Ceui (born January 31) is a female Jap… Read Full Bio ↴Chiba, Japan (2000 – present)
Ceui (born January 31) is a female Japanese singer–songwriter originally from Chiba, Japan, though she grew up in Fukuoka. Ceui's name is derived from the Portuguese word for sky, céu. Due to the influence of her mother as a piano teacher, Ceui began learning classical piano from the age of six. As a young girl, she became interested in children's literature and poetry, and began writing verses herself.
As a student, she was a member of the wind instrument club and choir. She went to Shirayuri Women's University where she graduated with a degree in Japanese literature. In 2000, Ceui made a demo tape and was able to produce two six-track albums for the Japanese home furnishing store Francfranc entitled Spring Time and Autumn Mind; the albums were released via Filter Ink. Officially, these albums were released as "Francfranc's Bedside Music Selection featuring Ceui".
In 2002, Ceui worked on a project CD with the Japanese apparel company Sanei-International for their clothing brand LUVLISH 'cos brilliant. In 2003, Ceui went on an overseas live tour with other artists sponsored by Filter Ink. On October 21, 2004, Ceui released an independent album titled Ashimoto ni Furu Ame: Raindrops falling on My Feet, which was sold in HMV stores nationwide in Japan.
The same day, a project CD Ceui had worked on for the Japanese fortune teller Kaoruko Stella entitled Love Chance Music also went on sale. In 2006, Ceui provided a chorus to the blind Japanese pianist Kohshi Kishita. Ceui made her major debut on Lantis' MellowHead music label brand with the release of her first single "微睡みの楽園 (Madoromi no Rakuen)" in February 2007. Ceui released one more single in 2007, "Mellow Melody", followed by another in 2008, "神々の詩 (Kamigami no Uta)". Ceui released three more singles in 2009, and put out her seventh single "Sentiforia" in August 2009. Ceui had released her debut album Glassy Heaven in July 2009 and Rapsodia in 2012. In 2013, Ceui released album ガブリエル・コード ～エデンへ導く光の楽譜～ (Gabriel Code ~Eden e Michibuku Hikari no Gakufu~) which including many new songs and previous single of 奏愛カレンデュラ (Souai Calendula).
On February 1, 2014, the birthday event "Ceui, Birthday, Festival in Tokyo" was held at the same time as the additional performance of the "Gabriel Code" tour held at the B1 hall of the main building of the Tokyo ESP Musical Academy. In 2017, the 10th anniversary of her debut, she released two best albums "アカシックレコード 〜ルビー〜 (Akashic Record -Ruby-)", a collection of her song for anime theme songs and "アカシックレコード～サファイア～ (Akashic Record -Sapphire-)", a collection of her song for game theme songs. In 2022, the 15th anniversary of her debut, she released her best album "Endless Sky" in collaboration with solfa.
Website : http://ceuiceui.com/
Qualia
Ceui Lyrics
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今 流れたの
傷ついたままの羽で
見つけ出せないクオリア
ねぇ、ここから
ねぇ、還れるの
瞼の草原に散った
遥か彼方へ飛び立つわ
光より速く触れたい
哀しみを終わらせて
君の透明なその指で
ほら 聞こえる
今 甦る
過ぎ去る時の砂辺で
失くした波のハープ
この、鼓動に
愛、響いたら
希望に満ちたアルペジオ
身体じゅうを巡った…
もしも夢なら覚めないで
君と生きるための輪廻
探してた声がする
揺れる面影が星になる
たとえ夢から目覚めても
君は離れてゆく現在も
背中押す風の中
果てを感じてる
遥か彼方へ飛び立つわ
光より速く触れたい
さぁ翔ぶよ
見つけたの
君の透明なその指を
The song Qualia by Ceui is a melancholic ballad about a person who is unable to find the essence of their emotions, symbolized by the term "Qualia." The opening lines, "Why are tears flowing now, with wings still wounded, unable to find the Qualia" paints a picture of someone who is trying to come to terms with their feelings but is still in the process of healing from some kind of hurt.
The song also has themes of longing and nostalgia, with the singer reminiscing about a past love. The lines "Hey, can I return from here, calling only you who scattered in the grasslands of my eyelids" express a desire to go back in time and be reunited with their lost love.
The chorus continues the theme of flight and reaching for something intangible. The lines "Flying far into the distance, touching faster than the speed of light, ending the sadness with your transparent fingers" evokes a sense of yearning for something beyond reach.
The song is a beautiful portrayal of complex emotions and intense longing. Its poetic lyrics combined with Ceui's hauntingly beautiful vocals create a powerful and moving experience for the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
なぜ 涙が 今 流れたの 傷ついたままの羽で 見つけ出せないクオリア
Why are tears flowing now, unable to find Qualia with wings still wounded
ねぇ、ここから ねぇ、還れるの 瞼の草原に散った 君だけを呼んでる…
Hey, can we return from here? You, who were scattered in the fields of my eyelids, I am calling only you...
遥か彼方へ飛び立つわ 光より速く触れたい 哀しみを終わらせて 君の透明なその指で
I will fly far away to reach you faster than light, to put an end to sadness with your transparent fingers
ほら 聞こえる 今 甦る 過ぎ去る時の砂辺で 失くした波のハープ
Look, I hear it now, the harp of a lost wave on the sandy shore of the past, reviving
この、鼓動に 愛、響いたら 希望に満ちたアルペジオ 身体じゅうを巡った…
If love echoes in this heartbeat, it will fill my whole body with a hopeful arpeggio
もしも夢なら覚めないで 君と生きるための輪廻 探してた声がする 揺れる面影が星になる
If this is a dream, don't wake me up, let me live with you through endless cycles of reincarnation, I can hear the voice I searched for, and the swaying image becomes a star
たとえ夢から目覚めても 君は離れてゆく現在も 背中押す風の中 果てを感じてる
Even if I wake up from this dream, in the present, you are still drifting away, feeling the end in the wind pushing my back
さぁ翔ぶよ 見つけたの 君の透明なその指を
Now I will soar, I found you, and your transparent fingers
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