Lilium (song)
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Lilium is the opening theme song for the anime Elfen Lied. It is based on several biblical passages and the hymn Ave mundi spes Maria (Hail Mary, Hope of the World) in Latin (and a couple of words in Greek). The lyric and melody are authored by Kayo Konishi and Yukio Kondou, after being requested to make the song like a Gregorian chant.
[edit] Lyrics
The lyric as appearing in the booklet of the anime's original soundtrack CD album are as given below (those in brackets are words from the saint version).
[edit] Latin/Greek
- Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam
- Et lingua eius loquetur indicium (Psalms 36:30)
- Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem
- Quoniam cum probatus fuerit accipiet coronam vitae (Iacobi 1:12)
- {Kyrie, fons bonitatis}
- Kyrie, Ignis Divine, Eleison
- {O quam sancta, quam serena, quam benigma
- Quam amoena esse virgo creditur.}
- O quam sancta, quam serena, quam benigma
- Quam amoena O castitatis lilium
[edit] Translation
- The mouth of the Just shall meditate wisdom
- And his tongue shall speak judgement (Psalms 37:30)
- Blessed is the man who endureth temptation
- For once he hath been proven, he shall receive the crown of life (James 1:12)
- {Lord, fountain of holiness}
- Lord, Fire Divine, have mercy
- {O how sacred, how serene, how benevolent
- How lovely, is this virgin who believeth!}
- O how holy, how serene, how benevolent
- How lovely, O lily of purity
Note: The lyrics sheet used during production contained several typos, which are very audibly sung, and have also propagated to the soundtrack leaflet. These typos are not present in the version above.
