"Bury My Mother Pale and Slight" | Myla's Song
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- "The great gates have been sealed. None shall enter. None shall leave." An interpretation of Myla's song based on the tune she hums. With additional verses, and a chorus inspired by Hollow Knight's main theme. Sung by me (at 2am) (with a cold) (also I am not a trained singer by any means) - that said, I'm actually pretty happy with how this turned out!
Context: When the city was condemned, were the miners still in Crystal Peak left outside? Did they wonder what happened to their families left within? Did they sing for them? For the knight and dreamers whose memorial they may once have seen? For the desperate hope for a brighter future? Even just a chance to mourn?
Additional Context: The really fun thing about rounds is how one by one the voices inevitably die off until there is only one remaining. :)
MP3 available here: www.mediafire....
Sheet music in pinned comment!
All background footage is from my first, blind playthrough of Hollow Knight. Many thanks to The Embraced One ( • Hollow Knight Ambience... ) and Camellia Flingert ( • Hollow Knight Ambience... ), whose recordings of Crystal Peak ambience provided the perfect background noise/pickaxes/ominous rumbling.)
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[Responses to FAQ below.] I'm still entirely blown away by how many people liked this - thank you all so much! My relationship with my voice is complicated to say the least, and it took a good bit of encouragement to put this out where people could see it (not to mention that it was recorded on a 10-year-old laptop's built-in mic by an amateur who was pausing to hack up his lungs between verses at the time - which is to say, uh, the quality could _definitely_ be better).
→ *_Can I make a cover/animation/literally anything along this line?_* Oh gosh, absolutely, have at it, y'all are amazing, _please_ send me a link if you do.
Speaking of which...
→ ...Might I direct you to this wonderful animatic by Valen-0: th-cam.com/video/v5GMd_sTz1g/w-d-xo.html
→ ...And this haunting cover by orionidess: peregrineggsandham.tumblr.com/post/730275365701943296/oh-my-god
→ *_Will you put this on Spotify?_* In theory, I'd very much like to! Unfortunately, the process of getting a song on Spotify as an independent creator is... complicated, to say the least. tl;dr: As I'm not part of any record label, I'd need to go through a music distributor to upload a song there. Having looked into that process, this would require more time and effort than I'm currently willing to spend.
→ *_Sheet music?_* Yes! A very, _very_ rough copy can be found here: drive.google.com/file/d/13GdkkPtj-qaxW1mr6dfEXyJ535_umCn-/view?usp=sharing -- It's rather messy; since the recording's harmonies were all done sort of on the fly, and I don't have the original project file handy, this was written by ear.
→ *_Who does X lyric represent?_* For the first two verses? Who knows! Those are Myla's original lines, and they're entirely up to interpretation. (There's been a lot of discussion about them in the comments - take a look, it's neat.) For the later verses, in order: Traitor Lord; his daughter and Ze'mer; Sly, Oro, Mato, and Sheo; Nailsmith; Bretta (or Quirrel - see below); Tiso; Monomon; Lurien; Herrah; either the Pale King or the Radiance (or the Knight, or you-the-player)... depending on who you blame. For what it's worth, I don't see these lyrics as _literally_ referring to these characters - the miners would have never known Oro, for instance - but rather to a set of sort of... folk-song archetypes. The role they play. A fool, a traitor, a sage with three sons. Nameless, faceless, and buried.
[Note: While I'd initially meant it to be Bretta, someone suggested the "writer" could also mean Quirrel - I love that idea! Quirrel wasn't explicitly referenced only because I try to avoid thinking about his fate. :') ]
→ *_Does the "ask them thrice?" line reference talking to Tiso before his death?_* Yeah. I personally met Tiso three times in-game before finding him in KE. :) In retrospect, some people pointed out that the same could be said for the Nailsmith - had I realized this, I'd probably have made the second line of that verse reference Cloth instead, to complete the "Talk to them a bunch and then they die" trifecta. Ah, well.
→ *_I found the secret hidden 1% opacity Zote._* No idea what you're talking about.
