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As mentioned before, a reward to the one who decrypts the Lyrical Stanzas. All Stanzas are encrypted in English. Solve it however you want, only one (or a few) way(s) will have the solution to this cryptic song. yes, this is canon to the KP Universe. This song might not be suitable for all ages.
Lore: The Narrator, also known as Grigori, is on a pilgrimage to the Mythical Land of Tears, and this song recites the journey, filled with secrets and forbidden information. Although this song is not a music video, there will be descriptive information about it below.
And good luck solving, lmao.
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I (Verse 1)
Yaf gbu fqj qtknjl lf eolm, qa rbcbogim jot?
Rkyj'v kblt tyhvugu tngpi fqj zqiunu?
Yuh cam tjj girf ifyp cumksk agj
Nbrokmnjl ayy njqj pyw pb oqskbb mmtu cqbit?
II
Yaiv yh eju zqyse vb luffz g ittgsm,
Vb okr nj ifyed bs pp zbgcob
Pywb embs marh jq wokpyuet fqf
Itb cnkuu yi cnkvu iey kcgff kh yer'h sgvo.
III
Vbp eq njvrfnwce pk cuctnknrkb, woaoi
Ejnjoysk K'l i jofpkskbb bn gs iequo
Vamtrzytu U cyhebs eq dam rfiarfg qz xqbiich
Rq kbl vauea N cqjoh vb ejre vg pyw?
IV (pre-chorus)
Pyw efia nj pk xivamhbro ibn pk ympngb
Osr abl uop ejre kp znqse qw hlfa i lgy?
Pcrgrxuxkug agj tgkm uebwbs,
Tqi yy abl vxnjo N'oc rrgkvf igfkkkm agj?
V (chorus)
U'cv obokm vauu ibncy, U'cs fle rcgk
Sy qsm joh eju iwdaytnea db ueimtbjzv lf ryvktnxgqu.
U'cv obokm vauu ibncy, U'cs fle rcgk
Mta yy agj gvnoc sbyo zyt nu.
VI (Verse 2)
Fqj'nb os uhnyv, cb U'cv ebsv fqj ilonj
K rx cyem vam yysr, ksbkcnpcu
Fqf xie'i ktohz pu yt cum pu
Pwd pyw'vo gsmiah wegm U fblcv hmb pywb xnklmu.
VII
Iaf gfm agj qtpueq lf erxb, ga rbhycoim jrk?
Hyyj'v pywb tyhymuc tngse agj zqmmtc?
Yuh htb bjj gmia wfyp hmbysk abl
Trrokqueq itgi fqf mmtu i iyvejp gkpsmt?
VIII (pre-chorus)
Pywb wogxw vgskwu uu vfmextbv muva gwua skvej,
Y itksw uxu zcrjery eq rpgpyye pyw ys eju skbhe rvifr!
Cmtairc, itkh cgc itb cnkuu sqf luffzksk pk ittbjb
Osr pp nbirnh rg vxu nkttv anjl mtq pb oqskbb flcug.
IX (chorus)
K'sv obrbb dauu mytsy, U'cv nwp rcgp
Jq gsm jrg vxu iwitqbnea iy kpimtflrd lf rnolbnxgtm.
K'sv obrbb dauu mytsy, U'cv nwp rcgp
Cjk yy abl udnoc vyqa zyt lm.
( (Instrumental Break) )
X (bridge)
Ug yye'i oqge sqf xb, Y'l sqfmxrf kqsm.
Qpvf vanqftt vuitc rjh ynbolg abl'cs ujfbledun pu
Gq vbj'v vyqa zyt lm, K'n zytubbb tyeu.
Cjrs ckvo agjn frnfohgbh gwuxlpw eq pbejnjlpugu, mtqbu?
XI (final chorus)
U'cv obokm vauu ibncy, U'cs fle rcgk
Lf vbjlfu uu tuxrs eq r Zgbrrktx, pop tb xltcu fqj.
U'cs vmgkm vxng ybncv, N'oc fle omia
Lf dgsmu rnb spnbh, ejrp oglmed lm ebc.
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I (Verse 1)
>אڥ גࠁ� ڥ^œ ^`ખ$œࠋ ࠋڥ #øࠋ%, ^א ɤࠁ@ࠁøג<% œø`?
ɤખ>œ'ɳ ખࠁࠋ` `>הɳ�ג� `$גɑ< ڥ^œ ࠆ^<�$�?
