I wrote the lyrics to this song to get at the core value of Chapter 22 in The Call of Mammitum. The Sumerian incantation is Si Ne-ha, the Horn of Peace written in the traditional Sumerian style for the story.
Cuneiform
𒂗 𒂍𒉡𒊒 𒋛 𒉈𒄩 𒅗𒌓𒂊 𒅗 𒉈𒄩! 𒅗 𒉈𒄩 𒇽 𒈪𒀀 𒉡𒍣𒀀𒆤 𒉈𒋛𒆷 𒍣𒁉 𒃶𒅋 𒅗 𒍣𒁀 𒆶𒁉 𒅗 𒊮𒁀 𒆶𒁉 𒅗 𒄑𒋛𒁀 𒆶𒁉 𒃶𒉌𒅔𒆶𒉈 𒌆 𒂗 𒂍𒉡𒊑𒄰 𒅗𒅜𒈠 𒇽 𒄬𒃻 𒉈𒋛𒆷𒂠 𒌅𒊏𒄰
Sumerian Transliteration
en₂ e₂-nu-ru si ne-ha gu₃-de₂-e gu₃ ne-ha!, gu₃ ne-ha lu₂ gi₆-a nu-zu-a-ke₄, ne-šer-la, zi-bi he₂-il₂ ka zi-ba keše₂-bi ka šà-ba keše₂-bi ka ŋeštu-ba keše₂-bi he₂-ni-in-keše₂-ne tu₆ en₂ e₂-nu-re-kam. ka-inim-ma lu₂ hal-qa ne-šer-la-še₃ tur-ra-kam
English Translation
Incantation formula! The horn of peace calls forth! Voice of peace!, voice of peace! To the one who does not know the night— Light bearer, lift the spirit! Bind the voice that gives life! Bind the voice that gives purpose! Bind the voice that gives understanding! May they be bound! It is an incantation formula. Rubric: Incantation for bringing the lost person back to the light bearer.
Lyrics
Lyrics by Justin Zimmer, music generated by Suno.com (Suno Playlist) Note: Lyrics use English phonetics to make the robots sing better.
[instrumental intro] Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ooh-ay-ah, ooh-ay-ah [verse] My legs want to fold, but there's work to be done. Every heartbeat a shout at the dark. Black eyes all around me that don't know the night Their hate presses deep in my chest The hills echo gunfire and rumble with fear Together we must call them home. [breakdown] Give breath to the words and fill them with heart lend an ear to the peace within Come what may, I'll give it all to sound a call of solace. [pre-chorus] SEE NEH-HA GOO-DEH-EH! GOO NEH-HA! GOO NEH-HA! [chorus][choir] It will take us all to gather the scattered. We must open our hearts. Raise our beacon to guide them home! [instrumental break] [bridge] SEE NEH-HA GOO-DEH-EH! GOO NEH-HA! GOO NEH-HA! LOO GUII-AH NOO-ZOO-AH-KEH, NEH-SHER-LAH, ZEE-BEE HEH-EEL! [chorus][chanted] KAH ZEE-BAH KEH-SHEH-BEE! KAH SHAH-BAH KEH-SHEH-BEE! KAH NGESH-TU-BAH KEH-SHEH-BEE! KAH ZEE-BAH KEH-SHEH-BEE! KAH SHAH-BAH KEH-SHEH-BEE! KAH NGESH-TU-BAH KEH-SHEH-BEE! [post-chorus] HEH-NEE-EEN KEH-SHEH-NEH! (GOO NEH-HA! GOO NEH-HA!) [interlude] Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ooh-ay-ah, ooh-ay-ah [verse] Hands on my hand, I hold the beat of their hearts Every breath is a shout at the dark. Tears in my eyes as I think of home. Warm and safe, though simple and small. All my hope, all my love... I give that peace. I raise my light... but the light ain't free [breakdown] Through our bond (hand in hand) the fall of our tears (raise the light) Our hearts send a sounding To summon the scattered home! [pre-chorus] SEE NEH-HA GOO-DEH-EH! GOO NEH-HA! GOO NEH-HA! [chorus][choir] It will take us all to gather the scattered We must open our hearts. Raise our beacon to guide them home! [bass drop] [bridge][spoken word] The light brightens and, casting no shadows, it pierces both brick wall and stony hill. The chaos goes quiet. The night stands still under a bright silence, a lucid peace. And down from the hills the scattered return. [outro] Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ooh-ay-ah, ooh-ay-ah SEE NEH-HA GOO-DEH-EH! GOO NEH-HA! GOO NEH-HA! [end]
