lyrics translation. 'This silence is mine' by Onitsuka Chihiro

A wonderful, wonderful song. So slow, so heartrending, so mad...

Japanese

私に見えるのは
遠い遠い過去の渕
私に見えるのは
ひどくひどく凍えた眼(ひとみ)
私に見えるのは
そっと覚醒(めざめ)た羊の夢
私に私に見えるのは

雑音の狭間　揺り籠
誰にもこの肌には届かない
雑音の狭間　揺り籠
緋の跡

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
沈黙の最中(さなか)よ

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence
Silence… silence…

私が祈るとき
それは熱を帯びる
私が叫ぶとき
それは、それは声を奪う
私が生きるとき
それは乱れ舞い放つの如く

This tattoo
This, this screw
This heartbeat
灯りと正義よ

Where is my gear?
Where, where is my choir?
Where is, where is my heartbeat?
This silence, this silence…

哀しみを捨てて
心を失って
思いを犯して
先に行ければ　ああ　それでいい
身体(からだ)が囁く　囁く
囁く　囁く　
囁く
(your symphony is never-ending)

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
沈黙の最中(さなか)よ

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is, where is, heart, heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence

This silence is mine


Translation

What I see
Is the abyss of the remote, remote past
What I see
Are the deeply, deeply frozen eyes
What I see
Is the dream of a lamb that just opened its eyes
What I, what I
See

Between the noises – a cradle
Nobody can reach this skin
Between the noises – a cradle
Traces of scarlet

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
Oh, in the midst of silence

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence
Silence… silence…

When I pray
Is the time when I am wrapped in heat
When I scream
Is the time when I take [one's] voice [from him]

This tattoo
This, this screw
This heartbeat
Oh, light and justice

Where is my gear?
Where, where is my choir?
Where is, where is my heartbeat?
This silence, this silence…

Giving up sadness,
Losing heart,
Killing feelings,
It’s all right if I just move on
My body whispers, whispers
Whispers, whispers
Whispers
(your symphony is never-ending)

This tattoo
This, this preview
This heartbeat
Oh, in the midst of silence

Where is my gear?
Where, where are my stairs?
Where is, where is, heart, heartbeat?
This silence is mine
This, this silence

This silence is mine

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It becomes absolutely obvious when you know that Onitsuka's 'inori ga...' is an OST to a horror film. The veil of mysteriousness falls down. In case of 'Silence' it's important to know that it's an OST to Drakengard, where the dragons are said to give the characters special power in exchange for their voices, hence the 'I take voice' line.

fits perfectly. Zanzarah and a lake

I don't know what you think of when you see this photo, but for me there is one melody that comes to mind.
Sony World Photography Awards, the winner for Finland

黒白～忘れじの水底から～ ~ 365 yen for a few cute phrases by Okamoto

and 200 more for additional scenarios...
well yes I was attracted by Okamoto voicing the main character, but I would not really spend any money on a game if it were simply for this. just the other day I discovered the charm of live2d animation and was interested in how a visual novel would change with this innovation

graphics

oh yes it really changed. I would exaggerate if I said it is absolutely different, but the movements of the characters were pretty smooth and realistic. I might get bored very soon with this, but 'tis true that it livens up the atmosphere

unlike the live2d elements, most stills were just... just awful. not all of them, actually, approximately a half of them were good, but some of the most important ones were a huge disappointment. you see, when I look at this

I have the will to play. and when I seee CGs like this

I feel 'twas not in vain. however when I finally arrive at the necessary happy ending and see this...

'tis somehow... disappointing, you know

story and characters

as simple as 'tis necessary for a 'game aimed at young girls'. on the other hand, this is at least more interesting that numerous 'school-life' scenarios
in order not to forget my full recognition of the fact that otome-games are only a profitable way of entertainment, I have the habit of naming my character like this

both Афоня & Марфа names come from one day when me and my friends were fooling around, as always. oh, Marfa - that is, Martha - is the heroine's name, and Afonya - short from Athanasius - is the name of this cute creature

I actually made it through all the routes and 'conquered' all the characters but apart from the main 'prince' I was not interested in anyone so I skipped most of the scenarios... >____< however, they seemed good to me from what I could gain out of my speedy reading

seiyuus
like I said, I started playing for the sake of hearing Okamoto. to be honest, there are only 4 characters so 'tis not a masterpiece with a wide system of relationship or abundance of voices. however, all the 4 were pretty good. I would say at least none of them was trivial

conclusion
not bad for its price. I mean, I I am willing to pay this amount for a game like this. prices of games for PC and PSP scare me! the cheapest for 1,5k yen, usual - 4,5k yen, some 6k or even twice bigger. if I were a gamer and had any interest in the playing process itself I might feel otherwise, but I am a perfectly sober user and I understand completely what are my primary interests. and I am not ready to pay that much for one more opportunity of hearing my favourite seiyuus' voices in roles equally possible to be likeable or not with a few things really depending on me

p. s.
do you know the meaning of the game's name? 'kokuhaku' is written in katakana. its usual meaning would be 'confession' (of feelings), but the kanji used are 'black' and 'white', which together form the same reading. this refers to the main characters' names - Kurotsuki and Shirotsuki - Black and White Moon. I wonder why the creators named them like this if they are
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Masters of the Underwater Kingdom?
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