Watashi no Umareta Sekai (Prologue Edition)

私の生まれた《地平線》Watashi no Umareta 《Chiheisen》The <Horizon> I Was Born Into
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Information
Length	2:46
Type	Vocal
Release Date	13 January 2021
Band	Sound Horizon
Label	Pony Canyon
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私の生まれた《地平線》Watashi no Umareta 《Chiheisen》The <Horizon> I Was Born Into is the fifth song of Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition) a listener may encounter. It is played after either 贖罪と《焔》の息吹Shokuzai to 《Homura》 no IbukiThe Breath of Atonement and <Flame> or 暗闇を照らすヒカリKurayami o Terasu HIKARILight that Shines Upon Darkness, based on whether the Left or Right choice was selected after 夜の因業が見せた夢Yoru no Karma ga Miseta YumeDreams Brought by the Night’s Karma, respectively. The total probability of encountering the song is about 83%. The song has four equally probable intro videos that differ in the voice that says the first line in the lyrics, "ある少女の記憶Aru shoujo no kiokuA certain girl's memories". Once the song finishes, the listener is shown an outro video, determined by both the route they are on (the result of the first choice) and what they chose for the second choice. If for the first choice the Left option was chosen, 恋は果てまで止まらないKoi wa Hate Made TomaranaiLove Won't Stop Till the End will play next. If the Right option was chosen, then 西風のように駆け抜けろッ！Nishikaze no You ni Kakenukero!!Blaze Past like the West Wind! will play.

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Lyrics

A certain girl's memories

The <⛩️️orizon> I was Born into

It is the great beyond of sins,
The memories of a girl.
What kind of questions will this episode ask of life?

I’ve never known my mother
“But I’m not lonely at all”, well, that’s a lie

I feared my own reflection in the mirror
As it seemed to accuse me of my sin

What kind of girl did my late mother wish for me to be?
I’m sorry...that I’ve grown to be such a pushover…

What is [happiness]?
What is [the meaning of life]?

My strait-laced father foregos alcohol
But there would be one night per year when he’d stay up late, drinking his heart out

It was hard for me to look at his shivering shoulders
As he gazed upon the <barren garden>...

Misfortune befell most of those who approached me
I was deemed a girl that spread curses
Nicknamed <Himiko, ancient queen that ruled over her nation with demonic arts>

The boys that stood up for me
The teachers that were kind to anyone
The girls that schemed behind my back
All of them equally led to my isolation

“What are these people playing at...?”

This miniature garden is a microcosm of the <⛩️️orizon>[world] at large
A <system that revolves around> the strong oppressing the weak, trampling over them

Ah...
They extend their roots to compete for water...
They unfold their leaves to compete for light...
They reach out their hands and would even take life...

This darkness is the <⛩️️orizon> I was born into

(Translated by Defade)

(It is the great beyond of sins,
The memories of a girl.
What kind of questions will this episode ask of life?)

私は母を知らなかった
「でも、寂しくない」と
そう言えば　嘘になるけど
鏡に映る面影が
罪を突きつけるようで怖かった

亡き母は　私を　どんな娘に
望んで　育って　欲しかったのだろう？
ごめんね　私は　こんな卑屈な子で
【幸0304】って何？　【生きる意味】って何？

お酒を呑まない　堅物な父が
年に一度だけ　決まって深夜　深酒をする
《荒れ果てた庭園》を眺める後ろ姿の
肩が震えてるのが辛かった

私に近づく者は
大抵不幸になった
呪いを振りまく少女
《ヤバい妖術で国を治めたとされる古代の女王【妃巫女】》

私を庇った男子も　誰にでも優しい教師も　陰で意地悪する女子も
等しく私を孤立させた
少女「この人達は何を演じているのだろう･･････」

この箱庭は《地⛩️線》の縮図
強きモノが　弱きモノを虐げ
屠る《摂理で廻∞る仕組み》

嗚呼...
根を伸ばせば　水を奪い合い
葉を伸ばせば　光を奪い合い
手を伸ばせば　命さえも奪い合う

この暗闇が　私の生まれた《地⛩️線》

(It is the great beyond of sins,
The memories of a girl.
What kind of questions will this episode ask of life?)

