Chikai (Song)

Chikai 誓い
Information
Album	Chikai
Artist	Eiko Shimamiya
Composer	Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Arrangement	Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki
Track Length	4:41
Opening Theme for	Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai

Chikai (誓い, Vow) is the theme song for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai. It is sung by Eiko Shimamiya.

Lyrics

Kanji	Romaji	Translated
やまない雨が 微熱を孕む 痛みの中で 「いやだ いやだ これじゃない」って でもね‥‥ワ カ ッ テ タ でもね‥‥キ モ チ イ イ 私 可哀想な自分が好きなんだ	Yamanai ame ga binetsu o haramu Itami no naka de “iya da iya da kore ja nai” tte Demo ne….wa ka t te ta Demo ne….ki mo chi i i Watashi kawaisou na jibun ga suki nanda	The unceasing rain carries a subtle heat Within the pain, I say, “No, no, this isn’t it” But…I knew But…it felt good I like the pitiful me
激しい雨は上がり 誓いの虹がかかる 生まれ変われた時 君がまたそばにいてくれたら 時計の針が二度と 過去に戻らぬように 濡れたアスファルトに叩きつければ 銃声のような F i n a l	Hageshii ame wa agari chikai no niji ga kakaru Umarekawareta toki kimi ga mata soba ni ite kuretara Tokei no hari ga nido to kako ni modoranu you ni Nureta asufaruto ni tatakitsukereba Juusei no you na F i n a l	The fierce rain ends and the promised rainbow appears If you’ll be by my side again when you’re reborn So that the needles of the clock won’t ever return to the past When it beats down on the soaked asphalt The F i n a l sounds like gunshots
無数の傷が 思い出を乞う 痛みは叫ぶ 「決して忘れないでいて」って でもね‥‥タ イ ム リ ミ ッ ト もうね‥‥ツ カ レ タ ヨ 私 悲しみは誰にも引き渡さない!	Musuu no kizu ga omoide o kou Itami wa sakebu “kesshite wasurenaide ite” tte Demo ne….ta i mu ri mi t to Mou ne….tsu ka re ta yo Watashi kanashimi wa dare ni mo hikiwatasanai!	Countless wounds beg for recollections The pain yells, “Please don’t ever forget” But…time limit Already…I’m tired I won’t hand over the sadness to anyone!
握りしめた手を手が 誓いの証だから 信じること 受け取ること はじめて知る気がした 雷鳴は空のはて 遠すぎて聞こえない 今は君のむくもりだけ感じて 目を閉じれば F i n a l	Nigirishimeta te to te ga chikai no akashi da kara Shinjiru koto uketoru koto hajimete shiru ki ga shita Raimei wa sora no hate toosugite kikoenai Ima wa kimi no nukumori dake kanjite Me o tojireba F i n a l	Because our hands gripped together are the proof of our vow I felt that for the first time, I knew about believing and accepting The thunder is at the sky’s edge, too far away to be heard Now I just feel your warmth When I close my eyes, it’s the F i n a l
だれが 罪と罰を人に与えたの? 支配者はどこにもいない 感情の奴隷でいたいだけ	Dare ga tsumi to batsu o hito ni ataeta no? Shihaisha wa doko ni mo inai Kanjou no dorei de itai dake	Who bestowed crimes and punishments upon people? Dictators don’t exist anywhere There only exist slaves to emotions
誰かのせいにすれば 楽に生きられるから 私 いつも被害者だけ演じては泣いていたよ	Dareka no sei ni sureba raku ni ikirareru kara Watashi itsumo higaisha dake enjite wa naite ita yo	Because I’m able to live comfortably when I put the blame on someone else I always just played the role of the victim and cried afterwards
乱反射したままで 動けなくなる夢に どうか君が命を吹き込んで欲しい 永遠のような F i n a l	Ranhanshashita mama de ugokenaku naru yume ni Douka kimi ga inochi o fukikonde hoshii Eien no you na F i n a l	In a dream that becomes immovable while it is reflected diffusely Please, I want you to breathe life into me An eternity-like F i n a l
そしてまた	Soshite mata	And again we’ll…

Sources

Atashi - Words of Songs