Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Akiko Shikata
When the Seagulls Cry
The wind turns into a storm
The waves are raging
The sea calls, roaring for the Witch who has lived a thousand years
I've waited so long for this day!
I've feared this day for so long!
Fate, who will celebrate?
Oh Witch! Oh Witch!
What will you announce to me?
As the moon crosses the sky, the tide rises high
The cry of the seagulls beckons the clouds of chaos
The golden curse and the words left behind
A princess's gentle smile blurs into crimson
With closed eyes, what are you seeking?
Even if I gather the shattered pieces
Your fingers that touched me won't reach you
If the adorned truth has no love, it can't be seen
Beatrice! Cruel Witch!
Of unparalleled beauty
Beatrice! Oh! Of sweet caprice
I can never free myself from your spell
If this pain must last, at least have mercy once
The wings of the dancing butterfly, a dream and reality intertwine
The unending sound of rain hides both truth and lies
In the opened feast and the chosen lamb
The entwined hatred fills the cup
In this captured world, what are you searching for?
Even if I wish for a miracle that can forgive
My voice won't reach you, carried away by the wind
If the repeating loneliness has no love, it won't fade
Joy and sorrow come and go
Let's flow into the dark sea of the night
Tears and scars all mix together
The false you goes into the darkness
The sound of waves. The voice of the sea like a song
Listening, it seems to purify the guilt committed
The sound of the waves gently cradles me
I fall asleep peacefully and have happy dreams
With closed eyes, what are you seeking?
Even if I gather the shattered pieces
Your fingers that touched me won't reach you
If the adorned truth has no love, it can't be seen
What will those closed eyes see?
While gathering the scattered fragments
It drips from the touching fingers
Unable to unite completely
False appearances concealed
Without love, nothing can be seen
Without love, the truth can't be seen.