The "Elfenlied" german poem fits perfectly with the overall theme of the anime. An elf believes he's being invited to some sort of wedding due to a light. The villagers are yelling "Elf", so the Elf believed he was invited. The elf wakes up from a state of stupor from his sleep, thinking he was invited. But "eleven" and "elf" in German sound about the same, and the villagers were just calling out the time. The poem is ended with the elf being hit by a rock and "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!". (I don't think it's a coincidence that Lucy's horns protruding from her skull resembles that of an elf's ears) In the first episode, Lucy sees the light (gate opening). Lucy is also depicted as "sleepy" in the first episode when she slaughters the soldiers. When the sniper bullet hits her helmet and leaves her injured and washed up at the beach with a split personality between Lucy and Nyu, I believe that's the "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" part of the poem. "Lilium" means Lily in Latin, and "eleison" means purity (Lily of purity). Kohta gave the music box titled Lilium to Lucy when he was a child, and throughout the anime she constantly hums the song as a reminder of her "purity". I don't think the Dicolonii in the story were biologically programmed to kill, but Lucy was made to believe that humanity was her enemy (but that was proven by Nana, who I don't think killed anyone). So in that sense, I think Lucy is pure. In some scenes, she showed more humanity than humans themselves. When she was called a monster by the three boys who killed the dog she cared for, she says "the ones who aren't human are you". And in that context, it really makes you question what the definition of being human is. I personally liked the anime because it was minimally based on a short German poem, but the overall theme stands strong. People fear those who are different, and you could argue people are *afraid* of being the different ones. We're essentially taught to be the same people and treat those who are different like trash. As quoted by Lucy, "aren't we all monsters inside?" I also believe that in the song "Blessed be the man who resists temptation... shall receive the crown of life" is a reference to Kohta, since he never gave up on his friendship/love with Lucy despite human nature to alienate those who are different, and hence "crown of life", because Lucy did not kill him.
Thank you a lot for this information, really. I'm Italian and I didn't know that, now I appreciate the story even more. I must say that also your interpretation is great
The crown of life refers to lucys restraint when meeting kouta She was blessed with a crown aka her hat that kouta gave her It refers to it in the manga more its a highlight of her life and the most depressing thing ive ever read
i think the anime is better than the manga. cant happen. their oportunity was to make brynhildr good and maybe give it a better ending but it never happened.
Yes I also wondered that but does anyone know how the meaning behind the song I kinda don't get how it fits though I mean I can see how it does but I want to know the story behind the song
My Insanity Asylum It shows Lucy in it, right? Doing all the weird poses and stuff? It basically is introducing a new start, hence the new species, and in this case, Lucy is the Lily of purity
Usually I skip the intro to alot of anime's but this theres no way i could, sometimes i even play back all the way to the beginning just to hear it again
There have been a lot of covers of this song. But none of them are nearly as good as the original. This Japanese singer just adds so much raw sad emotion that no one else can capture. She's able to sing it with the sadness you'd expect Lucy to feel once she remembers what she's done to Kouta and especially in light of what he's done for her. And I loved Elfin Lied. What a story. I cried for Lucy and Kouta when they remembered everything of their past together.
I’m a Japanese, and currently knew this animation. Now watching this video here, I’m surprised at the number of the foreigners loving it. I’m glad to see you here. Thank you for your enjoying Japanese animations. 日本人の1人として海外の皆さんにこの場を借りて感謝させて頂きます。日本のアニメを愛してくれてありがとう。
This song is the perfect blend of beauty and sorrow, a true tragedy to its very core, almost a requiem. And the fact that the song is in Latin, makes it sound like she's calling out to God
A bit of an old comment but the lyrics of this song are taken from the Latin Vulgate Bible and Catholic hymns. There are a few mistakes in the text and the singer mispronounces some words but this is beautiful nonetheless.
By the spectrum, this song is beautiful. Soooo frikkin pretty. And with tremendous weight behind its lyrics, and their meaning. Gods, i will never tire of this song. The anime is spectacular, as well. If there are ANY people in this comment section who have yet to watch Elfin Lied, you are doing yourself one of the most horrendous disservices that you can.
those who say its bad probably thought it would be an X rated anime upon watching it and decided that was horrible. if you haven't watched it yourself, id highly recommend checking it out for yourself. its rated MA, which usually means its an anime that pushes a few boundaries... but be warned this one pushes them ALL as far as they can.
I hated it the first few times and would skip it lol. Eventually of course I started liking it and now about 15 years later it's still on my playlist in my phone and listen to it almost every day. I love that it's such a sad song with glints of hope in it and the singer is incredible.
I first heard this theme as a kid who randomly stumbled upon Elfen Lied and some scenes, and remember when hearing this for the first time it felt haunting and sad. Now that i listen to it again after all these years I find it absolutely beautiful and touching, especially as a religious person.
Since the day I finished the anime series, I could not listen to this masterpiece at all. It just made my stomach twist in a knot every time I would hear it, and made me want to cry my eyes out. Knowing the story of the series, and also having been through some tough times myself, I developed a serious aversion to it. Today I decided to listen to the song at least ten times, until the knot in my stomach, and the tears in my eyes disappeared completely. I'm glad to say it worked, and I am fully capable of listening to this song again, and I might just re-watch the series! So, a humongous thank you to the uploader, for giving me the strength to listen to this song again and coming back to the series! THANK YOU!!!!!!
