wakana's voice for me perfecly captures the idea of the sublime, hers is my favourite singing to listen to I wish I could meet her and tell her how beautiful her voice is and how deeply it penerates the soul
the way you can tell she's trying to compose herself while she sings.. you can see her eyes literally tearing up and you can hear small hints of her voice starting to crack a tinnnyy bit with such emotion. ;-; so absolutely beautiful and heart rending
Eight years back since first performance, but still one of the best performances ever made. If I should choose one song and one performance as the best of the whole decade 2010-2019 this would be it.
Whenever I hear this, I always feel like Wakana should sing it instead of Tanaka Rie. She sings like she's drowned in pain, but still trying to bring peace and hope. Perfect for war-themed anime like Gundam Seed.
I definitely agree that Wakana fits the MOOD of this song but it does not fit Lacus's image. Rie Tanaka's voice fits Lacus's image. ... Don't kill me....
@@louisal.6735 it might be their intention, like, "just imagine what is the song's emotion, don't be too focused on the anime character -- because we are not showing this in anime convention, and not all audience know who is Lacus," things like that, and gave the singers more freedom to interpret the song :D (it is even more clearer in Synchronicity, haha)
When I hear this song I remembered Athrun's sadness. Gundam Seed sound tracks are master pieces and it is a great drama. Without these things Gundam is just a cool robot shows like transformers. Gundam Seed is not about robot fights so the hater is probably just looking for robot fights not drama
Wakana captures more of the song’s essence by virtue of her voice, but Rie’s will always be the one I think of when the pink hair princess is on screen
Absolutely they're both very good and powerful singer. Wakana have a deeper singing voice while Rie sang it with a more of a gentle voice which is really emotional
your comment made me listen to the rie tanaka's version and i completely agree with you. the music arrangement of tanaka's version suits her gentle voice completely and it brought tears to my eyes. wakana's version is deep and powerful and blatantly attacks your very soul which makes you feel more melancholic than tearful.
ua-cam.com/video/C_2tQCmxW4c/v-deo.html Here's Rie's for context. Rie has much more dynamic variation that Wakana in her singing and more easily communicates gentleness/tenderness I think. People have said it fits the anime character more (since she's also the voice actor). Wakana has that unique dense tone and uses cry effects and her vibrato to communicate emotion more than dynamic variation (she takes the mic away a couple of times to try and bring that in). Overall her version makes the song less hopeful (tonally not lyrically)but rather more sad/mournful (which is due to her natural timbre I guess).
I was at work when this song came out of nowhere in my random playlist... I was helpless hearing this, I had to stop everything I was doing to hear this. This song is trully something else.
Majority of my playlist are fictionJunction tracks and some yuki kajiura OST the first time i heard them singing i cant gt enough with them. it was a real hook for me i will definitely see all the future songs from them.*O*
Wow! Wakana sings the song better than Rie Tanaka. The ways they sang the song is different. Wakana - the feeling of light sadness , Tanaka - the feeling of innocent and pure, and joyful. I prefer Wakana one, more suitable for the background music.
kiramino looooooooooooooooooool oh my goodness, actually comparing wakana's performance to rie's is an insult because there is nothing to be compared, the song comes to life with wakana, tanaka's singing is dreadful
I don't think she sang it better. She sang it different. The song was written as a anime character/scenario piece and Rie sings it appropriately. She also has way more dynamic variation in her voice (Wakana had to move the mic away from her mouth to have that quieter effect since her voice is more dense the way she uses it). I would actually say Hikaru or maybe Keiko would probably sing it closer to Rie (and hence closer to the character depiction) in the same range. The way the song is approached is important. If one comes to it wanting to emphasize the sadness and heaviness, it would influence how they would vocalize the song.
