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• Member: Kurayami-san
• Title: In the Absence of the Sun
• Premiered: 2004-04-04
• Categories:
  • Drama
  • Serious
  • Horror
• Song:
  • Stillste Stund Sublunaris
• Anime:
  • Descendants of Darkness
• Comments: Maybe this AMV is a tribute to the moon... Or shall I better say to Muraki's deep red moon ^^ ?
  
  Even before I´ve watched Yami no Matsuei, I _knew_ I had to create an AMV with it. Strange, but true. This is just me ^^.
  After watching the 13 episodes of YnM on one single day, I started the AMV directly on the day after. At first, I wasn´t sure whether 'Sublunaris' was a good musical choice but in the end, I decided to use it, though. And... je ne regrette rien!
  
  Editing the video took 37 Hours (yay, call me slow) and a lot of nerves but also gave me a lot of amusement. The song is soulsucking, I promise; but probably most of you won't understand it, 'cause it's German (not a popular song at all, therefore it might be hard to find any translation). But you know I love you, don´t you? That´s why I´ll translate the lyrics for you... But please don´t kill me for my English: It might be even worse to understand than the German version of the song. ^^´´
  
  By the way, in case anyone is interested... the first line of the song is a quotation taken from the philosopher Nietzsche...
  
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  "Als gestern der Mond aufging, wähnte ich, dass er eine Sonne gebären wollte, so breit und trächtig lag er am Horizonte."
  ***When the moon was rising yesterday, I forebored, he (the moon) wanted to give birth to a sun, (because) he lied that broad and pregnant on the horizon
  
  (Denn) Immer wenn der Nebel schwindet und uns dein Licht freigibt,
  ***(Because) every time the mist fades and uncovers your (the moon´s) light
  sich durch unsere Kehlen windet - dieses ur-uralte Lied.
  ***this ancient song winds through our throats
  
  Und im Mondlicht, unsere Schatten sich bewegen.
  ***And under the moonlight our shadows move
  Und im Mondlicht, unsere Seelen erbeben.
  ***And under the moonlight our souls quake
  Wie aus fremden Kehlen, Schreie sich entfesseln.
  ***As if from (some) strangers' throats, screams are freed
  (Dem Mond entgegen)
  ***(to the moon)
  
  Und sollte es nie wieder Morgen werden und diese Welt aufhören sich zu drehen,
  ***And if there's no tomorrow and the world stops to turn
  und sollte so das Tageslicht sterben, wirst erhaben du am Himmel stehen.
  ***And if the daylight dies, you shall stand lordly in the sky
  
  Und sollten sich die Götter schlafen legen und all unsere Träume mit sich nehmen,
  ***And if the Gods sleep and take away all our dreams
  und sollte sich kein Leben mehr auf Erden regen, wirst erhaben du am Himmel stehen.
  ***and if there is no life on earth, you shall stand lordly in the sky
  
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  I hope you enjoy watching the AMV as much as I enjoyed making it.
  And, as probably expected, comments are most welcome ^^