Eru no Shouzou
| エルの肖像Eru no ShouzouEl’s Portrait | |
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| Information | |
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| Length | 4:12 |
| Type | Vocal |
| Release Date | 13 April 2005 |
| Band | Sound Horizon |
| Label | BELLWOOD RECORDS |
El’s Portrait (in Japanese エルの肖像, Eru no Shouzou) is the fifth track on Sound Horizon's fourth story CD Elysion.
Lyrics
The waltz of silver frosting on trees; a paradise withered faraway
A boy with black eyes pass by, brushing against the wind
The road lined with icy trees; an abandoned mansion deep within the forest
The boy found a portrait of a girl
『He』fell in love with the white『her』to a morbid extent...
A signature in childish handwriting, the strangely twisted title was
【On the 8th birthday of my most beloved daughter, Elys...】
A fantasy leading towards decadence. A romance continuing to weave sins.
Sadness borne to embrace pain.
The fourth horizon - the paradise's name is『ELYSION』
-And...the gates of paradise are opened for the umpteenth time...
Eventually, the boy shall seek his《ideaL》...
Eventually, the boy shall find his《keyhoLe》...
Eventually, the boy shall seek his《eLysion》...
Eventually, the boy shall find his《girL》...
If daughters are to become mothers, and bear daughters again
Then the original sin of losing paradise will be repeated throughout eternity...
Between the door of beginning and the door of end
『E』[El] and 『A』[Abyss] attract each other - the portrait of love and hatred
Staining their hands with what's forbidden, they fall in love over and over again
『E』[Eva] and 『A』[Adam] seek for each other - the portrait of love and hatred
Eventually, the boy will kill himself for ♂, the girl will kill herself for ♀
What kind of paradise will the sinners who wander the wastelands of time build?
-Illusions charmed by 『E』[Elysion] over and over again - visages of 『E』[Eden], which should have been lost
Ah...that beautifully barren land will set in motion many fantasies-
Translated by Defade.
Information
Summary
Vocals & Voices
Musicians
Electric Guitar & Nylon Strings Guitar & Steel Strings Acoustic Guitar & Steel 12-Strings Acoustic Guitar: Shingo Jake Saito
Electric Bass & Electric Fretless Bass: Shigeru Tamura
Drums: Ryo Sakagami
Tambourine: Toriko Himeno
Other Percussions: Yasurou Yagami
Piano: Miyuki Takii
Flute: Ryo Sakagami
Oboe: Masayo Miyata
『Elysion』Special Strings Section
1st Violin: Mutsumi Suzuki, Ayako Kayukawa, Ayako Himata, Nobuko Sakota, Daisuke Tanaka, Ayano Kitajima
2nd Violin: Izumi Murayama, Yumiko Shimamura, Kanako Noto, Ayumu Koshikawa, Kyoko Hamada, Junko Tabira
Viola: Shiori Tanaka, Keita Ishii, Yumi Takase
Cello: Shigeru Ohara, Mao Tomonoh, Tomoko Sasaki
Production
Sound Produced by Revo
Produced by Koji Takahashi (Rap Creative)
Directed by Mayumi Takagi (Rap Creative)
Sound Effect: Masahiko Ueda (Sound Forest), Hirokazu Ebisu (Walla-Works,inc.) & Yuki Yoshida (Walla-Works,inc.)
Recorded by Katsuhiko "chara" Asano & Kazuto Sato (WONDER BEAT STUDIO)
Recorded at WONDER BEAT STUDIO, MALABU STUDIO & STUDIO Z'd
Mixed by Katsuhiko "chara" Asano
Mixed at WONDER BEAT STUDIO & STUDIO Z'd
Assistant Engineers: Manabu Ito (WONDER BEAT STUDIO) & Tsutomu Sukigara (MALIBU STUDIO)
Mastered by Ken Shibusawa (KING SEKIGUCHIDAI st.)
Promotion Producer: Masato Asanuma
A&R: Shinya Yamada
Sales Promoter: Hiroyuki Terui
Sales Desk: Yukari Kobayashi
Cover Illustration: Yokoyan
Design: Takafumi Kitsuda
Art Work Coordinator: Yuriko Kamano
Executive Producer: Koji Takahashi (Rap Creative), Yukio Okamoto (OBCAT) & Michiko Shinohara (OBCAT)