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"Sound Life"
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Japanese Title	Sound Life ~ LEM (AJA version)
English Title	Sound Life ~ REM (AJA version)
Artist	AKIMA & NEOS AJA
Language	Japanese
Run Time	5:20
Album	Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (single) (Akima & instrumental versions) Trigun The First Donuts (AJA version)
Series	Trigun (1998 anime)

"Sound Life" is an insert song from the 1998 Trigun anime, notable for being Rem's favorite song.

History

"Sound Life" was Rem's favorite song and she often sang it. Knives commented that she must like that song, said that it popped into her head whenever she felt happy. Knives replied that he thought it was a nice song.REM SAVEREM

Whilst unconscious aboard the sand steamer Flourish, Vash dreamed about Rem, she was singing "Sound Life."B. D. N.After the Flourish was stopped from falling of Enora Cliff, Kaite and Vash went atop the sand steamer to watch the sunrise. Kaite began singing "Sound Life," which surprised Vash. Kaite became defensive, thinking that Vash was mocking him, saying it was an old song but that it was good and he liked it. Vash agreed that it was a good song, and Kaite continued singing. Vash thought of how Rem loved the song and began to cry. Kaite stopped singing and yelled at Vash for making fun of him.AND BETWEEN THE WASTELAND AND SKY...

When Vash was moments away from killing Monev, he suddenly thought of Rem and her singing "Sound Life" as he pulled his gun back while weeping.DIABLO

One night while recovering from his injuries, Vash sat under the stars and began quietly singing "Sound Life" to himself. Meryl began singing along as she walked over to join him. Surprised, Vash stopped singing and Meryl continued singing the verse before sitting beside him.LIVE THROUGH

Lyrics

Japanese

Lyrics printed in the packaging of Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (single).

Lyrics printed in the Trigun The First Donuts album booklet.

Transcription

So	1つ目の夜に	いずこから小石が世界に落ちる
	2つ目の夜に	小石の子が手を取りワルツを描く
	3つ目の夜に	ワルツの子は世界面（よなも）にウエーブを打つ
	4つ目の夜に	波の子は岸辺にしぶきを上げる
	5つ目の夜に	そのかけら幾度も世界面（よなも）をたたく
	6つ目の夜に、	その合図に旅人は集い合う
	7つ目の夜に	重さのない船は空間へと走る
	8つ目の朝に	いずこからの歌が耳へと届く
さあ 新しい空に全てを記した組曲が響く

Romaji

So	hitotsume no yoru ni	izuko kara koishi ga sekai ni ochiru
	futatsume no yoru ni	koishi no ko ga te o tori warutsu o kaku
	mittsume no yoru ni	warutsu no ko wa yonamo ni wēbu o utsu
	yottsume no yoru ni	nami no ko wa kishibe ni shibuki o ageru
	itsutsume no yoru ni	sono kakera ikudomo yonamo o tataku
	muttsume no yoru ni	sono aizu ni tabibito wa tsudoi au
	nanatsume no yoru ni	omosa no nai fune wa sora e to hashiru
	yottsume no asa ni	izuko kara no uta ga mimi e to todoku
Saa atarashii sora ni subete o shirushita kumikyoku ga hibiku

Translation

So	on the first evening	a pebble from somewhere falls upon the world
	on the second evening	the children of the pebble join hands and compose a waltz
	on the third evening	the children of the waltz make waves upon the world
	on the fourth evening	the children of the waves spray upon the shore
	on the fifth evening	the pieces hit the world again and again
	on the sixth evening	the signal meets some travelers
	on the seventh evening	weightless ships travel to the heavens
	on the eight morning	a song from somewhere reaches my ears
Now in a new sky, a suite that describes everything can be heard

English

The English dub uses a translated version. It's unknown if the full song was translated, since only the first three lines appear in the anime.

So	on the first evening a pebble	from somewhere out of nowhere drops upon the dreaming world
	on the second celestial evening	all the children of the pebble join hands and compose a waltz
	on the third celestial evening	all the children of the waltz make waves upon the dreaming world

Variations

"Sound Life"
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Japanese Title	サウンド・ライフ
English Title	Sound Life
Artist	AKIMA & NEOS
Language	Japanese
Run Time	7:50
Album	Akima & Neos (album)
Series

Original version

The original version of the song, first released on the 1997 album Akima & Neos, is longer, features entirely different instrumentation, and vocals performed by Tsuneo Akima.

Akima vocals version

This version, featuring vocals by Tsuneo Akima, is not used in the anime, but is included on Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (single).

AJA vocals version

The version with female vocals performed by AJA. It is heard being sung by Rem in the original Japanese version of the anime and is included on the Trigun The First Donuts soundtrack with the name "Sound Life ~ LEM" on the Japanese Victor release "Sound Life ~ REM" on the Geneon English release.

Instrumental version

The version without any vocals. It is included on Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (single).

Dubbed versions

In the English dub, the song is sung with translated English lyrics.

Credits

AJA vocals version

Lyrics by Kenji Nakazawa

Music & Arranged by Tsuneo Akima

Performed by AJA

Notes

• The original version of "Sound Life" on the album Akima & Neos. was released on October 22, 1997, which was before the 1998 Trigun anime aired.

In-text notes

Appearances

Trigun (1998 anime)

• B. D. N.
• AND BETWEEN THE WASTELAND AND SKY...
• DIABLO
• FIFTH MOON
• REM SAVEREM
• LIVE THROUGH

Releases

Original version

• Akima & Neos - track 10

Akima vocals version

• Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (single) - track 2

AJA vocals version

• Trigun The First Donuts - track 10

Instrumental version

• Kaze Wa Mirai Ni Fuku (single) - track 4