Editing Talk:Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon (section)

== Song of Passage ==

I found it weird that for the rest of his series the author uses existing songs as a background theme (like ''Silent Night'' or the US hymn), but for this one instead wrote a new one... or so it seemed. By chance, I found that the Song of Passage is a variation the nursery rhyme of a children game very similar to ''London Bridge is falling down'' (that is, two children hold each other's hands up and the rest of players pass through the arch while the song is sung, at the end of which the arch is lowered;kids that get trapped by the arms, lose), and its tune is used for the japanese "blind-alerting" traffic lights (that is, traffic lights with a speaker that emit sounds when it becomes green for people).

The full lyrics of the original song, plus translation:
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! Toryanse !! Tooshidouka (Song of Passage)
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| '''Toryanse, toryanse.<br />Koko wa doko no hosomichi ja?<br />Tenjin-sama no hosomichi ja.<br />Chitto toshite kudashanse.<br />Goyo no nai mono toshasenu.<br />Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni<br />Ofuda wo osame ni mairimasu.<br />Iki wa yoi yoi, kaeri wa kowai.<br />Kowai nagara mo<br />Toryanse, toryanse.''' || '''Toorimase toorimase<br />Ikaba izuko ga hosomichi nareba<br />Tenjin moto he to itaru hosomichi<br />Goiken gomuyou toorenu totemo<br /><br />Kono ko no too no oiwai ni<br />Ryou no ofuda wo osame ni sanzu<br />Iki wa yoi nagi kaeri wa kowaki<br />Wa ga naka kowaki no tooshi kana<br /><br /> '''
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| ''Let me pass, let me pass.<br />What is this narrow pathway here?<br />This is the narrow pathway of Tenjin Shrine.<br />Please allow me to go through.<br />Those without good reason shall not pass.<br />To celebrate this child's seventh birthday<br />I've come to make the offering of this talisman.<br />Going in is fine, fine, but returning will be scary.<br />It's scary, but<br />Let me pass, let me pass.'' || ''Let us pass, let us pass<br />Where does this narrow path lead?<br />This is the narrow pathway to the gods in heaven<br />Your thoughts do not matter; you cannot pass<br /><br />To celebrate this child’s tenth birthday<br />I must make an offering with these talismans<br />Going in may be pleasant, but returning is scary<br />Can I pass despite my fears?<br /><br /> ''
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The author clearly made the changes to depict the distortions that happen when reenacting history, but it's interesting to know from where things come.--[[User:Kemm|Kemm]] ([[User talk:Kemm|talk]])