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Analyzing the lullaby motif in book 7 (+translation of lyrics)

MAJOR SPOILERS for book 7 chapter 1-5

I hope everyone remembers the lullaby Malleus sang for everyone when he overblotted because that motif came back FOUR times in chapter 5 and I am going to analyze them all because they make me way too emotional 😭

Please feel free to find the lullaby motifs in this post and this post if necessary (although one of them is not included).

Translated lyrics of the lullaby:

A warm cradle

Starlight and joy

My eyes are watching over you still, let's be together

With no fear, even if we wake from this dream

Sleep, sleep, my beloved child

In dreams, I pray you would be guided to walk toward the light

(Analysis begins under the cut:)

The melody of the lullaby has been used 5 times at least in the story, they include:

When Malleus hummed it to everyone he put to sleep during his OB

When Meleanor sang it to Malleus

When Lilia sang it to Silver

When Malleus sang it to Silver

In the bgm when Sebek was helping come out of the darkness

The themes of this piece of music are love and farewell.

Motif use 2 is chronologically when the lullaby was first sung, it’s a song of love from a mother to her child when she knows they must part. I believe that when Meleanor sang this lullaby, she had already made up her mind to fight and let her guards escape with her child. She was taking the last moments she had with her child to name him "Malleus" and sing him this lullaby (7-75). Lyrics include sth like “I will be watching over you even if we wake up from this dream” and “may you be guided and walk towards the light”. But the beauty that comes with the theme of farewell is the theme of legacy. Because even though Meleanor is now gone, her song, and thus her love, never died.

Because Lilia remembers it. Motif 3 is Lilia singing it to Silver, and he’s also sung it to Malleus before. In a musical story, even if the characters lie or don’t have perfect information, the music never lies. Even if Lilia once doubted whether he could love Malleus and hatch him properly (7-77), and even if Lilia may still doubt whether he could love Silver, a human, properly (7-81), the motif symbolises love which tells us the truth — Lilia is capable of giving love. And the legacy is not just that Lilia passed the song to Malleus, it’s that Lilia internalized the song and sang it to his own son. He has seen what kind of mother Meleanor was, and he’s learnt from her kindness, her pride, her love and he has put that into how he raise his own child. Lilia has Meleanor’s legacy too.

And then to address the two Malleus motifs. First of all Malleus never sings it with lyrics, which would imply Malleus himself doesn’t fully know the true meaning of the song. However, he knows that he’s felt happiness and protection from hearing this song, so he sings it to Silver when Lilia asks him to as motif 4 (7-81). When he sang it to Silver he sounded confused, it must’ve been a long time since he’s heard the song. But he still remembers it, which means Meleanor’s love never died because Malleus remembers it all the same. It’s still in Malleus. It’s still there.

But when Malleus overblots, the song gets twisted a little bit (motif 1). However, in Malleus’s mind, it’s still a song of happiness and protection, because he overblotted trying to protect everyone’s happiness forever. But the music sounds creepy to show you the true nature of the song is not like this. The nature of the song is that "even though I cannot be with you always, I will still love you and wish for your happiness". This is the part that Malleus did not understand and did not cope with. It’s also interesting to note that Malleus sang motif 1 with a smile and no hesitation, he was completely confident and sure in what he was doing. Meanwhile, in all other three sung versions, each singer had their own different emotions in their singing, and those emotions were a lot softer, a lot less certain.

And the fifth and final use of the motif is used in the bgm when Sebek yells at Silver for him to get a grip (7-86). The song is arranged into a victorious piece with certainty and assurance. The use of the motif reminds us of the themes: love and legacy. It calls attention to these themes and entrenchs the truth that Silver IS Lilia’s legacy, and that’s only possible because of the love that Lilia has given him. The exact part where the bgm starts playing was when Silver said "Even in the darkness, I could always hear it. 'Stand up' 'Don't give in' 'Live'... it's father's voice. [...] All that he taught me, that's the proof that he had loved me. It's not a dream and not an illusion... it's true love." (I'm serious he really said "true love" for real this IS a translation T^T). When Silver saw Lilia's memories of the song, he denied the love, he said he should not deserve it. The motif had to come back because this is the moment when Silver can finally realize “Ah. This song is full of love and father sang it for me.” The motif HAD to come back because Silver has to come to accept it.

But the bgm arrangement is also made for Sebek. The bgm is full of certainty because Sebek has no doubts in what he’s telling Silver. Sebek, who has grown up alongside Silver, has witness all the love between Lilia and Silver. He KNOWS Lilia’s love is true and he’s conveying that to Silver with certainty. This bgm summarises what Sebek was doing so well, Sebek sees the love Lilia has for Silver and was literally blasting it in Silver’s ears.

As Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959) puts it, "true love conquers all". And we've been shown that there's love in every direction among our Diasomnia found family. Let's hope that, soon enough, Silver and Sebek would wake Lilia up, and they can finally show Malleus the true meaning of his mother's lullaby and the wish she entrusted to it — that he would walk towards the light, even if she cannot be the one guiding him...

