Maaya Sings in German

jason · Post by **jason** » 2008-02-22 18:26

She actually sings in Hellsing Ultimate OAV 4, and in German too! I posted a couple audio clips on MaayaSakamoto.net. I don't think the anime director could have picked a better person for the role. :note:

misssakura · Post by **misssakura** » 2008-02-22 20:10

It doesn't sound like her at all...

Post by **dillpops** » 2008-02-22 23:19

It does, it's definately her :lol: I wonder if those songs will be released on the soundtrack....? Thanks for the clips - they're so cute.

EDIT: I say definately, but really, I have no idea :lol: it just sounds terribly like her and the Japanese sites I've found mention it so I guess it must be.

misssakura · Post by **misssakura** » 2008-02-23 00:17

I guess I'm not as big a maaya fan as you are..just to me it sounded...not like her...haha..the voice just sounded too thin but I guess she's a voice actress so she's capable of sounding very different...

edit: I keep listening to them again and again...maybe it's the german that's throwing me, I guess I could believe that's her. I guess she should take credit for being able to change her voice like that.

Kaimugen · Post by **Kaimugen** » 2008-02-23 00:40

Maaya plays Rip van Winkle?? It's probably her, I couldn't recognize any other singers in the cast but she sounds quite different.

Post by **dillpops** » 2008-02-23 09:04

[quote="misssakura"]I guess I'm not as big a maaya fan as you are..just to me it sounded...not like her...haha..the voice just sounded too thin but I guess she's a voice actress so she's capable of sounding very different...[/quote]

She sounds very childlike, right? It reminds me of the 'Yoake no Octave' songs...the ones on Nikopachi. I know what you mean though some parts it's very clear and then the next note throws me off thinking it's her. Methinks it is though...

LennStar · Post by **LennStar** » 2008-02-23 12:55

It sounds really strange, thats 1000% sure

Its definitely german, but I could'nt understand the first part. Definitely no one who really speaks it

(reminds me on NGE where the girl with the typical german name

Asuka Soryu Langeley speaks "german". The first time I *rofl*d for minutes.)

And it sounds like her, but very childlike.

I will download it and make a translation to english with some add-ons on the background-sounds.

btw: Could be that the song is forbidden in Germany as a Nazi-used war song.

edit:
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First song:
Please remember, that this a on-the-fly word-to-word translation and not meant to be beautiful

btw: With the text in mind Maaya is good to understand. She only sings 1. and Refrain. If you want 2 and 3 translated, say it, but: It is a war song, and it sounds like it

(hint on meaning) [song background]

1. [helicopter]
Heute wollen wir ein Liedlein singen,
Today we want to sing a (little) song
Trinken wollen wir den kühlen Wein
We want to drink the cool wine
Und die Gläser sollen dazu klingen,
And the glasses should sound (clink)
Denn es muß, [sound, helicopter (or shots?)] es muß geschieden sein.
Because it has, it has to be divided (divorced?) (Don't ask me about what has to ^^' perhaps the relationship, see Refrain)
Refrain:

Refrain:
Gib' mir deine Hand, [end of helicopter sound] deine weiße Hand,
Give me your hand, your white hand
Leb' wohl, mein Schatz, leb' wohl mein Schatz,
Good by my darling, good by my darling
Leb' wohl, lebe [explosion?] wohl
Godd by, good by
Denn wir fahren, [split of glass?] denn wir fahren, [helicopter]
Because we go (on ship to fight), because we go
Denn wir fahren gegen Engeland, Engeland.
Because we go against England

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2nd part:
soldier says: Whats that? Answer: Karl Maria von Weber (funny, the theater in my town is named after him): “Der Freischütz”
You can listen to the original opera here:
http://www.musicline.de/de/product/4032250017930
Nr. 6 “Mein Sohn, nur Mut”

Found the second part of the text that I could not understand. Old Opera language and the other sounds... O.o

KUNO (name in the opera)
Mein Sohn, nur Mut!
My son, have courage!
Wer Gott vertraut, baut gut!
Who trusts God, builds good
Jetzt auf! In Bergen und Klüften
Let's go! In Mountains and abyss (? - small valley, vertical, like that)
Tobt morgen der freudige Krieg!
Tomorrow rages the joyful war!

JÄGERN (hunters, choire, Maaya sings everything alone)
Das Wild in Fluren und Triften,
The game in fields and valleys
Der Aar in Wolken und Lüften
The eagle (Aar - old word, not used) in clouds and air
Ist unser, und unser der Sieg!
Is our, and our is the victory!

Kaimugen · Post by **Kaimugen** » 2008-02-23 14:31

Thanks for the translation. Interesting to know the origin of the song.

LennStar · Post by **LennStar** » 2008-02-23 17:25

edited text for the second

harmonium · Post by **harmonium** » 2008-02-23 19:24

Maaya singing in German! Cool. She does sound very childlike. I like it. It's weird, but I like it. I hope the songs will be included on the soundtrack.

And thank you for the information and translations, LennStar.

Post by **dillpops** » 2008-02-23 20:14

Thank you Lennstar!

magicstone2007 · Post by **magicstone2007** » 2008-02-24 03:36

Maaya singing in German!That's so luck!I wonder when she will sing in China.It sounds impossible because she has little performance now.But I still hope she will come to China and sing for us!

sangye · Post by **sangye** » 2008-02-24 06:26

I hope it too~~XD

Certe · Post by **Certe** » 2008-02-24 12:02

wow, that's pretty cool! but at first I really couldn't understand anything because of the background sound.

aye, thanx, LennStar for the translation!

I actually should've understand it since I also speak German *blush*

Tsubasa~ · Post by **Tsubasa~** » 2008-02-26 15:58

The 1st song is called Das Engellandlied