@@kurson22 oh my god 😭😭 can the earth swallow me please the embarrassment is too much 💀 people need to stop digging up my ancient comments and reminding me of them lmao
@mishinegluposti1466 no. Those with ears to hear―let them hear. The suffering of a righteous man brings him closer to God, and born once more into the true & eternal Life. Do not be ashamed of your testimony. Do not be ashamed of your sensitivity for pain & suffering. The words of this song are Sacred, and your Soul knew it. The lyrics―beautiful, the melody―a juxtaposition of the suffering within us all. God, our Father who created us in His image―He loves you, and so does His only Son. And His Son has called us to love each other; thus, I love you too. God bless you & Godspeed in this worldly plight of ours 💚🙏🏽
Me listening to this year's later finally understands this line "Blessed is the one who bears a temptation since after being tested, he will receive the crown of life"
Although I've always liked the song, I feel obligated to say that the Latin text used isn't perfect. Aside from the obvious Japanese pronunciation of some vowels, like 'u', there are some textual errors too. I do not know if they originate with the creators, or with the many variations on the internet, but looking both at the Latin and the lines from the original Bible and hymn texts, the errors are as following: 'quoniqm': this should be 'quoniam' 'probates': 'probatus' 'accipient': 'accipiet' 'kyerie': 'kyrie' 'benigma': 'benigna' (2x) 'o castitas lilium': 'o castitatis lilium'. These are the errors I encounter online. Sometimes one of the words is corrected (like 'benigna', in this video) but most errors are in the original recording. I suppose that the creators made some mistakes, like copying 'quoniam' as 'quoniqm', because they didn't know the Latin very well, which lead to the singer pronouncing it like 'quonicum'.
@@ohyeahsubscribetomaximilia5694 No, he probably just speaks a mediterranean latin language, we can easily recognize most of pronounce and textual errors
Music like this is one in a million. From the day I first heard it until now, I've never been bored of it or found it distasteful. This really is something else.
Poor Lucy....... Seriously, when you first see the anime, you think she's just evil. But, once you learn more about her past, you realize that HUMANS are the ones that drove her to kill. They took away the some of her only friends. Aiko, who died saving her life, was one of her best friends. The pup she befriended, killed by her bullies (they deserved that violent death, Lucy. You did good) are both gone. After a while, she just becomes the misunderstood protagonist. Lilium will always be a haunting song, from a great series.
The music played from 1:30 to 2:16 is definitely a masterpiece expressing anime's events and revealing such harmony especially for the curve before the end of the music 😍😍😍Idk but it sounds classic and I love it
Same here. The story is actually incredible, if you can make your way past the extreme gore and nudity. A lot of people can't, so they think it's utter shit. At least that's how I see it.
Hell, I don't doubt that for an instant. Even I find myself struggling to get past the extreme level of nudity just to enjoy the story for what it is. Elfen Lied literally dwarfs all other anime I've seen in terms of gore, nudity, sad moments, etc., and that's saying something.
@@daesiel2569 Comparing both, Lucy had a "better" start after escaping the laboratory than Nana had. Lucy somehow managed to find Kotha/Kohta and his, girlfriend at this time I think. But I don't know how Nana got to this guy shown in her flashbacks. It's also unknown, at least to me, how they weren't afraid of Nana going berserk just as Lucy did, taking revenge on her torturers, except for the poor, clumsy secretary... ;(
School Days Opening: :3 are you ready to cheat on your gf with the whole schooool? Higurashi opening: ur on drugs bb Attack on Titans: im a meme. Elfen Lied Opening: hello sir, welcome to the church!
10? Lmao I’m not sure about this. I’m 20 now and I watched this anime when I was like 11 or 12, absolutely loved it but dunno if it was appropriate for me to watch 😂 The scenes when Lucy goes ape shit after seeing those kids torture a dog was pretty scary to see as a kid
I've just rewatched Elfen Lied and this song is just an epic masterpiece. It gives me chills and break my heart in pieces. When Lilium plays at the end of the last episode I shed a tear. This little melody, when they meet as children, it's so powerful. I watched this Anime when I was a bit too young and couldn't see what my adult eyes have seen this time. Now, despite the violence of every kind, I see the real depths of what this Anime tells us. I'm so heartbroken but admirative. "Elfen Lied" deserves its recognition and fame. I love it very much. Every character is amazingly well built (except Yuka i'm sorry her actings are bad in my opinion, i don't think her ways and her behavior toward Kota is rentable.) Lucy (or Nyu) of course, Nana, Mayu, Kota, even Kurama have real motivations, real depths and reasons. The virus of the Disclonius make them act this way an I even find Mariko acts justified. Don't get me wrong, okay she is sadistic but so was Lucy as a little child after realizing how human hated her. But Mariko was just a baby who got locked in a dark room with her demons. No wonder she became crazy. The story totally justify her actings and I really love Mariko story. In short - I totally recommand this Anime. Just make sure your heart is well prepared and warned, not only for the physic violence, but also for all the psychology around this powerful story!
It's been 7 years since I saw this show and I still remember ever once and a while to revisit the masterpiece of an opening. I really should re-watch the whole thing as I remember the myriad of emotions and thoughts going through my head clear as day, all this time later. There hasn't been a show like this since.
I remember binge watching this the summer after 8th grade in one whole sitting. I cried at the end and this will remain one of my favorite anime’s of all time
I watched this when i was 8 years old! THE WHOLE ANIME. Still dont know how I LIKED the GORE and LIKED the plot and stuff and how i didnt get NIGHTMARES
Lol I've watched it when I was 9 I am used to seeing stuff in Elfen Lied ( by catching my brothers watching gore, and stuff that would give normal kids nightmares)
It's probably the titties. But honestly I didn't get turned on by the titties cuz I don't like 2d bitches and honestly it adds something to the show that just makes it so good
Incredible how it still sounds as beautiful as it did when I listened to this as a child of 13. There's so many things from my childhood that incredibly still stand the test of time after all these years. That is how you determine a masterpiece. Now the anime itself is.. not as great, but also not as bad. Like a lot of shows, it could have been so much _more_
As a death metal fan, I love this, and no other song has made me feel this way. I first watched the anime 9 years ago when I was about 10 and came back to it recently because for some reason after all this time I had a thought about it. Wish I could find more music like this
OMG this put my 2month old to sleep every time and she gets really mad if I just up and stop the song lol thank you so much for this vid thanks for helping a father out lol
i love to come back to this song whenever i remember it, which is every few years and i'm always amazed by it! probably one of the best anime intros ever!