Omfg ok I can have mental peace that I CAN do an animation-
Btw: I’LL BE THE HAPPIEST PERSON IF YOU COULD PUT IT ON SPOTIFY but o well, understandable if u can’t, putting a song in Spotify OBVIOUSLY isn’t easy
honestly you imply the cold hindered your voice but i think it gave it a certain rasp that helped the song
great work on the song
@@unarandom597look at my previous comment!
you can't notice that you had to pause, the editing is good. don't think there's anything to complain about it. its Excellent!
i think the mic quality helped with the song's wispy/airy aura
Aside from seeing Myla chipping away, I also imagined a group of people with shovels that are digging large gravepits in rhythm of the song as with a line of people carrying a body or bodies that represent each lyrical line of the song to throw in the pit and themselves after, still singing. And during the chorus as it start to segue into the next verse, the pit of the previous verse is covered while the next pit is dug up. As for the outro, the diggers part ways revealing a large number of largely dug grave pits.
you know it's an accurate miners shanty because it makes fun of the ruler and politics in general
Oh god… EVERY WORD IV EVER SPOKEN HAS A MINERS SHANTY 😭
@@elimarmosquea7081go to the mines
True tho
@@highchaplainerebus we yearn for them
@@elimarmosquea7081take my hand. let’s go down to the mines
"Ha ha ha, do you know that one? It's one of my f-favourites! We can sing something else if you like. You start singing and I'll join in. I bet you have a b-b-beautiful singing voice! Ha ha ha!"
How to make a HK fan cry:
@@unarandom597”Silksong? I thought that dream was erased with the radiance”
Is a pretty good one aswell
“Hey has anybody seen the knight I can’t seem to find them”
@@incursore5571 "has anybody seen Quirrel*"
"Bury my body...c-cover my Shell, What meaning in darkness? Yet here I remain... I'll wait here forever...till light blooms again..."
I love how the only "instrument" is the pickaxe hitting the crystals (ignoring the couple characters sfx every now and then), gives the idea that this is actually being sung in a mine, very creative
Yeah and the voice has that kinda like idk effect vibe I’m not sure what to call it that makes you feel like it’s being sung in a mine or somewhere underground
@@Veryfruityloopy Echo?
@@PettyNoir512 at the end there was a motipal popol singing all on a dela.
This is so underrated it feels illegal.
do we all agree it should be illegal to not watch, like, and subscribe to this video
@@xxGreenRobloxyou can't subscribe to a video☝️🤓
Came up with some more verses today:
_Bury the daughter with her needle fine,_
_Bury the bee who gave her a spine,_
_Bury the tree who raised her well,_
_And bury the spider who gave birth to her shell._
_Bury the elder, wise and old,_
_Bury the couple mapping caverns cold,_
_Bury the poet in her lovestuck dreams,_
_Then bury her lover who is not what he seems._
_Bury the businessman in fungal shroom,_
_Bury the warrior marching to her doom,_
_Bury the thief in her pool of light,_
_Then when you're done, bury me by their side._
Bars
@@ThatDavidOne ...sorry?
@@tarvoc746 they're great lines and tie in excellent with the story, so I said bars because this is fire
@@ThatDavidOne Thanks. 😃
@@tarvoc746 Wish they were included in the real song
Notice how conifer wasn’t included, that’s because he’s impossible to beat in a fight.
Then what is the lyrics "Bury the writer with a broken heart" refer to. conifer is a beloved character so if you had to bury him it would be with a broken heart
@@AnnieScott-vd9skThe writer likely refers to Bretta, not Cornifer because he doesn't write, but she does
@@AnnieScott-vd9sk He draws to map out Hallownest. He doesn't write.
@@something-g99 that didn't click with me at all that makes way more sense
Cornifer: casually enters godhome to map out the path of pain because he feels challenged
Myla: I bet you have a beautiful singing voice!
The knight, who can't talk: _internal screams_
It's wholesome in a sad way. It feels like, knowing they will all die, she tries to remember them all. To remember her family and the songs.
The subtle jab at the fact we didn't know if Tiso was dead or not until the Godmaster DLC really sells how much effort was put into these lyrics. This is so well done, and it pops up in my recommended right at the time when I was curious about what the missing lyrics could've been like.
