Snow halation

"I'm not sure why people keep mentioning "Snow halation" on my videos. This is a rip of "Stickerbush Symphony"."

- GiIvaSunner on "Stickerbush Symphony - Donkey Kong Country 2", March 26, 2016. "Snow halation" is a song from the Love Live! franchise. It is one of the defining memes of the SiIvaGunner channel, appearing more frequently than any other song except "Meet the Flintstones".

History
"Snow halation" was released as the second single by the Love Live! idol group μ's on December 22, 2010. It later appeared in the ''Love Live! School Idol Project'' anime, in the episode "Melody of the Heart", on June 1, 2014.

It started becoming a Soundclown meme in mid-2015, with Triple-Q's "Style Haleyyytion" being the first mashup, or one of the first. Some other mashup artists also used the song such as MtH and Chaze the Chat.

Triple-Q made his love for "Snow halation" known in the various mashups he would make with it, and he would later join the GiIvaSunner team, although he wasn't the first person to use "Snow halation" in a rip.

Rips
The first rip to feature the song was "Hopes and Dreams - Undertale" by dante, uploaded to the GiIvaSunner channel in January 2016. The song then became frequently used on the channel, rivaling "Meet the Flintstones", and like that meme it quickly became associated with the channel as one of its biggest memes.

The vocals and the instrumental of "Snow halation" are frequently used as a mashup source, like in "Nuclear (Unused Game Version) - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" (instrumental) or "Undertale (Unused Version) - Undertale" (vocals). Additionally, the melody is frequently used as a joke in melody changes.

Character-dedicated rips
During Season 1, the Nozomi Tojo's Birthday event started a trend of celebrating the birthday of each member of µ's. Each time, there would be a mashup using their solo version of "Snow halation" and another song's vocals. These rips also had a similar visual format: The stage where μ's performs "Snow halation" pans down, and the relevant character appears on the right side.

In Season 2, the rips "Cossack Sandvich - Team Fortress 2" and "Smooth - Guitar Hero II" expanded the trend beyond members of µ's. These rips introduced some extra visual elements to the format, as well. Since then, many channel events (especially those celebrating birthdays or anniversaries) have had a dedicated "Snow halation" mashup using the same visual format. Typically, this "Snow halation" mashup is the last or second-to-last rip of the event. Nearly every appearance of "Snow halation"'s instrumental since 2018 has been a direct use or variant of this visual format.

Lore
In the early days of the channel, SiIvaGunner's frequent use of this song led some people to "dislike-bomb" every video featuring it, which became a plot point for the channel's first storyline, SilvaGunner: Rebooted. Since the end of this series, the song's reception has become positive.

Smol Nozomi acts as the figment personification of this meme in The SilvaGunner Christmas Comeback Crisis.

Lyrics
Rōmaji= Fushigi da ne ima no kimochi Sora kara futte kita mitai Tokubetsu na kisetsu no iro ga tokimeki o miseru yo

Hajimete deatta toki kara Yokan ni sawagu kokoro no Melody Tomerarenai tomaranai na-ze

Todokete Setsunasa ni wa namae o tsukeyou ka "Snow halation" Omoi ga kasanaru made matezu ni kuyashii kedo sukitte junjou Binetsu no naka tameratte mo dame da ne Tobikomu yuuki ni sansei mamonaku Start!!

Oto mo naku kehai mo naku Shizuka ni unmei wa kawaru Korekara no mirai ni mune no kodou ga hayaku naru

Tatoeba komatta toki ni wa Sugu kaketsukete dakishimetakute Doko ni ite mo doko demo Fly high

Isoide Itsu no ma nika ookiku narisugita "True emotion" Yume dake miteru you ja tsurai yo Koibito wa kimitte iitai Yasashii me ga tomadotteru iya da yo Kono mama ikki ni aijou azukete Please!!

