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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Opening theme to (what else?) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Shimamiya Eiko

イアネラレギ...
Ianeraregin...
Yawa nur t'nac uoy...*

振り向いた　その後ろの　正面だれ？
Furimuita sono ushiro no shoumen dare?
You turn around, and whose face do you see behind you?
暗闇に　爪を立てて　夜を引き裂いた
Kurayami ni tsume wo tatete yoru wo hikisaita
In the darkness, you raise your claws and rip the night to shreds

雨だれは血のしずくとなって頬を つたい落ちる
Amedare wa chi no shizuku to natte hoho wo tsutaiochiru
Raindrops turn to drops of blood and run along my cheeks
もうどこにも帰る場所が無いなら
Mou doko ni mo kaeru basho ga nai nara
If I no longer have a place to go home to

この指止まれ　私の指に
Kono yubi tomare watashi no yubi ni
If you stop on this finger, my finger
その指ごと　連れてってあげる
Sono yubigoto tsuretette ageru
I'll take each and every one of your fingers away
ひぐらしが鳴く 開かずの森へ
Higurashi ga naku akazu no mori e
The cicadas cry in the forbidden forest
後戻りは　もう出来ない
Atomodori wa mou dekinai
You can't turn back anymore

ひとりずつ　消されてゆく　蒼い炎
Hitori zutsu kesarete yuku aoi honoo**
One by one, the blue flames disappear
暗闇の　その向うに　朝はもう来ない
Kurayami no sono mukou ni asa wa mou konai
Beyond the pitch darkness, the morning will no longer come

鏡の中で　蠢き伸ばしてくる　無数の手で
Kagami no naka de ugomeki nobashite kuru musuu no te de
Countless hands writhe and stretch within the mirror
さぁ　誰かをここへ誘いなさい
Saa dareka wo koko e izanainasai
Come on, lure someone here

鬼さんこちら　手の鳴るほうへ
Oni-san kochira te no naru hou e
Oh, Mr. Demon, come out come out wherever you are***
どんなに逃げても　捕まえてあげる
Donna ni nigetemo tsukamaete ageru
No matter how hard you try to run away, I'll catch you
ひぐらしが鳴く　けもの道から
Higurashi ga naku kemono michi kara
With the cicadas crying, I can no longer hear
聞こえていた声はもう無い…
Kikoete ita koe wa mou nai...
The voice I heard from the animal trail

この指止まれ　私の指に
Kono yubi tomare watashi no yubi ni
If you stop on this finger, my finger
その指ごと　連れてってあげる
Sono yubigoto tsuretette ageru
I'll take away each and every one of your fingers
ひぐらしが鳴く 開かずの森へ
Higurashi ga naku akazu no mori e
The cicadas cry in the forbidden forest
後戻りは　もう出来ない
Atomodori wa mou dekinai
You can't turn back anymore

鬼さんこちら　手の鳴るほうへ
Oni-san kochira te no naru hou e
Oh, Mr. Demon, come out come out wherever you are***
どんなに逃げても　捕まえてあげる
Donna ni nigetemo tsukamaete ageru
No matter how hard you try to run away, I'll catch you
ひぐらしが鳴く　けもの道から
Higurashi ga naku kemono michi kara
With the cicadas crying, I can't hear
聞こえていた声はもう無い…
Kikoete ita koe wa mou nai...
The voice I heard from the animal trail...

*Hint hint: This line is read backwards
**An added note of translation is that "Hitori" is a people counter meaning "one person." Also, blue flames are often used by the Japanese as the appearance of departed souls. Given that, it's likely that the blue flames mentioned here are ghosts. I couldn't figure out how to add it into the direct translation, but wanted to make a note of it.
***The line actually translates to, "Mr. Demon, come this way to where my hands clap." This is a cultural reference to a children's game called "Oni" (or "Demon" wink , in which one child (the oni) is blindfolded and must find the other children by following the sound of their clapping hands. I tried to replace it with a line in English that got the same idea across.