「セイン星矢」 v.s. 「セイント星矢」 in the opening song of 「聖闘士星矢」


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTa0ENwF2bo&feature=youtu.be&t=48s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTa0ENwF2bo&feature=youtu.be&t=48s)

It seems that the singer is singing 「セイン星矢」 despite the fact that the subtitle
says 「セイント星矢」.

Questions:

  1. Is it a phenomenon similar to [glottalization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glottalization) in some dialects of English?

  2. Is it productive or just a stand-alone case?




It seems that the singer pronounces the english word "saint" instead of the
katakana version 「セイント」. It makes sense, since 「セイント」 comes from "saint".

As for the questions:

  1. The pronunciation is more of a "style" choice rather than a linguistic issue.

  2. Wouldn't consider it either one, but like I said, just a stylistic phenomenon.




It seems that the singer pronounces the english word "saint" instead of the
katakana version 「セイント」. It makes sense, since 「セイント」 comes from "saint".

As for the questions:

  1. The pronunciation is more of a "style" choice rather than a linguistic issue.

  2. Wouldn't consider it either one, but like I said, just a stylistic phenomenon.

