Elfen lied poem

The elfenlied poem in the elfen lied manga. (Contains spoilers from manga)
First viewed as you see it in the manga and then in the original order.
The translation may not be acurate and the translation is different than the one in the manga but is the same, i got the translation from http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Elfenlied
Music is shinkai from the animei and pictures from the manga.

At night in the village the watchman cried "Elf!"
A very small elf was asleep in the wood -
just around the elf! -
And he thinks that the nightingale
must have called him by name from the valley,
or Silpelit might have sent for him.

So the elf rubs his eyes,
comes out of his snail-shell house,
and is like a drunken man,
his nap was not finished;
and he hobbles down, tip tap,
through the hazel wood into the valley,
slips right up to the wall;
there sits the glow-worm, light on light.

"What are those bright windows?
There must be a wedding inside;
the little people are sitting at the feast,
and fooling around in the ballroom.
So I'll just take a peep in!"

Shame! he hits his head on hard stone!
Well, elf, had enough, have you?
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

Category:

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• Elfen
• lied
• poem
• german
• elfenlied
• manga
• elf
• song
• Eduard
• Mörike
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• shinkai
• lilium
• music
• box

[hacksign20]

emmm i spent about 8 min trying to figure out what u meant by; "the elfenlied poem from the manga."

literally that sentence made no sense to me.

Elfen lied is the manga.

elfenlied is a german poem, its not from the manga. and the manga got no relation with the context of the poem either, just the title has resemblance.

if u got your source from wiki it should also stated that the author was rather inspired by the poem, so he made it the title.

so change that description of yours

[URApoopnose92]

I changed the description to -the elfenlied poem in the elfen lied manga-.(My bad)

And I think it is in the manga.

Maybe youre thinking about the anime.

[QofLife]

what song is this?

[URApoopnose92]

Shinkai from elfen lied.

[QofLife]

@URApoopnose92 thanks I love this

[URApoopnose92]

No problem.

[Calvert1212]

@HansRulezGl This is my theory... i think the poem was originally just a childs story type thing, but in the context of the manga Elfen Lied, Lucy/Nyu is like the fairy, trying in vain to lead a happy life with people, eg the ballroom and stuff, but in the end it is an impossible endeavor for her, as she was born to end humanity and try as she might, she can not repress her instincts or live a normal life because of her past and who she is, and is hurt when she tries, eg hitting the rock

[Calvert1212]

@HansRulezGl This is my theory... i think the poem was originally just a childs story type thing, but in the context of the manga Elfen Lied, Lucy/Nyu is like the fairy, trying in vain to lead a happy life with people, eg the ballroom and stuff, but in the end it is an impossible endeavor for her, as she was born to end humanity and try as she might, she can not repress her instincts or live a normal life because of her past and who she is, and is hurt when she tries, eg hitting the rock

[WilsonYu343]

@hacksign20 wrong, in the manga, Lucy was how to sing by Nozomi-chan and she taught Lucy how to sing Elfen Lied which is also the title of the manga and the anime. You can see it in the manga that she said exactly the text from above the video. Chapter 5 page 155 and near the end when of the manga when Lucy tries to save Kohta from a bullet wound. She sang this song as her body melt from the overuse of her powers. That would be in Vlume 12 page 100-105. Wow and this was one year too late. =)

[Grimjawl]

@HansRulezGl The connection is a bit strange, but there is one. It makes a bit more sense if you read about it. I'll send you a link

[Renaftw]

@HansRulezGl

Eigentlich hat das Gedicht (soviel ich weiß) nur den Macher inspiriert^^ Und daraus is dann Elfenlied entstanden. Das Gedicht hat er dann gleich mal mit in die Story eingebaut und ist gleichzeitig dann zum Titel geworden. Mit dem Anime hat das aber auf jeden Fall nichts zu tun, da geb ich dir Recht^^ Dazu muss man den Manga kennen, dann gibts das mehr Sinn. Aber auf das Gedicht würd ich mich sowieso nit allzu sehr versteifen, die Story kommt ja auch ohne das Gedicht rüber^^

[HansRulezGl]

@Renaftw Hab ich mittlerweile auch gemerkt XD aber das Gedicht ist trotz alledem kein Stück verständlich. Was soll's ~ Vielleicht müsste ma gebildeter sein um Silpelit mit nem Haufen Emotionen und ner Menge Blut in verbindung zu bringen...

[Renaftw]

@HansRulezGl

Ich weiß nicht, ob du den Manga gelesen hast, aber in dem Manga ist das schlichtweg ein Lied, dass man ihr beigebracht hat. Im Anime hat man das Lied rausgenommen und wenn ich mich recht erinnere (bin mir grad nit 100%ig sicher), gibts im Manga gar keine Spieluhr.

Es wurden im Anime recht viel aus dem Manga weggelassen bzw ein paar Dinge verändert.

[HansRulezGl]

Wenn ich das mal so sagen darf... Ich kann den Anime in keinster Weise mit diesem Gedicht verbinden. Ich versteh ja nicht mal das Gedicht.

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If i might say... I'm unable to see the connection between the anime and the poem. I even don't understand the poem.

[WitcherRage]

where did you get the instrumental background?

[aneres111]

@hacksign20 it is in the manga in one of the last chapters Lucy sings this you don't happen to know the the name of the song version do you?