Fun fact for those who don't know - at 3:17 you can hear the phrase "nigerarenainda" (逃げられないんだ = there's no escape), which is just the mysterious chant "hanni hara hare hi" at the beggining of the 1st opening listened in reverse :)
I think there's a lot of backmasking in Eiko Shimamiya's music. I always thought everyone could auto hear it, but I've learned not. It's a shame she's not still around to produce more, really. I loved the complexity and way minor melodies switch and harmonize. This was an excellent cover 👌
3:51 That there's an image. "I still believe you can't be a flower of hell" paired with silhouette of Hanyuu forgiving Takano after all her other allies have abandoned her. That makes the song about saving Takano herself from the madness she created as much everyone else. I kind of love that take on this song.
I still remember how OBSESSED I was with this song after watching this season of Higurashi, the meaning tying so well with the story. And you managed to replicate that same feeling I got from the first time I listened to it.
@@alex_zetsu as a newer anime fan, I'm glad I found higurashi through mario the music box 1-2 years ago and not gou last october. gou was pretty mediocre, and there were already enough ways to put the pieces together that umineko is connected to higurashi. the visual novels (which I'm currently reading watanagashi) is so much better than the deen adaptation. same goes for umineko, although I've only read the manga, and I bet the vn is twice as good as the manga. i would have been watching weekly pokemon journeys and my hero academia without mario the music box. now i check out anything that looks good, so far, inuyasha, akatsuki no yona, gosick, the fate franchise, muv-luv alternative (anime), and elfen lied (manga). Thanks Ryukishi, you got me addicted to visual novels.
Thankfully humans are instinctualy geared to match and transfer emotions. So it was probably the easy part because as one practices they naturally mimic it.
Yes and no. They have to be similar enough to convey the same feelings. If i listen to remakes and remixes of songs i love they can still feel out of place if the voice seems unfitting.
i don't know if anyone mentioned it before, but I love how the last 8 images reflect their respective chapters. Chapter 1 - our introduction to Keiichi. Chapter 2 - Shion's introduction as Mion's surpise twin sister. Chapter 3 - Keiichi protecting Satoko. Chapter 4 - Rika's first meeting with Akasaka at the bus stop. Chapter 5 - Shion and Satoshi's tragic relationship. Chapter 6 - Keiichi and Rena's fight on top of the school. Chapter 7 - Rika learning that fate can be broken by Keiichi. And finally Chapter 8 - Everyone get's a happy ending. Absolutely incredible
@@hanasong364 If you are referring to Saikoroshi, it's more of a short epilogue, hence why it's not called Chapter 9. I mean don't get me wrong, I love it, Higurashi is literally my most favorite series ever, specifically the VN is. But, for me at least, Chapter 8 is the perfect ending and everything else is just cool fan service with a few exceptions
@@hanasong364 Gou and Sotsu (parts 1 and 2 of the new series) are exceptions though for the worst. Tbh I kinda hate them, especially Sotsu for what they did to Higurashi. By sidelining important characters, going against the themes of the og, the character assassination of one of my favorite characters and the most unnecessary redemption arc in all of anime. They kind of fail as a concept too because Higurashi had an ending, one of the very best I've seen for any piece of fiction. So trying to make a sequel just doesn't work because it ended. The sad thing is it has some genuinely good scenes, all the ops and eds are amazing, the ed for the latter half of Gou might actually be my favorite ed in all of anime, and the Animation completely stomps Deen's work on og Higurashi in terms of quality. But overall, it's just a mess and it makes me depressed to remember it exists. At the very least it's better than Umineko's anime, but that's not really saying much.
Yeah I played Persona 5 and then immediately after picked up Higurashi after learning VNs are what I needed in my life. Really powerful works it had an effect on me.