Mizu no naka ni yoru ga yureteru Kanashii hodo shizuka ni tatazumu Midorinasu kishibe Utsukushii yoake wo Tada matte iraretara Kirei na kokoro de Kurai umi to sora no mukou ni Arasoi no nai basho ga aru no to Oshiete kureta no wa dare Dare mo ga tadori tsukenai Soretomo dareka no kokoro no naka ni Mizu no nagare wo shizumete Kureru daichi wo uruosu shirabe Ima wa doko ni mo nakute mo Kitto jibun de te ni ireru no Itsumo itsuka kitto Anata no te wo tori
In my opinion the difference between Wakana and Rie's version of this song is Rie's version is in character with Lacus Clyne, it basically gives you the gentleness, and suffering of Lacus Clyne and everyone else yet somehow shows the glimmer of hope at the middle to the end part of the song which is how Lacus Clyne is really portrayed, a gentle princess that gives hope to all, meanwhile Wakana's version is more of a sorrowful, and painful version of the song. I think Rie's version fits more with the anime than Wakana's version due to how she portrayed Lacus Clyne's attitude in the song.
I love the "glimmer of hope" description. You nailed it. I feel the same about Rie's version (which I love so much). It is sorrowful but there is something soothing and hopeful about it that I sometimes use it as a meditation music when things are difficult but I need to keep going :)
ua-cam.com/video/C_2tQCmxW4c/v-deo.html I went back to watch this and I see your point. Rie had more dynamic/loudness variation starting from the first note, building the volume and going back down to quietness. There was also the natural tenderness in her voice. I haven't seen the anime but I noticed that. Wakana tends to sing with almost the same volume level for most of her singing. She tends to use moving the mic away from her mouth as the way to get that trailing effect of a wide dynamic difference. She also uses vocal fry more and of course has that vibrato/tremolo she uses. I actually feel that Keiko would probably sing closer to Rie's version that Wakana could.
That's a great idea. It is true that Wakana's strongest vocal performers to date have been captured during her time with Kajiura in Kalafina and FJ, but I think Wakana herself wanted to not be limited to only Kajiura's music. Wakana has always wanted to sing Studio Ghibli and other classics and she's doing that now.
I simply love Wakana's voice. Both her and Tanaka Rie have their own strengths and charms with regards to the song. I like both their versions. I think Tanaka Rie has a more thin voice and can sustain more, whereas I love Wakana's unique quality and vibrato. XD But since this vid is about Wakana, HURRAY WAKANA! YIEEE! XD
in reality.. she has a strong voice about this song, really chills me down my spine. but in GSD i prefer Rie Tanaka aka lacus, he sang it there with a meaning of sadness and sorrow that will suffocate your heart till it melts down through your soul.
FictionJunction is her other group, which came before she created Kalafina and at which concerts she always appears on stage with the songstresses and other musicians. :)
coolen, normal c'est Kajiura... ^^ je suis tombée amoureuse de la voix de wakana, elle est tellement magnifique et sait parfaitement chanter en live, dans cette chanson elle me donne envie de pleurer. par contre je trouve qu'en vieillissant elle devient de plus en plus belle, non?
Wakana is my ideal so with heartily respect I 'm gonna call her Wakana Mam. I wish one day I may come to Japan and meet you because Japan and mam you are my favorite.I love you Wakana Mam. And may wish you best of luck for your entire life
It's 2022 and I still go back to this performance. It's timeless.
agreed
I could not agree with you more. It is best performance ever.
まだ聴いているよ。女神様Voiceに癒やされます。
I love the way Kajiura sama looks so proud of her young singers, like a wise teacher
undoubtedly one of the best performances among all fictionjunction lives
Wakana my goddess😭
この方の歌声には…なんかうまく言えないんですけど、胸の中にスーッと入ってくる心地良い感覚を感じます‼
One of the five best performances in the entire decade in the world. Perhaps the best.
I love how Kajiura-san looks like she's in in heaven the whole time while listening to Wakana sing.
I wish I had kajiura’s career. She’s so in her element. Wakana as well that voice is divine
美しさだけではない叙情な世界観を歌い上げるからこそとても惹かれる
この人の子守唄を聴きながら眠りたいとさえ思う
wakana's voice for me perfecly captures the idea of the sublime, hers is my favourite singing to listen to I wish I could meet her and tell her how beautiful her voice is and how deeply it penerates the soul
the way you can tell she's trying to compose herself while she sings.. you can see her eyes literally tearing up and you can hear small hints of her voice starting to crack a tinnnyy bit with such emotion. ;-; so absolutely beautiful and heart rending
Eight years back since first performance, but still one of the best performances ever made. If I should choose one song and one performance as the best of the whole decade 2010-2019 this would be it.
