Shokuzai to Homura no Ibuki (Prologue Edition)

贖罪と《焔》の息吹Shokuzai to 《Homura》 no IbukiThe Breath of Atonement and <Flame>
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Information
Length	3:18
Type	Vocal
Release Date	13 January 2021
Band	Sound Horizon
Label	Pony Canyon
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The Breath of Atonement and <Flame> (in Japanese 贖罪と《焔》の息吹, Shokuzai to 《Homura》 no Ibuki) is the fourth song of Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition) a listener may encounter. It is accessed by choosing the Left option on the choice screen shown after 夜の因業が見せた夢Yoru no Karma ga Miseta YumeDreams Brought by the Night’s Karma. Once the song finishes, the listener is presented with a choice, which will determine the end card of the memory song.

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Lyrics

The Breath of Atonement and <Flame>

The brighter the sun shines down,
The darker the shadows it casts.
What kind of epilogue will the interpretation of the Laurants bring about?

I was never all that healthy as a child
But I’ve always dreamed of being a mother of a big family

So why wasn’t I able to protect <the child that was a blessing for me, yet a stroke of misfortune to others>[my first child]?
The color of an unforgivable sin - a blue spring

I will bear this sin my entire life
And live in repentance, abandoning all notions of lament

The mornings I dreamt of

And the sleepless nights

Are all your stories

I want to remain as a mother
That doesn’t curse her own fate

I thought that having a new child
Was an act of betrayal against my previous one
But after many repeating mornings and nights...

I realized that giving the [utmost happiness]
To my new child
Would be the truest form of atonement

Perhaps my wishes on the Ema reached the gods, but my pregnancy was going miraculously well.

“If the gods were to kill 1000 people, then you just need to give birth to 1500!”
Says my life’s partner with a laugh, a husband in all but name

“Since when did this become mythology!?”
-Things were smooth sailing,
And I found myself so happy that I could even make these jokes

After
going
straight
down
this
slope
That I’ve tread on countless times
It’s time to wage a war I cannot afford to lose
Within these white walls

Intermittent...pangs of pain...increased their frequency...
As well as their intensity...I knew the time was near...

Even if this were to last till this long night turns to dawn
There is no pain too much for a mother to bear

All of this suffering and all of this sadness
The pain of overcoming thousands of nights
Are all for this day

My abdomen feels like it’s burning
And...with my...fading consciousness..
I feel...your breath...

“Good morning…Homura...”

(Translated by Defade)

(The brighter the sun shines down,
The darker the shadows it casts.
What kind of epilogue will the interpretation of the Laurants bring about?)

子供の頃から　あまり丈夫な方では　なかったけれど
将来の夢は　大家族のお母さんに　なることだった

それなのに
《私にとっては幸運の、しかし周りにとっては不幸の子》を
守れなかったのは何故?
赦されざる咎の色　青い春

私は生涯　この罪を背負ったまま
生きるでしょう　償うでしょう　泣き言はもう捨てよう

夢見た朝

眠れぬ夜

全てアナタの　物語

運命を　呪わない　母親でいたい

新しい子を生すことは　あの子への裏切りだと
思っていた　朝と夜を繰り返し
あの子の分まで　新しい子を
唯...【幸0304にする事】こそが　本当の償いだと悟った

〔願ひ〕が神々に届いたのか、
我が子の経過は
奇跡的なまでに順調だった

「もし、神が1000人殺すなら、
1500人産めば良いさ！」
──と《内縁の夫》は笑った

「って何神話のスケール感だに！」
──だなんてツッコめる程
順調で　幸0304だった

通い慣れた坂道を　真っ直ぐに下れば
負けられない戦場の　白い壁

断続的...　疼くような痛み...　その周期も...
段々短くなり...　痛みも激しくなり...　時が迫る...

長い夜が　白み始めても
母親には　堪えられない──痛みなどない!

全ての苦しみも　全ての悲しみも
幾千の夜を越えてきた痛みは　この日の為に

下腹部が燃えるように熱い
薄れゆく...　意識の中で...
アナタの息吹を

(「おはよう... ほむら...」)

(The brighter the sun shines down,
The darker the shadows it casts.
What kind of epilogue will the interpretation of the Laurants bring about?)

Kodomo no koro kara amari joubu na hou de wa nakatta keredo
Shourai no yume wa daikazoku no okaasan ni naru koto datta

Sore na no ni
[Saisho no ko] wo mamorenakatta no wa naze?
Yurusarezaru toga no iro aoi haru

Watashi wa shougai kono tsumi wo seotta mama
Ikiru deshou tsugunau deshou nakigoto wa mou suteyou

Yume mita asa
Nemurenu yoru
Subete ANATA no monogatari

Unmei wo norowanai hahaoya deitai

Atarashii ko wo nasu koto wa ano ko e no uragiri da to
Omotteita asa to yoru wo kurikaeshi
Ano ko no bun made atarashii ko wo
Tada... Shiawa[se] ni suru koto koso ga hontou no tsugunai da to satotta

"Ema no negai ga kamigami ni todoita no ka, waga ko no keika wa
Kisekitekina made ni junchou datta"

"Moshi, kami ga sen nin korosu nara,
sen gohyaku nin umeba ii sa!"
—To [otto] wa waratta

"tte nani shinwa no SUKEERU kan da ni!"
—Da nante TSUKKO meru hodo
Junchou de shiawa[se] datta

Kayoi nareta sakamichi wo massugu ni kudareba
Makerarenai senjou no shiroi kabe

Danzokuteki... uzuku you na itami... sono shuuki mo...
Dandan mijikaku nari... itami mo hageshiku nari... toki ga semaru...

Nagai yoru ga shirami hajimete mo
Hahaoya ni wa kotaerarenai — itami nado nai!

Subete no kurushimi mo subete no kanashimi mo
Ikusen no yoru wo koete kita itami wa kono hi no tame ni

Kafukubu ga moeru you ni atsui
Usureyuku... ishiki no naka de...
ANATA no ibuki wo

("Ohayou... Homura...")

Route Selection

The listener is presented with Sakuya Himeko's thoughts on the result of Izaka Nami's wish. Selecting an option will advance the listener to the memory song and also determine the memory song's outro video. The memory song shown is random, with the girl's memory shown 20 out of 24 times (4 intro videos at 5/24 probability each) and the boy's memory shown 4 out of 24 times (4 intro videos at 1/24 probability each).

I’m the Only One That’s Alive, Right? (~17% Chance)

The <Horizon> I Was Born Into (~83% Chance)

Left Choice:
Perhaps my mother gave birth to me with a [resolve] similar to yours...
Though it’s hard for me to think of that as the best outcome...
But I’ll acknowledge the [resolve] of a mother willing to put her life on the line.
This outcome must be the will of the Okami.

Right Choice:
I’m sure you’re plenty satisfied
Now that you’ve achieved your goal in your final moments.
But do you not have any regrets?
When I think about the child you left behind,
it’s hard for me to believe this to be the best outcome.
Regardless, I suppose this outcome is the will of the Okami...

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Summary

Vocals

Tomomi Kiyonaga

As the Husband.

SAK.

As Izaka Nami.

Narration

Ike Nelson

Opening narration.

Musicians

Takeshi Nishiyama

Guitar.

Hideyuki Ohashi

Guitar.

Atsushi Hasegawa

Bass.

Koji Igarashi

Keyboards.

JUN-JI

Drums.

Yuji Yono

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).

Hidehito Naka

Sax.

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 was the story concert for Ema ni negai wo! It was performed six times from January through March 2020.

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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