Wyhyngyht: Dra Ledo eh So Sasuno [#dotchallenge - Round 8]

The original lyrics in Al Bhed: [INTRO — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [original crystalline dream prelude] [hidden accents on 1, 4, 7, 10] [no drums at first] Tu oui cdemm tnays, Wyhyngyht? Mekrdc uh fydan, kmycc yht cyht. E rayn dra Vyodr pahaydr dra kmycc. Cdyo fedr sa; tu hud mad drec hekrd bycc. [distant pulse enters] [3+3+3+2] Mekrdc... Mekrdc... Cdyo fedr sa... [glitch transition] [VERSE I — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [dark cyber-trap enters] [kick and bass reinforce 1,4,7,10] Cdyteis rymuc pinh ypuja dra deta. Sylrehy ris ymuhk dra fydanceta. Clunapuyntc vmyna fedr y vmysa. Ajano yjahia ghufc so hysa. E lryca pmia mekrd drnuikr dnyhced myhac. Pmedwpymm crytufc vmelgan eh dra byhac. Ajano rayndpayd tnyfc sa hayn. Tecdyhd cbayganc syga ed lmayn. [glitch cut] Cdyo hayn. Lmayn... [PRE-CHORUS I — STRICT 11/8] [micro-stutters] [pixel-noise] [do not change meter] Pid dra cekhc nabayd ykyeh. Cysa clunapuynt, cysa vymmehk nyeh. Vylac jyhecr frah E dinh. Cusadrehk muubc frana cgomeha mekrdc cruimt pinh. [hard cut] Ykyeh... [40Hz sub swell] [CHORUS I — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [massive cyber-bass] [sharp melodic hook] Tu hud fyga sa; mad ed creha. Gaab Wyhyngyht vunajan seha. Ev dra mekrdc navica du vyta, E lyh meja ehceta draen cryta. Neta fedr sa drnuikr hauh nyeh. Reta dra lnylgc yht hisp dra byeh. Pid y tnays dryd femm hud yka Dinhc y rusa ehdu y lyka. [chopped vocal] Tu hud fyga sa. Tu hud fyga sa. [stutter] Fy-ga-sa... [NEON DROP — STRICT 11/8] [3+3+3+2 cyber-bass riff] [fast asymmetric hi-hats] [bitcrush] [reverses] [pixel-noise] Neta fedr sa. Cdyo fedr sa. Wyhyngyht. Tu hud fyga sa. [glitch] [VERSE II — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [darker and more fragmented] Bonavmeac pmuus ylnucc dra hekrd. Pnugah cdync cdemm pinh fedr mekrd. Ajano dufan cgebc y vnysa. Ajano cdnyhkan cbaygc dra cysa. Vyodr cdemm tnays pahaydr dra mekrd. Ceh'c tyng crytuf lidc dra hekrd. Ymm drec payido, ymm drec cuiht, Uhmo sasuno sujehk nuiht. [pixel-noise] Sasuno... Sujehk nuiht... [PRE-CHORUS II — STRICT 11/8] [sparse percussion] [strong 1-4-7-10 accents] Huf E ghuf fro hudrehk cmaabc. Drec ledo mejac eh fryd ed gaabc. Y druicyht oaync mulgat eh bmyla, Ajano mucc pareht uha vyla. [vocal fragment] Gaabc... Gaabc... [CHORUS II — STRICT 11/8] [heavier than first chorus] Tu hud fyga sa; mad ed creha. Gaab Wyhyngyht vunajan seha. Ev dra mekrdc navica du vyta, E lyh meja ehceta draen cryta. Neta fedr sa drnuikr hauh nyeh. Reta dra lnylgc yht hisp dra byeh. Pid y tnays dryd femm hud yka Dinhc y rusa ehdu y lyka. [glitch repeat] Y lyka. Y lyka. Y lyka. [BREAKDOWN — STRICT 11/8] [never switch to 4/4] [corrupted crystalline intro motif] Wyhyngyht... [3] Wyhyngyht... [3] Wyhyngyht... [3] Cdyo... [2] [bitcrushed glass arpeggio] [BRIDGE — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [sparse emotional crystalline section] Ev E muja oui, E sicd bynd. Hud ajano tnays tacanjac so raynd. Ev dra Vyodr yna denat, mad dras cmaab. Muja ec hud y tnays fa vunla du gaab. Ev dra tyfh teccumjac drec cekrd, Mad dra sunhehk cad ed nekrd. E femm lynno fryd oui sayhd, Hud dra fymmc frana oaync fana cbahd. [crystalline pause] Mad dra sunhehk... Cad ed nekrd... [FINAL BUILD — STRICT 11/8] [glass arpeggio merges with distorted cyber-bass] Mekrdc... Nyeh... Sasuno... Wyhyngyht... [3+3+3+2] Mad sa fyga... [FINAL CHORUS — STRICT 11/8] [largest emotional section] [no metric change] Mad sa fyga yht mad oui creha. Gaab Wyhyngyht, hu muhkan seha. Ev dra mekrdc lyh vyta yfyo, Drah