Translation: 08 Haritsuke no Seijo (Sound Horizon 7th Story "Märchen")

[invaderjupitor]

I have a set of cards with these images that came with my DVD, but since these videos came out before the DVD release, I was wondering how/where you got them all for each video?

[1310piggyful]

I don't know why, but for me, the way Elise goes all rage (?) in the end of the song sounds like she was really in pain ;w; Poor Elise...

[VileVava]

@1310piggyful Ofcourse Elize is in pain. D: She really loved Marchen.

Back when she was human, he was all she had in her depressing and screwed up life. (Hence why she's obsessed with revenge.) He was both a son and little brother to her. ;^; (The details of their death can be heard in the Ido Album if you haven't heard it yet. May I recommend the LIVE concert?)

Her soul is lost in the dark; and now that Marchen found the light. It means she's going to be all alone again.. It's soul crushing...

[Coldiice]

@VileVava So what's the whole story about? even though i listened and read some translation video but i don't quite get what the whole story is about...

[VileVava]

@Coldiice Well basically, Marchen and Elize are helping "other people" get their revenges on those who wronged them. Because Marchen and Elize were wronged while they were alive... Elize in particular. @w@"

For the most part, they're helping people from modern day Fairy-tales. (Though some of these are quite rare, only had one friend who knew of Bluebeard before seeing this. Said it was a childhood favorite of his.)

Marchen himself seems to actually be comprised of two souls .. Dx" Not sure.

[Garnet107]

I started crying when she sang "The bird takes towards the sky, and the corpse returns to earth". Oh, man.

çAAAAAAAAAç

[YamiSakanaShadowFish]

@Garnet107

Me too! :'( (Then I showed my 'tough' friend the song and dared her not to cry...She did :S)

[reinforce317]

Revo sama!!!! >.<

[nobodycaresmeimei]

It's really sad when you think that Elisabeth loved him in Ido he itaru Mori he itaru Ido and now she is crucified just because she doesn't want to marry. WHY CANT HER ARROGANT BROTHER/FATHER SEE THAT SHE STILL OBVIOUSLY LOVES MAR!

I think this song made me cry...

[NaiaxVoice]

This song is so beautiful ; w ; I love singing it, and there is no time in which I don't cry while I'm singing ; w ; <- thing that doesn't let me finish xD I always "die" in the part when Elizabeth sings in the end

[KestrelHime]

aww man.... i always come THIS CLOSE to crying every time i listen to this song, and the next one. EVERY TIME.

[SideDark123]

Uwah!!!!!!! I love this song!!!!!!!

[Webbuu]

What genre matches the song from 0:42 - 1:36? I really like this part.

[vanchunyin]

@Webbuu I really like this part too, especially the strumming part. I can think of folk and jazz but there's classical feel to it as well.

[kronokross]

I'm confused. Did Mar kill Elize? Or did I miss something...?

[VileVava]

@kronokross Well, I'm not sure he could kill her cause she's not really alive...

But I think he shut her off; forced her into the "light" par say..

[KestrelHime]

@kronokross no no... but since he abandoned his search for revenge, i understand that he sort of ended her, because that was her reason for existence.... that make sense? haha probably not

[KevinZS]

@kronokross Elize existed to help Marchen with revenge. But Marchen is breaking out the "contract," so Elize does not have a reason to exist, which means her death.

[princesskendra17]

@KevinZS who was ELize? i thought she was Also Elisabeth but it apearts not

[KevinZS]

@princesskendra17 Sorry, I made a spelling error. It's Elise. Elise is a doll that was with Marchen when he was reborn. She is a doll of impulse who tempts Marchen to help other people to fulfill their revenge.

Also, Elise was born from a doll that Elisabeth gave to Marchen when they were kid. I heard Marchen's mother, Therese, she implants her spirit into Elise to fulfill her revenge for killing her son and burning her to death.

[princesskendra17]

@KevinZS Thank you 83!!!!!!!! X3 Now i can dub happly 83

[Pikachukun97]

the one person who disliked this was probably Elise. LOL.

xD

[shiyufnjd1]

i heard that there will be marchen concert in 3d bluray?!!

[xo] is that true? they have it in bluray?

the preview concert is epic!!!!!!!!

