Explain why do you love "This Kalafina Song/Performance" ?

[Tsiih]

Re: Explain why do you love "This Kalafina song" ?

Sprinter
-Breathtaking and gorgeous to listen to!
-;~; Brings back the good times when Maya was around (perhaps the only recorded song one can hear her in). Her voice is stunning! (I miss/love Maya even now.)
-Definitely brought my mind to another world!



Seventh Heaven
-Not fond of ballads usually but Seventh Heaven progresses with more power and emotion from beginning to end.
-Wakana's voice is that of a goddess!!
-Brings a nice ending to the entire Seventh Heaven album! :)

 

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テトテトメトメ
- the strings
- Keiko's voice
- Wakana's "aaaa" during the chorus
- Keiko's "aaaa" during the bridge

oblivious
- Hanae Tomaru's "oaaaa"
- Keiko's kajiuran during the second chorus
- the sound effects in the end of the song
- Wakana :D
- the guitar
- we go further in the destiny...

seventh heaven
- the strings
- the equal portion of all 3 girls
- the progressing and relaxing feeling from the beginning to the end of the song
- Keiko and Hikaru in "mou hitori janai, zutto..."
- Keiko's "sore dakedeii"
- Wakana :)
- Hikaru's "tsuyoku dakishimeteite.."

magnolia
- Keiko, Hikaru, Wakana :D
- the beat
- the guitar
- "magnolia.. reimei no torusoo"
- the kajiuran in the end, and Hikaru and Keiko's "hokorobite yuku yo, amai tsubomi ga yurete iru"

ARIA
- the cello and viola
- the kajiuran interlude
- Keiko's "kono yamanai namida no mama de..." during Hikaru's "nee hito wa itsumade hitori de.."

utsukushisa
- the mysterious feeling of the song
- the overlap singing of the girls in the end (sono reimei ga, sono shunrai ga..)
- Keiko's filtered voice in "sono reimei ga, sono rinjuu ga, sono kanashimi ga" during the guitar solo
- the guitar

 

[Cerise]

Eden:
- this song is so cheerful and hopeful! Quite a contrast to the usual Kalafina mysterious, dark aura
- All three girls sound really really good in this song...dunno why, maybe cos they all sound so relaxed and carefree
- the bridge with the kajiurago, so happy~
- the feeling of the song is as if I'm flying really high the sky, with the wind rushing past my face...it makes me wanna fly
- the lyrics are so hopeful and inspiring!
- get the soaring emotion especially at 'Kaze fuku oka heeeeeeeeee...' and 'Bokutachi wa ugidashite itaaaaaaaaaaaa...'


sandpiper:
- a new addition to my list of favourites
- the raw emotion conveyed in the song, although it isn't as 'epic' perhaps, e.g. Lacrimosa, it still creates a powerful feeling of tragedy and despair
- it's a deeply moving song for me, though I can't quite put a finger on why...perhaps just the way it's sung...and the lyrics too are very tragic
- I've said this how much I love this many times before, but Wakana on the second chorus after the super long bridge 'mou anata ni kizutsuku koto mo nai, yagate tozasareru soukyuu...' Just the emotion in those few lines...and how the strings come in and swell at that bit...just wow...left me breathless and gobsmacked one day as i was walking home from school, I literally stopped in the middle of the road and gaped like an idiot at the footpath for severla seconds
- Hikaru sounds amazing in her parts...really adore her lower voice
- the song is just full of , , and moments for me


Magia:
- THE EPIC Kalafina song. Even my kpop obsessed friend loves this song for it's sheer badassery
- the kajiurago 'eyiieeehheeee' at the beginning and throughout = EPIC
- Hikaru = EPIC (love the whole badass dominatrix queen thing she's got going there XD)
- Keiko = EPIC
- love the deep drums, the bass, the bell, the gong thing...