I just finished the anime today. Started it about a day ago, I heard this song on Twitter and ended up here and decided to watch it on a whim. I heard of the show before, but I didn't know what I was getting myself into. This song and the intro just brings up a bottomless sorrow out of me, I'm not sure if I should even be this sad. My life hasn't been horrible. But I just can't turn the song off.
This, together with Caesar's theme - Il mare eterno nella mia anima (from Jojo) are the most beautiful songs in anime. And I appreciate that in Psycho-pass, Ode to joy is used as Makishima's theme.
Comentário pra Br não ter que traduzir. Amo tanto esse anime. Mesmo diante de um cenário geral de desesperança que apresenta, sempre escuro, sempre chuvoso. Tamanha profundidade é difícil de encontrar nos animes. Obra prima que me marcou.
返信ありがとうございます。 どうこう言ってるつもりは少しも無いですよ。 日本で生まれた曲が、海外の神聖な場所で歌われているのが 嬉しくて、光栄だと感謝を伝えています。 thank you for your reply. I'm not trying to say anything. I am honored and grateful that a song born in Japan is being sung in a sacred place overseas.
続けてすみません。 ジブリの曲、ゼルダ、ペルソナなどのゲーム音楽も、誇りに思っており、 オーケストラや、歌ってくれている事に感謝をしています。 Sorry to keep going. I'm also proud of the Ghibli songs, Zelda, Persona, and other game music, and I'm grateful to the orchestra and the people who sing.
Elfen Lied was my first anime, so I'll always have a nostalgic love for it, but damn is it hard to go back and watch, especially now as I see it nothing more than torture porn, which is not my favorite genre... Regardless of that, Lilium will remain my number one favorite theme
omg yess, this was my first anime too before I got fully into anime. Whenever I come across a sad anime like akame ga kill, my mind will always automatically compare the anime to elfenlied, reminding me that no anime is sadder than ElfenLied.
@@makaalbarn7258 hell no ! I don't know why this man said that , it's not porn ( but yes it has nudity but that doesn't mean it is porn it's just that the story demands it , you'll understand if you watch it ) it's a tragic anime and the manga is even more depressing , mostly blood and gore . Feel free to give it a try it's damn good .
halfway 2022 and i still want to listen to this once in a while. this anime isn't the sad tear jerker anime, but the sad "how did this happen?" anime. the tragedy knowing you could only bear and grit your teeth miserably leaving you with melancholic experience then moving on
Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam Et lingua eius loquetur indicium Beautus vir qui suffert tentationem Quoniqm cum probates fuerit accipient coronam vitae Kyrie, ignis, divine,eleison... O quam sancta Quam serena Quam benigna Quam amoena O castitas Lilium! "A beautiful melody played in the mind of the killer, seen in the eyes of the victim."
this is a masterpiece. i can't believe it was made for an anime. while this anime is great, this music is on another level of perfection that can't even be described
It is still one of my favorite op EVER i Even if you dont understand, even if you dont know what happened in anime this song is explaining everything perfect.
Am i the only one who sees a perfect hymn for Earth in this? i mean yeah its from a show but the lyrics just reflect human nature and our history and beliefs so beautifully. "O how sacred, how serene, how benevolent, O lily of purity!" The Lily in itself reflects Earth, and "Lord, fire divine, have mercy" reflects how she is plagued by war, disease and famine all throughout her history, now united in our modern world to the sound of this beautiful song. On top of that interpretation, it's just a hauntingly beautiful piece from a great show
well, you can interpret it that way but the actual meaning is referring to Virgin Mary and The Lord. it is taken from Psalms, Epistle of James, and Ave Mundi Spes Maria.
Lord fire divine is the hebrew God, the true God of the universe. The builder of everything. Here we go again with pagan ideas, it just another view thru the eyes of the unbelievers
One of those animes where after finishing it, you just can't but reflect about life. I have listened to this song for about 15 years now and cannot find any other that I could hold near and dear to my heart.
After stumbling across this the other day, I went and watched the ending after not seeing it for several years. Not ashamed to say that I cried when this song played, especially during Kouta and Lucy's conversation.
i was watching this anime in my bedroom and my mom came out when it was the opening and she said she really like the music. The ost is... i don't know how to describe it, its just really relaxing and beautiful
The only anime or show/movie in general that ever made me cry, probably because I could relate to the feeling of alienation and not being understood at all since I can think. the ending really fcked me up too. Gotta watch this again 13 years later to see if it still hits as hard as a kid and if lucy still looks so badass. What a shame we never got a season 2 or remake ... The anime is 20 years old now, almost as old as myself
Still get chills. I also got those 2011-2012 vibes as well. All I remember is deviant art, speed paint videos with paint tool sai, MMD, school days, etc.
this is such a masterpiece... i still can't wrap my head around it, even after 19 years since i heard this song for the first time as a singer i still try to find a way to figure out a lower polyphone melody, but i haven't found a harmonious form still working on it
I seriously only realised after reading the lyrics at 0:53 that the ff15 character's names are all latin words: Ignis = fire Noctis= night Gladio= sword Prompto= ready
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One of the most beautiful Openings I've ever heard
This is the only anime where I watched the intro every single time. I never got sick of it
Agreed....
Its the best opening
@@user-vf3cb7vk8z same bro
You mean creepy yet beautiful
"A beautiful melody played in the mind of the killer, seen in the eyes of the victim"
Luke Martin couldn't have said it better myself.
so are you saying that i have the mind of a killer
7 years ago wow
*_Angelo G. Pradella_*
I just so happened to catch you here. Hello.
@Pure Heart Jesus JoJo Christ, I had a stroke reading that comment.
