Umineko no Naku Koro ni (song)

For the album, please refer Umineko no Naku Koro ni / Akiko Shikata

"Umineko no Naku Koro ni" (うみねこのなく頃に, lit. "When the Seagulls Cry") serves as the opening song for all installments in the original Umineko no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs. Umineko no Naku Koro ni was released on Aug 29, 2008 as the second track to the album of the same name.

The song was written, arranged, and performed by Akiko Shikata. This would serve as her first appearance in any Umineko work, and would establish her as being tied to the series, which she would support with years of music. The lyrics were written by Noriko Mitose and Wataru Hano. The song was recorded by Naoyuki Minami @ ZERO STUDIO and Akiko Shikata @ Studio Melomane, later to be mixed by Naoyuki Minami @ Rabbit Hole Studio. The sound editors were Tomoko Shinoda and Sho Aomi.

The instruments were played as follows:

Instrument	Artist
Electric Guitar	Hiroki Ito
Percussion	Marie Ooishi
Violin	Seiko Oonuki
Bouzouki	Koichiro Tashiro
Irish Bouzouki	Koichiro Tashiro

Video Releases[]

From Legend of the Golden Witch

From Turn of the Golden Witch

Umineko_No_Naku_Koro_Ni_Episode_4_-_Alliance_of_the_Golden_Witch_Opening

From Banquet of the Golden Witch and Alliance of the Golden Witch

100th video commemoration by yo-yu feat.works for Nocturne of Truth and Illusions

Lyrics[]

Original	Romaji	Translation
Né regole Né comandamenti Né ragione In altre parole: Imprevedibile Ma succede Cose spiacevoli succedono E io ne sono la causa Ancora non capisci? Niente di cui nutrirmi Mi fanno morire di fame Mi fanno morire Credendo di poter prevedere	Né regole Né comandamenti Né ragione In altre parole: Imprevedibile Ma succede Cose spiacevoli succedono E io ne sono la causa Ancora non capisci? Niente di cui nutrirmi Mi fanno morire di fame Mi fanno morire Credendo di poter prevedere	There are no rules There are no commandments There isn't even a purpose In other words: This is unpredictable Yet unpleasant things happen They happen one after the other And the cause of it all is me Do they still not understand? There's nothing to dine on I'm forced to starve to death I'm forced to die all because They believe they can foresee
夜を渡り逝く月に潮は高く満ちてうみねこのなく聲は不穏の雲を招く	Yo wo watari Yuku tsuki ni Shio wa takaku michite Umineko no naku koe wa Fuon no kumo wo maneku	Towards the moon that Cuts across the night, The tides rise ever taller The cries of the seagulls Beckon clouds of turbulence
黄金色の呪いと遺されし言葉とひめやかな微笑みは紅に滲む	Konjiki no noroi to Nokosareshi kotoba to Himeyaka na hohoemi wa Kurenai ni nijimu...	The golden curse, The words left unsaid, And the mysterious laughter— All become smeared with crimson...
閉ざされた眸で何を求めてる壊れたその欠片を集めてみても触れた指を零れる君に届かない飾られた虚実愛がなければ視えない	Tozasareta hitomi de Nani wo motometeru Kowareta sono kakera wo Atsumete mite mo Fureta yubi wo Koboreru Kimi ni todokanai Kazarareta kyojitsu Ai ga nakereba mienai	With closed eyes What is it that you seek? Even if you were to gather Those shattered fragments— They'll spill from the fingers That touch them And never reach you The embellished lies and truth— Without love, they cannot be seen
Senza amore, La verita non si vede	Senza amore, La verita non si vede	Without love, The truth cannot be seen