Kugatsu:
- love Hikaru's vocals in this one
- Wakana's low notes are quite nice...and her 'yasashikuuuuu' <3
- the piano is so pwetty~~~~ also the flute
- a simple yet sweet song


in your eyes:
- Gyahahaha for some reason this song makes me crack up when it comes on
- reminds me of Brazil and that festival they have there...a setting similar to the movie 'Rio' XD
- it's a very fun song (I can just imagine their choreo for this one XDD)
- my fav parts are Keiko's, somewhere in the middle "kokoro ga hitotsu ja tarinai mitai, kisu ga kisu ja owaranai..." and I also love how the higher harmony comes in at 'setsunai kanjou anata no mono yo...'


destination unknown:
- another badass song that makes me want to do an epic gangsta walk down the street
- for some reason i really like Wakana's background chorus parts
- at the end where Hikaru is singing and Keiko is singing the beginning lines of the song at the same time and they overlap each other


neverending:
- i love the violin and other string instruments in this one
- the 'lalalalala' parts...wanna wave my arms to the music
- Hikaru sounds the freaking best I have ever heard her...I love it when she sings the way she did in this song
- song gives me a gentle, loving feeling


Kotonoha:
- a nice simple ballad
- love Hikaru's parts and Wakana and Keiko's background chorus parts there...so pretty~~~


magnolia:
- when they sing 'magnolliiaaaaaaa' with the high note on the first syllable, it sends shivers down my spine
- Love Hikaru and Keiko's two ending lines...
- Wakana is hectic in the chorus...love how badass she sounds there...reminds me of a theme song for a mysterious ass-kicking femme-fatale type character
- the electric guitar solo makes me wanna air-guitar
- love and how it pauses just after 'akarui yami no naka ni atte...', then leaps suddenly into the next line 'todokanu sora kara kanaderu...'
- the lyrics again are so pretty~


Kagayaku Sora no Shijima Niwa:
- the kajiurago in the bridge and Keiko's part in the bridge
- the harmony in the verses, Keiko blends really well with the other two in their respective parts
- the piano again...love the piano...


Mune no Yukue:
- love the feel-good of this song, makes me want to hug people and smile and just be happy
- Wakana's background chorus and 'yoake wa itsumo cobalt blue..." also her english bits are very cute
- the harmony at 'go the sun round the river of li-ife' when Keiko and Hikaru join Wakana singing the English


snow falling
- quite like the lonely, peaceful mood of the song...a good song to listen in solitude when you're preoccupied in your own thoughts
- in the middle of the song when the song builds up and the girls layer their parts over each other...it's so gentle and pretty, literally like falling snow
- Hikaru's 'falling snow' in english...kya it's so sweet~


symphonia
- majestic and uplifting, actually does make me want to follow the PV and go stand in a field and run around wildly and lie in a meadow of flowers~
- Hikaru's 'kikasete...' at the end
- I love Keiko's voice in this one; it's so smooth and gentle and soothing...
- suddenly feel really really happy when Wakana comes in with 'higashi no kaze ni...' and the key change and swell of music at 'ima...akarui ongaku sekai no...' really makes me want to jump up and fly away
- in fact, I just love how this song rises and falls...and every time it rises with a swell I can feel this liberating, uplifting feeling in my own chest and it makes me feel really lighthearted and inspired~

 

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Eden:
- this song is so cheerful and hopeful! Quite a contrast to the usual Kalafina mysterious, dark aura
- All three girls sound really really good in this song...dunno why, maybe cos they all sound so relaxed and carefree
- the bridge with the kajiurago, so happy~
- the feeling of the song is as if I'm flying really high the sky, with the wind rushing past my face...it makes me wanna fly
- the lyrics are so hopeful and inspiring!
- get the soaring emotion especially at 'Kaze fuku oka heeeeeeeeee...' and 'Bokutachi wa ugidashite itaaaaaaaaaaaa...'

Funny because I don't find any of them relaxed on this song. For me this song gave me impression like this : Hikaru as an over excited child that running all the way through a wide field, Wakana as her mother who chase after her until she is running out of breath, Keiko as an outsider who look at Wakana and Hikaru. The song is bright, it's true. But somehow, I get the feeling of 'tired' and not 'relaxed' after hear this song. The only 'relaxing' part of the song for me is just Keiko's final line. But maybe it's just me.

 

[Cerise]

Re: Re:

^ really? Well, I guess in the end it come down to subjective opinions...