@@miin-fengchang2545 agreed but I was thinking since SOTSU ended it would be the next to get a cover since it's more relevant then season 2. Still an amazing cover tho
Higurashi is such a emotional roller coaster of an anime. Yes it's horror, and there is blood and gore. But there is so much to it. I felt such an mental attachment to all the awaome charachters
You took the words right out of my mouth. By the way, AmaLee did an amazing job of recapturing the original feel and tone of this song from the original Japanese version. It's spot on.
I remember watching this anime as a kid back in 2007 lol The internet was less restrictive back then so kids saw some pretty messed up and scaring animes xD
@@rulersymphony I'm like halfway through Episode 8. This is the 3rd time in the last four years where I've put off getting a job to play VNs. Probably going to play Saya No Uta next. =/ the ride never ends. I need to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride so I can get a job.
I cannot express how AMAZING this song is! All the emotion and depth I felt when I first heard it came rushing back, and I didn't realize how much it would affect me. Seriously, you and everyone who helped bring this song to us are phenomenal! I've had it on repeat for the last few days and I'm definitely gonna buy it so I can listen to it while I exercise! Thanks for putting so much into this! Can't wait to see what your original album is like too! I'm so psyched for it! Keep up the great work!
KAI was good till the "Home Alone Victory" with zero casualties which considering all the pain, death and suffering the crew experienced felt cheap and forced (unless Featherine deliberately let them win) and the only way that could realistically happen in my mind is like in GOU; Takano has to switch sides then set the Mountain Dogs up to be ambushed. I also didn't like SOTSU's ending which has also been compared uncharitably to the "Congratulations" Ending of Evangelion, I don't think it's quite that bad and I liked it a Tiny bit better then KAI (not saying much) but at least we got a Tiny number of answers out of it; LambaDelta Murdering Satoko was a genuine surprise and Hanyuu and Featherine being definitively confirmed as two distinctly separate yet connected entities was nice. But there should have Been MORE; SO many threads left dangling, the Hanyuu/Featherine fight was Way too short, Hell putting in some appropriate Umineko music (like Lastendconductor or such) for the "DBZ" fight with Rika and Satoko would have SINGLE Handedly saved it. But perhaps we expected too much from a 25 person studio like Passione which clearly ran out of money at some point (as evidenced by blatant animation copy pasting and only 15 episodes).
Im rewatching higurashi since i watch it with friend of mine who discovers the plot for the first time. Each week end it is a blessing to see him trying to unlock the mystery after each episode
I just rewatched it last year when Gou finished I'm gonna rewatxh it this year again since now I had the series (season 1,2 and the OVA where Rikas parents didn't die and her mother was the reincarnation of Hanyuu not Rika
Out of all the "Higurashi When They Cry" openings. This one is my number one favorite opening and you did a beautiful and brilliant job on this song. I'm left speechless by how perfectly your voice fits this song 🎧😭🌠✨🌌
@@davidmg56 There weren't that many covers of this song. The only good one I found was a reupload of Rikachuu's cover that I kept ua-cam.com/video/YLyb_w3hLzQ/v-deo.html
Come now and let us forget The future just ahead Soon now before our whole world bathes in blood again Like how the wind curls around The calm just before the storm I take it that too is a sign Break away, escape Break away, escape From this path that we've made and this wicked fate I still believe that you can't be A flower of hell You're not meant for this place Don't you blossom here Don't you blossom here Every step is a trap So easily ensnared The shards of time are flying by now Without a single sound Ayi ayi ooh Ayi ayi Who's that? Who's grasping my hand and holding to it tight? Who's that caressing my hair? A touch so soft and light The sprouts that were crying out Their sorrow the saddest song I take it that too is a sign Fly away, don't wait Fly away, don't wait Don't fall under the weight of the wheels of fate I still believe that you can't be A flower of hell You're not meant for this place Don't you dare grow here Don't you dare grow here Don't you leave any seeds Or sow anymore tears The everchanging karma sprouting Repeating once again Break away, escape Break away, escape From this path that we've made and this wicked fate I still believe that you can't be a flower of hell You're not meant for this place Don't you blossom here Don't you blossom here Every step is a trap So easily ensnared The shards of time are flying by now Without a single sound Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Brb, putting this into my playlist. You have no idea how long I've waited for you to do a cover of this! I am screaming! Awesome!! As always, your voice is heavenly, great job!