E ghuf fryd syta dras cdyo. Lynno dra rosh drnuikr nyeh paouht dra vnysa. Mayja dra tnays, pid gaab edc hysa. Ajano tnays sicd saad yh aht. Dryd ec ruf uin mejac lyh saht. [repeat] Ev dra mekrdc lyh vyta yfyo, Drah E ghuf fryd syta dras cdyo. Lynno dra rosh. Gaab edc hysa. Ajano tnays sicd saad yh aht. [brief silence] Dryd ec ruf uin mejac lyh saht. [FINAL DROP — STRICT 11/8, 3+3+3+2] [huge 40Hz cyber-bass] [fast syncopations] [glitch storm] [crystalline motif transformed into cyber synth] Meja saht. Meja saht. Meja— [glitch] —saht. Wyhyngyht. Wyhyngyht. Wyhyngyht. [OUTRO — STRICT 11/8] [percussion disappears] [crystalline pulse remains] Bonavmeac neca. Dra cay cdyoc pnekrd. Wyhyngyht cmaabc. [long pause] E lruuca dra mekrd. [final glass note] [11/8 pulse fades] --------------------------------- The translation of the lyrics in English: [INTRO] Do you still dream, Zanarkand? Lights on water, glass and sand. I hear the Fayth beneath the glass. Stay with me; do not let this night pass. Lights... Lights... Stay with me... [VERSE I] Stadium halos burn above the tide. Machina hum along the waterside. Scoreboards flare with a flame. Every avenue knows my name. I chase blue light through transit lanes. Blitzball shadows flicker in the panes. Every heartbeat draws me near. Distant speakers make it clear. Stay near. Clear... [PRE-CHORUS I] But the signs repeat again. Same scoreboard, same falling rain. Faces vanish when I turn. Something loops where skyline lights should burn. Again... [CHORUS I] Do not wake me; let it shine. Keep Zanarkand forever mine. If the lights refuse to fade, I can live inside their shade. Ride with me through neon rain. Hide the cracks and numb the pain. But a dream that will not age Turns a home into a cage. Do not wake me. Do not wake me. Wa-ke-me... [DROP] Ride with me. Stay with me. Zanarkand. Do not wake me. [VERSE II] Pyreflies bloom across the night. Broken stars still burn with light. Every tower skips a frame. Every stranger speaks the same. Fayth still dream beneath the light. Sin's dark shadow cuts the night. All this beauty, all this sound, Only memory moving round. Memory... Moving round... [PRE-CHORUS II] Now I know why nothing sleeps. This city lives in what it keeps. A thousand years locked in place, Every loss behind one face. Keeps... Keeps... [CHORUS II] Do not wake me; let it shine. Keep Zanarkand forever mine. If the lights refuse to fade, I can live inside their shade. Ride with me through neon rain. Hide the cracks and numb the pain. But a dream that will not age Turns a home into a cage. A cage. A cage. A cage. [BREAKDOWN] Zanarkand... Zanarkand... Zanarkand... Stay... [BRIDGE] If I love you, I must part. Not every dream deserves my heart. If the Fayth are tired, let them sleep. Love is not a dream we force to keep. If the dawn dissolves this sight, Let the morning set it right. I will carry what you meant, Not the walls where years were spent. Let the morning... Set it right... [FINAL BUILD] Lights... Rain... Memory... Zanarkand... Let me wake... [FINAL CHORUS] Let me wake and let you shine. Keep Zanarkand, no longer mine. If the lights can fade away, Then I know what made them stay. Carry the hymn through rain beyond the frame. Leave the dream, but keep its name. Every dream must meet an end. That is how our lives can mend. If the lights can fade away, Then I know what made them stay. Carry the hymn. Keep its name. Every dream must meet an end. That is how our lives can mend. [FINAL DROP] Live mend. Live mend. Live— —mend. Zanarkand. Zanarkand. Zanarkand. [OUTRO] Pyreflies rise. The sea stays bright. Zanarkand sleeps. I choose the light.