Chants & Incantations

詠唱・呪文 – Eishou * Jumon

Also known as aria, it is an activity necessary for the activation of Thaumaturgy. Procedure-wise, incantations would be the “application” part in a system of application, acceptance, examination and issuance.

=Mechanisms=

When making use of a Thaumatugical Theory stabilized by a first-rate school, one has to go through a pre-established process. For large-scale system like these, incantations are just a part of said process. For a personal-style of Thaumaturgy however, they play the important role of self-hypnosis: to place the mind of the magus in a state in which it can effectively control the Magic Circuits.

Spells have predetermined capacities; so the powers of a particular spell will always remain the same, no matter which magus use it. The incantations, however, may differ. Regular incantations are something chanted not towards the outer world, but to one’s inner world; they are actions that activates the thaumaturgical process inside one’s body and reflect one’s nature. As long as the incantation of a spell possess a specific meaning and/or a set of keywords are included in it, the particulars of said incantation are left to the caster personal tastes. Therefore, it is only natural that they differ from magus to magus. No surprises, magi that boast a great ego usually have long incantations for their spells.

The greater is the meaning behind the contents of an incantation, the better the final result will be. The stronger is the self-hypnosis, the more the magus can optimize the use of his Circuits. Changing the words of an incantation does not mean much; what matters is the meaning behind them.

Incantations chanted towards the outer world are called Grand Incantations and are related to Greater Rituals. Performance of one of those alone is said to be impossible. When they are done, it is always in groups. Note that for spells with long incantations, an observable effect on the outer world will usually appear before the process is fully completed. Exception being the cases of the activation of Reality Marbles.

Spells are classified accordingly with the length of their incantations:


 * Single-Action – Instantaneous spells. Requirement for activation is only to pass energy through the Magic Circuits. (ex: Gandr, most of Mystic Eyes)


 * One-Line – Spells that the incantation is made of a single phrase composed of one word at the very least. A thaumaturgical process very well stabilized and easily activated. (ex: Rin using a spell stored inside her family’s Crest).


 * Five-Line – Spells with incantations made of five phrases.


 * Ten-Count – Instantaneous Contract. Already considered a simple ritual. The minimum step necessary to activate High Thaumaturgy (spells with power ranked A or above). Consisting of ten phrases or more. A fully trained magus can perform them in about a minute.

More than the power of the spell, this particular classification seems to be related on how smoothly a mystery can be reenacted: the easier a miracle can be actualized the shorter its incantations will be. On that account, Archer and Shirou’s incantations to activate their Reality Marble are all above Five-Line, coming really close to Ten-Count types.

High-Speed Aria
高速詠唱 - Kousoku Eishou

A skill of modern magi, allows chanting of incantations at a faster pace. Activation of thaumaturgy is done in half the normal time (ex: Ten-Count spells are done in 30 seconds). A skill possessed by Aozaki Aoko.

High-Speed Divine Words
高速神言 - Kousoku Shingon

The power to activate thaumaturgy without the use of Magic Circuits. The language of the Era of Gods, back when words played a heavy role in spellcasting. To a user of Divine Words, actualization of mysteries is not done through a process, but more through a direct order. A power long lost by modern magi.

Due to her use of Divine Words, Caster’s spells do not work the same way that of those of modern Magecraft. For one, she can cast even High Thaumaturgy-level spells with the speed equivalent of Single-Action ones. Furthermore, while the majority of her spells fall under the One-Line category, their power-level is easily in par with Five-Line ones. Finally, due to the different dynamics, only a Servant with Magic Resistance ranked A or above is immune to her spells.

=Incantations by characters=

Original Text (Japanese kanji)

 * 我が骨子は捻れ狂う
 * 偽・螺旋剣

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Waga kosshi wa nejire kuruu
 * Gi Rasenken

Translation

 * My core is twisted in madness
 * Fake Spiral Swod

English Text
I am the bone of my sword Caladbolg

Original Text (Japanese kanji)

 * 赤原を往け、緋の猟犬

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Sekigen wo ike, hi no ryõken

Translation

 * Go into the red plains, scarlet hound

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Karada wa tsurugi de dekiteiru
 * Chishio wa tetsu de kokoro wa GURASU
 * Ikutabi no senjou wo koete fuhai
 * Tada no ichido mo haisou wa naku
 * Tada no ichido mo rikai sarenai
 * Ka no mono wa tsune ni hitori
 * Tsurugi no oka de shouri ni you
 * Yue ni shougai ni imi wa naku
 * Sono karada wa kitto tsurugi de dekiteita

Translation

 * His body is made out of swords
 * His blood is of iron and his heart of glass
 * He survived through countless battles
 * Not even once retreating
 * Not even once being understood
 * He was always alone
 * Intoxicated with victory in a hill of swords
 * Thus, his life has no meaning
 * That body was certainly made out of swords

English Text

 * I am the bone of my sword
 * Steel is my body and fire is my blood
 * I have created over a thousand blades
 * Unknown to Death
 * Nor known to Life
 * Have withstood pain to create many weapons
 * Yet, those hands will never hold anything
 * So as I pray, unlimited blade works.

