The Noble Haltmann
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“ | Oh, pardon me! That was our company's wonderful theme song, "The Noble Haltmann." Sometimes I just find myself singing it out loud. It's so catchy! | ” | — Susie, prior to the Mecha Knight battle |
The Noble Haltmann is a song from Kirby: Planet Robobot. It is the anthem of the Haltmann Works Company. The melody serves as the basis for many songs in the game's soundtrack, and even has lyrics, which are performed (at least in part) several times throughout the game.
Game appearances
Kirby: Planet Robobot
The song is the basis of many of the game's tracks, such as "Venturing into the Mechanized World" and "VS. The Wicked Company". Sections of it can also be found in many others, such as "Flight of Azure", "Crazy Rolling in Money" and "VS. Star Dream".
The song in itself is named and performed in-game multiple times. Each time the anthem is performed in-story, it is done so by secretary Susie. She sings parts of the anthem before the fights with Mecha Knight and Dedede Clone in the "A Complete Remodel" and "Unreal King" cutscenes, and part of the lyrics are also revealed in the pause screen during the battle with President Haltmann.
After the player achieves 100% completion on Planet Robobot, an "Exclusive Performance Video" is unlocked in the Theater, wherein Susie performs the entire song to Haltmann in the executive office of the Access Ark.
Kirby Star Allies
The song is remixed for Susie's Dream Friend jingle and her Pseudo HAL Room. The former is named 秘書スージー、くじょいたします! (Susie Will Exterminate!), while the latter is named 銀河に名立たるハルトマン/スターアライズ アレンジ ver. (The Noble Haltmann/Star Allies Arrangement ver.) in the Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack.
Other appearances
The first verse of The Noble Haltmann was sung by Makiko Ohmoto in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.
The song was also incorporated into the last track of the Kirby Memorial Arrangements album, titled I'll Never Forget You, where it was paired with Magolor, the Distant Traveler.
The Noble Haltmann, along with "Pink Ball Activate!", receives an upbeat acoustic remix in The Sound of Kirby Café Track 12: "Café De Planet".
Lyrics
The following are the full lyrics to the song:
Noble Haltmann, we adore him
Master, crush the competition!
We implore you, dear Haltmann
All we wish for you our lord is
おお 偉大な ハルトマン
星星を 手折り 束ねて
おお 輝け ハルトマン
宇宙を舞う 青き 翼も
おお 崇めよ ハルトマン
手に入れし 野望 儚く
Ō idaina harutoman
Hoshiboshi o taori tabanete
Ō kagayake harutoman
Sora o mau aoki tsubasa mo
Ō agameyo harutoman
Te ni ireshi yabō hakanaku
Oh mighty Haltmann
He who takes and unites the stars
Oh shining Haltmann
And on blue wings he soars through the galaxy
Oh worship Haltmann
The fleeting ambitions that we hold slowly fade away until only memories remain
Ô noble Haltmann, président de nos cœurs !
Tes exploits, nous les célébrons,
Ô grand Haltmann, maître de la galaxie !
Emmène-nous vers de nouveaux horizons.
Noble Haltmann, president of our hearts!
Your exploits, we celebrate them,
Noble Haltmann, master of the galaxy!
Bring us to new horizons.
Nobler Haltmann, wir verehren
Du besiegst die Mitbewerber
Haha-Haltmann, hör uns flehen
Wir sind alle deine Drohnen
Noble Haltmann, we worship
You defeat the competitors
Haha-Haltmann, hear our pleads
We all are your drones
Presi Haltmann, es usted genial.
Si nos da vacaciones un año,
El presi Haltmann es fenomenal.
Tiene un don para conquistar mundos
President Haltmann, you are cool.
If he gives us vacations one year,
President Haltmann is phenomenal.
He has the gift of conquering worlds
Presi Haltmann, es usted genial.
Si nos da vacaciones un año,
El presi Haltmann es fenomenal.
Tiene un don para conquistar mundos
President Haltmann, you are cool.
If he gives us vacations one year,
President Haltmann is phenomenal.
He has the gift of conquering worlds
오오~ 위대한 할트만~
별들을~ 그 손으로 감싸시니~
오오~ 빚나는 할트만~
우주를 나는~ 푸른 날개도~
oo~ widaehan halteuman~
byeoldeul-eul~ geu son-eulo gamssasini~
oo~ bijnaneun halteuman~
ujuleul naneun~ puleun nalgaedo~
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Development
The song's composition had various versions until it was completed. After listening to the first prototype, Shinya Kumazaki asked the composer, Hirokazu Ando, to "give it the weight of a wicked giant corporate company". Ando then made the second prototype, but Kumazaki felt it was a bit too heavy, and asked him to make it sound "more like an unknown invader". With the collected feedback, the third prototype was made, which became the basis for the final version.[1]
Trivia
- The lyrics strongly suggest that the Haltmann Works Company is a form of Corporatocracy, as President Haltmann is seen as a ruler, in addition to the company's head.
- In turn, the Japanese lyrics suggest an even greater fanaticism within the company, comparing Haltmann to a divine figure who deserves to be worshiped.
- The Japanese version of the song contains an extra two verses, making it longer than the other versions.
- Most language versions display only the first two lines of the first stanza in the "A Complete Remodel" and "Unreal King" cutscenes. The English versions instead present out-of-order lyrics for the first stanza in the former cutscene, and the first line of the second stanza in the latter cutscene, whereas the French versions present the first line of the first stanza in the former cutscene and the first line of the second stanza in the latter cutscene.
Video gallery
A recording of the performance video from Planet Robobot.
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Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 銀河に名立たるハルトマン Ginga ni nadataru Harutoman |
Haltmann, the famous in the galaxy |
French | Ô noble Haltmann | The Noble Haltmann |
German | Der noble Haltmann | The Noble Haltmann |
Italian | Il nobile Haltmann | The Noble Haltmann |
Korean | 은하에 드높은 할트만의 이름 eunha-e deunop-eun halteuman-ui ileum |
Haltmann, the famous in the galaxy |
Spanish | El gran presidente Haltmann | The great President Haltmann |
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