For me this song gave me impression like this : Hikaru as an over excited child that running all the way through a wide field, Wakana as her mother who chase after her until she is running out of breath, Keiko as an outsider who look at Wakana and Hikaru.

Awwww Kala-family~~

...in that case, shouldn't Keiko be the proud father watching over them...?

 

[ZoaKaizer]

Sprinter Live

Sprinter is one of the first kalafina song i heard and i like it. in the live version i can hear the live an actual overlaping voice of Kalafina, which makes me love the Sprinter Live version. I can feel more feeling of the song in live version compared to the studio recording version.

 

[missjasminnn]

夏の林檎
This song has to be my most favorite Kalafina song. I could play it over & over and never get sick of it. The lyrics are just so heartwarming~!! The shakuhachi is amazing~!! I always find myself singing this piece everywhere A translation of this song doesn't do it justice; the lyrics are just soooo beautiful!

Magnolia
Okay, so this song is my most favorite out of the After Eden album. It just sounds so egyptian-like! And that makes it amazing haha. The lyrics are also very, very beautiful. I absolutely LOVEEEEE Wakana's and Keiko's harmonization during
'Magnolia
itsumademo anata ga
samayoi mezasu basho ni shiroku~'
etc etc
It sounds sooooooo pretty!!

Oblivious
This is the first Kalafina song I heard back in '09 I think. So of course it's going to be one of my favorites The lyrics are so melancholy in a way and Wakana's voice just fits the song 100%!! The intro is very pretty, too. I remember when I first heard it, it was during my stay in Japan. I went to a music store and they had the single out on a table with it playing in the background. I immediately picked it up and bought it. It was a first press edition, too

傷跡
Ah~ I love this song, too. Again, the lyrics of this song are absolutely gorgeous! I love Wakana's and Keiko's harmonization once again in this song. I love Keiko's little solo at the end, too. Whenever I listen to this song, I always tear up since it also has a sort of melancholy feel to it.

Serenato
I remember in an interview, Wakana said she cried when she recorded this song because she truly understood it and she can relate to it. This song also makes me tear up because it is just so sad Lyrics are heart-crunching, Wakana's voice is heartwarming, god I lovee this song!

Fantasia
This song makes Keiko sound very sexy And the lyrics are so beautiful as well! I love Wakana's "namida no umi..." etc etc. I dunno. I really, really love this song. The lyrics are very pretty and semi cute haha. I also sung ths for karaoke once very fun!

Seventh Heaven
This is theeeeee best ballad by Kalafina by far! It always makes me tear up :'( i lovelovelove Keiko's little solo in the beginning...she just makes everything sound so...uhhhmazing!! The lyrics are amazing and it makes me wonder if Kajiura has ever experienced love like this. Seriously. The lyrics are sooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL!!!

星の謡
This song is very mysterious~ and the lyrics are very pretty! I love Keiko's lines here. She sounds so perfect singing this!!! I love Keiko! haha.

Storia
Of course this has to be one of my favorites! This song always makes me think of lovelovelove and I absolutely love the lyrics!!!!!! Seriously, Kajiura...have you experienced such a beautiful love that you just write beautiful lyrics about love like nothing???? Wow!!

九月
This song is too short for me, but I love it. The lyrics are so beautiful! And there's a perfect mix of Hikaru and Wakana here But I think Keiko should have had a bigger part, in my opinion. It would have sounded a lot more beautiful than it already is.

Sandpiper
Wahhh this made me cry. It is SOOO sad. Hikaru sounds very pretty in the beginning!! Lyrics are so heartbreaking!! I love the little instrumental intro. very pretty!

ことのは
This also made me feel very, very sad. It's such a beautiful song! I heard from some people that Wakana sounds like she's forcing herself in this song or whatever, but honestly, it just sounds like she's about to freakin' cry. Especially with the lyrics she sings. Wahh so sad.