The perfect voice for the perfect song.
คนไทยกะเจ้า???
Top one version amongst several Kajiura's ballads in my lullaby playlist
Whenever I hear this, I always feel like Wakana should sing it instead of Tanaka Rie. She sings like she's drowned in pain, but still trying to bring peace and hope. Perfect for war-themed anime like Gundam Seed.
+zulfana desnatya imama OMG I love how you describe Wakana's singing in this,and I agreed with what you said there,all of them!!!!!=)
I definitely agree that Wakana fits the MOOD of this song but it does not fit Lacus's image. Rie Tanaka's voice fits Lacus's image. ... Don't kill me....
@@louisal.6735 totally agree!
@@louisal.6735 it might be their intention, like, "just imagine what is the song's emotion, don't be too focused on the anime character -- because we are not showing this in anime convention, and not all audience know who is Lacus," things like that, and gave the singers more freedom to interpret the song :D
(it is even more clearer in Synchronicity, haha)
Kalafinaでのコーラスワークも素晴らしいけど、Wakanaはソロでも素晴らしい！
voice of a literal angel, not even kidding
same :D
いつになく声もブレスにも震えがあるように聞こえる
それほどに感情移入しているのが伝わる
2:58 あたりで顔の向きを変える瞬間に、目元にライトが当たって、涙が浮かんでいるのがわかる
とにかく美し過ぎる
あと、梶浦さんが 0:36 あたりでwakanaに微笑みかけるところや、歌い出した後は、ずっとピアノを弾きながらもwakanaの声にただひたすらに酔いしれている姿、表情が、また良い…
When I hear this song I remembered Athrun's sadness. Gundam Seed sound tracks are master pieces and it is a great drama. Without these things Gundam is just a cool robot shows like transformers. Gundam Seed is not about robot fights so the hater is probably just looking for robot fights not drama
My favorite voice in the whole world Wakana I love you
人間がこんなに美しい歌を歌えるなんて。
Wakana captures more of the song’s essence by virtue of her voice, but Rie’s will always be the one I think of when the pink hair princess is on screen
She has a incredible voice
Wakana sings like an angel 😭😭
this song gets to me everytime i listen to it. I can't help but cry as soon it gets to the mizu no nagare part
Wow. I never realized how much I appreciated this performance until I listened to Wakana's 2012 version. This is so great in comparison.
to me the rie Tanaka and Ootaki Wakana versions are two completely seperate songs that must be judged independently.
Absolutely they're both very good and powerful singer. Wakana have a deeper singing voice while Rie sang it with a more of a gentle voice which is really emotional
your comment made me listen to the rie tanaka's version and i completely agree with you. the music arrangement of tanaka's version suits her gentle voice completely and it brought tears to my eyes. wakana's version is deep and powerful and blatantly attacks your very soul which makes you feel more melancholic than tearful.
@@mileimelle Yeah. Wakana's voice doesn't have the tenderness I think Rie' had in her original.
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Here's Rie's for context.
Rie has much more dynamic variation that Wakana in her singing and more easily communicates gentleness/tenderness I think. People have said it fits the anime character more (since she's also the voice actor).
Wakana has that unique dense tone and uses cry effects and her vibrato to communicate emotion more than dynamic variation (she takes the mic away a couple of times to try and bring that in).
Overall her version makes the song less hopeful (tonally not lyrically)but rather more sad/mournful (which is due to her natural timbre I guess).
女神の歌声凄まじい
I agree, whether in JF or in Kalafina her voice is the most enchanting.
the best word to describe wxakana's voice and her performance is : SUBLIME in the full sense of the word !
the best song sung by Wakana besides Gloria. Wakana is the best
I love Wakana
I was at work when this song came out of nowhere in my random playlist... I was helpless hearing this, I had to stop everything I was doing to hear this. This song is trully something else.
Wakana should cover the opening for Clannad After Story or Angel Beats. She has a pretty similar vocal tone to the singer of those openings.
I love this song. I never seen Gundam but I love Mizu No Akashi so much that I can fall asleep listening.
