Root of Spirit

Music, words, arrangements, programming and production by Susumu Hirasawa. Titling by Toshiaki Minejima. String arrangement by Jun Miyake. "Childhood Reverie" lyrics by Richard Lam and arrangement by Dominic Chow (周啟生). =Lyrics=

Japanese
おかえりなさい この森の日々へ おかえりなさい キミの物語へ 木々の葉をゆらす 風の音の歌が 千年もかけて語る 思い出と未来へ おかえりなさい おかえりなさい

忘れているなら 木漏れ日の影絵が 教えてくれる 空を飛ぶすべさえ 岩肌を削る 川面の鏡に 次々と映る あなたの姿 何にでもなれる 何にでもなれる

木々の葉をゆらす 風の音の歌が 千年もかけて語る 思い出と未来へ

おかえりなさい この森の日々へ おかえりなさい キミの物語へ 月明かり照らす 霧の獣道 ひと夜もかけて見せる　いくつもの世界 どこへも行ける　どこへも行ける

おかえりなさい　おかえりなさい おかえりなさい　おかえりなさい

Cantonese
童年夢想 能一天 坐上清風上盪向月亮 沿途摘星 雲中央 腳印印天上多麼歡暢

風箏都跟我飛翔 天天開心永遠一樣 而沿途人人不悲傷 天下人 有暖暖心腸 不築圍牆 凡事也不愛算賬 凡事也不去勉強

隨年漸長 隨風霜 發覺我的路沒有月亮 無窮夜星 仍閃亮 我卻也總是高攀不上

終於知不會飛翔 開心的不會永一樣 明瞭無人能不悲傷 生命無常 雖頑強 凡事我不再算賬 凡事我不再勉強

風箏當天與我飛翔 只想開心永遠一樣 曾祈求人人不悲傷 天下人 有暖暖心腸 不築圍牆

童年夢想 能一天 坐上清風上盪向月亮 沿途摘星 雲中央 腳印印天上多麼歡暢

今天知不會飛翔 開心的不會永一樣 然而仍然全心的生 積極行 我說過不能草草完場 凡事縱不再算賬 凡事縱不再勉強

童年夢想 仍閃亮 隨年漸長 不勉強

=Versions= Made to help out the Gunma-based "Human Earth - Awakening Village" (人間大地・めざめの里) psychological counseling healing center that Hirasawa frequented. It is listed on the Water in Time and Space booklet's "Thanks" section as "Mezame no Sato". It's beat is formed from a sample of bird chirping, the same used on "Karkador", and later on "Grid" & "Snow Blind". It's also the ending theme to Showdown, the third and final episode of the Original video animation series Detonator Orgun, whose music was composed by Hirasawa. It was used on a Suntory Old commercial, which aired in 1992. Around the same time, the ESSENCE OF HIRASAWA SOLO WORKS best of album was released. The album was titled after the song, which was released as a single to promote it; the artwork is two stills taken during the commercial's production. The "bird chirping" rhythm is performed on electronic drums. From the first chorus following the solo onwards, a drumming pattern replaces the string rhythm that appears in the album version on this part. A short bit of the opening white noise of "Skeleton Coast Park" marks the end/beginning of a bar. Cover by Hong Kong musician Danny Summer (ダニー・サマー/) for the 1991 album Acid Rain with the title "Childhood Reverie". The cover samples the original's "bird chirping" rhythm while keeping the overall structure and vocal melody, however, the new string parts have a traditional Chinese feel to them. The vocals, sung in Cantonese, and the guitar solo are completely different. Hirasawa has said that he might have not been paid his royalties, but has given Summer proper permission to do the cover.
 * Charity Original Tape, 1988
 * Water in Time and Space, 1989
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, all instruments
 * Asuka Kaneko's Section - violins, cellos, violas and double basses
 * error, 1990
 * "Childhood Reverie"

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