Nageki no Mori

For the album, please refer Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Opening Theme – Nageki no Mori

Nageki no Mori (嘆きノ森(なげのもり), Forest of Grief) is the opening for the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri PS2 console game. It was performed by Ayane and the first of many songs performed by her featured in the console game releases. The song was written and composed by the famous anime producer/lyricist and composer Chiyomaru Shikura. A titular single featuring the full version was released on 27th February, 2007.

Video Releases[]

From Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui

彩音_-_「嘆きノ森」Music_Video_(Short_Ver.)_／_PS2ゲーム『ひぐらしのなく頃に祭』オープニングテーマ

Acoustic Version from Base Ten / Ayane

Trance Version from H.M.T.A - Hyper Moe Trance Ayane

Lyrics[]

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
深い嘆きノ森ひぐらしのなく...	Fukai nageki NO MORI^[1] Higurashi no naku...	A deep FOREST OF grief Where the higurashi cry...
その日はとても晴れた日で冷たい風吸い込んだ時間が微量、一瞬だけ針を止めた	Sono hi wa totemo hareta hi de Tsumetai kaze suikonda Toki ga biryou, isshun dake Hari wo tometa	That day, the sky was so clear As you inhaled the chill air For just one miniscule of a moment Time froze its hands
One-way, that cannot return twice. A lost child looks for a bright place.
変わりゆく者とそれを望む者とおりゃんせおいでや	Kawariyuku mono to Sore wo nozomu mono Tooryanse—^[2] Oide ya	Those who keep changing And those who desire as much All may pass— Come here, you...
誰かが泣いたその聲はドコ? そっとそっと、のぞいて見てごらんよおやすみ良い子ハ眠レ起きている子ハ手々を落とすぞ碧い月影、いち木ノ? 此ノ路デ子守歌を聞いたら祭が始まり炎はまた消えてゆく深い嘆きノ森ひぐらしのなく...	Dareka ga naita Sono koe wa DOKO? Sotto sotto, Nozoite mite goran yo Oyasumi Yoi ko WA NEMURE Okite iru ko WA Tete wo otosu zo Aoi tsukikage, Ichimoku NO? KORE NO MICHI DE Komoriuta wo kiitara Matsuri ga hajimari Hi wa mata kiete yuku Fukai nageki NO MORI Higurashi no naku...	Somebody was weeping WHERE was that voice from? Ever so softly, Why don't you take a peek? Goodnight— Nice kids should SLEEP The kids WHO remain awake May just lose their hands! The shadow from the blue moonlight, Is it really from a single tree? If you ever were to hear a lullaby ON THESE PATHS— The festival will begin And the flames will die down again Deep within this FOREST of grief Where the higurashi cry...