 

[KP-X]

^
Uh, about Seventh Heaven's lyrics, the lyrics are made that way because of Kara no Kyoukai's last movie (even some lines are from the movie itself), so I'd say it has nothing to do with Kajiura's own feelings ;X

 

[missjasminnn]

^ i know lol i think you mistook what i was trying to say. what i meant to say was

"how can she write lyrics like these?"

meaning, even though they were meant for an anime, how can she write such emotionally heartwarming lovely lyrics. it's almost as if she experienced it before. i know it's hard for me to write about something that i haven't experienced before. ughh i dunno. i don't think i'm explaining myself correctly. but i know they were from kara no kyoukai. ;p

 

[KP-X]

Oh, I see. Anyway, I think Seventh Heaven's lyrics are too extracted from the movie, like, literally, so I don't think it was thaaaat difficult for her. The lyrics that truly amaze me are ARIA's, since she was really able to grasp the meaning behind the movie with her own words.

 

[missjasminnn]

ARIA was and still is one of my favorite, too. I guess I forgot to write about it. xp The lyrics are really heartwarming and sad =/ A translation doesn't do it justice. But I guess things are lost in translation, right?

I know people are going to differ from my opinion, but I think during the lives, Wakana's part (formely Maya's, right?) sounds amazing. It sounds as if it's some big conclusion. I've heard people say they think Wakana ruins the song, but I think she just adds more to it.

 

[ninetales]

Kotonoha
- Hikaru's part...I knew it would be beautiful right from the sample, and it was even more than I'd imagined
- all the synth and FX

Destination Unknown
- the guitar and bass
- the 'roughness' of Hikaru's voice, which really adds a lot of depth to the song for me
- the way she and Keiko switch parts

Neverending
- "neverending song, kiete wa mata hajimaru yo", my favorite lyric
- Hikaru in the beginning, and Keiko's second line
- the "lalala" at the end

 

[murrue02]

Neverending - I just fall in love with the cello a million times.

 

[Equalizer]

Neverending - My favorite song from After Eden album. Hikaru really did well her vocal reminds me Rin' and with Keiko's, it becomes a wonderful fatansy folk song. Wakana's chants with the Guitar and Tsuzumi drum sound effects combining with Violin/Cello? really makes it unique!. :

 

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Kyrie (live version) - love how the guitar is much more louder here, Keiko and Wakana's kajiuran part is awesome, and their final "eleison" just gives me goosebumps :) the only bad part of the song is when Hikaru took Wakana's Anata no kioku no naka no ichiban shiawase na basho made and she give to much emphasize in "ichiban" so it sounds like "ichiBHAm" --> just look at the DVD

Maybe I am the only one that skip Natsu no Ringo and neverending a lot from playlist...

 

[missjasminnn]

^ i love kyrie live, too!!

ichiban is actually pronounced ichibam...i actually like how she says it

 

[garnetjester]

Oh, I've been avoiding this thread because I love way too many Kalafina songs so I'd be here all day writing pages and pages. So I'll just talk about my most played Kalafina songs instead

ARIA: This song made me fall in love with Hikaru's incredibly beautiful voice. There is something so sad yet powerful about it, I love it.

Sprinter: The lyrics are amazing, I love them. Also, the way all of their voices overlap and keep the song's pace fast. The "kimi ni aitai kimi ga itoshii" with Hikaru's lines in between are the highlight of the song for me, very emotional.

Seventh Heaven: I hadn't payed attention for this song for the longer time. Then I bought the Seventh Heaven album and when it started playing I was blown away. It's a complex song, since it features all of the girls equally and so many different parts of it are reminiscent of other songs in the album, but it's so beautifully done. The lyrics are also really deep and pretty, I wish for another song like this one.

Love Come Down: Keiko is so I love her voice in this and the way Hikaru's voice soars in the chorus. A fantastic love song.

Serenato: The lyrics are heartbreaking and breathtaking at the same time. Wakana's voice sounds incredible, she conveys a lot of emotions through her singing this time, and I also love the chanting and the whole feel of the song with the tambourines and such.

Storia: My favorite Kalafina song. It's so joyful and sweet! Hikaru's "Kimi no me wo miteta sono ude no naka de" never fails to make me smile Wakana's voice is really beautiful here, and unlike her usual gloomy tone, she sounds happy and I love that.

Natsu no Ringo: That quena is incredible! Also, Hikaru's sweet voice in contrast to Wakana's forlorn verses is beautiful. The lyrics are fanastic. This is the song that got me into Kalafina, so it holds a very special place for me.

