"ALAPU UPALA"

"ALAPU UPALA" Performed by Annette Philip Composed by Kan Sawada Arranged by Kan Sawada Lyrics by Goro Matsui Heard in Godzilla Singular Point

"ALAPU UPALA" (アラプ ウパラ,   Arapu Upara) is an insert song used in the 2021 anime series Godzilla Singular Point, performed by Indian-American singer Annette Philip. Numerous versions of the song appear throughout the show; its Original Soundtrack includes versions labeled Popular Song ver., Choir ver., Requiem ver. and Unknown Future ver. The Special Soundtrack additionally includes a Countdown ver.

Lyrics

Disclaimer: As the song's Sanskrit lyrics have never been officially released, inaccuracies may be present.

Sanskrit	Japanese transliteration	English transliteration	Japanese translation	English translation of Japanese
लपउ दा उपल पृथ्वी आकाशः किरणः इह किरणः अग्निः उदकम् लाक इह काल नित्यम् दुर्ग मौनम् दा मौनम् वायु ईश संकल्पः संवादम् कैवल्य कर्म ईश्वर पूजा हरि हरि दानम् अमृतम् औषधम् अदृष्ट धर्मः सत्संग कोटि ऋतम् ऋतम् मेधा	ラパウ ダ ウパラ プルッティヴィ アーカシャ キラナ イハ キラナ アグニ ウダカ ラーカ イハ カーラ ニッティヤ ドゥルガー マウナ ダ マウナ ヴァーユ イーシャ サンカルパ サンヴァーダ カイヴァッリャ カルマ イーシュワラ プージャー ハリ ハリ ダーナ アムリタ アウシュニャ アドリシュタ ダルマ サットサンガ コーティ ルタ ルタ メーダー	Lapau dā upala Pṛthvī́ ākāśaḥ Kiráṇaḥ ihá kiráṇaḥ Agníḥ udakám Lāka ihá kāla Nítyam durgá Maunám dā maunám Vāyú īśá Saṃkalpáḥ saṃvādam Kaivalya karma Īśvara pūjā Hári hári dā́nam Amṛ́tam auṣadhám Adṛṣṭa dhármaḥ Satsaṅg koṭi Ṛtám ṛtám medhā́	宝（石）とされるもの 地と天 光 この場所 火と水 時間 この場所 永遠 理解され難いもの 沈黙とされるもの 統治者 風 心に決めること 対話 唯一であること 自由意志の行為 宇宙の現象のすべて 儀式 苦しみを取り去る者 与えること 不死 熱 見えない法則 集まり 大きな数字 真実 知性	Something considered a jewel The heavens and the earth A light, this place Fire and water Time, this place Eternity, something difficult to understand Something considered silence A sovereign, the air Something decided by your heart, a conversation Something isolated, an act of free will A phenomenon of the whole universe, a ritual He who takes away suffering, something given Immortality, heat An invisible law A gathering, large numbers The truth, intelligence

Videos

"ALAPU UPALA" "ALAPU UPALA" (Popular Song ver.) "ALAPU UPALA" (Choir ver.) "ALAPU UPALA" (Unknown Future ver.) "ALAPU UPALA" (Requiem ver.) "ALAPU UPALA" (Countdown ver.)

Trivia

• This is the first and only song performed for a piece of Godzilla media to be written in Sanskrit.
• In an interview included in the booklet for the Godzilla Singular Point Original Soundtrack, lyricist Goro Matsui stated that he had "Mothra's Song" in mind when writing "ALAPU UPALA."
• According to composer Kan Sawada, Goro Matsui based the song's lyrics around the five major elements (godai) of Japanese Buddhist thought, with each tying into a different monster from the series. "Earth" represents Anguirus, "fire" represents Godzilla, "air" or "void" represents Rodan, "water" represents Manda, and "wind" represents Jet Jaguar.

References

This is a list of references for ALAPU UPALA. 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]

Bibliography

• Godzilla Singular Point Original Soundtrack booklet. Toho. 21 July 2021.
• Ninomiya, Takashi, ed. (13 July 2021). Godzilla Singular Point Fan Book. Futabasha. ISBN 978-4-575-45883-1.

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