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by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:52 pm

There is a man who is not what he seems.

(Title is relevant in a roundabout way)

by **Grip** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:02 pm

Are Irish singers relevant? is a song relevant? lyrics?

Man = HAM? alive? famous? a composer? born in the last 20 years? Irish?

by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:09 pm

Are Irish singers relevant? No is a song relevant? Yes lyrics? Yes

Man = HAM? alive? famous? a composer? born in the last 20 years? Irish? None of these

by **Grip** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:12 pm

Fictional man? if so, from the relevant song and lyrics?

Is the song a famous one? is it from the last 20 years?

by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:28 pm

Fictional man? Yes if so, from the relevant song and lyrics? No

Is the song a famous one? No is it from the last 20 years? Unknown

by **Grip** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:36 pm

Not from...but is the man mentioned in the relevant song?

Is folklore relevant? old ballads?

by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:42 pm

Not from...but is the man mentioned in the relevant song? Yope

Is folklore relevant? old ballads? No and no

by **Grip** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:49 pm

Are animals relevant?

by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:54 pm

Are animals relevant? Yes

Hint: A single animal is involved. Said animal and aforementioned lyrics are related to the man.

by **Grip** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:08 pm

Is the animal a vertebrate? avian? fish? mammal? reptile? does it lay eggs? give live birth? a Platypus?

by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:27 pm

Is the animal a vertebrate? Yes avian? fish? mammal? Yes reptile? does it lay eggs? give live birth? a Platypus?

by **Twilightseeker** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 12:42 am

Does the man turn into the animal? Is he a shapeshifter? A werewolf?

by **Jenny** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 9:44 am

Does the man turn into the animal? No Is he a shapeshifter? No A werewolf? No

by **JenBurdoo** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 4:42 pm

Does the animal represent the man or vice versa? As in a sigil or badge? Is the man named? Is he a real person?

Is the song a lament? Is it about love? war? drink?

by **Grip** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:42 pm

Does the animal have four legs? is it a bear? a lion? is it domesticated? wild? is it a rodent?

by **Jenny** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:56 pm

Does the animal represent the man or vice versa? No As in a sigil or badge? No Is the man named? Yes Is he a real person? No

Is the song a lament? Is it about love? war? drink? None of these (strictly speaking)

Does the animal have four legs? Yes is it a bear? No a lion? No is it domesticated? Yope wild? Yope is it a rodent? Yes

by **Grip** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:58 pm

Is Robert Burns relevant?

Is it a mouse or rat?

When you said it's unknown how old the song is, did you mean its age was unknown specifically to you? or unknown to the world?

by **Jenny** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 6:09 pm

Is Robert Burns relevant? No

Is it a mouse or rat? Yes

When you said it's unknown how old the song is, did you mean its age was unknown specifically to you? This or unknown to the world?

by **Twilightseeker** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:39 am

Was this a song about mythology or a legendary character?

by **Grip** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 1:42 am

Does the song tell a story? or is it just about something in general?

by **Jenny** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:08 am

Was this a song about mythology or a legendary character? No

Does the song tell a story? No or is it just about something in general? Yes

by **Grip** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:20 pm

Is the song in English? Gaelic? Irish?

by **Jenny** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:30 pm

Is the song in English? Gaelic? Irish? None of these

Add-On: I have searched about this and it turns out it isn't in any language, though it has similarities to Japanese.

by **Twilightseeker** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 8:57 pm

Is it in a constructed language?

by **Jenny** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:24 pm

Is it in a constructed language? Yes

by **Grip** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:52 pm

Is the language from a literary work? Tolkien?

by **Twilightseeker** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 3:59 am

Is it the Loxian language that Enya and Roma Ryan (the lyricist) constructed? Is it the song "Water Shows the Hidden Heart" (from Amarantine)?

by **Jenny** » Sat Nov 26, 2016 8:43 am

Is the language from a literary work? No Tolkien? No

Is it the Loxian language that Enya and Roma Ryan (the lyricist) constructed? No Is it the song "Water Shows the Hidden Heart" (from Amarantine)? No

by **Twilightseeker** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:11 am

Is it a song by a particular band? A soloist? Is it a traditional song?

Is it written in Esperanto? A particular invented language? Or is it in a kind of...gibberish, non-language?

by **Grip** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:45 am

Is the song in Klingon?

by **Jenny** » Sun Nov 27, 2016 12:57 pm

Is it a song by a particular band? Nope[b] A soloist? [b]Yes Is it a traditional song? Irr.

Is it written in Esperanto? A particular invented language? Or is it in a kind of...gibberish, non-language?This, no to others

Is the song in Klingon? No

by **Zanreo** » Mon Nov 28, 2016 1:22 am

Do other people believe something about the man that's not true? Do they get proven wrong?

by **Jenny** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:49 am

Do other people believe something about the man that's not true? Yes Do they get proven wrong? Yes

by **Grip** » Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:30 pm

Do people think he is a rat? a mouse?

Does the man have a pet rat or mouse?

by **Jenny** » Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:15 am

Do people think he is a rat? a mouse? No

Does the man have a pet rat or mouse? No, he himself does not

by **irishelk** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:07 pm

Does a man seem to be mentioned in the lyrics, but they are actually nonsense? Does a mouse seem to be mentioned?

Is the fictional man supposed to be the singer of the song? The composer? Is he referenced in the title?

Is the title in a real language? If not, do we know what the song is about because of: what the composer says? People's best guesses? Clues in the gibberish? A non-lyrical element of the song?

by **Jenny** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:28 am

Spoiler:

This is from a book and I'd rather not go into details in case anyone wants to read it, since I was chewed on for giving spoilers willy-nilly. All I'll say is that the title is reference to a song Adiemus, which I thought was sung by Enya, but research showed it it was sung by a different singer. The puzzle statements refers to the man whom others thought was the murderer, but he was not. I won't say the title for reasons listed above

[Jenny] Enya

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