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Background[]
"Dante" is a song featuring Hatsune Miku by R Sound Design and is featured in his albums Zekkei Mahou and Delights. It is a love song based on Dante's Divine Comedy.
The song explores the gradually depressive mental state of the singer, who refers to the object of their affection as "you" and the sole intriguing, pure existence among the mundane world they are so tired of. As they find themselves increasingly on the verge of insanity with the melancholic passing days, the singer beseeches "you" to take them away to an unknown, decadent world, who gladly accepts; the two of them ultimately indulge in their self-proclaimed sins and corrupt love together as they close their eyes, hands held, and descend to the Underworld with no hope of return.
Allusions to Divine Comedy are prevalent throughout the lyrics; its perspective can be attributed to Dante, who is the protagonist. "You" is implied to be Beatrice, the woman who Dante is enamored with and guides him through Heaven, embodying love and purity. There are several instances of reference to the literary piece, such as the mentions of "magic" and "curse" colored in red, blue, and white; the Mediterranean region Ibiza, which reflects the imagery of Purgatory as an island situated within the sea of Hell; the "forest without a way out," which corresponds with the one in the source symbolizing deviation from salvation. Contrary to its source of inspiration in which Dante finds salvation, the song takes a turn as the two individuals eventually fall in disgrace. Instead of succumbing to God's will and be showered in collective divine love in Heaven, the singer and "you" choose to submit to their selfish love toward each other, astray from the way to Heaven, which becomes the referred to act of sin that results in their descent into the depths of Hell. The mention of "baile" in the sea near Ibiza and Andalusia, the origin of flamenco which is shown in the music video, further highlights their voluntary hedonism.[1]
This song has entered the Hall of Fame.
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| Featuring | R Sound Design
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| Producers | R Sound Design
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| Categories | Self-Cover |
| Description | Featured in album Replica.
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Lyrics[]
| Japanese (日本語歌詞) | Romaji (ローマ字) |
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| 下らない日々を追い越して | kudaranai hibi o oikoshite |
| 柔らかい午後とキミの笑顔で | yawarakai gogo to kimi no egao de |
| 唐突にかかる赫の魔法に | toutotsu ni kakaru aka no mahou ni |
| ボクの理性が崩れてく | boku no risei ga kuzureteku |
| 憂鬱な日々を抜け出して | yuuutsuna hibi o nukedashite |
| 眠らない星とキミの呪文で | nemuranai hoshi to kimi no kotoba de |
| 夜空に放つ蒼の魔法は | yozora ni hanatsu ao no mahou wa |
| ボクの悪意を誘う | boku no akui o sasou |
| 「知らない世界を見せてよ」 | "shiranai sekai o misete yo" |
| 「二度と此処に戻れないよ？」 | "nido to koko ni modorenai yo?" |
| 「キミがいるならそれでも」 | "kimi ga iru nara soredemo" |
| 「それじゃ息を止めて…」 | "sore ja iki o tomete..." |
| 最低なボクは堕天をなぞる | saiteina boku wa daten o nazoru |
| 敬虔に咲く薔薇を摘んで | keiken ni saku bara o tsunde |
| 触れた棘から歪な愛が流れてく | fureta toge kara ibitsuna ai ga nagareteku |
| 放縦に塗れ佇んでいた | houshou ni mamire tatazundeita |
| 引き返せないドアに触れる | hikikaesenai doa ni fureru |
| そんな罪を抱えたままでいたいだけ | sonna tsumi o kakaeta mamade itai dake |
| 何も無い日々を駆け抜けて | nani mo nai hibi o kakenukete |
| 寄る辺ない二人 声を重ねて | yorubenai futari koe o kasanete |
| 遊星を包む皓の魔法は | yuusei o tsutsumu shiro no mahou wa |
| 吝嗇なボクを照らす | rinshoku na boku o terasu |
| 「ねぇアンダルシア 南の島の最果てに何があるの？」 | "nee Andalusia minami no shima no saihate ni nani ga aru no?" |
| 「バイレを跳ねたらイビサの海で悪戯に泡を飲むの」 | "baile o hanetara Ibiza no umi de itazura ni awa o nomu no" |
| 「堕ちゆく世界を見せてよ」 | "ochi yuku sekai o misete yo" |
| 「二度と元に戻れないよ？」 | "nido to moto ni modorenai yo?" |
| 「キミがいるからそれでも」 | "kimi ga iru kara sore demo" |
| 二人瞳閉じる… | futari hitomi tojiru... |
| 最愛のキミが堕天をなぞる | saiai no kimi ga daten o nazoru |
| 生まれたままの肌に触れて | umareta mama no hada ni furete |
| 咲いた傷から空虚な愛が溢れてく | saita kizu kara kuukyona ai ga afureteku |
| 泥濘の先に閉ざされていた | deinei no saki ni tozasareteita |
| 一度潜ったドアを開ける | ichido kugutta doa o akeru |
| そんな罪を重ねたままでいたいだけ | sonna tsumi o kasaneta mama de itai dake |
| 「もう日が暮れるね」 | "mou hi ga kureru ne" |
| 「…大丈夫」 | "... daijoubu" |
| 握る手を強めた | nigiru te o tsuyometa |
| 出口の無い森の中 | deguchi no nai mori no naka |
| 二人の火が消える | futari no hi ga kieru |
| 最悪な二人 堕天をなぞる | saiakuna futari daten o nazoru |
| 絡まる闇に足を取られ | karamaru yami ni ashi o torare |
| 繋ぐ指から穢れた愛が侵してく | tsunagu yubi kara kegareta ai ga okashiteku |
| 冥界の淵で凍てついていた | meikai no fuchi de itetsuite ita |
| 二度と開かないドアを潜る | nido to akanai doa o kuguru |
| こんな罪を抱えたままで魔法が解ける | konna tsumi o kakaeta mama de mahou ga tokeru |
| 嗚呼 | aa |