Slave Knight Gael
Yuka Kitamura Lyrics
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Gradiar
(Avus)
Sanctuārium extrēmitātī est
(Avus, avus)
Avorum extrēmitātī dīce
(Avus, Avus)
Addormīscēns dea
Ad āvia extrēmitātīs dīce mē
Domo cruoribus fīnis insatiātus
Filianore expergīscere
(Avus, Avus)
Dēmolīre ovum fīnis Sanctuārium soporus
Dā meī animum vestrī
Dā mī tuum cruorem ater, ac
Distenditote meī ventris alveum nocte tuā
Dā mī cruorem
Summae pigmentum fīēs in cruore
Avorum extrēmitātī dīce
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
(Avus, avus)
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorēs dēvorā
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
(Quo es)
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorēs dēvorā
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorēs dēvorā
(Avus mē subservī)
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorēs dēvorā
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Subsessorēs dēvorā
Fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Mode hic pigmentum
Ovum dēmolīre
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorēs dēvorā
Dā meī animum vestrī
Dā mi tuum cruorem ater
Ac alveum meī distendite ventris
Prae ejus pictūrā
Distendite meī ventris
Pigmentum fīnis insatiātus
Distentus erit ventris nimbus cūdit tē
(Avus)
Dēmolītor ovum
(Avus quo es)
Mē distendito favilla
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorem cūdito
Mē distendito
Favilla alveus distentus erit dēvorābor
Mē distendito favilla
Ac mē quī distendit nimbus cūdit tē
Ac distendisse mē dēmolītor
Avus hic sum
Avus, avus
Propius tuī
Avus quo es
Hic avus sum
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Sī pigmentum in mē fīet
Mē dēmolītor
Distendito mē nox
Summae pigmentum fiēs in cruore
Avus quo es
The lyrics of Yuka Kitamura's "Slave Knight Gael" are in Latin and can be interpreted in various ways, but their overall meaning is obscure. According to some sources, the lyrics are sung from the point of view of Gael, the last boss of the Dark Souls III DLC "The Ringed City." The Latin lyrics talk about avorum (ancestors) and describe how the singer is reaching their final destination or sanctuary at the edge (extrēmitātī) of the world. They are asking for their ancestors to speak to them and awaken the goddess, suggesting that they are on a quest to fulfill a task.
The latter half of the lyrics becomes increasingly violent and disturbing, talking about breaking an egg in the sanctuary and devouring the subservient ones. The singer is asking for their soul and blood and for their belly to be stretched and distended. The last section of the lyrics repeats the phrase "avus quo es" ("where are you, grandfather?"), indicating that the singer is seeking the guidance of their ancestors in fulfilling their task.
Overall, the lyrics of "Slave Knight Gael" provide a mystical and unsettling atmosphere that matches the dark and challenging nature of the Dark Souls games.
Line by Line Meaning
Dīce extrēmitātī avorum
Speak of the ancestral ends
Gradiar
I shall walk
(Avus)
(Grandfather)
Sanctuārium extrēmitātī est
A sanctuary at the ends
(Avus, avus)
(Grandfather, grandfather)
Extrēmitātī dīce mē
Tell me of the ends
Avorum extrēmitātī dīce
Tell me of the ancestral ends
(Avus, Avus)
(Grandfather, grandfather)
Addormīscēns dea
Goddess sleeping
Ad āvia extrēmitātīs dīce mē
Tell me of the bird ancestors at the ends
Domo cruoribus fīnis insatiātus
An insatiable end with bloody houses
Filianore expergīscere
Filianore, awaken
(Avus, Avus)
(Grandfather, grandfather)
Dēmolīre ovum fīnis Sanctuārium soporus
Breaking the egg, the soporific end of the Sanctuary
Dā meī animum vestrī
Give me your soul
Dā mī tuum cruorem ater, ac
Give me your black blood, and
Distenditote meī ventris alveum nocte tuā
Stretch my belly womb with your night
Dā mī cruorem
Give me blood
Summae pigmentum fīēs in cruore
Become the highest pigment in the blood
Hic modo pigmentum fīnis adhuc insatiātus
Here the pigment is still insatiable
(Avus, avus)
(Grandfather, grandfather)
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorēs dēvorā
Destroy the egg and devour the underlings
Quo es
Where are you
Subsessorēs dēvorā
Devour the underlings
Fīnis adhuc insatiātus
The end is still insatiable
Mode hic pigmentum
Now here's the pigment
Ovum dēmolīre
Destroy the egg
Dā meī animum vestrī
Give me your soul
Dā mi tuum cruorem ater
Give me your black blood
Ac alveum meī distendite ventris
And stretch my belly womb
Prae ejus pictūrā
Before his painting
Distentite meī ventris
Stretch my belly womb
Pigmentum fīnis insatiātus
The insatiable pigment of the end
Distentus erit ventris nimbus cūdit tē
A cloud will form from my stretched belly and strike you
(Avus)
(Grandfather)
Dēmolītor ovum
The egg demolisher
(Avus quo es)
(Where are you, grandfather)
Mē distendito favilla
Stretch me out to ashes
Ovum dēmolīre et subsessorem cūdito
Destroy the egg and strike the underling
Mē distendito
Stretch me out
Favilla alveus distentus erit dēvorābor
Ashes will fill my stretched belly and I will be devoured
Mē distendito favilla
Stretch me out to ashes
Ac mē quī distendit nimbus cūdit tē
And the cloud that stretches me will strike you
Ac distendisse mē dēmolītor
And the demolisher stretched me out
Avus hic sum
I am the grandfather here
Avus, avus
Grandfather, grandfather
Propius tuī
Closer to you
Avus quo es
Where are you, grandfather
Sī pigmentum in mē fīet
If the pigment is made in me
Mē dēmolītor
I am the demolisher
Distendito mē nox
Night, stretch me out
Summae pigmentum fiēs in cruore
Become the highest pigment in the blood
Avus quo es
Where are you, grandfather
Contributed by Natalie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@rodolfolopez3965
Gael - painter, help me... help me !