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Kage wa kieyo
 * Onore ga fushi no shudan wo motte
 * Yami naraba boukyaku seyo
 * Onore ga fushoku no joushiki ni tachikaere
 * Tou koto wa atawaji waga kaitou wa meihaku nari
 * Kono te ni wa hikari. Kono te koso ga subete to shire
 * Ware wo ikasu wa banbutsu no kotowari. Subete no mae ni, nanji.
 * Kokoni, haiboku hitsujou nari…

Translation

 * Be gone, shadows
 * Thou of the unseeable
 * Fade back into oblivion, if of darkness
 * Be returned to the immaterial
 * Ask not me, my answer is clear
 * In my hand is light. Know that all is in this hand
 * I am the truth of creation,
 * In face of all things, thy defeat is certain.

English Text

 * Go away the shadow
 * It is impossible to touch the thing which are not visible
 * Forget the darkness
 * It is impossible to see the thing which are not touched
 * The question is prohibited. The answer is simple.
 * I have the flame in the left hand. And I have everything in the right hand.
 * I am order
 * Therefore, you will be defeated securely!

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Toueu kaishi (TRACE ON)
 * Souzou rinen kantei
 * Kihon kosshi soutei
 * Katei kanryou (ALL CUT). Ze soku mu nari (CLEAR ZERO)

Translation

 * Begin projection
 * Determining creation ideology
 * Envisioning base core
 * Hypothesis completed. Voiding

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Touei kaishi
 * Hyoui keiken kyoukan shuryou
 * Koutei kanryou (ROLL OUT). Zen touei taiki (BULLET, CLEAR)
 * Teishi kaitou (FREEZE OUT). Zen touei renzoku sousha (SWORD BARREL FULL OPEN)

Translation

 * Begin projection
 * Ending resonance of possession experience
 * Processes completed. All projections stand by
 * Ceasing decompression. All projections successive fire

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Touei kaishi (TRACE ON)
 * Touei souten (TRIGGER OFF)
 * Zen koutei touei kanryou (SET) – ze ikorosu hyakutou (NINE LIVES BLADE WORKS)

Translation

 * Begin projection
 * Loading projections
 * All projecting processes completed – The Shooting Hundred Heads

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Douchou kaishi (TRACE ON)
 * Kousei zanshitsu kaimei
 * Kousei zanshitsu hokyou
 * Zen koutei kanryou (TRACE OFF)

Translation

 * Begin synchronization
 * Analyzing composite materials
 * Reinforcing composite materials
 * All processes complete

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Douchou kaishi (TRACE ON)
 * Kihon kosshi kaimei
 * Kousei zaishitsu hokyou

Translation

 * Begin synchronization
 * Analyzing base core
 * Reinforcing composite materials

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Karada wa tsurugi de dekiteiru
 * Chishio wa tetsu de kokoro wa GARASU
 * Ikuratabi no senjou wo koete fuhai
 * Tada ichido no haisou mo naku
 * Tada ichido no shouri mo nashi
 * Ninai te wa koko no hitori
 * Tsurugi no oka de tetsu wo utsu
 * Naraba waga shougai ni imi wa irazu
 * Kono karada wa mugen no tsurugi de dekiteita

Translated

 * His body is made out of swords
 * His blood is of iron and his heart of glass
 * He survived through countless battles
 * Not even once retreating
 * Not even once being victorious
 * The bearer lies here alone
 * Forging iron in a hill of swords
 * Thus, my life needs no meaning
 * This body is made out infinite swords

English Text

 * I am the bone of my sword
 * Steel is my body and fire is my blood
 * I have created over a thousand blades
 * Unaware of loss.
 * Nor aware of gain
 * Withstood pain to create weapons, waiting for one’s arrival
 * I have no regrets. This is the only path
 * My whole life was unlimited blade works

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * Watashi ga korosu, watashi ga ikasu. Watashi ga kizutsuke, watashi ga iyasu
 * Waga te wo nogareuru mono wa hitori mo inai
 * Waga me no todonaku mono wa hitori mo inai


 * Uchikudakareyo
 * Yabureta mono, iota mono wo watashi ga maneku
 * Watashi ni yudane, watashi ni manabi, watashi ni shitagae