IMMA CRYING HER VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL OMFG
wakana is beautiful, her voice is super beautiful
Majority of my playlist are fictionJunction tracks and some yuki kajiura OST
the first time i heard them singing i cant gt enough with them.
it was a real hook for me
i will definitely see all the future songs from them.*O*
Mary Ann Ambrosio same for me :)
Ladies and gentlemen, the Feels-junction! :'D
Her voice echoes the love that survived many ages...
her voice is like an angel... and the piano is beautiful -^.^-
Wakana is the best
Wakana's voice is so beautiful *___*
Beautiful...... wakana
Yeah, thats wakana,. shocked me for a moment, all of a sudden i thought keiko shifted from alto to soprano.
I am the biggest fan of Wakana from
Kalafina
Wow! Wakana sings the song better than Rie Tanaka. The ways they sang the song is different. Wakana - the feeling of light sadness , Tanaka - the feeling of innocent and pure, and joyful. I prefer Wakana one, more suitable for the background music.
Not really, her voice is more heavy and a bit hoarse for this song. This song is better for high and light voices like the original.
playfulcatz09 Something about Wakana's voice is like no other, rich and angelic
kiramino looooooooooooooooooool oh my goodness, actually comparing wakana's performance to rie's is an insult because there is nothing to be compared, the song comes to life with wakana, tanaka's singing is dreadful
I don't think she sang it better. She sang it different.
The song was written as a anime character/scenario piece and Rie sings it appropriately. She also has way more dynamic variation in her voice (Wakana had to move the mic away from her mouth to have that quieter effect since her voice is more dense the way she uses it).
I would actually say Hikaru or maybe Keiko would probably sing it closer to Rie (and hence closer to the character depiction) in the same range.
The way the song is approached is important. If one comes to it wanting to emphasize the sadness and heaviness, it would influence how they would vocalize the song.
i am speechless, just simply speechless.
I love how Wakana just SOARS for the stratosphere sarting at 2:18.
Mizu no naka ni yoru ga yureteru
Kanashii hodo shizuka ni tatazumu
Midorinasu kishibe
Utsukushii yoake wo
Tada matte iraretara
Kirei na kokoro de
Kurai umi to sora no mukou ni
Arasoi no nai basho ga aru no to
Oshiete kureta no wa dare
Dare mo ga tadori tsukenai
Soretomo dareka no kokoro no naka ni
Mizu no nagare wo shizumete
Kureru daichi wo uruosu shirabe
Ima wa doko ni mo nakute mo
Kitto jibun de te ni ireru no
Itsumo itsuka kitto
Anata no te wo tori
Wish this were longer...
In my opinion the difference between Wakana and Rie's version of this song is Rie's version is in character with Lacus Clyne, it basically gives you the gentleness, and suffering of Lacus Clyne and everyone else yet somehow shows the glimmer of hope at the middle to the end part of the song which is how Lacus Clyne is really portrayed, a gentle princess that gives hope to all, meanwhile Wakana's version is more of a sorrowful, and painful version of the song. I think Rie's version fits more with the anime than Wakana's version due to how she portrayed Lacus Clyne's attitude in the song.
I love the "glimmer of hope" description. You nailed it. I feel the same about Rie's version (which I love so much). It is sorrowful but there is something soothing and hopeful about it that I sometimes use it as a meditation music when things are difficult but I need to keep going :)
Both leaves a nostalgic feeling behind :(
I will have to search out Rie Takana's original version to hear the differences.
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I went back to watch this and I see your point.
Rie had more dynamic/loudness variation starting from the first note, building the volume and going back down to quietness. There was also the natural tenderness in her voice. I haven't seen the anime but I noticed that.
Wakana tends to sing with almost the same volume level for most of her singing. She tends to use moving the mic away from her mouth as the way to get that trailing effect of a wide dynamic difference. She also uses vocal fry more and of course has that vibrato/tremolo she uses.
I actually feel that Keiko would probably sing closer to Rie's version that Wakana could.
My tear gland literally burst. ;_____; I love Wakana ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
梶浦さんプロデュースのワカナさんの歌が聞きたい！今のワカナさんのプロデューサでは わかなの無駄遣いだ。もったいない。
本当にそう思います。
若菜大好きなのに…
梶浦さんの曲を歌ってほしい…
@@父ちゃん-m8i FictionJunction Wakana - Where the lights are ~ Live [Eng Sub]を見ましたか？泣けますよ。
@@eriko1554 見てきます！
同じく。Kalafinaの３人、ソロも含め最大限に引き出せるのは梶浦さんかなっと。
That's a great idea.