The "Elfenlied" german poem fits perfectly with the overall theme of the anime. An elf believes he's being invited to some sort of wedding due to a light. The villagers are yelling "Elf", so the Elf believed he was invited. The elf wakes up from a state of stupor from his sleep, thinking he was invited. But "eleven" and "elf" in German sound about the same, and the villagers were just calling out the time. The poem is ended with the elf being hit by a rock and "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!". (I don't think it's a coincidence that Lucy's horns protruding from her skull resembles that of an elf's ears)
In the first episode, Lucy sees the light (gate opening). Lucy is also depicted as "sleepy" in the first episode when she slaughters the soldiers. When the sniper bullet hits her helmet and leaves her injured and washed up at the beach with a split personality between Lucy and Nyu, I believe that's the "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" part of the poem.
"Lilium" means Lily in Latin, and "eleison" means purity (Lily of purity). Kohta gave the music box titled Lilium to Lucy when he was a child, and throughout the anime she constantly hums the song as a reminder of her "purity". I don't think the Dicolonii in the story were biologically programmed to kill, but Lucy was made to believe that humanity was her enemy (but that was proven by Nana, who I don't think killed anyone). So in that sense, I think Lucy is pure. In some scenes, she showed more humanity than humans themselves. When she was called a monster by the three boys who killed the dog she cared for, she says "the ones who aren't human are you". And in that context, it really makes you question what the definition of being human is.
I personally liked the anime because it was minimally based on a short German poem, but the overall theme stands strong. People fear those who are different, and you could argue people are *afraid* of being the different ones. We're essentially taught to be the same people and treat those who are different like trash. As quoted by Lucy, "aren't we all monsters inside?"
I also believe that in the song "Blessed be the man who resists temptation... shall receive the crown of life" is a reference to Kohta, since he never gave up on his friendship/love with Lucy despite human nature to alienate those who are different, and hence "crown of life", because Lucy did not kill him.
"Castitas" means purity. Eleison means "have mercy".
Thank you a lot for this information, really. I'm Italian and I didn't know that, now I appreciate the story even more. I must say that also your interpretation is great
thank you
The crown of life refers to lucys restraint when meeting kouta
She was blessed with a crown aka her hat that kouta gave her
It refers to it in the manga more its a highlight of her life and the most depressing thing ive ever read
Omg that explains everything and made it 10x more perfect
I can totally imagine this song playing when humanity gets the bad ending
Meaning this has been our ambient for a while now :D
Original one
like right now
This is the moment...
Just load one of the previous saves
If they ever decide to reboot this anime to more closely follow the manga, it must have this same opening.
yeah
i think the anime is better than the manga. cant happen. their oportunity was to make brynhildr good and maybe give it a better ending but it never happened.
I fear this show is pretty much done man... as far as I remember in Japan the BD only sold 4,000 copies
The manga has a pseudo-happy ending. While the anime would be a plot where Kouta and Lucy would have a relationship (since they both kissed)
It's not worth it, since the manga only has 107 chapters, I mean the anime adaptation is pretty off compared to manga.
Speak japan
Op latin
Elfen lied german
and worldwide audiences. evertyhing could be happened in this postmodern era. come on...
Mei Misaki Subtitles English, unless you watch the dub
What is 'elfen lied' meaning?
Angle “Elfen Lied” is German for “Elf song”.
EDIT: “Elfen Lied” is also Latin for “Red Lily”
K thancc
It's so surprising that an anime so gore had such a soothing op
i think it fits it!
Expectation subversion win **Ding**
Yes I also wondered that but does anyone know how the meaning behind the song I kinda don't get how it fits though I mean I can see how it does but I want to know the story behind the song
My Insanity Asylum It shows Lucy in it, right? Doing all the weird poses and stuff? It basically is introducing a new start, hence the new species, and in this case, Lucy is the Lily of purity
My Insanity Asylum the meaning of this song is the meaning of life and all life is important.
Usually I skip the intro to alot of anime's but this theres no way i could, sometimes i even play back all the way to the beginning just to hear it again
BlackRock Shooter and this was made in Japan, but written in Latin and there is next to no trace of a Japanese accent.
BlackRock Shooter jimin!!?
BlackRock Shooter
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Raptor Jesus
Yea best anime intro ever
Anime openings nowadays are almost pretty general, especially pop genre. Hard to find opening song like this in this era (2010's era).
There have been a lot of covers of this song. But none of them are nearly as good as the original. This Japanese singer just adds so much raw sad emotion that no one else can capture. She's able to sing it with the sadness you'd expect Lucy to feel once she remembers what she's done to Kouta and especially in light of what he's done for her.
And I loved Elfin Lied. What a story. I cried for Lucy and Kouta when they remembered everything of their past together.
Tbh the Grissini Project has a really good take on the song. Almost thought it was the original
I prefer the MOKA version more for its vocal harmonies and such but I do like the instruments in this one.
Кавер от неко арк лучше
@@aakashpawar6195grissini project is literally amazing
Alina Gingertail🤗
I’m a Japanese, and currently knew this animation. Now watching this video here, I’m surprised at the number of the foreigners loving it. I’m glad to see you here. Thank you for your enjoying Japanese animations. 日本人の1人として海外の皆さんにこの場を借りて感謝させて頂きます。日本のアニメを愛してくれてありがとう。
Manga killed the woke USA comic industry. Thank you for the manga and anime!
@@supervenon Typical neckbeard thing to say, lmfao.
Are you mad because there are more black characters in comics now or what?
@@Dog.This_Identifier_Is_Shit. huh did I miss something?
Austrian inspired art though.
外人の1人として日本人の皆さんにこの場を借りて感謝させて頂きます。アニメを作ってくれてありがとう。
This anime is kinda hard to watch after knowing all the sad shit that happens
jack skywalker yeah rip lucy
Joke Paul :'( that anime killed me truly on the inside
The worst part is just like Gantz the anime was never finished.
Another cruel yet sad anime is Texchnolyze.
jack skywalker read the manga. It’s downright depressing af.
