Norowareshi Houseki
| 呪われし宝石Norowareshi HousekiThe Cursed Gem | |
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| Information | |
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| Length | 6:21 |
| Type | Vocal |
| Release Date | 22 November 2006 |
| Band | Sound Horizon |
| Label | KING RECORDS |
The Cursed Gem (in Japanese 呪われし宝石, Norowareshi Houseki) is the fourth track on Sound Horizon's fifth story CD Roman.
Lyrics
“Right back at ya, Hiver.”
A miracle nurtured by Mother Earth. A gemstone said to be the largest in the world. 30 carat, red diamond... [trente carat, diamant rouge]
A trail left behind through changing hands. Its specialty is a reservation in ranks of the dead. 30 carat... 『Queen Slaughter』[trente carat, Reine Michele]
A locked glass case[verre]; a gem[pierre] sleeping elegantly; within dreams of passing days...
Severe disillusionment[deuil]; wordless pride[orgueil]; even the reaper is within her grasp...
『She』is the Queen[Reine], not a single person struggles against her. They don’t allow her to escape her cage...
A cunning girl[fille]; an old woman[vielle] who danced with shadows; she decorated a great many necks...
A showy prostitute[courtisan]; a queen[flower] covered in mud; she cut off a great many necks...
A scene changing round and round, a vivid dream. She won't allow you to escape until you've lost it...
A 【blessing】turned 【curse】. The irony of fate...
The unknown 《Story》[roman] behind『her』birth.
The man dug, not knowing that the dark hole would be his grave
The man dug, not knowing that the cave leads to hell
Embraced by destiny[eternity] within the closed darkness
Forgetting even food and sleep, he dug
As if dancing within the song brought to life
The corroded gears spin madly...[Et il tourne follment]
-The mysterious fog that tempts the man...
What appeared before his eyes is a beautiful raw ore never seen before
As if drawn in by its magic, the man stretched a shaking hand towards it...
【Fortune】[bien chance]...ah...my lovely sister[Noel] who put up with hardships until now
【Fortune】[bien chance]...ah...with this, I can raise my chest high and see you of-
←The mine concierge, his eyes shining with greed←
←The hook-nosed jeweler[commercant], his eyes changing color←
←The one-eyed artisan, doubting his own eyes←
←Round and round goes....the roulette of the reaper[Dieu]→
At times, even in the seemingly firm wall of ethics, holes open easily...
【Misfortune】[malchance]...ah...waiting on her brother, one never to return, the sister refuses to marry...
【Misfortune】[malchance]...ah...waiting for a love, one never to change, the winter night sky...
“Geez...brother Hiver...”
Her chin resting on her hand...a sigh...the daughter of a doll maker...the 《Twin Dolls》standing on the windowsill...
“Hah...just when are you coming back...”
A locked glass case[verre]; a gem[pierre] sleeping elegantly; within dreams of passing days...
Shadows[ombre] closing in; scarlet darkness[tenebres] blending in; the robbers are in the room...
Failure brings punishment[peine], a life-risking mission. They won't let their target escape...
“Damn...we’re getting outta here!”
“Hey, wait up!”
A prince not on his white horse, a somewhat violent kiss[Baiser]
Ah...『she』is release into the world again-
A miracle nurtured by Mother Earth. A gemstone said to be the largest in the world. 30 carat, red diamond... [trente carat, diamant rouge]
A trail left behind through changing hands. Its specialty is a reservation in ranks of the dead. 30 carat... 『Queen Slaughter』[trente carat, Reine Michele]
“Can roman be found there...?”
Translated by Defade.
Information
Summary
Vocals
Voices
Musicians
Computer Programming & Keyboard & Guitar: Revo
Guitars: Shingo Jake Saito
Keyboards: Kyoko Osako
Bass: Atsushi Hasegawa
Drums: Kenichi Fujimoto
Percussions: Naomi Ishikawa
Harp: Tomonori Asakawa
Acoustic Piano: Kyoko Osako
Gen Ittetsu Strings
〈1st Violin〉 Gen Ittetsu, Maki Nagata, Yuko Kazitani, Jun Takeuchi, Daisuke Kadowaki
〈2nd Violin〉 Takuya Mori, Yoshiko Kaneko
〈Viola〉 Yuuko Kajitani, Syouko Miki
〈Cello〉 Kaori Morita, Tomoki Iwanaga
Sound Effect: Hirokazu Ebisu (Walla-Works, Inc.)
Production
Sound Producer: Revo
Producer: Koji Takahashi (Rap Products)
Director: Mayumi Takagi (Rap Products)
Recording Engineers: Tomotaka Saka (Wonder Station Inc.), Hisae Yahagi (Studio Z'd), Toshiyuki Takahashi (Wonder Station Inc.) & Takahiro Suzuki (Sunrise Music Inc.)
Assistant Engineers: Akihiro Tabuchi (Wonder Station Inc.), Hisae Yahagi (Studio Z'd), Rie Mimoto (Sunrise Music Inc.), Hayato Iguchi (BEC) & Itsutaka Takusawa (Triumph)
Mixing Engineer: Tomotaka Saka (Wonder Station Inc.)
Mastering Engineer: Yukie Fuse (Bernie Grundman Mastering)
Recording Studio: Studio Z'd, Wonder Station, Malibu Studio, Sunrise Studio, Towerside Studio, Triumph
Mixing Studio: Studio Z'd, Wonder Station
Mastering Studio: Bernie Grundman Mastering
Booklet Illustration: Yokoyan
Desk: Takako Saito (Rap Products)
Design: Takafumi Kitsuda (KING RECORDS)
Art Work Coordination: Yoriko Kamano (KING RECORDS)
A&R: Shinya Yamada (KING RECORDS) & Mitsue Yokota (Bellwood Records)
Sales Promotion: Emiko Hosoda (KING RECORDS) & Hiroyuki Terui (Bellwood Records)
Executive Producer: Masato Asanuma (Bellwood Records)