It is true that Wakana's strongest vocal performers to date have been captured during her time with Kajiura in Kalafina and FJ, but I think Wakana herself wanted to not be limited to only Kajiura's music.
Wakana has always wanted to sing Studio Ghibli and other classics and she's doing that now.
Rie Tanaka's voice is more warmth, soft . Wakana is like a mature one but i love the way she sang mizu no akashi. still I love the song
is it just me, or does wakana appear to be crying while she sings. If so, its a testament to her passion as a singer.
Yeah, even though I loved Tanaka-san's version, but this one really blows my mind. I am impressed.
Seriously such a beautiful song...
It feels like 30 years old lacus sing this song again....
Feels old???
Wakana
Wakana voice is cold and nice, but rie tanaka voice is emotional and powerful. Watching in year 2019.
wow... the pianists was really into it... really great!
I simply love Wakana's voice. Both her and Tanaka Rie have their own strengths and charms with regards to the song. I like both their versions. I think Tanaka Rie has a more thin voice and can sustain more, whereas I love Wakana's unique quality and vibrato. XD
But since this vid is about Wakana, HURRAY WAKANA! YIEEE! XD
Fantastic vocal
in reality.. she has a strong voice about this song, really chills me down my spine. but in GSD i prefer Rie Tanaka aka lacus, he sang it there with a meaning of sadness and sorrow that will suffocate your heart till it melts down through your soul.
this version is touching me..never get this feeling from this song b4.
still my favorite utahime🥲
Damn I never realized how pretty fucking cute Wakana is. She and Keiko are beautiful.
she is the producer and of that singer
the famous Yuki Kajiura
I love Wakana when she sings harmony with Keiko and Hikaru XD
Wacchan is Beautiful!!
wow beautiful. .. diff rendition ♡♡
Still listening to this in 2018
Still listening to this in 2019.
Still listening to this in 2021.
Strange enough, I never liked this song until Wakana sang it. Tanaka Rie's version is so-so to me.
Yuki Kajiura? in the background? Is that her playing the piano?? I love Kalafina!!
Yes, it's her :)
FictionJunction is her other group, which came before she created Kalafina and at which concerts she always appears on stage with the songstresses and other musicians. :)
wakana always sing all the high difficulty parts in kalafina
i love the other version more (by tanaka rie), but this one is still very very good
I love Rie Tanaka but Wakana is brilliant. Love it!
@mayoshirika yes, the original is sung by Rie Tanaka (lacus/meer)
駄目な自分でも、きっと大丈夫だと思える❤
coolen, normal c'est Kajiura... ^^ je suis tombée amoureuse de la voix de wakana, elle est tellement magnifique et sait parfaitement chanter en live, dans cette chanson elle me donne envie de pleurer.
par contre je trouve qu'en vieillissant elle devient de plus en plus belle, non?
My dream is to become beautiful singer like Wakana mam
ニュースを知ってしまった今、涙なくして見れんわ、、、
"If you have declared me an enemy will you shoot me, Athrun Zala of ZAFT?"
やっぱり綺麗だったなぁ( ; _ ; )/~~~
@stormy111283 i knew it wasn't keiko! but i wasn't sure who she was :P thanks :D
Totally. I always thought Rie is the best until I heard this.
She sings it much more accurately than Tanaka.
true
Anyone with a decent music taste would prefer Wakana-san's version.
Right!!! Even after so many years, I still revisit this video just to drown myself in Wakana's voice.
Tears of happiness.
りえりえとは違う、強きものがふと見せた弱さみたいな感じ
...at a lost of words. great!
Wakana is my ideal so with heartily respect I 'm gonna call her Wakana Mam. I wish one day I may come to Japan and meet you because Japan and mam you are my favorite.I love you Wakana Mam.
And may wish you best of luck for your entire life
so beautifull this song . really good
2023 Still listening.❤
I love her angelic voice....c",)
Wow, Wakana blows Rie Tanaka out of the water with this version. Stunning!
i wish i could find just the piano of this song :( It's so beautiful
Very Beautiful Voice~
2024？
OH GOD I THINK I'M GONNA CRY