Wait where
@@AsukaNGE "Bury the fool with their shield stained red, But ask them thrice to be sure that they are dead."
@@drakath5727 o thanks
We did know for a fact that he was dead long before Godmaster came out, as you can find his corpse in Kingdom's Edge. Godmaster just gave us more clear confirmation on what killed him, being the Brooding Mawlek.
@@drakath5727 I think it just refers to the fact you have to meet Tiso at least thrice to see them dead.
i love how you turned this into a song the Miners likely made after the city of tears was sealed, singing about greiving all of those trapped below as the Radiance's influence drives them mad through the crystals. its all so subtle, brilliant and fitting
2:18
The fact I immediately knew the "Bury the sage with his sons all three" line is in reference to Sly; Oro, Mato and Sheo is a bit shocking given my tiredness rn
Only ones I knew instantly was:
The traitor and his daughter
The lady lovely and pale
The smith and his blood soaked art
The Fool with their shield stained red
The three dreamers and the pale king
Once you hear the Radiance's roar after Myla's death scream, YOU. CAN'T. UNHEAR. IT! Aka I had the fear of God instilled in me.
timestamp please:)
sorry i just can't hear it
@@vasselmoose90492:56
@@logandamudkip4212 thank u :)
My guesses as to which character each of the new lines is supposed to be referencing.
"Oh, bury the traitor marred by pride"
The Traitor Lord.
"Bury his daughter at her lover's side"
The Traitor Lord's daughter, the Grey Mourner's lost love.
"Bury the sage and his sons all three"
Nailsage Sly and his three apprentices.
"Oh, bury the Smith and his blood-soaked art"
The Nailsmith.
"Bury the writer with a broken heart"
This is most likely Bretta, who has a crush on the Vessel (and later on Zote if he is saved by the Vessel) to the point of writing fanfiction about them, but later grows disillusioned with them both and leaves. She's not really "heartbroken" though, as realizing what a phony Zote is makes her realize that she needs to work to find love rather than waiting for it to fall into her lap, and subsequently leaves Dirtmouth to go on her own adventure. But I guess there may not have been more accurate words that would have fit into the song easily. "Lovesick heart," maybe?
"Bury the fool with their shield stained red"
Tiso, who wielded a shield and dies at the Colosseum of Fools.
"Oh, bury the teacher in her hallowed hall,
bury the watcher in his tower tall,
bury the beast in her silken cave,"
The three Dreamers; Monomon the Teacher, Lurien the Watcher, and Herrah the Beast.
"Then bury the one who dug their graves."
The Pale King, probably.
In the last one I think more in The Radiance,before you ask me why,is because The 3 Dreemers where needed to deafet her,and well-we know what happened next xd
Edit:And The Pale King I think it was more in the verse of “Bury the beggar with his shinning crown” And well- The Pale *King*
The background is faint, but I think it hints of which character is talked about in the verse. While “Bury the one who dug their graves.” was being played, we see the king, or at least what’s left of him.
Notice how Zote is never mentioned. This is because he is perfect and will never die.
@@ungatov401 the last one is probably more than one character, with the plural “graves”.
The traitor might also be Xero but thats a shot in the dark
None shall enter, none shall leave;
The King has sealed our kin.
But we yet breathe, unite, and grieve,
And sing for those within.
Gates will open, we take hope.
And mourn ‘til the morning comes.
Soon the Knight will bring the day;
It’s this the Crystal hums!
Oh, bury my mother, pale and slight.
Bury my father with his eyes shut tight.
Bury my sisters two by two.
And then when you’re done, let’s bury me too!
Oh, bury the knight with her broken nail.
Bury the lady, lovely and pale.
Bury the priest in his tattered gown,
Then bury the beggar with his shining crown!
None shall enter, none shall leave;
The King has sealed our kin.
But we yet breathe, unite, and grieve,
And sing for those within.
Gates will open; we take hope,
And mourn ‘till morning comes.
Soon the knight will bring the day,
It’s this the Crystal hums!
Oh, bury the traitor marred by pride.
Bury his daughter at her lover’s side.
Bury the sage and his sons, all three,
But save by their grave a space for me!
Oh, bury the smith and his blood-soaked art.
