Myst IV Theme Song

[dlordoftime]

Now, I know Jack Wall has stated that this one is in Serani, but it and Narani (my translation of which I'm calling Narayani) are too similar to be ignored. Therefore, analysis of this song's lyrics would be beneficial to our understanding of the language. To that end, I have attempted to transcribe the lyrics from the song, and this is what I came up with.

alani devota. tomani a ajwa na. revilani a.
revilani mistana crietani atrus alana.
revilani mistana crietani atrus alana.
comensani expidani revilani erte yamana.
comensani expidani revilani ma.

ho! ho! ho! ho!
ho! ho! ho! ho!
ho! ho! ho! ho!
ho-ho! ho! ho! ho!

u---

u---

awe hani si vela*

u---

u---

a harie!*
evatala!*
otomani!*
dovotala!*

revilani mistana crietani atrus alana.
revilani mistana crietani atrus alana.
comensani expidani revilani
...havana...**

The lines marked with an anterisk are very difficult to make out, and all I can easily get are syllables. I have attempted to put these into words, and even then, I'm not sure if I got them all correctly. The line marked with a double asterisk is nigh impossible to understand, and I was lucky to catch that one word.

I have also e-mailed Jack Wall in the hope that he has something to offer.

Let analysis begin! (If there's anyone else around to analyse...)

[dlordoftime]

Got this from Jack!

Intro:
Havahni devotah
Dom tormani ah
Azhwa nah
Re-ve-la-ni ah

Chorus:
Revelani mystana
Creatani ah tru salana
Revelani mystana
Creatani ah tru salana
Comensaneen expedani
Revelani erte yamana
Comensaneen expedani
Revelani mah!

Intro:
Your devotion
And your torment
Will wash away
Revelation

Chorus:
The Myst Revelation
Create a real world
The Myst Revelation
Create a real world
We begin our adventure
It is our revelation
We begin our adventure
Revelation!

He also said that while the lyrics are accurate, his translation may be slightly off, as he lost the translation, but that's what he thinks it means.

Now, to bring the lyrics into line with our (almost) standardised spelling for Narani...

Intro:
Havani devota
Dom tormani a
Ajwa na
Re-vi-la-ni a

Chorus:
Revilani* mistana
Crietani* a tru salana
Revelani mistana
Crietani a tru salana
Comensanin expedani
Revelani erte yamana
Comensanin expedani
Revelani ma!

Note: I changed the spelling of the words marked with asterisks because this is how they sound to me in the song.

Will be asking about the rest of the song too.

[KathTheDragon]

Little update: First off, the name change, to fit with everywhere else (save the Moula forums, because that's broken enough to make it difficult).
Secondly, I am returning to my attempts to crack this song. Therefore, a little update with my transcription is in order.

Havani... Devota...
Dom tormani ah...
Azhwa na...
Re-vi-la-ni ah

Revilani mistana
Crietani ah tru salana
Revilani mistana
Crietani ah tru salana
Comensani expidani
Revilani erte yamana
Comensani expidani
Revilani ma

(Vocalisation)

(Vocalisation)

Awe hani si vela

A harie (uncertain)
Devota la (uncertain)
Dom tormani
Dovotala (uncertain)

Revilani mistana
Crietani ah tru salana
Revilani mistana
Crietani ah tru salana
Comensani expidani
Revilani ..... havana .....

An elipsis represents a drawn-out syllable, and a five-point elipsis represents unknown words. Same as last time in position.

[KathTheDragon]

I have changed my mind about a few words, and have identified a few more in the final line. Also, vowels marked with accents do not represent the stress; rather, they represent 'long' vowels.

Havaní­... Devóta...
Dóm tormaní­ a...
Ajwa na...
Revilaní­ a!

Revelaní­ mistana
Crí­etaní a trú salana
Revelaní­ mistana
Crí­etaní­ a trú salana
Comensaní­ expidaní­
Revelaní­ ertei yamana
Comensaní­ expidaní­
Revelaní­ ma

(Vocalisation)

(Vocalisation)

A-we ha-ní­-sí­-ve-la

A ha-rí­-e (uncertain)
De-vó-ta-la (uncertain)
Dóm tormaní
Dó-vó-ta-la (uncertain)

Revelaní­ mistana
Crí­etaní­ a trú salana
Revelaní mistana
Críetaní a trú salana
Comensaní expidaní
Revelaní .....
..... havana,
Revilaní­ ha na! (uncertain)

[KathTheDragon]

Partial update: all instances of comensaní may be comensanin.