The End Of The World

The End Of The World
Album	Wonderful World Umineko no Naku Koro ni xaki works "xwerk" Umineko no Naku Koro ni Nekomaneki Arrange Album "Akoustika" Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika II" Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika IV"
Lyrics	sunny
Composition	xaki
Arranger	xaki
Release Date	Dec 30, 2009
First Episode	Requiem of the Golden Witch

The End Of The World is part of the soundtrack for Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru. The track was composed and arranged by xaki. The renditions of the track which contain vocals were performed by Zakuro Motoki and the lyrics were written by sunny. The track was first inserted in Requiem of the Golden Witch.

The original off-vocal track featured in the game was first published in the album Wonderful World released on 30th December, 2009 as the final track of the album, titled as "The End Of The World ~Sekai no Owari ni Shukufuku no Kane wa Naru~(without vocal)". The album also featured three other renditions of the track.

The game version of "The End of The World" was once again included in Umineko no Naku Koro ni xaki works "xwerk", simply labeled "The End of The World" on 31th December, 2010. Other renditions of the track were featured in the subsequent "Akoustika" arrange albums.

Renditions

• Romaji
• English
• Original

#	Track Name	Album	Duration
01	The End Of The World ~Owari yuku Sekai de~	Wonderful World	5:44
02	The End Of The World ~Owari yuku Sekai de~ (without vocal)		5:44
03	The End Of The World ~Sekai no Owari ni Shukufuku no Kane wa Naru~		4:50
04	The End Of The World ~Sekai no Owari ni Shukufuku no Kane wa Naru~(without vocal)		4:48
05	The End Of The World ~piano inst ver.~	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Nekomaneki Arrange Album "Akoustika"	4:48
06	The End Of The World ~guitar vocal ver.~	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika II"	5:12
07	The End Of The World <without vocal>		5:14
08	The End Of The World ~07thLIVE ver.~	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika IV"	2:42
09	The End Of The World ~07thLIVE ver.~ <without vocal>		2:42

#	Track Name	Album	Duration
01	The End Of The World ～Amidst the ending world～	Wonderful World	5:44
02	The End Of The World ～Amidst the ending world～(without vocal)		5:44
03	The End Of The World ～At this world's end, bells of blessings shall ring～		4:50
04	The End Of The World ～At this world's end, bells of blessings shall ring～(without vocal)		4:48
05	The End Of The World ~piano inst ver.~	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Nekomaneki Arrange Album "Akoustika"	4:48
06	The End Of The World ~guitar vocal ver.~	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika II"	5:12
07	The End Of The World <without vocal>		5:14
08	The End Of The World ~07thLIVE ver.~	Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika IV"	2:42
09	The End Of The World ~07thLIVE ver.~ <without vocal>		2:42

#	Track Name	Album	Duration
01	The End Of The World ～終わりゆく世界で～	Wonderful World	5:44
02	The End Of The World ～終わりゆく世界で～(without vocal)		5:44
03	The End Of The World ～世界の終わりに祝福の鐘は鳴る～		4:50
04	The End Of The World ～世界の終わりに祝福の鐘は鳴る～(without vocal)		4:48
05	The End Of The World ～piano inst ver.～	うみねこのなく頃に 猫招きアレンジ作品集 【Akoustika】（アクスティカ）	4:48
06	The End Of The World ～guitar vocal ver.～	うみねこのなく頃に アレンジ作品集「Akoustika2(アクスティカ2)」	5:12
07	The End Of The World <without vocal>		5:14
08	The End Of The World ～07thLIVE ver.～	うみねこのなく頃に アレンジ作品集「Akoustika4(アクスティカ4)」	2:42
09	The End Of The World ～07thLIVE ver.～ <without vocal>		2:42