Bury the writer with a broken heart.
Bury the fool with their shield stained red,
But ask them thrice to be sure that they are dead!
None shall enter, none shall leave;
The King has sealed our kin.
But we yet breathe, unite, and grieve,
And sing for those within.
Gates will open; we take hope,
And mourn ‘till morning comes.
Soon the knight will bring the day,
It’s this the Crystal hums!
Oh, bury the teacher in her hallowed hall.
Bury the watcher in his tower tall.
Bury the beast in her silken cave,
Then bury the ones who dug their graves.
Thou art a mad lad, and I'm proud of thee.
@@ManioqV ‘twas an honor
the inclusion of bretta is hilarious. all these legendary figures and some random unfortunate who wandered into the caverns
Bury my body, cover my shell.
(Dig for yourself a grave as well.)
What meaning in darkness? Yet here I remain.
I'll wait here forever, 'til light blooms again!
In all seriousness! Brilliant cover! I absolutely love it and am sad I missed it going up on TH-cam! Perfect!
Myla didn’t deserve the fate she got
@@Srajo13 she really didn't. If only there was a way to save her...
@@kaisneed3270 mods:
@@kaisneed3270 get the DNM or godhome ending! Surely the best way to loosen the Radiance’s grip on her is to kill them. Right?
*right?*
@@kaisneed3270never get crystal heart or kill soul master
This is by far the best interpretation of Myla's song I've heard IMO, I can't stop listening to it
I wanted to ask, could I make an animatic for this?
Oh my goodness, absolutely!
do it no balls, gimme dat link
Hows the animatic going?
@@Amalgemotioncould I try something too? I’m not very good yet, but it’d be fun, and I could use the practice.
@@Amalgemotion I've also been thinking that would be a fun thing to try (some day) with your permission.
This is a really nice cover of Myla's theme. The multiple voices work really well, as well as the pickaxes in the background. The lyrics work well with the original tune. Sorta makes me want to do a cover.
Haven't seen anyone mention it so ima put it out there. I think the "One who dug their graves" might be The Knight.
They fit the description of The one who bured the Dreamers and it would be thematic for the song to end with the death of the Main Character. Also this song feels faintly infection-friendly so calling for the death of the Radiance would be a bit off.
Either way, thats what i think. This song is a masterpiece
could also be the pale king, but this is actually a pretty interesting interpretation
Pale king seems more of the one who dug their graves, but I also think he’s the beggar in the shining crown
I just realized the three references in one of the verses (massive spoilers ahead)
of course there are more but this struck me as the coolest
"Bury the smith with his blood-soaked art" - Nailsmith
"Bury the writer with a broken heart" - Bretta probably
"Bury the Fool with their shield stained red" - Tiso
all of which are characters that *may or may not* die in the game in some way, depending on your actions - "Ask them thrice to be sure that they are dead!"
(yes I'm aware Bretta never actually dies, but she is partially Infected when you first find her. thus, if the Infection is not destroyed/contained and the player does not fond her, Bretta would become fully Infected. though we never see those circumstances in-game.)
(also, Tiso can be kept from dying if you just never go to the Colosseum)
"bury the Fool with their shield stained red" - Tiso
If you noticed in the backgroumd on the fool you see Tiso's name, meaning they were talking to him
@@Snt1_ thanks!
@@Ollisaa6095 thank you!
@@Snt1_it actually appears all of them, you just gotta turn the brightness to high and look carefully
Nailsmith - Nail upgrading animation
Bretta - Grey Prince Zote start
Tiso - Interaction with The Knight
I found my next song to be obsessed over-
update: i’ve officially memorized all the lyrics
@@ultravioletskyes same
@@ultravioletskyessame I was singing it in my head during my co op today lol
Same
The fact that you can hear the radiance's voice get slightly louder the more you go into the song just to signify the workers getting infected is just, *CHEF'S KISS*
I don't know why, but I came up with a few verses on my own:
Oh, bury the the vessel with a mind to think.
Bury the vessel with a will to break.
Bury the vessel with a voice to cry,
A voice to cry their suffering.
Oh bury the sisters who resist the light.
Bury the daughter with her shell of white.