[sakurahime79]

Kurobara-sama! I knew that Haritsuke no Seijo should be somehow special because it is Elisabeth's song, but I never expected for it to be this heartbreakingly beautiful! I really loved this one! It's the best so far from all the Uta-himes! Kudos to you Kurobara-sama!

[valrasenth]

What I've been waiting for the most. Thanks so much.

[pedungls90]

Where's Gyoukou no Uta? :"<

[JollyRoger90]

Great work, this song is so sad... I nearly cried. ;_;

I love your videos, they perfectly express the atmosphere and meaning of the story.

I'm looking forward to seeing the next one! :)

[denverj88]

I personally cannot understand this story of the crucified maiden, thank god you made translations. ^^ :)

[joe021093]

You know what, actually, this is the first time I cried listening to Haritsuke no Seijo, even after listening to it so many times ; A ;

Great video, Kurobara! Keep it, up!

Anyway, will you put the bonus song into video too? ovo

[xdarkshane]

nicely done

[AraAraChan]

Joelle's voice is so beautiful. And Elisabeth's character is very inspiring and moving! Joelle is new to SHK right?

Please continue, your work is amazing and so helpful!

If you have time, you should do the "Ido" single too, there's a translation of it on sh-kingdom(dot)net/ido-lyrics-­t384(dot)html

[Amilara]

Do want 9th song!T___T

[MillaTalonHand]

Wow, Kurobara, you worked hard on this one. Especially the recollections part :) Yay

[CherryNahme]

THis one was one of my favorites of all Märchen

;w; Thanks for subbing!

[Skyrius]

I really with there was a translation for the previous Ido album T_T Though I think I get most of it.

[HazyDreamerNeko]

T_T why must SH always be so...soo...SOO SAD!!! i know its got its deep meanings but it make me cry too much...

p.s. i nvr got what happened/what marchen did to Elize in the end...

[yaminokokorouta]

@HazyDreamerNeko if you look in the side bar, there's a video (probably from nico nico) for this song (the one uploaded by Acchansubs5) You can see an interpretation of what the artist thought happened in the end

[Penelo00]

Can I cry now..?

[chyonjika]

GOOD!

L LOVE THIS !

[akslsjfwk2]

I'll really wait for the climax, the song of dawn-light.

(and even bonus track if it's possible.)

[akslsjfwk2]

What a so sad but happy story.

This video make that excellently. This is the video of "sound horizon".

[ichidaicho]

I've been wanting to read the translation for this song since the time I first heard it! I can't believe I really have read it now! T^T man I'm so happy!!! Thank you so much!

I had problems reading in the end thou since my tears coverd most of my vision ^^; this must be one of the best songs by Sound Horizon!!

[MangakaLuna]

Thank you ;A;

I can't wait till the last one >n</

[GreatGoatRebellion]

Wow, I didn't expect this one to be different, though I might have if I'd listened to Märchen before these videos. So is Elize the dark side of Elisabeth or something? Aah, I have chills! :D

[CutDorothy]

@GreatGoatRebellion Elize is Therese von Ludowing, the so-called witch of the forest. And they were both "reborn" as Märchen and Elize by "Ido" (The Well and so much more).

[GreatGoatRebellion]

@CutDorothy

Oh, I get it. Thanks for explaining, I tried to understand as much as I could from the preview single, but I didn't get much. xD;;

Do you know if there's a connection between Elize and Elisabeth, though?

[CutDorothy]

@GreatGoatRebellion Well of course there is, as you can just guess from their looks.

I can't tell so much yet, because there is one more song to come and that may explain everything.

The Key is Märchen and Märchen is Ido. :D (Don't think your dumb if you don't get it, many people don't. Takes a while xD)

[furrystuffedanimal]

@GreatGoatRebellion

Elisabeth used to own Elize. She was the doll that she gave to März in "Kono Semai Torikago no Naka De" in her stead.

[GreatGoatRebellion]

@furrystuffedanimal

Oh, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the explanation! :D

[cheetahgabriella4444]

Kurobaram change the description, is the eighth song 'Haritsuke no Seijo' XD

[Picard13]

Sound Horizon never dissappoints<3

[chococheese0ninja]

AH! The first paragraph of the description was from the previous video XD

But regardless, thanks for the awesome video :D

[Thialas]

Nurh, this song is just so beautiful yet sad T_T

[Nobelisity]

Thanks so uploading~!

[Simpathal]

Yeeessss. Thank you. <3