Watashi wa haha o shiranakatta
"Demo, sabishikunai" to
Sou ieba uso ni naru kedo
Kagami ni utsuru omokage ga
Tsumi o tsuki tsukeru you de kowakatta

Naki haha wa watashi o donna [ko] ni
Nozonde sodatte hoshikatta no darou?
Gomenne watashi wa konna hikutsu na ko de
Shiawa[se] tte nani? Ikiru Imi tte nani?

Osake o nomanai katabutsu na chichi ga
Nen ni ichido dake kimatte shinya fukazake o suru
[Niwa] o nagameru ushiro sugata no
Kata ga furueteru no ga tsurakatta

Watashi ni chikazuku mono wa
Taitei fukou ni natta
Noroi o furi maku shoujo
[Youjutsu no tsukai himiko]

Watashi o kabatta danshi mo
Dare ni demo yasashii kyoushi mo
Kage de ijiwaru suru joshi mo
Hitoshiku watashi o koritsu saseta

"Kono hitotachi wa nani o enji teiru no darou......"

Kono hakoniwa wa [sekai] no shukuzu
Tsuyoki MONO ga yowaki MONO o shiitage
Hofuru [SHISUTEMU]

Aa...
Ne o nobaseba mizu o ubaiai
Ha o nobaseba hikari o ubaiai
Te o nobaseba inochi sae mo ubaiau

Kono kurayami ga watashi no umareta [sekai]

Route Selection

Once the song finishes, the listener is shown an outro video, determined by both the route they are on (the result of the first choice) and what they chose for the second choice. If for the first choice the Left option was chosen, 恋は果てまで止まらないKoi wa Hate Made TomaranaiLove Won't Stop Till the End will play next. If the Right option was chosen, then 西風のように駆け抜けろッ！Nishikaze no You ni Kakenukero!!Blaze Past like the West Wind! will play.

I’m the Only One That’s Alive, Right?
(The other memory song)

The Breath of Atonement and <Flame>
(Previous song on Left route)

Light that Shines Upon Darkness

(Previous song on Right route)

Love Won't Stop Till the End
(Next song determined by choosing Left for the first choice)

Left Route, Left Choice Outro Video:
-From the ending, time rewinds to the waning moon.
Thanks to Himeko’s efforts, the once deserted shrine is now seeing a return to its past glory...

Left Route, Right Choice Outro Video:
-From the ending, time rewinds to the waxing moon.
Thanks to Himeko’s efforts, the once deserted shrine has now regained most of its visitors...

Blaze Past like the West Wind!
(Next song determined by choosing Right for the first choice)

Right Route, Left Choice Outro Video:
-From the ending, time rewinds to the setting sun.
Thanks to Himeko’s efforts, the once deserted shrine is now seeing a gradual resurgence in visitors...

Right Route, Right Choice Outro Video:
-From the ending, time rewinds to the rising sun.
Thanks to Himeko’s efforts, the once deserted shrine is now seeing a slight resurgence in visitors...

Information

Vocals

Ayaka Ishida

As Sakuya Himeko.

Narration

Ike Nelson

Opening narration.

Musicians

Takeshi Nishiyama

Guitar.

Atsushi Hasegawa

Bass.

Koji Igarashi

Keyboards.

JUN-JI

Drums.

Yuu Ishizuka

Taiko (Traditional Drums), Kagurasuzu (Ritual bells), Tsuzumi.

Jumpei Ohtsuka

Sho (Traditional Gong), Kotsuzumi (Traditional Hand Drum).

Gen Ittetsu Strings

Gen Ittetsu, Ensemble Leader and Solo Violinist.

Takashi Honma

Koto (Japanese Plucked Half-tube Zither).

Kahori Kumada

Biwa (Japanese Short-necked Lute).

Hideyo Takakuwa

Shinobue (Japanese Flute).

Takuya Koketsu

Ryuteki (Japanese Flute), Gakudaiko.

Motonori Miura

Hichiriki (Double Reed Japanese Flute), Kakko (Japanese Double-headed Drum).

Production

Yokoyan

Illustration.

Live Performances

The first part of the Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival will be the story concert for Ema ni negai wo! It will be performed six times from January through March.

Date	Open Time	Start Time	Venue
2021-1-19	16:30	17:30	Tokyo International Forum Hall A
2021-2-5	16:00	17:30	Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-6	16:00	17:30	Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-7	15:00	16:30	Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-3-30	17:30	18:30	Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall
2021-3-31	17:00	18:00	Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall

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