Bury the master who abused his right.
And bury the seeker who was lost to night.
Oh, bury the lady who played her part.
Bury the king with a bleeding heart.
Bury the tribute, the one who failed,
And bury the ghost, the child of pale.
I love this song so much btw you did amazing :D
I also heard Myla's death cry and the Radiance shriek. Nice touch.
This is amazing and deserves more attention, also, who is the master? And the seeker as well😅
@@elimarmosquea7081 Thanks :D
The Master who abused his right is the Soul Master and the Seeker who was lost to night is Godseeker >:)
@@PandorasMusicBox680 OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@@elimarmosquea7081 I can hear the realization in that lol
@@PandorasMusicBox680 lol
WHAT this is SO COOL
The singing is great, sounds very ghostly and that's such a vibe for this song in particular :D and the added parts fit *seamlessly* with the original bits we get in the game!!!
I actually need to ask, hypothetically, do you think I could use some of this (probably one of the verses that are already in the game) for a short hollow knight animation/animatic/pmv?
Thank you so much! And absolutely feel free.
the children giggling in the "bury my sisters two by two" in the beginning made me actually think i was hallucinating to this
Sneaky Zote at around 1:52
Great work! Literally gives me chills. Definitely my favorite interpretation of the song.
Where
@@SkullTheLeglesslisten very closely
it's not visual, it's an auditory reference to Zote
@@SkullTheLegless listen closely. He sings along with other miners, and he is also present in the background of the video itself.
“…and then when your Done let’s bury me too!”
That line is already stuck in my head
So true
came here from tumblr, THIS IS LITERALLY SO COOL!!! it kinda reminds me of the misty mountains song that the dwarves sing in the hobbit just from the sort of harmonies and the mood, love it so so much
Ма-на-на, ни-не-на, е-ми-е-та
Ма-на-на, ни-не-на, ё-на-ла
(Ке-ти-я) Ма-на-на, ни-не-на, е-ми-е-та
Е-лэ-ки, е-ла-ка, но-на-на, е-лэ-ко
Не войти не выйти нам
Король врата закрыл
Но мы, шахтёры - вольный род
Пусть наша песнь летит
Есть надежда, что уйдёт
Вся печаль с утра
Рыцарь, что свет принесёт
Слушай как звенит кристалл!
О, матушка худа и бледна,
И сведены веки у отца,
Закопайте всех до одного,
И любимых сестер и меня заодно!
О, рыцарь кровь на поле боя пролил,
Леди прекрасна, но в гробу, увы,
Закопайте нищего царя,
А потом и в его короне лжеца!
Не войти не выйти нам
Король врата закрыл
Но мы, шахтёры - вольный род
Пусть наша песнь летит
Есть надежда, что уйдёт
Вся печаль с утра
Рыцарь, что свет принесёт
Слушай как звенит кристалл!
О, мёртв лорд, как предатель пал,
Дочь его убили, где любовь ждала,
Мёртв мудрец и три сына его,
Я просто хочу в могилу и всё!
О, смерть кузнеца пришла от дитя,
Сердце поэта разбито в хлам,
Убейте глупцов в алой броне,
Но убедитесь трижды, что встретили смерть!
Не войти не выйти нам
Король врата закрыл
Но мы, шахтёры - вольный род
Пусть наша песнь летит
Есть надежда, что уйдёт
Вся печаль с утра
Рыцарь, что свет принесёт
Слушай как звенит кристалл!
О, мёртв учитель в зале святом,
Мёртв тот кто видел всех и всё,
Мёртв и зверь, что в пещерах жил,
И скоро будет с ними тот кто их хоронил.
Ма-на-на, ни-не-на, е-ми-е-та
Ма-на-на, ни-не-на, ё-на-ла
(Ке-ти-я) Ма-на-на, ни-не-на, е-ми-е-та
Е-лэ-ки, е-ла-ка, но-на-на, е-лэ-ко
Oh gosh! Translating songs is hard work, thank you for doing this!
@@Amalgemotion My pleasure
Восхитительный перевод!
очень вольный перевод, но прикольно
круто!!!
this video singlehandedly got me back into HK after like a year of not playing it
Including subtle noises like the crystal guardian's shrieks was a really nice detail
Interesting framing with this song being basically the radiance hit list.