Painter - i will not help you, kindle flame. Your pleas are in vain..
(Gael - painter !!!)
Painter - For Mother has warned me, of those absorbed by flame...
Gael - Paint for us a gentle home... i beg of you !... (×2)
Painter - I am moved by your tears...
Gael - I seek a courier, another ash is needed.
Painter - RECOVER THE DARK SOUL ! The painting is depending on you!
Gael - I scour the ends of the earth in search of a treasure, a pigment that will not rot away... YOU MUST FINISH IT ! You must promise me !
Painter - I promise you, Uncle !
.............
Gael - At times, i wish to surrender. Yet i abide by mu ordinance. I alone remain, Roaming through the wasteland. I am never relieved from my duty ! A cruel existence ! Oathbound to rise back up time after time again ! I drank down the souls, i hope is enough. I pray the blood will keep. I feared it was lost, Until a bloody teardrop fell.
("The madness subsided, his eyes transfixed upon his blade, She heard the sound of his voice ! Across the world, every last soul. Heard the resounding roar of victory ! the painter called from the window")
Painter - Uncle ! At long last, you have triumphed ! Uncle, you are VICTORIOUS!
.................
Painter - Uncle ?!... wherever you may be, i pray you will return safely...
Gael - Tears flow... At long last... (Painter - No !) I have fulfilled my accord ! (Painter - Surely he is well...) The painter's bounty seeps from my heart ! You must complete the last part of the plan ! Present to my lady, The pigment for the painting !
Painter - I will finish the painting, like i promised... I will see Uncle again, He will surely be pleased, when he returns...
Gael - pintor, ayúdame... ¡ayúdame!
Pintor: no te ayudaré, enciende la llama. Tus súplicas son en vano..
(Gael - pintor !!!)
Pintor - Porque Madre me ha advertido, de los absorbidos por la llama...
Gael - Pinta para nosotros un hogar apacible... ¡te lo ruego!... (×2)
Pintor - Me conmueven tus lágrimas...
Gael - Busco un mensajero, se necesita otra ceniza.
Pintor - ¡RECUPERA EL ALMA OSCURA! ¡La pintura depende de ti!
Gael - Recorro los confines de la tierra en busca de un tesoro, un pigmento que no se pudra... ¡DEBES TERMINARLO! ¡Debes prometerme!
Pintor - ¡Te lo prometo, tío!
.............
Gael - A veces, deseo rendirme. Sin embargo, cumplo con mi ordenanza. Yo solo quedo, Vagando por el páramo. ¡Nunca soy relevado de mi deber! ¡Una existencia cruel! ¡Obligado por juramento a levantarse una y otra vez! Bebí las almas, espero que sea suficiente. Rezo para que la sangre se mantenga. Temí que se hubiera perdido, Hasta que cayó una lágrima ensangrentada.
("La locura disminuyó, sus ojos se clavaron en su espada, ¡Ella escuchó el sonido de su voz! En todo el mundo, hasta la última alma. ¡Escuchó el resonante rugido de la victoria! El pintor llamó desde la ventana")
Pintor - ¡Tío! ¡Por fin has triunfado! ¡Tío, eres VICTORIOSO!
..................
Pintor - ¡¿Tío?!... dondequiera que estés, rezo para que regreses sano y salvo...
Gael - Las lágrimas fluyen... Por fin... (Pintor - ¡No!) ¡He cumplido mi acuerdo! (Pintor - Seguramente está bien...) ¡La generosidad del pintor se filtra de mi corazón! ¡Debes completar la última parte del plan! ¡Preséntele a mi señora, el pigmento para la pintura!
Pintor - Terminaré el cuadro, como prometí... Volveré a ver al Tío, Seguramente estará complacido, cuando regrese...
@jtdavis2393
Two Nobodies
Fight over Nothing
In the middle of Nowhere
With No One to Witness
@sentinelslayer8328
This ost went from being the best to the greatest
@spacepimpkevin1184
"I will finish the painting, Like i promised."
God this game and this story is so beautifully tragic.
@dreasmansisreal
man the way the lyrics went with the cutscene, it’s always been so impressive to me that from soft makes most of their boss themes have ACTUAL translatable lyrics, some games just have opera type singing with no real words, which is fine too, but the way that the music in gaels fight tells a story as you finish his story, god man.
@Dominik0-0
Exactly!!
@TheMandilon77
Knowing the story of the Painter and Gael, finally being able to understand these lyrics brings me to tears. Thank you for this.
@8ballmuntantteam58
Haven’t seen the lore
@spy948
@@8ballmuntantteam58can i give it all raw to you in a uncut coment
@wolfroghostx8566
@@spy948 I'd like it if you dont mind
@udayshahin10
@spy948 where is the uncut comment???? u monster