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
深い嘆きノ森ひぐらしのなく...	Fukai nageki NO MORI^[1] Higurashi no naku...	A deep FOREST OF grief Where the higurashi cry...
その日はとても晴れた日で冷たい風吸い込んだ時間が微量、一瞬だけ針を止めた	Sono hi wa totemo hareta hi de Tsumetai kaze suikonda Toki ga biryou, isshun dake Hari wo tometa	That day, the sky was so clear As you inhaled the chill air For just one miniscule of a moment Time froze its hands
One-way, that cannot return twice. A lost child looks for a bright place.
変わりゆく者とそれを望む者とおりゃんせおいでや	Kawariyuku mono to Sore wo nozomu mono Tooryanse—^[2] Oide ya	Those who keep changing And those who desire as much All may pass— Come here, you...
誰かが泣いたその聲はドコ? そっとそっと、のぞいて見てごらんよおやすみ良い子ハ眠レ起きている子ハ手々を落とすぞ碧い月影、いち木ノ? 此ノ路デ子守歌を聞いたら祭が始まり炎はまた消えてゆく深い嘆きノ森ひぐらしのなく...	Dareka ga naita Sono koe wa DOKO? Sotto sotto, Nozoite mite goran yo Oyasumi Yoi ko WA NEMURE Okite iru ko WA Tete wo otosu zo Aoi tsukikage, Ichimoku NO? KORE NO MICHI DE Komoriuta wo kiitara Matsuri ga hajimari Hi wa mata kiete yuku Fukai nageki NO MORI Higurashi no naku...	Somebody was weeping WHERE was that voice from? Ever so softly, Why don't you take a peek? Goodnight— Nice kids should SLEEP The kids WHO remain awake May just lose their hands! The shadow from the blue moonlight, Is it really from a single tree? If you ever were to hear a lullaby ON THESE PATHS— The festival will begin And the flames will die down again Deep within this FOREST of grief Where the higurashi cry...
優しいモノを恐れたりそれが悲鳴をあげたり髪を切り落としたくて瞳閉じた	Yasashii MONO wo osoretari Sore ga himei wo agetari Kami wo kiriotoshitakute Hitomi tojita	Fearing THOSE who are full of kindness And in turn, facing their rising screams, Wanting to tear away at your hair, You closed your eyes to it all
One-way, that cannot return twice. A lost child looks for a bright place.
紅く染まる目は誰の名を叫ぶの? とおりゃんせ楽しや	Akaku somaru me wa Dare no na wo sakebu no? Tooryanse^[2] Tanoshi ya	As those eyes turn red— Whose name will they cry for? You may pass, It's gonna be fun...
ヤシロに映ス置き去りの影きっときっと、あの子はもう居ないよ日も入り遭い鬼ノ面幼い笑みで羽をもがいた合わせ鏡に映る姿に顔が無いと、顔が無いと、泣いたら祭りが始まり炎はまた消えてゆく深い嘆きノ森ひぐらしのなく...	YASHIRO ni UTSUSU Okizari no kage Kitto kitto, Ano ko wa mou inai yo Hi mo iriai ONI NO MEN Osanai emi de Hane wo mogaita Awase kagami ni Utsuru sugata ni Kao ga nai to, Kao ga nai to, naitara Matsuri ga hajimari Hi wa mata kiete yuku Fukai nageki NO MORI Higurashi no naku...	That abandoned shadow CAST ON THE SHRINE... Surely, surely, That child was no more... The sun has set Facing the DEMON'S MASK Wearing an innocent smile Struggling to flap its wings Faced with a mirror If you ever see a reflection Only to cry "There's no face, There's no face!"— The festival will begin And the flames will die down again Deep within this FOREST of grief Where the higurashi cry...
誰かが泣いたその聲はドコ? そっとそっと、のぞいて見てごらんよおやすみ良い子ハ眠レ起きている子ハ手々を落とすぞ碧い月影、いち木ノ? 此ノ路デ子守歌を聞いたら祭が始まり炎はまた消えてゆく深い嘆きノ森ひぐらしのなく...	Dareka ga naita Sono koe wa DOKO? Sotto sotto, Nozoite mite goran yo Oyasumi Yoi ko WA NEMURE Okite iru ko WA Tete wo otosu zo Aoi tsukikage, Ichimoku NO? KORE NO MICHI DE Komoriuta wo kiitara Matsuri ga hajimari Hi wa mata kiete yuku Fukai nageki NO MORI Higurashi no naku...	Somebody was weeping WHERE was that voice from? Ever so softly, Why don't you take a peek? Goodnight— Nice kids should SLEEP The kids WHO remain awake May just lose their hands! The shadow from the blue moonlight, Is it really from a single tree? If you ever were to hear a lullaby ON THESE PATHS... The festival will begin And the flames will die down again Deep within this FOREST of grief Where the higurashi cry...

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Stylization: A lot of words in this song have been written using Katakana in place of classic Hiragana. Often, such quirky stylization is used to evoke a certain feeling in the reader, with reference to context. In this song, it may be a sense of foreboding or horror.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Tōryanse ( (通(とお))りゃんせ, You may pass) is a Japanese warabe uta. It is also commonly played at traffic signals. Another song from the Higurashi When They Cry series; Unmei no Wa also references this nursery tune. This reference is also seen in the song Cross Over into Love at Dusk from the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni series.

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Translation: Meera Malhotra

[s-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Stylization: A lot of words in this song have been written using Katakana in place of classic Hiragana. Often, such quirky stylization is used to evoke a certain feeling in the reader, with reference to context. In this song, it may be a sense of foreboding or horror.

[t-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Tōryanse ( (通(とお))りゃんせ, You may pass) is a Japanese warabe uta. It is also commonly played at traffic signals. Another song from the Higurashi When They Cry series; Unmei no Wa also references this nursery tune. This reference is also seen in the song Cross Over into Love at Dusk from the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni series.

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