Working with this idea I’d like to decipher the og lyrics and who all it’s referring to
Oh bury my mother pale and slight
Bury my father with his eyes shut tight
Bury my sisters 2 by 2
And then when your done let’s bury me too
Every single bug,mothers fathers, brothers and sisters will die for having forgotten the radiance
Weirdest inconsistency is sisters specifically but myla is the one singing it and it would be very simple to change the lyric depending on what siblings you have, so maybe myla only has sisters.
Bury the knight with her broken nail
Either the vessel if the radiance could figure out the HKs lost gender since they are a knight with a broken nail .
and even being the new infection point of the radiance, the radiance would probably still prefer not to be sealed in her ancient primordial enemy
It’s either that or hornet at which point it’s asking for the death of the pale kings only living child.
And I guess the broken nail is to say that both her and her weapon are broken.
Bury the lady lovely and pale
White lady. Pretty simple
Bury the priest in his tattered gown
It’s the wrong gender but I’m going to take a bet at the seer
The only remaining moth Kin that betrayed the radiance
And the tattered gowns might be referring to either the idea that the seer cast away their holy wear.
That or that the seers clothes are quite old at this point( hard to tell due to the seer never being seen that well.)
It’s either that or miss prophet for some reason
Bury the beggar in his shingling crown
The pale king
Shining crown is the most obvious connector and I’d say he’s a beggar because
1.the radiance refuses to acknowledge him as a king
2. Maybe it’s refuting to the way the pale king begged the dreamers to help him
All speculation but still pretty cool idea to further it by literally demanding every remaining living creature in hollow nest be buried
Oml yes!! A cover that goes with the beat of the pickaxe! And it's so good too!
All the others that I've found are much slower and that's not bad but it's not the good thumping of the pickaxe that I imagine for it.
BRAVO! BRAVO!
If time travel ever becomes a thing, I hope a team goes back and sings your arrangement in medieval times to mess with folks.
I think the song gave me brainrot, it's so so so good. How did I not find this before?
To make a little light of the situation, you being sick kind of fits the theme of a miners song, as I can't imagine the respiratory systems of the miners work particularly well with crystal dust in them. ;)
They've got crystal lung
I love this and especially the ask them thrice to be sure that theyre dead verse,showing 3 of the characters who you can change the fate of
This is one of my favourite songs ever. It reaches straight to the heart and perfectly encapsulates the atmosphere of the Hollow Knight.
Ah, good. Time to listen to this on repeat for the next three days as the Hollow Knight brain rot consumes me once again.
Found this last night and have listened to it way too many times already, this is gonna be stuck in my head forever lmao
This may single-handedly be the best fan work of Hollow Knight ever made- Banger shanty which is accurate to the lore and answers the question nobody asked about Myla’s singing. I love it.
I was just trying to do some mindless work whilst listening to whatever TH-cam wanted to play next. (Hoping it doesn't repeat the same freaking music videos). But then, that familiar little tune... i soon began to hum along to the crystal hums.
This is utterly underrated, capturing that feel of folklore within the game itself. And as miners, it makes sense that they only have slight discriptions of those within the very same kingdom. Yet, they know that they are as much stuck within the walls just like themselves.
Love it~
I came as soon is I saw the update post!!! Just gotta say (again) that this is AMAZING and by far my favorite hollow knight related song :D
YESS ITS ON TH-cam!!! Good sir I’m going to listen to this for the next many hours oh my goodness
The vibes are immaculate
Your voice, lyrics, all of it is absolutely incredible thank you so much for sharing your creation!!!!
The fact they managed to make parts of the songs tune incorporate the main theme is just genius
this is such a great song, i love how you managed to capture the original melody and put it into an actual, functional round. the performance is great despite your illness, you really managed to imbue it with the spirit of a worksong - it sounds like a chorus of miners, all carrying this tune while they mindlessly hollow the mountain. bravo!
there’s a few references that there’s no way the miners would have known about, but I have personally decided that this is 90% cannon
Amazing
To be fair, the song probably began way before the stuff it is referencing, plus it's pretty vague. And besides, a prophetic song no one really pays attention to its lyrics? That's the kind of stuff that fits the themes of HK so well
This in my opinion is one of the best adaptations of myla's song simply because it fits hollow knight's atmosphere
Gotta love how the worsened voice from the cold adds to this song so much.