Original	Romaji	Translation
Il vento diviene bufera Infuriano i marosi *Il mare chiama* Mugghiando la maga Che ha vissuto mille anni *Ho tanto atteso* Questo giorno! *Ho tanto temuto* Questo giorno! Il destino, chi festeggerà? Oh Maga! Oh Maga! Che cosa mi annuncerai?	Il vento diviene bufera Infuriano i marosi *Il mare chiama* Mugghiando la maga Che ha vissuto mille anni *Ho tanto atteso* Questo giorno! *Ho tanto temuto* Questo giorno! Il destino, chi festeggerà? Oh Maga! Oh Maga! Che cosa mi annuncerai?	The wind becomes a storm They enrage the waves The sea calls, roaring To the witch who has lived For a millennium How I have longed For this day! How I have dreaded This day! Whom will destiny celebrate? Oh Witch! Oh Witch! What will you announce to me?
夜を渡り逝く月に潮は高く満ちてうみねこのなく聲は不穏の雲を招く	Yo wo watari Yuku tsuki ni Shio wa takaku michite Umineko no naku koe wa Fuon no kumo wo maneku	Towards the moon that Cuts across the night, The tides rise ever taller The cries of the seagulls Beckon clouds of turbulence
黄金色の呪いと遺されし言葉とひめやかな微笑みは紅に滲む	Konjiki no noroi to Nokosareshi kotoba to Himeyaka na hohoemi wa Kurenai ni nijimu...	The golden curse, The words left unsaid, And the mysterious laughter— All become smeared with crimson...
閉ざされた眸で何を求めてる壊れたその欠片を集めてみても触れた指を零れる君に届かない飾られた虚実愛がなければ視えない	Tozasareta hitomi de Nani wo motometeru Kowareta sono kakera wo Atsumete mite mo Fureta yubi wo Koboreru Kimi ni todokanai Kazarareta kyojitsu Ai ga nakereba mienai	With closed eyes What is it that you seek? Even if you were to gather Those shattered fragments— They'll spill from the fingers That touch them And never reach you The embellished lies and truth— Without love, they cannot be seen
Beatrice! Maga crudele! Di bellezza senza pari Beatrice! Oh! Di dolcezza capricciosa Mai potrò liberarmi Dal tuo incantesimo Se questa pena deve durare, Almeno una volta abbi pietà	Beatrice! Maga crudele! Di bellezza senza pari Beatrice! Oh! Di dolcezza capricciosa Mai potrò liberarmi Dal tuo incantesimo Se questa pena deve durare, Almeno una volta abbi pietà	Beatrice! Cruel Witch! Your beauty is unparalleled Beatrice! Oh! Your kindness is capricious I can never free myself From your spell If this punishment must last, At least have mercy this once!
舞い踊る蝶の翅夢と現行き交い降り止まぬ雨音は真実も嘘も隠す	Maiodoru chou no hane Yume to utsutsu yukikai Furiyamanu amaoto wa Makoto mo uso mo kakusu	The rondo of butterfly wings Flutter between dreams and reality The incessant patter of rain Hides both the truth and lies
開かれし宴と選ばれし羊と絡み合う憎しみが杯を満たす	Hirakareshi utage to Erabareshi hitsuji to Karamiau nikushimi ga Sakazuki wo mitasu	The banquet which has commenced, The chosen lamb, And the entangling hatred— Only serve to fill the wine glasses
囚われた世界で何を探してる許しあえる奇蹟を願っていても声は風に浚われ君に届かない繰り返す孤独愛がなければ消えない	Torawareta sekai de Nani wo sagashiteru Yurushiaeru Kiseki wo Negatte ite mo Koe wa kaze ni saraware Kimi ni todokanai Kurikaesu kodoku Ai ga nakereba kienai	Captive within this world, What are we looking for? Even if I were to keep wishing For a miracle Where we forgive each other— My voice shall be lost in the wind And will never reach you This repeating cycle of isolation— Without love, it will not vanish
寄せては返す喜び　哀しみ暗い夜半の海へ流そう涙も傷跡も全てが交じり合い偽りの君は闇の中へ	Yosete wa kaesu Yorokobi kanashimi Kurai yowa no umi e Nagasou Namida mo kizuato mo Subete ga majiriai Itsuwari no kimi wa Yami no naka e	They break and retreat like waves The joy and the sorrows Let's set them adrift into the sea, In the dark of midnight— The tears and the scars Everything blurs together And you, the liar, Fall into the darkness
Rumore di onde, La voce del mare Come un canto Ascoltando Sembra purificarsi La colpa commessa Mi culla dolcemente Il rumore delle onde Sereno mi addormento E ho sogni felici	Rumore di onde, La voce del mare Come un canto Ascoltando Sembra purificarsi La colpa commessa Mi culla dolcemente Il rumore delle onde Sereno mi addormento E ho sogni felici	The resounding waves, The voice of the sea Is almost like a song Listening to them Seems to purge My sinful deeds I am gently lulled By the sound of those waves Falling into a serene slumber, I have pleasant dreams
閉ざされた眸で (Cosa vedranno) 何を求めてる (Quegli occhi chiusi) 壊れたその欠片を (Pur raccogliendo) 集めてみても (I frammenti sparsi) 触れた指を (Cola dalle dita) 零れる (Che si toccano) 君に (Senza potersi) 届かない (Unire fino in fondo) 飾られた (False apparenze) 虚実 (Dissimulate) 愛がなければ (Senza amore) 視えない (Non si vede niente)	Tozasareta hitomi de (Cosa vedranno) Nani wo motometeru (Quegli occhi chiusi) Kowareta sono kakera wo (Pur raccogliendo) Atsumete mite mo (I frammenti sparsi) Fureta yubi wo (Cola dalle dita) Koboreru (Che si toccano) Kimi ni (Senza potersi) Todokanai (Unire fino in fondo) Kazarareta (False apparenze) Kyojitsu (Dissimulate) Ai ga nakereba (Senza amore) Mienai (Non si vede niente)	With closed eyes (What are you seeking) What is it that you seek? (With closed eyes?) Even if you were to gather (Though one may try to gather) Those shattered fragments— (The shattered fragments) They'll spill from the fingers (They shall spill from) That touch them (The hands that touch them) And never (Without ever being able) Reach you (To unite into one) The embellished (False appearances) Lies and truth— (In disguise)— Without love, (Without love, ) They cannot be seen (Nothing can be seen)
Senza amore, La verita non si vede	Senza amore, La verita non si vede	Without love, The truth cannot be seen

