Source of Tachikomas' Song?
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Source of Tachikomas' Song?
Hey- Does anyone know where the Tachikomas' "death" song from the 2nd Gig finale comes from? Very haunting melody and lyrics, sounds like it could be a Japanese folk song, but I wouldn't put it past the geniuses behind GITS to come up with it themselves.
Thanks in advance.
-Jester
Thanks in advance.
-Jester
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GITS: 2nd Gig Tachikoma Song?
Anyone have any leads on the source of the "death song" that the Tachikomas sing towards the end of Episode 26, 2nd gig?
-jester
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[SPOILERS......]
I'm talking about the song the Tachikomas are singing as the satellite with their AIs on it crashes to the Earth in order to block the path of the nuclear missile that was fired on Dejima (2nd Gig, Episode 26):
"We're all alive.
It's because we're all alive that we're sad.
When we raise our hands and let the sunlight filter through,
we can see our blood coursing through them a vivid red.
Even earthworms, mole crickets and water striders
are all, all alive and all our friends.
We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we laugh.
We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we're glad.
When we raise our hands and let the sunlight filter through,
we can see our blood coursing through them a vivid red.
Even dragonflies, frogs and honey bees
are all, all alive and all our fr..."
I'm talking about the song the Tachikomas are singing as the satellite with their AIs on it crashes to the Earth in order to block the path of the nuclear missile that was fired on Dejima (2nd Gig, Episode 26):
"We're all alive.
It's because we're all alive that we're sad.
When we raise our hands and let the sunlight filter through,
we can see our blood coursing through them a vivid red.
Even earthworms, mole crickets and water striders
are all, all alive and all our friends.
We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we laugh.
We're all alive
It's because we're all alive that we're glad.
When we raise our hands and let the sunlight filter through,
we can see our blood coursing through them a vivid red.
Even dragonflies, frogs and honey bees
are all, all alive and all our fr..."
marto_motoko wrote:Not sure which one you're talking about. Is there a way to describe the song for those who haven't seen that episode?
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OoooOO what pretty lyrics, where did you find the lyric translation? I believe they were singing in Japanese on the Adult swim version....
"Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man.
Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as
one wants to live and not die, so do other
creatures." - His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as
one wants to live and not die, so do other
creatures." - His Holiness The Dalai Lama
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Thanks for the translation, jester. One of the things I've found frustrating about trying to watch SAC on Adult Swim is that they refuse to show the secondary subtitles for songs, street signs, etc.
It's also curious that they didn't try to dub that song into English, as they did with the song at the beginning of AgO3 in season 1.
It's also curious that they didn't try to dub that song into English, as they did with the song at the beginning of AgO3 in season 1.
"Smoke and idiots love high places."--Batou
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