Interpreting the Rising Poem

[Tenkuu]

We always have threads for these on New Years, so why not, right?

As always, translations are amateur and unpolished.
Please suggest better translations if you spot anything that seems amiss. It can only help the final interpretations.

JAPANESE

『渦巻く意思の円環の　底に積もるは　嘆きの澱
Swirling Ring of Will / Pooling at the Nether / The Dregs of Sorrow

逆巻く命の円環の　天に上るは　祈りの風』
Surging Ring Life / Rising up to Heaven / The Winds of Prayer

『流転する螺旋を繋ぐは　汝の水晶
Binding their Spiraling Flux / Thy Crystal

巌を穿つ金剛の槍　海原切り裂く白金の剣』
Piercing the Rock, the Adamantine Spear / Cleaving the ocean, the Silver Sword

First of all, is there a picture of this poem like there has been with previous ones? Secondly I find it interesting that the term used for "you" is "nanji". So far, I have only heard the Ascians use it, and the dictionary I'm using describes it as an archaic term. So is this a poem from the perspective of the Ascians?

[Anonymoose]

First of all, is there a picture of this poem like there has been with previous ones? Secondly I find it interesting that the term used for "you" is "nanji". So far, I have only heard the Ascians use it, and the dictionary I'm using describes it as an archaic term. So is this a poem from the perspective of the Ascians?

No picture. In fact, it doesn't even seem to be a prophetic poem. The Wandering Minstrel simply says it to you out of gratitude for opening the door to him joining the play. Archaic speech makes sense, the Minstrel always uses flowery speech. As far as I can tell, it's meant to consolidate a concise recap of Hydaelyn and Zodiark's place in the cosmology. I'm not even absolutely sure that the Spear is meant to be associated with Zodiark, but it seems likely. The argent (silver) weapon that cleaves the ocean is most definitely the aetherial blade, and "adamantine" metals are often characterized as being dark if not jet-black, so based on the rest of the poem giving each entity their due, I would have to assume it is His representative weapon.