Todokete Setsunasa ni wa namae o tsukeyou ka "Snow halation" Omoi ga kasanaru made matezu ni kuyashii kedo sukitte junjou Binetsu no naka tameratte mo dame da ne Tobikomu yuuki ni sansei mamonaku Start!! |-|Kanji= 不思議だね　いまの気持ち 空から降ってきたみたい 特別な季節の色が　ときめきを見せるよ

初めて出会った時から 予感に騒ぐ心の Melody とめられないとまらない　な・ぜ

届けて 切なさには名前をつけようか "Snow halation" 想いが重なるまで待てずに 悔しいけど好きって純情 微熱の中　ためらってもダメだね 飛び込む勇気に賛成 まもなく Start!!

音もなく　気配もなく 静かに運命は変わる これからの未来に胸の　鼓動が早くなる

例えば困った時には すぐ駆けつけて抱きしめたくて どこにいてもどこでも　Fly high

急いで いつの間にか大きくなりすぎた "True emotion" 夢だけみてる様じゃつらいよ 恋人は君って言いたい 優しい目が　とまどってるイヤだよ このまま一気に愛情 あずけて Please!!

届けて 切なさには名前をつけようか "Snow halation" 想いが重なるまで待てずに 悔しいけど好きって純情 微熱の中　ためらってもダメだね 飛び込む勇気に賛成 まもなくStart!! |-|English literal= This feeling, it's strange, isn't it? It's almost as though it came fluttering down from the sky The special color of this season fills me with excitement

From the moment we met, The melody of my heart has been ringing with premonitions It can’t be stopped, it won’t be stopped -- why?

Ring out Shall I name this heart-rending pain "Snow halation"? I can’t wait for our feelings to resonate; it’s frustrating, but it’s a pure-hearted devotion called love Even in this mild fever, I can’t hesitate I'll accept the courage to dive in; it's about to start!

Without a sound, nor a sign Our fate changes silently At the thought of the coming future, my heartbeat quickens

When you feel troubled I’ll come running right away, wanting to hug you tightly, Wherever you are, no matter where, I'll Fly high!

Hurry up Before I knew it, my true emotions grew too large to contain It's painful to never do more than dream of it I want you to be mine! I don't want to be bewildered by your gentle eyes Accept all my love for you as it is, Please!

Ring out Shall I name this heart-rending pain "Snow halation"? I can’t wait for our feelings to resonate; It’s frustrating, but it’s a pure-hearted devotion called love Even in this mild fever, I can’t hesitate I'll accept the courage to dive in; it's about to start! |-|English lyrics= Don’t you think it’s strange? These feelings that I’ve gained fall to my heart as if like snowflakes from the sky.

Showing what could be A season simple and clear With new memories we can hold through time.

From when we met I think my heart had been set. Not sure what could come to be. Singing my heart’s melody I can’t stop it yet, not if I try. So, why?

I’ll reach for you and all the pain that’s new. I’ll give a name. Something pure and true. Like “Snow Halation” Until the day we come to feel the same I’ll keep it close, all this love I hold my new sensation. I can’t keep holding back Use the strength that I’m hoping to have Take a leap of faith within my heart. And this is my start!

Keeping voices low Not knowing where to go Fate has a way of making changes with no clues Thinking what could be and what tomorrow will bring makes my heart race thinking it’s with you

When on your own, and feeling down and alone, I will run and hold you tight Leave my worries far behind Don’t stay where you are when there’s the sky. Fly high!

So, hurry on! These feelings won’t take long. They’ll soon be free and I’ll overflow With true emotions! A simple dream won’t satisfy this need to call you mine. I want you to find The words unspoken. You can’t keep holding back In your eyes, there’s a warmth I could have. So, just take a leap of faith and see I’m begging you, please.

I’ll reach for you and all the pain that’s new. I’ll give a name. Something pure and true. Like “Snow Halation” Until the day we come to feel the same I’ll keep it close, all this love I hold My new sensation. I can’t keep holding back Use the strength that I’m hoping to have Take a leap of faith within my heart. And this is my start! The lyrical English translation was written by AmyAnn and TYERecords; it was used in the rip "Snow halation - Love Live! School idol paradise"

Trivia

 * The original song's length is 4:20; consequently, most Snow halation rips are also 4:20 long. Many people mistakenly think this is a reference to cannabis culture by the rippers.