]

I love this song! It's just very clamming and stress-relieving to me. You should make a slow song/calm song playlist

[@NinjaKiero]

Adri's phenomenal voice and Jules' beautiful guitar work. Absolute perfection.

[@emotopic5]

So happy .iv been wanting u to cover a nier automata song .such a great song too

[@JTriggerVideos]

Beautiful song choice. You and Jules did an amazing job!

[@sPugtothePlug]

Your voice is like a piece of heaven that works it's way in my ear everytime you sing. This honestly made my day!

[@user-gt6in1su4i]

I am crying T-T this is awesome, thank you!

[@madelith5834]

YOUR FRENCH ACCENT IS JUST WONDERFUL. (Btw, I'm french.)

[@superego7533]

Keris Fenrir Don't you mean chaos accent?

[@madelith5834]

There's french words, I don't know anything of Nier's universe. But it look pretty cool ^^

[@superego7533]

Keris Fenrir Chaos is the fictional language that exists in Nier. By the way it's not only french... Chaos language is like a mix of latin languages like french, portuguese, spanish and more

[@madelith5834]

Oh I see ^^

[@madelith5834]

Thank you for the contribution with this conscrutive critic of a language.

[@Crdavis1996]

Hearing FamilyJules play soothing guitar is throwing me for a loop when I only know his metal work, hahah. This cover is amazing!

[@majesticowl4943]

Adri your voice is absolutely beautiful. Its like that of an angel. Keel up that lovely singing and the wonderful covers

[@veethorn]

Gorgeous!

[@cecarnation]

Just subbed last night and NOT disappointed! Keep up the good work

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

adrisaurus this song is really freaking amazing

[@ririririchan4783]

I'm crying… This is too perfect. And it's such a perfect language. Bravo з:

[@9cirno_]

absolutely beautiful

[@maddie4399]

Ah this gave me chills.. so good! I look forward to your future work :)

[@kamarreingram5045]

Simply beautiful

[@SusuStories]

this makes me feel so peaceful, thank you

[@user-wx9ew7cf1d]

THIS SONG HELPED ME STUDY IT'S SO CALMING

[@narutheweirdo]

This is gorgeous, you are amazing and inspirational to me

[@akikogenho]

This is beautiful. Thank you for this.

[@Lybrum]

Aaah i really like this song goodjob as always on the cover

[@fancyform]

OMG. I got some serious goosebumps right now. Subscribed.

[@thechrisdeath632]

I love this.

[@Tanis1415]

So angelic, oh my god I am having a chandelier effect with this one.

[@yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh]

I've been waiting for a cover of this, thank you,, my crops are flourishing thanks to you two

[@thegamersdraw9445]

Awesome!!!!

[@twonio]

I’m addicted to this song. I don’t even care that I’ll never know what it means, it’s so beautiful.

[@jayjag3545]

Amazing cover from an amazing game. You really captured the emotion right into this song.

[@orenji]

Wow... absolutely beautiful cover.

[@Arnosson]

I wished you made music more often Adriana, this is so good.

[@AislynnTucciariello]

I love it!!

[@Cypeq]

Beautiful.

[@ghosttrick2374]

This is amazing, wow.

[@hanz101]

Y u making me cry at work~~~? Absolutely lovely

[@jamprt456]

Amo este cover, una voz muy tierna, dulce y cálida ❤❤

[@user-ex3ku5xi3h]

beautifull!! Like an original song!! BeautifuL!

[@vx9170]

This is amazing. I was actually listening to Automata's OST for like the fifth time just the other day.

[@RgxSnowy]

peaceful song to relax to

[@wondrousperspectives1725]

I'm not crying- you're crying. Thank you so much for this.

[@Dreamer777777777]

Holy crap.... Chills listening to this amazing cover. Nailed it and I am glad you did it. Thank you! :D

[@bryantlee8045]

This was so beautiful.

[@usagi_no_baka]

Pure Goosebumps.

[@user-bi4jf6lt8b]

綺麗な歌声ですね。僕もこの曲は大好きなので歌ってくれて嬉しいです。ありがとう。

[@ethanliu1027]

I love how music can convey so much even if you don't the language and in this case is *LITERALLY* a made-up language

[@Nierfenhimer]

Adri, I'm crying.

[@LavvyWuff]

Simply stunning :D

[@outerspace450]

interpreted and transcribed by ear...... why didn't think of doing that? great work adri! hope to hear more of these!

[@mitchellwilliam95]

Lack of practice, I assume?

[@user-gv6oy2tz8v]

I really miss her while i listening this song with your beautiful voice

[@scirnyx393]

This needs more views, very beautiful cover.

[@sigma2781]

너무 아름다워요ㅠㅠㅠbeautifulㅠㅠ

[@LunaAzzurro]

Oh my god, please do more NeiR music! Your voice is beauty incarnate!

[@Lillymu961]

This cover is absolutely lovely. Fantastic work on this. Your voice is so pretty and angelic. :D I hope you'll cover more songs from Nier: Automata in the future.

[@lilathehedgehog2618]

this is really good

[@WindHashira]

Amazing. I'll be having this on repeat for a while now

[@tadaa-kun2646]

You have no idea how many times I’ve listened to this. None. I’m in love with this version. In love, y’hear me? I LOVE THIS WAY TOO MUCH, it’s unhealthy.

[@nightelf4161]

found this just now, wow 2017 was a good year

[@aprilp614]

Oh my goodness this is beautiful xx

[@Echleon_]

WEAVE: SNATCHED

[@CrazedSmiles]

OMG I LOVE NIER HOW DID U FRIGGING MAKE A COVER LITERALLY RIGHT WHEN I FINISH THE GAME

[@soseztheleadr]

Incredible.

[@LazzyVamples]

YES! I've been waiting for you to do Nier covers since the game came out!

[@Urb4n0Ninj4]

I don't know whether to swoon, or cry...THIS GAMES MUSIC...MY EMOTIONS...

[@HappyZavulon]

This was stunning.

[@malictory]

Such a cool game, a cool soundtrack, and a cool singer!

[@houraizen8725]

THIS IS SO ENCHANTING (at the same time it's making me cry for how pretty it is ((also because...memories of 2B and 9S)) ❤❤❤) PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ❤❤❤👌

[@jonsdad6604]

Wonderful.

[@hahayes2997]

Listening to this has become a daily thing for me

[@Angelonia19]

So relaxing...❤

[@vauboo6151]

Wow beautiful your voice is awesome and this song too.