Yep....
if this was the kind of music played in church, i would be a christian right now
ozzy osbourne That's ironic, considering some of lines of the song are versus from the Latin Bible
GreedyLing the only music in my church was boring and depressing
ozzy osbourne geeeeeez
ozzy osbourne what church u going to? Lol
DC4 _ was* a typical catholic church
anyone else want this to be their song for their wedding AND funeral?
Danny Luck itwould be too weird if wedding for me just funeral but can be for wedding
not wedding but l want it for my funeral
@@9112-b4u godzilla had a stroke tyring to read this and fucking died
@@takashimizutani1808 lol
Not a simp and dieing is gay
中毒性じゃなくて何か心に来るものがあって定期的に聴きたくなっちゃう
Yo llevo exactamente 4 meses escuchándolo todos los días ,hace parte de mi ahora mismo ❤
This song is the perfect blend of beauty and sorrow, a true tragedy to its very core, almost a requiem. And the fact that the song is in Latin, makes it sound like she's calling out to God
A bit of an old comment but the lyrics of this song are taken from the Latin Vulgate Bible and Catholic hymns. There are a few mistakes in the text and the singer mispronounces some words but this is beautiful nonetheless.
Ive actually learned this song off by heart
Shiro Dollars I'm learning now lol. It's just so beautiful. So simple. So...touching.
Me tooo
Shiro Dollars so have I, had to, when i was in school, the mass was sung in Latin.
Me too
Inainis x3
This song is just so beautiful. I can't think of anything better to say. It is a powerful song start to finish.
it is a beautiful and powerful piece of music i found it to be even more so after being able to read the translation latin gives it a special touch
By the spectrum, this song is beautiful. Soooo frikkin pretty. And with tremendous weight behind its lyrics, and their meaning. Gods, i will never tire of this song. The anime is spectacular, as well. If there are ANY people in this comment section who have yet to watch Elfin Lied, you are doing yourself one of the most horrendous disservices that you can.
Actually I've heard its kinda shit. Pity, it has such an amazing opening.
those who say its bad probably thought it would be an X rated anime upon watching it and decided that was horrible. if you haven't watched it yourself, id highly recommend checking it out for yourself. its rated MA, which usually means its an anime that pushes a few boundaries... but be warned this one pushes them ALL as far as they can.
rikumeansearth A sloppily put together show that relies on gore and nudity to maintain interest. But people like it, and good on you if you like it 💕
+Meishiru I sense an imminent bond!
+Meishiru Lol, yeah it's a fantastic anime, albeit rather depressing. Still up there with one of my favourites in terms of animation and storytelling!
nothing will ever beat the feeling of listening to it for the first time
Yep
I hated it the first few times and would skip it lol.
Eventually of course I started liking it and now about 15 years later it's still on my playlist in my phone and listen to it almost every day.
I love that it's such a sad song with glints of hope in it and the singer is incredible.
I first heard this theme as a kid who randomly stumbled upon Elfen Lied and some scenes, and remember when hearing this for the first time it felt haunting and sad. Now that i listen to it again after all these years I find it absolutely beautiful and touching, especially as a religious person.
Listen to Chesnokov's We Praise Thee. That is the song I currently wish I could hear for the first time again.
@djunojung Thank you for the recommendation!
Someone in 2024 who loves and still listens to this song (I love it)
🙋
Always..
🤠
Right here
I sing it 😅
Since the day I finished the anime series, I could not listen to this masterpiece at all. It just made my stomach twist in a knot every time I would hear it, and made me want to cry my eyes out. Knowing the story of the series, and also having been through some tough times myself, I developed a serious aversion to it. Today I decided to listen to the song at least ten times, until the knot in my stomach, and the tears in my eyes disappeared completely. I'm glad to say it worked, and I am fully capable of listening to this song again, and I might just re-watch the series! So, a humongous thank you to the uploader, for giving me the strength to listen to this song again and coming back to the series!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Tbh when i was reading this i had to look at the name because I thought i wrote it 😅😅😅
@@kurson22 oh my god 😭😭 can the earth swallow me please the embarrassment is too much 💀 people need to stop digging up my ancient comments and reminding me of them lmao
@mishinegluposti1466 no. Those with ears to hear―let them hear. The suffering of a righteous man brings him closer to God, and born once more into the true & eternal Life. Do not be ashamed of your testimony. Do not be ashamed of your sensitivity for pain & suffering. The words of this song are Sacred, and your Soul knew it. The lyrics―beautiful, the melody―a juxtaposition of the suffering within us all.
God, our Father who created us in His image―He loves you, and so does His only Son. And His Son has called us to love each other; thus, I love you too.
God bless you & Godspeed in this worldly plight of ours 💚🙏🏽
Me listening to this year's later finally understands this line "Blessed is the one who bears a temptation since after being tested, he will receive the crown of life"
actual quote from the Bible
☦️
Although I've always liked the song, I feel obligated to say that the Latin text used isn't perfect. Aside from the obvious Japanese pronunciation of some vowels, like 'u', there are some textual errors too. I do not know if they originate with the creators, or with the many variations on the internet, but looking both at the Latin and the lines from the original Bible and hymn texts, the errors are as following:
'quoniqm': this should be 'quoniam'
'probates': 'probatus'
'accipient': 'accipiet'
'kyerie': 'kyrie'
'benigma': 'benigna' (2x)
'o castitas lilium': 'o castitatis lilium'.
These are the errors I encounter online. Sometimes one of the words is corrected (like 'benigna', in this video) but most errors are in the original recording. I suppose that the creators made some mistakes, like copying 'quoniam' as 'quoniqm', because they didn't know the Latin very well, which lead to the singer pronouncing it like 'quonicum'.