Magia: Badass Hikaru is awesome Keiko's bridge is the highlight of the song, overall, I love the dark atmosphere of the song and the tribal elements in it.

Lacrimosa: Another really dark song, Wakana's vocals are heartbreaking and fit the song perfectly. You can feel the despair and gloom in it.

Destination Unknown: Hikaru's raw vocals compliment the song's urgent feel, I love Keiko's lines as well, she's amazing.

Eden: A really joyful song in the vein of "Storia" for me. The three girls sound good and I love the uplifting lyrics.

Symphonia: Keiko Her voice has a regal quality to it that works very well with the feeling of the song and the orchestral instrumentation. I like how it sounds so hopeful too, it cheers me up every time.

Yami no Uta: Keiko again haha. Can't help it, she's amazing, and her voice sounds really powerful and dark here, which works perfectly with the theme of the song.

Kyrie: My favorite are Hikaru's lines, but the lyrics and overall feel of the song are great, I love it.

In your eyes: Another unpopular opinion haha. Keiko's lines are the highlight for me here as well, she sounds incredibly again, irresistible! I love Hikaru here too, her strong voice works well with the song for me.

Ok, I'll stop, I already wrote a huge wall of text as is

 

[murrue02]

LACRIMOSA IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES

 

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^ i love kyrie live, too!!

ichiban is actually pronounced ichibam...i actually like how she says it

I know that ichiban pronounced ichibam, I just hate how she emphasize the ichiban (the ba) like ichiBHAM so much that it's kinda echoing through the mic and it's annoying. After all, why don't they let Wakana sing it? She is the original singer from the recording version...

And maybe it just me that hate Hikaru in Natsu no Ringo. Her voice there is borderline annoying for me, especially the "dare ni mo, mienai neeeeee", "owaranai natsu deshitaaaaa", just ruined the relaxing felling of the song. And the live version just make it worse, how she shouts the "fue no ne ga, kimi wo saratteku etc." stanza.

now that I complain about Hikaru's voice so much, I now remember progressive as one of my favourite too. I love Hikaru's normal voice, but not her deep or too open voice. That's why progressive, Mata Kaze ga Tsuyoku Natta and sprinter are the best songs with Hikaru as lead for me.

 

[Cerise]

^ lol I think Hikaru isn't bad on those parts - she sings in tune and all at least, it's just that she sounds very shouty in comparison to Wakana who I noticed doesn't really have to shout as much to reach the higher notes (the contrast is especially striking in Natsu no Ringo live, I think, when Wakana sings the same line at the very end but with more delicacy and noticeably less 'shouting' effect)

And with Kyrie live, it was probably just a tired/breathless moment...I thought they all sounded a bit tired in that Red Moon live version of Kyrie (wakana too)

sapphire:
- the harmony between Wakana and Keiko is perfect
- also a very emotional song, conveys a sort of feeling of sadness and loss but still an appreciation and admiration of the beauty that once was, I guess
- love how the lyrics are sung with much care and tenderness~


adore:
- I actually really like this song, and once again there's something I can't quite put my finger on about it that really gets me
- love the kajiurago, it's graceful yet has a tragic tone at the same
- the beat - always find myself inevitably tapping my foot along
- in general just love how the song is epic and quite tragic but very elegant and dignified at the same time
- my hearts always skips a beat at the line 'the one that I adoooore...'


Utsukushisa:
- another song that really suited all three of the girl's voices
- the harmony of the voices at various parts in the song
- the CELLO and the guitar solo~
- every time they sing 'utsukushisaaa...'
- the part after the guitar solo (or during it, to be more exact), when the vocals came in with the filter in the background
- the ending where the girls' lines were layered over one another
- the very last line of the song...gives me shivers


Lirica:
- Wakana love~ really love it when she slips in and out of falsetto, especially in the middle after the kajiurago 'kastimia...' when she and Hikaru go into harmony there
- once again her and Keiko make such a great combo
- the kajiurago in the middle...the instruments, the voices...everything angelic...<3
- I just think this song was really suited for Wakana's voice~