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Monday, December 25, 2006

My Right Duck...
I was drifting around the vast expanses of the internet, looking for information on the lyrics to Sephiroth's theme, One Winged Angel, and several times came across people's reactions to the meaning of the lyrics, which are in Latin. Most of them were that they were very fitting for Sephiroth, captured his character so well, etc. After this I realized that most people don't know that almost the entirety of the lyrics were swiped from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff! So here is the breakdown, because each bit comes from a different piece.

"Estuans interius, ira vehementi"
This is a line from In Taberna ("In the Tavern").

"Sors immanis, et inanis"
This one's a classic, from the well known O Fortuna, often used in movies and previews for dramatic effect (also makes a really good techno remix).

"Veni, veni, venias, ne me mori facias"
This is from Cour D'Amour.

And finally, while not full lines, the words "gloriosa" and "generosa" both appear in the song Ave Formosissima.

So, with this and the alchemy thing, I think I'm really starting to get over-analytical of anime. But it's so much fun! I love knowing where things come from. Right now I'm also investigating possible chemicals or chemical reactions that could be mistaken for the creation of the Philosopher's Stone. There are a couple possibilities so far, but most of them are really closer to an Elixir rather than a Stone.

Anyway, that's all for now! Stay smart, and merry Christmas!
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