Thanks for the clarification, actually
SeverMetal ok nerd
@@ohyeahsubscribetomaximilia5694 No, he probably just speaks a mediterranean latin language, we can easily recognize most of pronounce and textual errors
@@aurothelarper mediterranean gang we lit
@@reflex933 true bruh lmao ave cesar
I am honestly in awe of this song, it always manages to make me come back to it when I feel sad...
me too. it's so emotional
Music like this is one in a million. From the day I first heard it until now, I've never been bored of it or found it distasteful. This really is something else.
This is really calming compared to what the Anime is about
preparing you mentally to confront what you will watch self balance
It's the calm before the storm
Poor Lucy.......
Seriously, when you first see the anime, you think she's just evil. But, once you learn more about her past, you realize that HUMANS are the ones that drove her to kill. They took away the some of her only friends. Aiko, who died saving her life, was one of her best friends. The pup she befriended, killed by her bullies (they deserved that violent death, Lucy. You did good) are both gone. After a while, she just becomes the misunderstood protagonist. Lilium will always be a haunting song, from a great series.
It rather strongly reminded me of Frankenstein actually.
The best part part of the song is 1:27. Its even better when its on surround speakers. ^-^
Oni Giri i listened to this with my Beats solo 2. I swear to god I came in my pants at that point
I legit almost burst into tears when listening to the first “Kyrie, Ignis Divine, Eleison”. Not sad tears, it’s just so beautiful
The music played from 1:30 to 2:16 is definitely a masterpiece expressing anime's events and revealing such harmony especially for the curve before the end of the music 😍😍😍Idk but it sounds classic and I love it
Makes me cry every time I hear it ❤️
This is my favorite anime song. And the anime is the most brutal, dark, and depressing anime I've ever seen.
Same here. The story is actually incredible, if you can make your way past the extreme gore and nudity. A lot of people can't, so they think it's utter shit.
At least that's how I see it.
Hell, I don't doubt that for an instant. Even I find myself struggling to get past the extreme level of nudity just to enjoy the story for what it is. Elfen Lied literally dwarfs all other anime I've seen in terms of gore, nudity, sad moments, etc., and that's saying something.
To me this will forever be the darkest anime in my opinion
@@cameraredeye3115 dwarfs?
Try Berserk.
Dark Dan more than Akame ga Kill and Gundam Iron blooded Orphans.
Elfen lied is a masterpiece, its a shame most people can't get past the gore and nudity
Totally agree man. I'm just glad Nana made it. That was almost all I cared about
It's all good brothers and sisters use your magic and heal now
True. I've been interested in watching it for ages, but I just can't handle gore unfortunately
@@daesiel2569
Comparing both, Lucy had a "better" start after escaping the laboratory than Nana had.
Lucy somehow managed to find Kotha/Kohta and his, girlfriend at this time I think. But I don't know how Nana got to this guy shown in her flashbacks.
It's also unknown, at least to me, how they weren't afraid of Nana going berserk just as Lucy did, taking revenge on her torturers, except for the poor, clumsy secretary... ;(
I was around 10-11 yo when I first watching this. Love the story, the tragedy. My mind goes blank for the whole day like. Wtf I am just watching...
After all these years this song still brings a tear to my eye true masterpiece such passion in an art of singing and song writing chefs kiss
School Days Opening: :3 are you ready to cheat on your gf with the whole schooool?
Higurashi opening: ur on drugs bb
Attack on Titans: im a meme.
Elfen Lied Opening: hello sir, welcome to the church!
Just finished this one
Won't ever forget it...
*Greetings, dear moral, welcome to Heaven
School Days so crazyy it be getting wtf reactions.. soo thats when you know its good lol haha (: th-cam.com/video/Fy7lNcXV96Q/w-d-xo.html
You watch school says????
@@ps123fan did you like school days??
0:01 the bell ringing you hear is the bell of wall clock that lucy fixed in the end of anime
This anime is just amazing. A definite 10 for older audiences and people who can appreciate something like this.
rodsaids Hiboi a 10? seriously?
No, it's a 5 max. Even the gore is poorly done
10? Lmao I’m not sure about this. I’m 20 now and I watched this anime when I was like 11 or 12, absolutely loved it but dunno if it was appropriate for me to watch 😂
The scenes when Lucy goes ape shit after seeing those kids torture a dog was pretty scary to see as a kid
@@Z0Z33KY 10 as in score, not age
@@marcelocoto3245 bruh it was 2004 and who cares the gore isn’t the point it’s just a unique part of the anime. The main focus is the plot.
I cry everytime I here this song
Thanks youtube recommendations to make me cry another time...
Réginald Demeuse lol I’m also crying after watching elfen lied for a 7th time
10 years later after watching this, the opening still lives in my head rent free. JEEZ does it give me such creepy CHILLS.
Very beautiful melody. Still love it even after 13 years. I remember watching the anime as a kid, nostalgic..
Funnily enough same, it was only when I rewatched it 5 years after I was like, huh, this has a lot of blood, gore, and nudity
I just started watching it like a week ago and i finished it didn't know it was so old until like ep 12
I'm just speechless. This Is a huge bomb of emotions
I've just rewatched Elfen Lied and this song is just an epic masterpiece. It gives me chills and break my heart in pieces. When Lilium plays at the end of the last episode I shed a tear. This little melody, when they meet as children, it's so powerful. I watched this Anime when I was a bit too young and couldn't see what my adult eyes have seen this time. Now, despite the violence of every kind, I see the real depths of what this Anime tells us. I'm so heartbroken but admirative. "Elfen Lied" deserves its recognition and fame. I love it very much.
Every character is amazingly well built (except Yuka i'm sorry her actings are bad in my opinion, i don't think her ways and her behavior toward Kota is rentable.) Lucy (or Nyu) of course, Nana, Mayu, Kota, even Kurama have real motivations, real depths and reasons. The virus of the Disclonius make them act this way an I even find Mariko acts justified. Don't get me wrong, okay she is sadistic but so was Lucy as a little child after realizing how human hated her. But Mariko was just a baby who got locked in a dark room with her demons. No wonder she became crazy. The story totally justify her actings and I really love Mariko story.