 * Kyuusoku wo
 * Uta wo wasurezu, inori wo wasurezu, watashi wo wasurezu
 * Watashi wa karuku, arayuku omomi wo wasuresaseru


 * Yosoou nakare
 * Yurushi ni wa houfuku wo, shinrai ni wa uragiri wo, kibou ni wa zetsubou wo, hikari arumono ni wa yami wo, sei aru mono ni kurai shi wo


 * Kyuusoku wa watashi no te ni. Anata no tsumi ni abura wo sosogi shirushi wo shirusou.
 * Eien no inochi wa, shi no naka de koso ataerareru
 * Yurushi wa koko ni. Juniku shita watashi ga chikau


 * Kono tamashi ni awaremi wo.

Translation

 * I kill, I give life. I injure, I heal.
 * There are none who escape from my hands.
 * There are none who escape from my eyes.


 * May it be so that you are shattered.
 * I welcome the defeated, the aged.
 * Surrender to me, learn from me, obey me.


 * May you be at rest.
 * Do not forget the song, do not forget the prayer, do not forget me.
 * I relieve you of all burdens.


 * May it be so that there is no deception.
 * Retaliation unto forgiveness, betrayal onto belief, despair unto hope, darkness unto light, death unto life.


 * May you rest in my hands. Let there be mark of your sins.
 * Eternal life is found only in death.
 * Forgiveness is before you, and so my incarnation vows.


 * Kyrie Eleison

Original Text (Japanese romanji)

 * So ni gin to tetsu
 * Ishizue ni seki to keiyaku no taikou
 * So ni wa waga daishi Schweinorg
 * Oritatsu kaze ni wa kabe wo
 * Shihou no mon wa toji, oukan yori dede, oukoku ni itaru sansaro wa junkan seyo
 * Mitase mitase mitase mitase mitase
 * Kurikaesu tsudo ni godo
 * Tada, mitasareru kiza wo hakyaku suru
 * Teiri
 * Nanji wa waga moto ni, waga unmei wa nanji no ken ni
 * Seihai no yorube ni shitagai, kono I, kono kotowari ni shitagau naraba kotae yo
 * Chikai wo kokoni
 * Ware wa tokoyo subete no zen to naru mono
 * Ware wa tokoyo subete no aku wo shiku mono
 * Nanji sandai no kotodama wo matou shichiten
 * Yukushi no wa yori kitate, tenbin no mamorite yo!

English

 * Ye first, O silver, O iron
 * O stone of the foundation, O Archduke of the Contract
 * Hear me in the name of our great teacher, the Archmagus Schweinorg
 * Let the descending winds be as a wall
 * Let the gates in all directions be shut, rising above the crown, and let the three-forked roads to the Kingdom revolve.
 * Shut. Shut. Shut. Shut. Shut.
 * Five perfections for each repetition.
 * And now, let the filled sigils be annihilated in my stead!
 * Set.
 * Let thy body rest under my dominion, let my fate rest in thy blade.
 * If thou submitteth to the call of the Holy Grail and if thou wilt obey this mind, this reason, then thou shalt respond.
 * I make my oath here.
 * I am that person who is to become the virtue of all Heavens.
 * I am that person who is covered with the evil of all Hades.
 * Thou seven heavens, clad in a trinity of words,
 * come past thy restraining rings, and be thou the hands that protect the balance-!

Extra lines for the summoning of the Berserker-class Servant


 * Yet, thou serves with thine eyes clouded in chaos.
 * Thou, bound in the cage of madness
 * I am he who command those chains.

German

 * Das Material ist aus Silber und Eisen.
 * Der Grundstein ist aus Stein und dem Großherzog des Vertrag.
 * Der Ahn ist mein großer Meister Schweinorg.
 * Schutz gegen einen heftigen Wind.
 * Schließ alle Tore, geh aus der Krone, zirkulier die Gabelung nach dem König.
 * Füll, füll, füll, füll, füll.
 * Es wird fünfmal wiederholt. Nur ist es die volle Zeit gebrochen.
 * －Satz.
 * Du überläßt alles mir, mein Schicksal überläßt alles deinem Schwert.
 * Das basiert auf dem Gral, antwort wenn du diesem Willen und diesem Vernunftgrund folgst.
 * Liegt das Gelübde hier.
 * Ich bin die Güte der ganzen Welt.
 * Ich bin das Böse der ganzen Welt.
 * Du bist der Himmel mit dreien Wortseelen.
 * Komm, aus dem Kreis der Unterdrückung, der Schutzgeist der Balkenwaage－!

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