Translator's Note

The lyrics and translation are still pending in certain parts, so this section is currently incomplete

Italian	Translation
Né regole Né comandamenti Né ragione In altre parole: Imprevedibile Ma succede Cose spiacevoli succedono E io ne sono la causa Ancora non capisci? Niente di cui nutrirmi Mi fanno morire di fame Mi fanno morire Credendo di poter prevedere	No rules No commandments No purpose In other words: Unpredictable Yet they happen Unpleasant things happen And the cause of it all is me Do you still not understand? There's nothing to feast on They let me starve to death They let me die Believing they can foresee
Pagliacci, pagliacci impazzite in sogni dorati sulla scena bagnata di colpe Caricato l'orologio rotto anche stanotte si rialza il sipario della tragedia Su, tenendoci per mano danziamo in infinita disperazione aperto il catenaccio, verso una nuova gabbia fino alla fine di una notte che non avrà alba	Clowns, clowns Go crazy in golden dreams on the scene wet by sins Wind the broken clock tonight once again the curtain raises again on the tragedy So, let's hold each other hands and let's dance in endless desperation with the chain bolt unlocked, towards a new cage up until the end of a night that will have no dawn
Beatrice! Maga crudele! Di bellezza senza pari Beatrice! Oh! Di dolcezza capricciosa Mai potrò liberarmi Dal tuo incantesimo Se questa pena deve durare, Almeno una volta abbi pietà	Beatrice! Cruel Witch! Your beauty is unparalleled Beatrice! Oh! Your kindness is capricious I can never free myself From your spell If this punishment must last, At least have mercy once!
Notte del giudizio In cui ogni cosa è ridotta in cenere L'afflizione delle offerte sacrificali sarà avvolta Nelle fiamme del purgatorio	Judgement Night Where everything turns into dust The affliction of the sacrificial offerings will be engulfed In Purgatory's flames.
Piena di pianto è l'isola cupa e deserta sul suolo si riversa inesauribile tristezza Più volte s'attraversa il dedalo della disperazione aperta la porta sbarrata, ride la verità Piena di pianto è l'isola cupa e deserta	Full of weeping is The deserted and gloomy island on the ground it pours, the unending sadness Many times we go through the maze of desperation opened up the locked door, the truth cackles. Full of weeping is the gloomy and deserted island
Miscuglio d'amore e odio s'alza stanotte il sipario d'una nuova commedia	A mix of love and hatred Tonight the curtain raises on a new Comedy
Notte del giudizio (Piena di pianto è) in cui ogni cosa (l'isola cupa e deserta) è ridotta () in cenere () L'afflizione delle offerte (Numerose le trappole) sacrificali (già predisposte) sarà avvolta (Il segreto delle streghe) Nelle fiamme del purgatorio (rimarrà tale)	Judgement night (Full of weeping is) when everything (the gloomy and deserted island) turns () into dust () The affliction of the sacrificial (Numerous traps) offerings (have been already laid out) will be engulfed (The witches' secret) By Purgatory's Flames (will remain as it is)
Su, affondate le unghie! Fino a farle cadere su, piangete e urlate! Fino a perdere la voce su, fuggite! Fino a perdere il respiro Sull' isola arsa dalla malvagità	Go on, sink your nails! So much that they fall off Go on, weep and scream! So much that you'll lose your voice Go on, run! So much that you'll run out of breath On the island burned by evil
Né regole Né comandamenti Né ragione In altre parole: Imprevedibile Ma succede Cose spiacevoli succedono E io ne sono la causa Né regole Né comandamenti Né ragione In altre parole: La causa	No rules No commandments No purpose In other words: Unpredictable Yet they happen Unpleasant things happen And the cause of it all is me No rules No commandments No purpose In other words: The cause is...

Trivia[]

The Game OP of the song doesn't have an official release and is a mixture of the original Umineko no Naku Koro ni and its rendition with Italian lyrics, Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Rengoku~.

External Links[]

VGMdb

Translation:

Meera Malhotra
JackLemon77 (Rengoku Italian Lyrics)