Lyrics

Kanji	Rōmaji	Translation
人類誕生（はじまり）は いつだったのか 本当の記憶（こと）は 誰も覚えてないの この身体の細胞の どこかには きっと 刻みこまれてる はずね でもそれを探す 余裕は無いの 神の裁きを 受ける時がきたから	Hajimari wa Itsu datta no ka? Hontou no koto wa Dare mo oboetenai no Kono karada no saibou no Dokoka ni wa Kitto Kizamikomareteru Hazu ne? Demo sore wo sagasu Yoyuu wa nai no Kami no sabaki wo Ukeru toki ga kita kara	I wonder when The advent of humans（beginning） came? Nobody can recall The true memory（occurence） It must be somewhere In this being I'm sure... It's engraved within my cells— Isn't it so? But there is no leisure To hunt for such things Because the time has come To receive god's judgement
地球（ほし）は回る いつもと変わらぬ 速度で 滅びの速度は 加速して	Hoshi wa mawaru Itsumo to kawaranu Sokudo de Horobi no sokudo wa Kasoku shite	This earth（planet） revolves With a speed No different from before And the speed of devastation It accelerates
この世界が 終わりを告げる時 幸せに満ちた 鐘の音が鳴り響く Ah それはまるで やすらかな 子守唄のよう 誰かがきっと つかんでくれた手に 願いをたくすことが できますように Ah それはやがて 訪れる 未来のために	Kono sekai ga Owari wo tsugeru toki, Shiawase ni michita Kane no ne ga nari hibiku Ah, sore wa maru de, Yasuraka na Komoriuta no you Dare ka ga kitto Tsukande kureta te ni Negai wo takusu koto ga Dekimasu you ni Ah, sore wa yagate, Otozureru Mirai no tame ni	When this world Announces its end, The sound of bells shall chime Flowing with beatitude Ah, it's almost like A lullaby So serene I pray for the opportunity Of being able to bequeath My wishes to the hands of someone Who will surely grasp mine... Ah, that's all for the sake Of the future That shall dawn before long
預言者は 言ってたけど 本当のとこは 誰も信じてないの この世界が 終わるはずがないと ずっと 思いこんでいる はずね でもそれは 間違いだと気づくの 神の裁きを 受ける時がきたから	Yogensha wa Itteta kedo Hontou no toko wa Dare mo shinjitenai no Kono sekai ga Owaru hazu ga nai to Zutto Omoikondeiru Hazu ne Demo sore wa Machigai da to kidzuku no Kami no sabaki wo Ukeru toki ga kita kara	The prophet had Already forseen this But in reality, Nobody believes in it "There is no way That this world would end Forevermore..." They've convinced themselves as much, Isn't it so? However they will soon Realise they're mistaken Because the time has come To receive god's judgement
星は光る いつもと変わらぬ 明かりで 救いの歌声が 聴こえたら	Hoshi wa hikaru Itsumo to kawaranu Akari de Sukui no utagoe ga Kikoetara	The stars are alight With a brilliance No different from before If the carolling voices Of salvation could be heard...
いま世界が 終わりを告げるから 幸せに満ちた 鐘の音が鳴り響く Ah それはまさに 清らかな 愛の賛歌のよう 誰かをきっと 深く愛すことが できたのならば きっと幸せだけど Ah それもやがて 訪れる 未来があれば	Ima sekai ga Owari wo tsugeru kara Shiawase ni michita Kane no ne ga narihibiku Ah, sore wa masa ni Kiyoraka na Ai no sanka no you Dareka wo kitto Fukaku aisu koto ga Dekita no naraba Kitto shiawase dakedo, Ah, sore mo yagate Otozureru Mirai ga areba	Now that this world is Announcing its end The sound of bells chime Flowing with beatitude Ah, it is indeed like A hymn celebrating Love so pure I'm sure that it's Supposedly a blessing To be able to love Someone so consumingly... Ah, that's also in the case That a future Will exist before long
たとえば深紅（あか）な空だろうと 飛べるならば この苦しみよりは 少しはマシだわ	Tatoeba aka na sora darou to Toberu naraba Kono kurushimi yori wa Sukoshi wa mashi da wa	Say if I were able to fly Assuming it were a scarlet（red） sky It may as well be faintly better Compared to this anguish
この世界が 終わりを告げる時 幸せに満ちた 鐘の音が鳴り響く Ah それはまるで やすらかな 子守唄のよう 誰かがきっと つかんでくれた手に 願いをたくすことが できますように Ah それはやがて 訪れる 未来のために	Kono sekai ga Owari wo tsugeru toki, Shiawase ni michita Kane no ne ga nari hibiku Ah, sore wa maru de, Yasuraka na Komoriuta no you Dare ka ga kitto Tsukande kureta te ni Negai wo takusu koto ga Dekimasu you ni Ah, sore wa yagate, Otozureru Mirai no tame ni	When this world Announces its end, The sound of bells shall chime Flowing with beatitude Ah, it's almost like A lullaby So serene I pray for the opportunity Of being able to bequeath My wishes to the hands of someone Who will surely grasp mine... Ah, that's all for the sake Of the future That shall dawn before long
Ah それもやがて 訪れる 未来があれば	Ah, sore mo yagate Otozureru Mirai ga areba...	Ah, that's also in the case That a future Will exist before long...

External Links

• VGMdb
  • Wonderful World
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni xaki works "xwerk"
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni xaki works "xwerk" Limited Edition
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni Nekomaneki Arrange Album "Akoustika"
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika II"
  • Umineko no Naku Koro ni Arrange Album "Akoustika IV"
• Nijinotakaramono Blog

Translation: Meera Malhotra