This is seriously so good. I'm a hardcore HK fan- how have I not stumbled upon this before? This feels so... authentic! The leitmotifs are there! You can tell the singer is well-versed with the lore. You can't tell he has a cold and is singing at two am with his 10-year-old laptop. This feels like it should be a part of the OST, but Hallow-Nest-ese. ;)
Keep being awesome!
the musicality of including the rounds on the lines that have repeating phrases (describing everyone's deaths) gave me so many chills! I've always liked playing and singing rounds like that in my music classes, and it's not often anymore that I hear them in music, so this was awesome! I love this interpretation of myla's song!!
If we were to get into other games
Bury the builder with his blood stained art
Bury the master with his profaned part
Bury the king with his reign of tears
His subjects will plead “it’s been five years”
Instead of reign of tears it should be
Bury the king, who claims “change is near”
Bury the architect challenge-tried
Bury his challenge seeking lover by his side
Bury the writer of what chose brings, who’s every word is heeded by the king.
What game is this?
@creativename3996 it’s Geometry Dash
Let me try one:
Oh, bury the queens in their fortress great
Bury the liar full of hate
Bury the dreamers in their metal frames
And once we're done, we'll bury the plague
I love the fact that verses each refere to other character. Bury the traitor marred by pride is traitor lord, Burry his daughter at her lovers side is zeemer and the mantis. Bury the sage and his sons all three is of course the sly. And at every last verse is knight speaking of his death.
The singing done here is just so impressive, the fact that you can make it sound so convincingly like one miner starts singing and the others pick up on and only join in on the chorus, as well as the few who lag behind while singing, give yourself a pat on the back and a cookie for this one
by far the best interpretation of the myla song
Jeez what a banger, we do need a looping version :D
Seeing this so much later, but I need to express appreciation for something I haven't seen mentioned in the comments yet.
The lyrics that refer to the player character and/or the Hollow Knight can work for both, and have very different interpretations.
The Radiance-infested crystals hum about the (Hollow) Knight that will bring the day, the Light. But on another level, there are prophecies of a Wielder that will bring a more metaphorical day, the end of this torment, the Knight.
The fact Myla's scream and the Radiance lines up with the knight coming and bringing the day could support both.
And then in the Dreamers' verse the One who dug their grave has even more simultaneous meanings. The Pale King is the one that concocted that scheme, the Hollow Knight and Radiance the reason it was set up in the first place, and then the Knight is the one to put them in their grave.
I've seen much speculation and interpretation on who's referred to in this comment section for these parts, but the most striking part is that it's both at once, reinforcing the parallels in the game and story.
Great work there!
I’m a year late but I LOVE the overlapping lyrics, it’s SO good, I love how it sounds like an actual song the miners would sing to themselves while mining the crystals!!
Holy crap this is actually really catchy. I was taping my foot to the beat the whole time
Dude, best variation to this song ive heard. You did wonderfully
This is so good.
There's lots of great phrase turning, but one that really stuck out for some reason was "mourn until morning comes".
Just had such a satisfying rhythm to it.
This song gives me chills, but the thing that I really love is the fact that it is a round, which adds to the catchiness and allows for incredible folk song feel. But the thing that gives me the most chills is what you said in the description: Rounds eventually whittle down to only one voice being left, which fits so well in context.
i love that the background footage changes depending on the lyric, thats such a cool touch
UNDERRATED AF MAN THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO BE SEEN BY A LOT OF PEOPLE
I love this so much! I can feel that spirit of all this miners who lost theirself in all this crystal hums
I am really into shanties in general but each time I try my hand at them it turns weird. This is absolutely great, teach me your wayss
Damn, this makes me wish they went with this tune in Hallownest Vocalized. I like the one they went with, but damn, this is really good.