In short - I totally recommand this Anime. Just make sure your heart is well prepared and warned, not only for the physic violence, but also for all the psychology around this powerful story!
Read the manga bro.. let it pain you once again,,
It's been 7 years since I saw this show and I still remember ever once and a while to revisit the masterpiece of an opening. I really should re-watch the whole thing as I remember the myriad of emotions and thoughts going through my head clear as day, all this time later. There hasn't been a show like this since.
Still watching this in 2019, this song is beautiful and should always be remembered, along with the anime.
At 0:43 it Sounds like she is saying "Your Body's sweaty touch it Oh No Now we die"😂😂😂😂
Pfft I can't unhear that now 😂
Oh my. That’s all I can hear now 😂
I hate you. Now its in my head
Or...
Your butt is funny, touch it, oh no we all die
Dangit
So Beautiful
So beautiful, so sad.
I remember binge watching this the summer after 8th grade in one whole sitting. I cried at the end and this will remain one of my favorite anime’s of all time
I watched this when i was 8 years old! THE WHOLE ANIME. Still dont know how I LIKED the GORE and LIKED the plot and stuff and how i didnt get NIGHTMARES
Chari Chan+ Sameness
Lol I've watched it when I was 9
I am used to seeing stuff in Elfen Lied
( by catching my brothers watching gore, and stuff that would give normal kids nightmares)
It's probably the titties. But honestly I didn't get turned on by the titties cuz I don't like 2d bitches and honestly it adds something to the show that just makes it so good
Shit! Fucking accurate!
because its not gory. just plain sad and tearjerking
One of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a long time.. Love the voice of the woman singing.. She puts me at ease.
Incredible how it still sounds as beautiful as it did when I listened to this as a child of 13. There's so many things from my childhood that incredibly still stand the test of time after all these years. That is how you determine a masterpiece.
Now the anime itself is.. not as great, but also not as bad. Like a lot of shows, it could have been so much _more_
As a death metal fan, I love this, and no other song has made me feel this way. I first watched the anime 9 years ago when I was about 10 and came back to it recently because for some reason after all this time I had a thought about it.
Wish I could find more music like this
ohhhhh man that's a madness
That sounds like what i did. I only knew about some of the gore but I wanted to know the story. I love this song
You can try to search opera, german opera might be more fitting as well
This song deserves to be remembered through human history, and archieved as a worldwide treasure.
OMG this put my 2month old to sleep every time and she gets really mad if I just up and stop the song lol thank you so much for this vid thanks for helping a father out lol
Cody Scott ur a father with that profile pic ok u know what I’m not judging
@@kajsdhddjdk6531 no age to be a weeb
Daddy chill
Since she is 3 years and 2months old show her the anime
i love to come back to this song whenever i remember it, which is every few years and i'm always amazed by it! probably one of the best anime intros ever!
I just finished the anime today. Started it about a day ago, I heard this song on Twitter and ended up here and decided to watch it on a whim.
I heard of the show before, but I didn't know what I was getting myself into.
This song and the intro just brings up a bottomless sorrow out of me, I'm not sure if I should even be this sad. My life hasn't been horrible. But I just can't turn the song off.
Finished the manga yesterday. Damn
Lol I watched both the anime and manga in my teens shit made depressed af😂
@@FusionComet that shit give kouta trauma.. No! I think it give us trauma..
@FusionComet tue manga is a MASTERPIECE the anime is decent itself but failed to really flush out the characters.
a few years later.... life has definitely gotten much harder. if only i had knew what was in store for me.
the song is sad as ever, i suppose.
This, together with Caesar's theme - Il mare eterno nella mia anima (from Jojo) are the most beautiful songs in anime. And I appreciate that in Psycho-pass, Ode to joy is used as Makishima's theme.
Comentário pra Br não ter que traduzir. Amo tanto esse anime. Mesmo diante de um cenário geral de desesperança que apresenta, sempre escuro, sempre chuvoso. Tamanha profundidade é difícil de encontrar nos animes. Obra prima que me marcou.
jesus this is the exact video i watched over 6 years ago what the hell i was 11 then
omg
Me too dude
too...
I watched this anime 6 or 7 years ago. My best anime, ever. On par with FMA:B.
@@martinhorvath4117 its on par with fma b but neither are the best anime for me
Этот опенинг заслуживает лайков больше чем лудей впринципе существует...
Sooo sad :(
+Fluffy Waffles So edgy.
can we hit 10 likes??
Да.. грусно.
Anyone in 2024?
Yep
Once every year I give it a listen 🙏
Я тууут!!
Hello here
Mẹ.😊😊
I'm happy to be recognized by people all over the world.
We are honored to be used in churches and choirs!
Thank you from Japan!
確かに日本人が作詞作曲した歌だけど関係ない人がどうこう言うの恥ずかしくない？
返信ありがとうございます。
どうこう言ってるつもりは少しも無いですよ。
日本で生まれた曲が、海外の神聖な場所で歌われているのが
嬉しくて、光栄だと感謝を伝えています。
thank you for your reply.
I'm not trying to say anything.
I am honored and grateful that a song born in Japan is being sung in a sacred place overseas.
続けてすみません。
ジブリの曲、ゼルダ、ペルソナなどのゲーム音楽も、誇りに思っており、
オーケストラや、歌ってくれている事に感謝をしています。
Sorry to keep going.
I'm also proud of the Ghibli songs, Zelda, Persona, and other game music, and I'm grateful to the orchestra and the people who sing.
Elfen Lied was my first anime, so I'll always have a nostalgic love for it, but damn is it hard to go back and watch, especially now as I see it nothing more than torture porn, which is not my favorite genre... Regardless of that, Lilium will remain my number one favorite theme
aurielMoon Tokyo ghoul was my first and this was second
omg yess, this was my first anime too before I got fully into anime. Whenever I come across a sad anime like akame ga kill, my mind will always automatically compare the anime to elfenlied, reminding me that no anime is sadder than ElfenLied.
aurielMoon yeah, back when I was 10...