Fandom: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Teen

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Chapters: 1/1

Word Count: 17,779

Relationship: KageHina | Kageyama Tobio/Hinata Shouyou

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Post-Time Skip, 5+1 Things, Slowburn, Feelings Realization, Developing Relationship, Hurt/Comfort Getting Together, Confessions, Idiots in Love

Summary:

“You know, speaking of honesty,” Hinata starts, slowly and carefully, as if to calm an incoming surge of waves. “You never told me why you didn’t tell me that you were going to sign with a professional team.”

Kageyama bites the bait. “You also never told me that you were going to Brazil.”

“Not everything’s a competition, Bakageyama. And stop trying to change the topic; we were talking about you,” Hinata instantly snaps back.

Kageyama believes it was and will never be easy once he steps into a whole different side of volleyball for the entire world to glue their eyes on him. It gets even difficult when all he could think of is Hinata, Hinata, Hinata.

Or, Five times Kageyama references Hinata in his interviews and the one time Hinata interviews him.

Art by: @mulberrymallard (Thank you so so much🧡💙)

Here is my work for @kagehinabigbang in all honesty, i struggled with writing this as i was juggling academics and whole other bunch of personal life stuff, but i really enjoyed writing this! it's my first time writing something over 10,000 words (and it was a personal goal of mine that i wanted to achieve this year so yay!)

and thank you to the kghn bb mod team for being so accommodating and patient with me 🥲 big, big thanks to cindy as well for creating this beautiful art (check it out here)

the look of love (for writers)

"it's all in the eyes i was once told"

catching the stare of someone across a crowded room

subtle furrowing of eyebrows beyond a blank facade

coldness easing into warmth

a fond mothering gaze

corner of the lip nudged upward

forced glower/glare as they break underneath

batting their lashes, playful

a boisterous laugh

intrigue piercing the stoic

proud smugness at the other's success

lingering glances

a childish joy bursting through

pupils dilate

eyelids shut in a look of peace, calm and trust

look of longing/betrayal

"there was once a time when they were mine"

terseness

features fold into a scowl

an urgent flinching back

coldness returns (as though the warmth had never come)

lips part then purse

invasion of shock

slow stare at the floor

the ripple effect of a swallow

frustrated breath/sigh

bitter laugh in reminiscence

dread tearing through the seams of their composure

look of hatred

"darkness"

mean smirk- teeth bared grimace- scowl

dismissive gaze

gaze of contempt/impatience

threat lowering the voice

sardonic goading grins verging on manic

rolling one's eyes

flicker of irritation in the eyes

stares stubbornly ahead despite distraction

gritted teeth, clenched jaw

fierce biting remarks

even measured complexions betraying no thought

strangling oneself back from violence

utter apathy

murderous silence hanging in the stare

snobbish laughter

smiling at another's downfall

Devil Butler with Black Cat English Translation Masterpost

EPISODE ONE: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

part one - a fateful meeting

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・ chapter eleven・chapter twelve

chapter thirteen

part two - the ball

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five ・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・chapter eleven・chapter twelve

chapter thirteen・chapter fourteen・chapter fifteen

chapter sixteen・chapter seventeen

chapter eighteen・chapter nineteen・chapter twenty

chapter twenty one・chapter twenty two・chapter twenty three

chapter twenty four・chapter twenty five・chapter twenty six

chapter twenty seven・chapter twenty eight・chapter twenty nine

chapter thirty・chapter thirty one・chapter thirty two

part three - the grim reaper incident

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five ・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・chapter eleven・chapter twelve

chapter thirteen・chapter fourteen・chapter fifteen

chapter sixteen・chapter seventeen

chapter eighteen・chapter nineteen・chapter twenty

chapter twenty one・chapter twenty two・chapter twenty three

chapter twenty four・chapter twenty five・chapter twenty six

chapter twenty seven・chapter twenty eight・chapter twenty nine

part four - thanksgiving

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・ chapter eleven・chapter twelve

part five - devil butlers

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five ・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・chapter eleven・chapter twelve

chapter thirteen・chapter fourteen・chapter fifteen

chapter sixteen・chapter seventeen

chapter eighteen・chapter nineteen・chapter twenty

chapter twenty one・chapter twenty two・chapter twenty three

chapter twenty four・chapter twenty five・chapter twenty six

chapter twenty seven・chapter twenty eight・chapter twenty nine

chapter thirty・chapter thirty one・chapter thirty two

chapter thirty three・chapter thirty four・chapter thirty five

chapter thirty six・chapter thirty seven

EVENT STORIES

the black tea party

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・chapter eleven

butlers valentine

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five・chapter six・chapter seven

white worship

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・chapter eleven・chapter twelve

doll town

chapter one・chapter two・chapter three・chapter four

chapter five・chapter six・chapter seven・chapter eight

chapter nine・chapter ten・chapter eleven・chapter twelve

BUTLER STORIES

fennesz

the mediator

flure

i’ll risk my life