WE NEED AN ANIMATION OF THIS MASTERPIECE
What the actual crap why did it take me an entire YEAR to stumble across this absolute masterpiece-
i love this i've been looking for something like this for a while
this is just FANTASTIC, I have listened to this multiple times in the last. day? 24 hours? your voice is really really good here as is your singing and I love how you layered it and the lyrics are cool as hell and its just. Awesome, I hope you have a wonderful 2024!
The fact that this song is so relaxing despite what is being sung very well done
1:27 I think it’s drya, the white lady, soul master and crystal guardian
2:09 traitor lord, his daughter, sly and sheo, oro, and mato
2:25 the nailsmith, bretta, tiso
3:07 the 3 dreamers and the pale king
This is just my opinion
I just wanna say if you get a sudden spike of views randomly, it's just me looping this song endlessly. Sorry. It just sounds so good!!! The lyrics are so haunting, and the breathy, whispering voice singing just adds to this!!! It sounds like something miners sing in secret from their superiors, just so dang good!!!
This is an absolute masterpiece
Thank you for creating such a beautiful song
I love how it mentions a ton of the NPCs in this. It's great attention to detail and I love it.
This is awesome! I have been wanting to see a version of this based on the tune Myla hums for a while, and you did a fabulous job!
Lord God Almighty this is so *haunting*
I never thought and dreamed about something like this but thank you for it! ❤ Greetings from Poland!
SOOOO COOOL
I lost this for a while and was so upset until someone reclogged it on Tumblr ! Such a treat!
Omg!!! This is so good and I cant stop listening
Your additional lyrics fit perfectly and I love the harmonies
How has this not taken off yet
yo this is really epic! loving the atmosphere
I listen to this like at least once a week. If it was on Spotify I would genuinely listen to it so much.
I listened to this an absurd amount of times. Very good!
WHAT THE HECK!!! HOW IS THIS SO GOOD!!!!
Oh my god i love this so much, thank you for putting it on youtube!
i got chills this is so good :o
this is AMAZING! im gonna have this on repeat for a few days at least!
holy shit, this is so cool!!! definitely my favorite interpretation of her song!
This should be on Spotify its so good
Oh mate, this is SOO GOOOODD
I gonna listen to this masterpiece a lot
Wish it was on spotify
these lyrics are actually incredible
This is Haunting... So glad I stumbled on it
Dang, this is actually really well made.
THIS SO GOOOOOD
absolutely in love with this! just curious about the lines at 1:20 , i know the lines after that correlate with different hollow knight characters but im not sure about these ones (most i can guess is the lady being the White Lady) though i'm not the most well versed in HK lore either ^^'
Thank you! That verse is actually one of the ones originally from the game (Myla sings it if you come back to her after getting Vengeful Spirit), so its lyrics are up for interpretation. While it's just as likely that the words weren't really meant to refer to specific characters, I agree that the lady being the White Lady is very possible, and I like to think the Pale King is the 'beggar in his shining crown'. As for the others, your guess is as good as mine - though I think Dryya could fit the 'knight with her broken nail'.
@@Amalgemotion The priest seems to be the soul master and the knight with her broken nail was likely the pale ladies' guardian knight we see dead outside of
her cavern(Drya if I remember correctly).
But considering the Pale King was the already mentioned with his name next to the White Lady
I think the beggar with his tattered crown might be the Traitor Lord or Grimm.
@@sbeveloaf1120 Oh I really like your beggar = Traitor Lord interpretation, that goes very nicely with his broken/crumbling throne in the Mantis Village. As for the priest... how about the Snail Shaman? Being the last living practitioner of some unknown possibly void-related dying/dead religion. (I'd guess Seer, but the pronouns don't match.)
@@Amalgemotion Also remember that the snail shaman doesn't is completely unclothed while the Soul Master has what you could call a "tattered gown"
@@sbeveloaf1120 Mm good point! Interesting implications, then, if we think of the Soul Master as a priest.
This was so well done!!! The extra lyrics were well written and sung. I loved it ! 💜
I’ve been playing the game in French, and the line I saw when I talked to them roughly translated to “bury the king with his crown. Bury the sage with their quill.”
Sometimes French talking nonsense........
This is a wonderful song. thank you for making this!
This is exactly why i love miners.