@@makaalbarn7258 hell no ! I don't know why this man said that , it's not porn ( but yes it has nudity but that doesn't mean it is porn it's just that the story demands it , you'll understand if you watch it ) it's a tragic anime and the manga is even more depressing , mostly blood and gore . Feel free to give it a try it's damn good .
It’s not torture porn because of nudity. It’s torture porn because the creator seems to get off on torturing his poor characters excessively. ☹️
I used to sing this to my nephew when he was a baby to calm him down and help him sleep.
This, and the hymn of the fayth from FFX
2024 and I'm still here for this MASTER PIECE!
still EPIC like the first time
halfway 2022 and i still want to listen to this once in a while.
this anime isn't the sad tear jerker anime, but the sad "how did this happen?" anime. the tragedy knowing you could only bear and grit your teeth miserably leaving you with melancholic experience then moving on
Эта песня играла на протяжении 2х месяцев моей голове, наконец я нашла ее
Fucking same
Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam
Et lingua eius loquetur indicium
Beautus vir qui suffert tentationem
Quoniqm cum probates fuerit accipient coronam vitae
Kyrie, ignis, divine,eleison...
O quam sancta
Quam serena
Quam benigna
Quam amoena
O castitas Lilium!
"A beautiful melody played in the mind of the killer, seen in the eyes of the victim."
what is language of this song?
@@code7581 latin
@@code7581 Latin
cô dê Latin
I'm a southern American and I can tell this is Latin from the start. Lol
1:30
Yes. Just yes
art
Reslly shit
It sounds so divine from start to finish. Best op. ever. No need to say anything more
"Blessed the man who resists temptation. Since he, with striving, shall recieve the crown of life"
this is a masterpiece. i can't believe it was made for an anime. while this anime is great, this music is on another level of perfection that can't even be described
It is still one of my favorite op EVER i
Even if you dont understand, even if you dont know what happened in anime this song is explaining everything perfect.
Am i the only one who sees a perfect hymn for Earth in this? i mean yeah its from a show but the lyrics just reflect human nature and our history and beliefs so beautifully.
"O how sacred, how serene, how benevolent, O lily of purity!"
The Lily in itself reflects Earth, and "Lord, fire divine, have mercy" reflects how she is plagued by war, disease and famine all throughout her history, now united in our modern world to the sound of this beautiful song.
On top of that interpretation, it's just a hauntingly beautiful piece from a great show
The song is so eryly angelic . Like it sounds so deep and emotional.
I dont know how to describe it
well, you can interpret it that way but the actual meaning is referring to Virgin Mary and The Lord. it is taken from Psalms, Epistle of James, and Ave Mundi Spes Maria.
These lyrics are mostly biblical and their spiritual meaning is deep
Lord fire divine is the hebrew God, the true God of the universe. The builder of everything. Here we go again with pagan ideas, it just another view thru the eyes of the unbelievers
Say whatever you want, but especially 1:30 gives me shivers
Gay
One of those animes where after finishing it, you just can't but reflect about life. I have listened to this song for about 15 years now and cannot find any other that I could hold near and dear to my heart.
I used to watch really bloody anime’s when I was younger this was my favorite and it still is
This is possibly the most beautiful song ever, brings me to tears every time I hear it.
still one of the greatest pieces of music I've had the chance to listen to
0:39
"I need to poo,
your butt is funny-touch it,
oh no now we die"
Now I can't unhear it Thanks XD
😂😂😂
The greatest opening that has ever blessed my ears.
After stumbling across this the other day, I went and watched the ending after not seeing it for several years. Not ashamed to say that I cried when this song played, especially during Kouta and Lucy's conversation.
es bella te pone triste, feliz, saca todos tus sentimientos reprimidos
i was watching this anime in my bedroom and my mom came out when it was the opening and she said she really like the music. The ost is... i don't know how to describe it, its just really relaxing and beautiful
just discovered the anime and its a masterpiece. Never skipped the Intro, its such a beautiful song.
You can probably see how “stranger things” ripped this anime off.
The only anime or show/movie in general that ever made me cry, probably because I could relate to the feeling of alienation and not being understood at all since I can think. the ending really fcked me up too. Gotta watch this again 13 years later to see if it still hits as hard as a kid and if lucy still looks so badass. What a shame we never got a season 2 or remake ... The anime is 20 years old now, almost as old as myself
July 25, 2004. The anime (Elfen Lied) TV broadcast began in Japan, and July 25th is Lucy's birthday.
Anime is Japanese. Op is latin. Title is german. Enough for goosebumps every time I close my eyes to listen it.
As beautiful as ever.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation.
Sang this in a chorus concert once in high school and I was the lead singer and soloist I love his song so much
2021 and i still love this masterpiece!!
очень трогательная песня, прям завораживает
When your friend says he’s gonna clutch up but his internet disconnects
this is the most 2009 video to ever 2009 but i live for it still
Everytime I try rewatching it I end up stopping for some reason, going to rewatch it soon and actually finish.
Still get chills. I also got those 2011-2012 vibes as well. All I remember is deviant art, speed paint videos with paint tool sai, MMD, school days, etc.
This song always bring tears to my eyes. Such a good anime.
this is such a masterpiece... i still can't wrap my head around it, even after 19 years since i heard this song for the first time
as a singer i still try to find a way to figure out a lower polyphone melody, but i haven't found a harmonious form
still working on it
I seriously only realised after reading the lyrics at 0:53 that the ff15 character's names are all latin words:
Ignis = fire
Noctis= night
Gladio= sword
Prompto= ready
The ending of ff15 (not to spoil anything) was great in a special way
@@alexm7627 what’s ff15?
@@ChronicallyUnlucky final fantasy 15