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So just as the title says, what is the language of the song "Fallen Heroes",
also known as "Le chant de Roma"? ([YouTube
link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igKXRrb5_ts))

I have done a bit of personal research before posting over here and what I
came up with is that it is not any of the following languages: Italian, Greek,
Spanish, Lithuanian, Roumanian, English, German, Portuguese, Hindi. I don't
feel like it should be Japanese nor Chinese, and if it is Latin, then it's
sung pretty badly...

I could not find any lyrics, so if someone knows where to find them it would
be helpful. Otherwise, I have posted a link for the song in case any native
speakers of languages that I have not mentioned above could check whether it
is their own language.

My best hypothesis is that it's Roma, although I do not know the language.


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What language is the song "Fallen Heroes" in Akame ga Kill?


The vocalist on "Le chant de Roma" is Maïa Barouh. After dredging through her
various social media accounts, I found [the following
exchange](https://www.facebook.com/maiabarouhmaia/posts/1379601805396894) on
her Facebook page:

> **Antoine Prt** Maïa Barouh, quelle est la langue utilisée dans ce morceau ?
> :)
>

>> **Maïa Barouh** Du gromeleu :p une langue inventée

"langue inventée" - that is, an invented language. Straight from the horse's
mouth.

(Of course, the piece's lyricist certainly would have taken inspiration from
various real languages, but I think it's fair to say that the text of "Le
chant de Roma" is not, itself, in any real language.)


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