>�ה @א% `œœ ג<ɤڥ <ڥ>ɑ @�%ખࠎખ אגœ
$ࠁɤøખ%$œࠋ א>> $œ^œ ɑ>' ɑࠁ ø^ࠎખࠁࠁ %%`� @^ࠁ<`?
II
>א<ɳ >ה #œ� ࠆ^>ࠎ# ɳࠁ ࠋ�ڥڥࠆ ג <``גࠎ%,
ɳࠁ øખɤ $œ <ڥ>#ࠃ ࠁࠎ ɑɑ ࠆࠁג@øࠁ
Ɑ>'ࠁ #%ࠁࠎ %אɤה œ^ 'øખɑ>�#` ڥ^ڥ
<`ࠁ @$ખ�� >< @$ખɳ� <#> ખ@גڥڥ ખה >#ɤ'ה ࠎגɳø.
III
ɳࠁɑ #^ $œɳɤڥ$'@# ɑખ @�@`$ખ$ɤખࠁ, 'øאø<
#œ$œø>ࠎખ ખ'ࠋ < œøڥɑખࠎખࠁࠁ ࠁ$ גࠎ <#^�ø
ɳא%`ɤࠆ>`� � @>ה#ࠁࠎ #^ ࠃא% ɤڥ<אɤڥג ^ࠆ æ^ࠁ<<@ה
ɤ^ ખࠁࠋ ɳא�#א $ @^œøה ɳࠁ #œɤ# ɳג ɑ>'?
IV (pre-chorus)
Ɑ>' #ڥ<א $œ ɑખ æ<ɳא%הࠁɤø <ࠁ$ ɑખ >%ɑ$גࠁ
Øࠎɤ אࠁࠋ �øɑ #œɤ# ખɑ ࠆ$^ࠎ# ^' הࠋڥא < ࠋג>?
Ɑ@ɤגɤæ�æખ�ג אגœ `גખ% �#ࠁ'ࠁࠎ,
`^< >> אࠁࠋ ɳæ$œø $'ø@ ɤɤגખɳڥ <גڥખખખ% אגœ?
V (chorus)
�'@ɳ øࠁøખ% ɳא�� <ࠁ$@>, �'@ࠎ ڥࠋ# ɤ@גખ
ࠎ> ^ࠎ% œøה #œ� <'ࠃא>`$#א ࠃࠁ �#<%`ࠁœࠆɳ ࠋڥ ɤ>ɳખ`$æג^�.
�'@ɳ øࠁøખ% ɳא�� <ࠁ$@>, �'@ࠎ ڥࠋ# ɤ@גખ
%`א >> אגœ גɳ$ø@ ࠎࠁ>ø ࠆ>` $�.
VI (Verse 2)
ڥ^œ'$ࠁ øࠎ �ה$>ɳ, @ࠁ �'@ɳ #ࠁࠎɳ ڥ^œ <ࠋø$œ
ખ ɤæ @>#% ɳא% >>ࠎɤ, ખࠎࠁખ@$ɑ@�
ڥ^ڥ æ<#'< ખ`øהࠆ ɑ� >` @�% ɑ�
Ɑ'ࠃ ɑ>''ɳø גࠎ%<אה '#ג% � ڥࠁࠋ@ɳ ה%ࠁ ɑ>'ࠁ æ$ખࠋ%�.
VII
<אڥ גڥ% אגœ ^`ɑ�#^ ࠋڥ #ɤæࠁ, גא ɤࠁה>@ø<% œɤખ?
ה>>œ'ɳ ɑ>'ࠁ `>ה>%�@ `$גࠎ# אגœ ࠆ^%%`@?
>�ה ה`ࠁ ࠁœœ ג%<א 'ڥ>ɑ ה%ࠁ>ࠎખ אࠁࠋ
`ɤɤøખ^�#^ <`ג< ڥ^ڥ %%`� < <>ɳ#œɑ גખɑࠎ%`?
VIII (pre-chorus)
Ɑ>'ࠁ 'øגæ' ɳגࠎખ'� �� ɳڥ%#æ`ࠁɳ %�ɳא ג'�א ࠎખɳ#œ,
> <`ખࠎ' �æ� ࠆ@ɤœ#ɤ> #^ ɤɑגɑ>># ɑ>' >ࠎ #œ� ࠎખࠁה# ɤɳ<ڥɤ!
@%`א<ɤ@, <`ખה @ג@ <`ࠁ @$ખ�� ࠎ^ڥ ࠋ�ڥڥࠆખࠎખ ɑખ <``ࠁœࠁ
Øࠎɤ ɑɑ $ࠁ<ɤ$ה ɤג ɳæ� $ખ``ɳ א$œࠋ %`^ ɑࠁ ø^ࠎખࠁࠁ ڥࠋ@�ג.
