Confusion over the use of particle in this verb form 時を…鳴らせ…


This is a prologue to a Nintendo DS japan-exclusive videogame. It was never
released overseas but received a fan-translation.

I'm very confused as to how the Japanese part is even grammatically correct. I
thought the を + e verb form was only a command, or it meant the potential
form.

> ２５年前のあの日から...
>
> この島の時間は...錆びついて止まったまま...
>
> **時を…鳴らせ…**
>
> ２５年の空白が動き出す…
>
> そして、刻みだした時の音が再びこの島に響き渡る…
>
> さぁ… あの惨劇をもう１度…
>
> ２５年前の惨劇をもう１度…

> 25 years ago on that day...
>
> This island... stopped in time...
>
> **Revive... time...**
>
> The frozen era comes to an end, resuming time.
>
> And then, the ticking of time once again echoes throughout...
>
> Now... Let's experience that tragedy once more...
>
> The tragedy 25 years ago that befalls again...




> 時を…鳴らせ

Though you didn't clarify which line you were asking about, I'm assuming it's
this one, as this is the only を + _verb_ pattern I see in your text. ( _Note_
: the question has since been edited to provide highlighting on the
appropriate sentence.)

時が鳴る → Time resounds  
時を鳴らす → (+ -らす ["causative"
form](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/causepass#Causative_Verbs)):
[You/someone] let time resound  
時を鳴らせ → (+ "imperative" form/"command"): Let time resound!

