Ὑδάτιναι Βαθμίδες (“Water steps”,「水の階梯」) 03

[clear separation between instruments,distinct instrumental layers,preserve instrumental texture,detailed articulation, avoid washed-out sound,no ambient blur,distant but clear space, controlled depth without blur,no blending of layers,sharp articulation,defined attack,avoid ambient wash,avoid reverberant blur,dry acoustics,minimal reverb,vocal enbedded in texture, blended into atmosphere,low presence vocal,clear but distant vocal,thin vocal tone,focused vocal image,defined vocal contour, light but present vocal,controlled choir spread,narrow choir image,defined choir articulation,less diffuse choir,open air acoustics,outdoor space resonance,no ceiling reflections, free field acoustics,wide and unobstructed space,clear air resonance,short decay reverb,clean reverb tail,no muddy resonance,transparent spatial decay,Duration 4 to 5 minutes] κλίμαξ ἐξ ὕδατος κλίμαξ ἐξ ὕδατος ἀργῶς ἀναφαίνεται ἄνευ ἤχου ἀναβαίνεται ἄνευ ἤχου, ἄνευ ἴχνους κύματα μόνον κύματα μόνον καταλείπουσιν κύματα ἀσθενῆ κύματα ἀμυδρά ἴχνη ἀοράτου κινήσεως ἴχνη μνήμης ἑκάστη βαθμὶς ἑκάστη βαθμὶς θερμότητα ἄλλην φέρει φέρει καὶ ἀποβάλλει φέρει καὶ διαλύεται καὶ μνήμη καὶ μνήμη ἐπιπλέει ἐπιπλέει ἐπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐπιπλέει καὶ ἀπομακρύνεται ὀπίσω βλέπων ὀπίσω βλέπων οὐδὲν ὁρᾷ οὐδὲν ὁρᾷ οὐδὲν μένει ἡ ἄνοδος μόνη ἡ ἄνοδος μόνη διαμένει διαμένει ἐν κενῷ διαμένει ἄνευ τέλους καὶ ἡ κλίμαξ σιγῇ καταλύεται καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ πάλιν ἴσον γίνεται ==================================== (English) ladder from water ladder from water slowly emerges soundlessly ascends soundlessly, without traces waves alone waves alone remain waves weak waves faint traces of invisible movement traces of memory each step each step brings another heat brings and expels brings and dissolves and memory and memory floats floats on it floats and moves away looking back looking back sees nothing sees nothing nothing remains the ascent alone the ascent alone abides abides in emptiness abides without end and The scale is slowly dissolved and the water becomes equal again. ==================================== (和訳) 水面から梯子が現れる 水面から梯子がゆっくりと姿を現す 音もなく上昇する 音もなく、痕跡も残さずに 波だけが残る 波は弱々しく 波はかすかに 目に見えない動きの痕跡 記憶の痕跡 一歩ごとに 一歩ごとに新たな熱が訪れる 持ち込み、そして吐き出す 持ち込み、そして溶かす そして記憶 そして記憶は漂う その上に浮かぶ 漂い、そして遠ざかる 振り返る 振り返っても何も見えない 何も見えない 何も残らない 上昇だけが 上昇だけが留まる 虚無の中に留まる 永遠に留まる そして、天秤はゆっくりと溶け 水は再び均衡を取り戻す。