IX (chorus)
ખ'ࠎɳ øࠁɤࠁࠁ ࠃא�� %>`ࠎ>, �'@ɳ $'ɑ ɤ@גɑ
Œ^ גࠎ% œɤג ɳæ� <'<`^ࠁ$#א <> ખɑ<%`ڥࠋɤࠃ ࠋڥ ɤ$øࠋࠁ$æג`%.
ખ'ࠎɳ øࠁɤࠁࠁ ࠃא�� %>`ࠎ>, �'@ɳ $'ɑ ɤ@גɑ
@œખ >> אࠁࠋ �ࠃ$ø@ ɳ>^א ࠆ>` ࠋ%.
( (Instrumental Break) )
X (Bridge)
�ג >>#'< ø^ג# ࠎ^ڥ æࠁ, >'ࠋ ࠎ^ڥ%æɤڥ ખ^ࠎ%.
^ɑɳڥ ɳא$^ڥ`` ɳ�<`@ ɤœה >$ࠁøࠋג אࠁࠋ'@ࠎ �œڥࠁࠋ#ࠃ�$ ɑ�
ג^ ɳࠁœ'ɳ ɳ>^א ࠆ>` ࠋ%, ખ'$ ࠆ>`�ࠁࠁࠁ `>#�.
@œɤࠎ @ખɳø אגœ$ ڥɤ$ڥøהגࠁה ג'�æࠋɑ' #^ ɑࠁ#œ$œࠋɑ�ג�, %`^ࠁ�?
XI (final chorus)
�'@ɳ øࠁøખ% ɳא�� <ࠁ$@>, �'@ࠎ ڥࠋ# ɤ@גખ
ࠋڥ ɳࠁœࠋڥ� �� `�æɤࠎ #^ ɤ ࠆגࠁɤɤખ`æ, ɑøɑ `ࠁ æࠋ`@� ڥ^œ.
�'@ࠎ ɳ%גખ% ɳæ$ג >ࠁ$@ɳ, $'ø@ ڥࠋ# ø%<א
ࠋڥ ࠃגࠎ%� ɤ$ࠁ ࠎɑ$ࠁה, #œɤɑ øגࠋ%#ࠃ ࠋ% #ࠁ@.
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Hey there! Plume here, with a review! I noticed this piece has been in the green room for a bit, so I figured I'd help bump it out! I also used the already decoded version, so no need for the point donation!
I enjoyed reading this song! I think it would be super cool set to music, too, but as someone who isn't super musically inclined, I completely understand why this is just in text format for now. I think the tone you chose throughout was super cool and consistent, and it really helped tie the whole thing together with an archaic, epic folklore type song vibe.
One thing I enjoyed was the richness of your vocabulary. There's always a fine line between pretentious and powerful, but here, I think you've definitely erred on the side of power. Each sentence really build up this scathing and frothing anger on the part of the narrator. Lines like "You're an idiot, so I'll tell you again/I am like the wind, invisible/You can't grasp me or see me" really help build up that perseverance and flouting authority attitude the narrator has. I thought it was super consistent throughout, so nice work with that!!
I was also super curious about who Grigori was addressing. I know I reviewed one of your other Grigori related pieces, and he seemed to be angry at the Queen of Frochnji. Not sure if that's the same object of the song here, but I figured I'd ask anyways.
One thing I wondered about was how to better incorporate your visions for the music video (that is what you intended MV to stand for, right?) into the overall narrative. Having them separate like this made it a bit difficult to visualize. I know the focus here was to be on the actual content of the poem rather than the overall MV, but I feel like if you want that to be the case, it would simply make more sense just to omit the descriptions at the end. If you want to keep them in, however, I'd recommend making the whole thing a script, just so you can show what you want to in a more cohesive way in relation to the lyrics.
Overall: nice work! I think this piece was a really nice addition to the overall universe you've created for Grigori. I'd be interested in learning more/reading more from the work as a whole, so if you ever publish more, feel free to tag me! Until next time!!
Hi there Kelisot! I'm here for a review for you, in the spirit of RevMo! Quick disclaimer, I didn't decode your lyrics, I used the solution @neinty came up with so that I could leave a review for you! So no points needed here ^^
I'm going to put the decoded version in a spoiler, just so I can reference it easily.
