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'''"The Psychic Chorus"''' {{Nihongo|エスパー・コーラス|Esupā Kōrasu|lit. ''Esper Chorus''}} is a song featured in the [[1993]] [[Toho]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] film, ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''. Written by composer [[Akira Ifukube]], it is sung in the Ainu language. The song plays twice during the film, in the scene where a choir of psychic girls sing to [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]] and later when [[Miki Saegusa]] [[telepathy|telepathically]] convinces Baby to leave with Godzilla. The melody of the song is heard earlier when Baby's egg hatches, while an instrumental version plays during the end credits.
'''"The Psychic Chorus"''' {{Nihongo|エスパー・コーラス|Esupā Kōrasu|lit. ''ESPer Chorus''}} is a song featured in the [[1993]] [[Toho]] ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' film, ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''. Written by composer [[Akira Ifukube]], its lyrics are based on the Ainu language. The song plays twice during the film: in the scene where a choir of psychic girls sing to [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]], and later when [[Miki Saegusa]] [[telepathy|telepathically]] convinces Baby to leave with Godzilla. The song's melody is also heard earlier when Baby's egg hatches, and an instrumental version plays over the end credits.
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
===Ainu<ref name="GvMGSCW">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Super Complete Works]]|date=1 December [[1993]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=67|isbn=978-4-09-101439-9}}</ref>===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; width:auto; margin: 5px;"
{{ruby|(Ah-)|アー}}<br>
|-
{{ruby|Kimta|キムタ}} {{ruby|an|アン}} {{ruby|Kamui|カムイ}}<br>
!style="background:#dde; width:25%"| Original<ref name="GvMGSCW">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Super Complete Works]]|date=1 December 1993|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=67|isbn=978-4-09-101439-9}}</ref>
{{ruby|Repta|レプタ}} {{ruby|an|アン}} {{ruby|Kamui|カムイ}}<br>
!style="background:#dde; width:25%"| Japanese transliteration<ref name="GvMGSCW"/>
{{ruby|(Ah-)|アー}}<br>
!style="background:#dde; width:25%"| Japanese translation<ref name="GvMGSCW"/>
{{ruby|Okokor|ウコホール}} {{ruby|poho|ポーホ}}<br>
!style="background:#dde; width:25%"| English translation
{{ruby|rehe|レへ}} {{ruby|tapne|タプネ}}<br>
|-
{{ruby|ene|エネ}} {{ruby|ene|エネ}} {{ruby|ene|エネ}}
|<poem>(Ah-)
===Japanese translation<ref name="GvMGSCW"/>===
Kimta an Kamui
山に座ます神<br>
Repta an Kamui
沖に座ます神<br>
(Ah-)
その間に出来た子<br>
Okokor poho
その名は<br>
rehe tapne
何ぞ　何ぞ　何ぞ
ene ene ene</poem>
===English translation===
|<poem>アー
A [[Rodan/Heisei|god]] perched atop the mountains<br>
キムタ アン カムイ
A [[Godzilla/Heisei|god]] positioned in the seas<br>
レプタ アン カムイ
As a [[Godzilla Junior|child]] is born<br>
アー
What is its name?<br>
ウコホール ポーホ
What is it? What is it?
レへ タプネ
エネ エネ エネ</poem>
|<poem>アー
{{ruby|山|やま}}に{{ruby|座|まし}}ます{{ruby|神|かみ}}
{{ruby|沖|おき}}に{{ruby|座|まし}}ます{{ruby|神|かみ}}
アー
その{{ruby|間|あいだ}}に{{ruby|出来|でき}}た{{ruby|子|こ}}
その{{ruby|名|な}}は
{{ruby|何|なん}}ぞ　{{ruby|何|なん}}ぞ　{{ruby|何|なん}}ぞ</poem>
|<poem>(Ah-)
A [[Rodan (Heisei)|god]] in the mountains
A [[Godzilla (Heisei)|god]] at sea
(Ah-)
As a [[Godzilla Junior|child]] was born
What is its name?
What is it? What is it?</poem>
|}
==Video games==
*''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]'' (2021) - Android, iOS, and PC
===''[[Godzilla Battle Line]]''===
"The Psychic Chorus" appears as one of the pieces which can be collected by players and used on the battlefield. It allows the users of it to heal their units within a certain proximity where it is placed.
 
==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
{{Songs}}
{{Songs}}
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Latest revision as of 13:02, 9 October 2023

"The Psychic Chorus"
Composed by Akira Ifukube
Lyrics by Akira Ifukube
Heard in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex

"The Psychic Chorus" (エスパー・コーラス,   Esupā Kōrasu, lit. ESPer Chorus) is a song featured in the 1993 Toho Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. Written by composer Akira Ifukube, its lyrics are based on the Ainu language. The song plays twice during the film: in the scene where a choir of psychic girls sing to BabyGodzilla, and later when Miki Saegusa telepathically convinces Baby to leave with Godzilla. The song's melody is also heard earlier when Baby's egg hatches, and an instrumental version plays over the end credits.

Lyrics

Original[1] Japanese transliteration[1] Japanese translation[1] English translation

(Ah-)
Kimta an Kamui
Repta an Kamui
(Ah-)
Okokor poho
rehe tapne
ene ene ene

アー
キムタ アン カムイ
レプタ アン カムイ
アー
ウコホール ポーホ
レへ タプネ
エネ エネ エネ

アー
山 (やま)に座 (まし)ます神 (かみ)
沖 (おき)に座 (まし)ます神 (かみ)
アー
その間 (あいだ)に出来 (でき)た子 (こ)
その名 (な)は
何 (なん)ぞ　何 (なん)ぞ　何 (なん)ぞ

(Ah-)
A god in the mountains
A god at sea
(Ah-)
As a child was born
What is its name?
What is it? What is it?

Video games

Godzilla Battle Line

"The Psychic Chorus" appears as one of the pieces which can be collected by players and used on the battlefield. It allows the users of it to heal their units within a certain proximity where it is placed.

References

This is a list of references for The Psychic Chorus. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 December 1993. p. 67. ISBN 978-4-09-101439-9.

Songs
Godzilla songs
"Godzilla's Theme" • "Prayer for Peace" • "The Giant Demon God" • "Mothra's Song" • "Sacred Springs" • "Mahara Mothra" • "Call Happiness" • "Mothra's Song" (1966) • "Monster March" • "Return the Sun!" • "Defeat Hedorah" • "Go! Go! Godzilla" • "Godzilla March" • "Godzilla and Jet Jaguar: Punch! Punch! Punch!" • "Defeat Megalon" • "Miyarabi's Prayer" • "Defeat Mechagodzilla" • "Godzilla" (Michael Sembello) • "Bride of Godzilla" • "Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult) • "Godzilla: Love Theme" • "The Psychic Chorus" • "Echoes of Love" • "Godzilland" • "Come With Me" • "The Theme of GODZILLA" • "Kiryu Squad Song" • "We're All To Blame" • "Persecution of the Masses" • "Black Angels" • "Defeat is No Option" • "Who Will Know" • "Under a Burning Sky" • "WHITE OUT" • "THE SKY FALLS" • "live and die" • "Evergreen" • "Pray" • "The Hollow Earth" • "Goodbye Old Friend" • "Godzi Godzi Chibi Godzilla" • "in case..." • "Aoi" • "ALAPU UPALA" • "INTO THE DEEP"
Mothra songs
Gamera songs
Other Toho songs
TV songs

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