Music: Yuki Kajiura
Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura
Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura
Vocal: Emily Bindiger (original and Yuki Kajiura live vol.#10), FictionJunction KAORI (2008 live)
Chorus: Emily Bindiger (original), FictionJunction KAORI/WAKANA/Yuriko Kaida (2008 live), all vocalists (Yuki Kajiura Live vol.#10)
Musicians
Guitar: Susumu Nishikawa (original), Koichi Korenaga (lives)
Sax: Genji Sawai (Reprise)
Violin: Hitoshi Konno (lives)
Bass: Tomoharu “Jr” Takahashi (lives)
Drums: Kyoichi Satou (lives)
Piano: Yuki Kajiura (lives)
Appearances:
.hack//SIGN OST II: Track 1, Track 20 (Reprise)
Yuki Kajiura – Fiction: Track 10
Yuki Kajiura Live 2008.07.31: Track 21
FictionJunction 2010-2013 The BEST of Yuki Kajiura LIVE, vol 2: Disc 3, Track 18 (from Yuki Kajiura Live vol.#10)
Note: This song is sung in English
| Kanji | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
|
心を開いて 果てなく広く |
kokoro o hiraite hatenaku hiroku |
open your heart to eternal dimension |
|
心を開いて 愛といつくしみに |
kokoro o hiraite ai to itsukushimi ni |
open your heart for love and affection |
|
心を開いて 全ての感情を自由にして |
kokoro o hiraite subete no kanjou o jiyuu ni shite |
open your heart your every emotion |
|
心を開いて 涙と拒絶に |
kokoro o hiraite namida to kyozetsu ni |
open your heart for tears and rejection |
|
天上にある永久の幻想 その恩寵へおいで |
Tenjou ni aru towa no gensou Sono onchou he oide |
come to the grace of heaven’s eternal fantasy |
|
地上に響く愛の歌声 その恩寵へおいで |
Chijou ni hibiku ai no utagoe Sono onchou he oide |
come to the grace of earthly devoted harmony |
Lyrics from .hack//SIGN OST II booklet, kanji transcription by arqnohikari
I wonder what the new verse is that YK composed for the live performance of this song. It actually sounds like the “Christe Eleison” verse from Salva Nos fiction ver. I dont think that’s it, though, but i really wonder what it is
You are right Tarryl, they sing in the live performances “Kyrie Eleison, Hosanna Amen; O Christe Eleison…” in some parts of this song “Open your Heart”. Later when they sing the second time they say “Kyrie Eleison, Hosanna in Excelsis; O Christe Eleison…” If this song was good by its lyrics by itself, with this prayer, it got better.
O Christe Eleison = O Christ, have mercy
Kyrie Eleison,
Hosanna in Excelsis
O Lord, have mercy,
Hosanna in the highest (literally in high places)
Antonio — I’m just now coming back to this page 4 years later and seeing your response after once again wondering the same thing about the background lyrics to this song and finally seeing your answer. HA! Thanks for the response, i LOVE that she put that Latin into it, it’s very beautiful
One more question:
If you cut to the Kaji Fest Live version of this song (from the Best of FJ 2010-2013) and listen to REMI (i believe?) sing the Latin part starting at 03:21 there is one more word sung after the final line:
“O Christe Eleison ____” sounds like “Matelo?” Any ideas?
Aerterna…
I think.
There is definitely an extra word after ‘Eleison’ and it sounds more like an M sound rather than “Aeterna”, but it’s still a possibility.
If anyone knows what is sung after ‘O Christe Eleison’ please help us!
As someone who grew up in a very traumatizing environment as a child, I clung onto .hack//SIGN when I bumped into the series at the age of 7. I have to give credit to Yuki Kajiura for composing very powerful healing and affirming musical pieces. Since the age of 7 (I’m now 22) the OST that Kajiura composed for the series is something that grounds me and is something that I always come back to.
She is one of the reasons as to why I pursued classical guitar and my other creative endeavors and her work is what got me through a turbulent undergraduate career. I am forever thankful to her for her beautiful musical pieces.