Voltaire is a name of at least three acts:

1) A mononym of Aurelio V… Read Full Bio ↴Voltaire is a name of at least three acts:

1) A mononym of Aurelio Voltaire Hernández (b. 1967, Havana, Cuba), a singer/songwriter whose music has its roots deeply embedded in European folk and also has influences from the gothic scene. He has also been directing commercials and animating short films for ten years, the best known of these are his Hieronymus Bosch-inspired station MTV IDs.

Inspired by the films of Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Voltaire began animating at the age of ten on a super8 camera. By piecing together snippets of information from fanzines, he eventually was able to teach himself how to make foam rubber animation models and animate them. The films of his childhood landed him his first directing job in 1988 with MTV. The stop-motion tour of the hellish Garden of Earthly Delights won several awards.

He also teaches stop-motion animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

He also wrote the song "BRAINS!" for the Cartoon Network show "Grim and Evil" which has since split into two separate shows (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Evil Con Carne) and the song can also be found on his album "Boo Hoo".

An avid fan of Star Trek, Voltaire frequently attends conventions and released a four track E.P. called "Banned on Vulcan". It was a set of comedy recordings poking fun at characters from the show.

He often takes part in Adventure Quest Worlds special musical events in which he is drawn incredibly well!

Discography:
The Devil's Bris (1998)
Almost Human (2000)
Boo Hoo (2002)
Then and Again (2004)
Ooky Spooky (2007)
To the Bottom of the Sea (2008)
Hate Lives in a Small Town (2010)
Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of an Erupting Volcano While Drinking from a Chalice Filled with the Laughter of Small Children (2011)
BiTrektual (2012)
Raised by Bats (2014)
Heart-Shaped Wound (2017)
What Are the Oddz? (2019)
The Black Labyrinth (TBD)

2) A German indie rock group from Bonn, too. They were founded in 2003 by Roland Meyer de Voltaire, who is the singer, songwriter and producer of the band. Their discography includes one EP and two albums, called "Heute ist jeder Tag" (2006) and "Das letzte bisschen Etikette" (2009).

Sites: Voltaire-Musik.De (official)

3) A Polish punk rock band who have released two albums.

4) An 18th-century French writer and philosopher, who might be scrobbled by people listening to audiobooks of his works.

Ringo No Uta
Voltaire Lyrics

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Akai ringo ni
Kuchi biru yosette

Dama a te mi te iru

Ringo wa nani mo

Aoi sora

Iwanai keredo

Ringo no kimochi wa

Ringo kawai ya
Yoku wakaru

Kawai ya ringo

Ringo kawai ya

Kawai ya ringo

Overall Meaning

The Japanese song, "Ringo No Uta," translated as "Apple Song," is a work by the French singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Voltaire. The song opens with the lines "Akai ringo ni, Kuchi biru yosette; Dama a te mi te iru," which translates to "Lining up apples, ready to be bitten; picking them up one by one." These lyrics are a metaphorical representation of living life, taking things one step at a time, and savoring each moment. The apple in this song represents life, and the singer is living it to the fullest, taking every chance he gets.

The chorus of the song expresses the joy that the singer feels when he eats an apple, "Ringo wa nani mo, Aoi sora iwanai keredo, Ringo no kimochi wa, Ringo kawai ya Yoku wakaru, Kawai ya ringo." This translates to, "The apple says nothing, the blue sky wide open, still, the feeling of an apple, a cute apple, well understood, cute apple." The apple referred to in the song is not just any apple; it's a metaphor for life, the pleasures of the world, and a symbol of hope. The song is all about living life, moving forward with hope and joy, and savoring every moment.

Line by Line Meaning

Akai ringo ni
I am standing in front of a red apple

Kuchi biru yosette
And I'm preparing to take a bite

Dama a te mi te iru
I'm holding a piece of candy in my hand

Ringo wa nani mo
But the apple seems to have nothing

Aoi sora
Above me is a blue sky

Iwanai keredo
I won't say it out loud though

Ringo no kimochi wa
My feelings towards the apple

Ringo kawai ya
Are simply that the apple is cute

Yoku wakaru
I understand this well

Kawai ya ringo
The apple is cute

Ringo kawai ya
The apple is cute