Spoiler
All right, on to the meat of the review! The first thing I noticed while I began reading is that the tone is very formal and a bit archaic. Typically, I'm not a fan of this style, as I find it less emotive, but since this song is meant to be understood in the context of a medieval setting, I can see why you chose to use this tone. I think you do a great job of creating that tone with vocabulary and sentence structure, while not making it so extreme that it's overwhelming -- so a perfect balance there! And the tone stays quite consistent throughout; words like "lyres", "pilgrimage", "harbringer", "blasphemies", etc., help to keep it constant! The only word I'm unsure of is "blyat"? I've never heard it used before, and the only result it turns up on Google is that it's a Russian curse word.
You've got some intense imagery going on in this poem -- some of my favourites:
^describing a tongue as "black" is such a severe image, it portrays the narrator's hatred for this person really well!
^this is a really solid simile, and it adds a certain aspect of confidence/perhaps even arrogance to the narrator that I find really interesting!
^I love the subtle alliteration of "lyres" and "lament" here! And the concept of bones lamenting with a melody is so poetic!
There are just a couple lines that I find a bit clunky:
^I think it's the combination of "authority", "interrupt", and "pilgrimage", but this sentence has a lot of very syllabic words that don't flow the best together. I think swapping out a couple words, maybe "authority" -> "power"/"right"/"strength"; "interrupt" -> "break"/"pause", that kind of thing!
^Similarly here, I'd suggest exchanging "encounter" for a monosyllabic word like "find" or something!
Those are just some super small nitpicks though ^^
One thing I noticed is that you make use of a lot of rhetorical questions in this song; personally, I always suggest using those sparingly for maximum effect, so I might consider at least only use 1 rhetorical question max per stanza. I view them similarly to how I view ellipses -- used once in a while, they can be really impactful to convey an effect, but use them too much and they lose their meaning.
Overall, I had fun decoding and reading these lyrics! I enjoyed how you used tone and vocabulary to transport the reader to a different setting, and I liked how you used very dark images to convey the narrator's contempt for the "hag". I hope this review proves useful for you, and if you have any questions about stuff I brought up, don't hesitate to ask! c:
Keep writing!
--whatcha
Thanks for the review!! But to be correct, the English version doesn't really matter, since one would actually sing the Encrypted version. As long as it's insulting and in a cipher, everything is fine.
But for future poems and songs, I'll take your advice.
SPOILER WARNING!
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Solution: Quagmire 3 with key ANGEL and indicator GRIGORI
whyareyoucryingmynameohdesolatehagdidntyourgoddessgrantyoupowersdidsherunawayfromseeingyourealizinghowmuchyounolongerwereworthwhatisthepointtousurpathronetolieinfrontofmypeopleyourkeeneyesnoblindingyouthepriceofprideandgloryisonesfalltrytointerruptmypilgrimageblyatthinkingimaharbingeroranangelthereforeilistentotheprayersofmortalsdoyouthinkiwoulddothattoyouyouprayinmycathedralformydemiseandyousaythatinfrontofsuchagodblasphemiesyouhavespokenhowdoyouthinkilleasilyforgiveyouillleavethisworldillrunawaynoonehastheauthoritytointerruptmypilgrimageillleavethisworldillrunawaywhydoyoustilllookformeyoureanidiotsoilltellyouagainiamlikethewindinvisibleyoucantgraspmeorseemebutyoullalwaysknowicouldseeyourcrimeswhyareyoucryingmynameohdesolatehagdidntyourgoddessgrantyoupowersdidsherunawayfromseeingyourealizingthatyouwereafilthysinneryourblacktongueisdrenchedwithsuchfilthithinksheplannedtoabandonyouinthefirstplaceperhapsthiswasthepriceforusurpingmythroneandmyrewardastherightkingwhonolongerrulesillleavethisworldillrunawaynoonehastheauthoritytointerruptmypilgrimageillleavethisworldillrunawaywhydoyoustilllookformesodontlookformeimforevergoneonlythroughtearsanddreamsyoullencountermesodontlookformeimforevergonewhenwillyourcarcassessuccumbtonothingnesswhoreillleavethisworldillrunawaymytongueisgiventoaparadigmmayhecurseyouillleavethisworldillrunawaymybonesarelyrestheylamentmenow (cba to format)
If you would like to contact me, message me on discord @neinty#0652 [I seek my reward lol
pffft yes
i'll give you 100 points for that @neinty
But please put the way you decoded in spoilers, please.
Does each letter stand for another or is it a different kind of encryption?
Like stanza-wise? It represents the stanzas of the song.
All of them were encrypted with the same type of cipher.
Good luck solving too.
Compared to others I'm planning to release, it's an easy one.