Unmei no Wa (song)

For the album, please refer WHEEL OF FORTUNE / Eiko Shimamiya

Unmei no Wa (運命の輪, lit. Wheel of Fortune) is the opening for the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2008 live action movie adaptation. It was performed by Eiko Shimamiya and was written by Shimamiya herself. A titular single featuring the full version was released on 16th April, 2008; alongside the ending credits song for the same movie.

Video Releases[]

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Lyrics[]

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
帰りみちの無いけものみちに迷い込みどこかで見た夢思い出すデジャブ	Kaerimichi no nai Kemonomichi ni mayoikomi Doko ka de mita yume Omoidasu dejabu	Without a way back home I wander onto an animal trail A dream I've seen somewhere; A deja vu of recollection
通りゃんせ通りゃんせ行きはよいよいこのみち帰りは怖い	Tooryanse tooryanse^[1] Iki wa yoi yoi Kono michi kaeri wa kowai	You may pass, you may pass Setting foot is okay, okay... Yet going back this way will be scary
あぁ・・・ここで生まれてここで果てるの? 何度あがいて逆らっても誰も逃れられない運命の輪はひぐらしがなく頃回りだすよ	Aa... Koko de umarete Koko de hateru no? Nando agaite Sakaratte mo Dare mo... Nogarerarenai Unmei no wa^[2] wa Higurashi ga naku koro Mawaridasu yo	Ah... Are we born here; Only to perish here? Even if you were to flail Or try to disobey, again and again; Nobody... May break free from The wheel of fortune When the cicadas cry, It shall begin to spin

Kanji	Romaji	Translation
帰りみちの無いけものみちに迷い込みどこかで見た夢思い出すデジャブ	Kaerimichi no nai Kemonomichi ni mayoikomi Doko ka de mita yume Omoidasu dejabu	Without a way back home I wander onto an animal trail A dream I've seen somewhere; A deja vu of recollection
通りゃんせ通りゃんせ行きはよいよいこのみち帰りは怖い	Tooryanse tooryanse^[1] Iki wa yoi yoi Kono michi kaeri wa kowai	You may pass, you may pass Setting foot is okay, okay... Yet going back this way will be scary
あぁ・・・ここで生まれてここで果てるの? 何度あがいて逆らっても誰も逃れられない運命の輪はひぐらしがなく頃回りだすよ	Aa... Koko de umarete Koko de hateru no? Nando agaite Sakaratte mo Dare mo... Nogarerarenai Unmei no wa^[2] wa Higurashi ga naku koro Mawaridasu yo	Ah... Are we born here Only to perish here? Even if you were to flail Or try to disobey, again and again; Nobody... May break free from The wheel of fortune When the cicadas cry, It shall begin to spin
穴のあいた目が見つめ立ちつくしている永遠に眠る子守唄を聴いて	Ana no aita me ga Mitsume tachitsukushite iru Eien ni nemuru Komoriuta wo kiite	Eyes that have hollowed Continue to stare, rooted in place Eternal slumber Lost in a lullaby
坊やよい子だねんねんころりよ断末魔も夢の中	Bouya yoi ko da, Nennen korori yo^[3] Danmatsuma mo yume no naka	Little boy, so sweet Sleep ever so soundly May even your death throes Remain within a dream
あぁ・・・ここで生まれてここで果てるの? 何度あがいて逆らっても誰も逃れられない運命の輪はひぐらしがなく頃回りだすよ	Aa... Koko de umarete Koko de hateru no? Nando agaite Sakaratte mo Dare mo... Nogarerarenai Unmei no wa wa Higurashi ga naku koro Mawaridasu yo	Ah... Are we born here Only to perish here? Even if you were to flail Or try to disobey, again and again; Nobody... May break free from The wheel of fortune When the cicadas cry, It shall begin to spin
通りゃんせ通りゃんせ行きはよいよいこのみち帰りは怖い	Tooryanse tooryanse Iki wa yoi yoi Kono michi kaeri wa kowai	You may pass, you may pass Setting foot is okay, okay... Yet going back this way will be scary
あぁ・・・ここで生まれてここで果てるの? 何度あがいて逆らっても誰も逃れられない運命の輪はひぐらしがなく頃回りだすよ	Aa... Koko de umarete Koko de hateru no? Nando agaite Sakaratte mo Dare mo... Nogarerarenai Unmei no wa wa Higurashi ga naku koro Mawaridasu yo	Ah... Are we born here Only to perish here? Even if you were to flail Or try to disobey, again and again; Nobody... May break free from The wheel of fortune When the cicadas cry, It shall begin to spin
轟き叫ぶ空幽玄の戸が開きさぁ次は誰の番? 人身御供の悲しい唇が歌うよ今度こそ明けない夜を切り裂いて	Todoroki sakebu sora Yuugen^[4] no to ga hiraki Saa, tsugi wa dare no ban? Hitomigokuu no kanashii Kuchibiru ga utau yo Kondo koso Akenai yoru wo Kirisaite	The sky rumbles and howls in unrest The door to a tranquil allure parts open Well then, whose turn shall it be next? The aggrieved lips of the scarified victim; Woefully they sing— The next time for sure, Tear apart this unyielding night Into shreds

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tooryanse ( (通(とお))りゃんせ, lit. 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; Nageki no Mori 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Unmei no Wa (運命の輪(うんめい　　わ), lit. Wheel of Fortune) is a metaphor for the fickle nature of fate. It is often depicted as a wheel of the sort used in watermills and seen being spun by the Roman Goddess Fortuna who turns the wheel at random.
↑ Bouya yoi ko da, nennen korori yo (坊やよい子だ、ねんねんころりよ, lit. You're a good boy, sleep tight): is a line from The Edo Lullaby (江戸子守唄(えどこもりうた), Edo Komori Uta); which is a traditional Japanese cradle song originating from Edo. The Edo Lullaby also makes an appearance in Yumeutsushi from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira as a crucial plot point.
↑ Yuugen (幽玄(ゆうげん), lit. Tranquil Darkness) is a concept of Japanese aesthetics which emphasizes the "profound beauty found within mystery" and "the sad beauty of human suffering". The exact translation of the term depends on the context of usage.

External Links[]

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Translation: Meera Malhotra

[t-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tooryanse ( (通(とお))りゃんせ, lit. 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; Nageki no Mori 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.

[u-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Unmei no Wa (運命の輪(うんめい　　わ), lit. Wheel of Fortune) is a metaphor for the fickle nature of fate. It is often depicted as a wheel of the sort used in watermills and seen being spun by the Roman Goddess Fortuna who turns the wheel at random.

[n-3] Bouya yoi ko da, nennen korori yo (坊やよい子だ、ねんねんころりよ, lit. You're a good boy, sleep tight): is a line from The Edo Lullaby (江戸子守唄(えどこもりうた), Edo Komori Uta); which is a traditional Japanese cradle song originating from Edo. The Edo Lullaby also makes an appearance in Yumeutsushi from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira as a crucial plot point.

[y-4] Yuugen (幽玄(ゆうげん), lit. Tranquil Darkness) is a concept of Japanese aesthetics which emphasizes the "profound beauty found within mystery" and "the sad beauty of human suffering". The exact translation of the term depends on the context of usage.

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