this video is so good. the way you added the same animation of rika running away right when it does it in the opening. that animation of her running with that part of the song is like, integral to the feeling of this song
I almost never leave comments under videos, but this time I want to speak up. I've been listening to your covers for almost 4 years now, through them I've been trying to learn how to sing and improving my English reading skills. I have listened to most of your covers hundreds of times and each time was like new to me. This is my favorite openning from my most favorite anime. I just wanted to say that your voice is beautiful and incomparable. It always inspires me and I enjoy each and every one of your covers, because they are all excellent to me. For me you will always be the best foreign performer. Thank you for your hard work and for your voice! I will look forward to your new covers. You are the best! Maybe all of the above will seem crazy to some and they will think I'm a fool, but I always wanted to write this. Thanks again for your work and for your beautiful voice. Greetings from Ukraine! Edit: Lyrics Come now and let us forget The future just ahead Soon now before our whole world bathes in blood again Like how the wind curls around The calm just before the storm I take it that too is a sign Break away, escape Break away, escape From this path that we've made and this wicked fate I still believe that you can't be A flower of hell You're not meant for this place Don't you blossom here Don't you blossom here Every step is a trap So easily ensnared The shards of time are flying by now Without a single sound Ayi ayi ooh Ayi ayi Who's that? Who's grasping my hand and holding to it tight? Who's that caressing my hair? A touch so soft and light The sprouts that were crying out Their sorrow the saddest song I take it that too is a sign Fly away, don't wait Fly away, don't wait Don't fall under the weight of the wheels of fate I still believe that you can't be A flower of hell You're not meant for this place Don't you dare grow here Don't you dare grow here Don't you leave any seeds Or sow anymore tears The everchanging karma sprouting Repeating once again Break away, escape Break away, escape From this path that we've made and this wicked fate I still believe that you can't be a flower of hell You're not meant for this place Don't you blossom here Don't you blossom here Every step is a trap So easily ensnared The shards of time are flying by now Without a single sound Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...
Thank you Amalee- I showed my Mom this song (and Weight of the world, sung by you of course) and she cried in response to both of them. It's cause of you that I'm able to become even more close with her than I am now! I know it's very unlikely you'll ever see this, but thank you so much for making this!
This has been one of my favorite OPs since the very beginning of my Weeb journey. This OP got me INTO anime. I so, so happy to hear you sing this. Thank you.
Absolutely breathtaking. With Higurashi being one of my all time favorite anime, it’s only natural this cover would give me chills. Wonderful job from all involved. I especially live the silhouettes; how they hint at scenes all-too familiar to fans, without spoiling anything for potential newcomers.
this is so weirdly nostalgic to see coming back again and again, especially after happening upon the 2.0 debut of your model. i followed your work back in the day and although i never got into the vtuber stuff, i'm so proud you're still going at these english translyrics. your uta voice is out of this world!!! and your voice here is beyond smooth and is incredibly gorgeous. i can't believe how much you've grown, and even back then i was always almost constantly terrified of you, christina vee, and adriasaurus. others too, but the Big Three or Four really caught me, and having been attempting the same shit, i was overwhelmed and assumed there was no place for me. why bother being my own monarch when the valkyrie knights are accomplishing everything anyway? i got onto youtube around the time i had watched this show, and i'm pretty sure i used a cover of this i sang at like 12-13 for one of the Gendou Anime Idol submissions. never went far. still haven't gone far. but ironically, i used to go by 'ashley' and then ended up cutting out the 'ley' to go with 'ash'. so from someone who's been going through a similar growing process, both in name and shadow growth, i really hope you continue to succeed and shine, along with all of these incredible new faces that have shot into stardom. but really. i remember the old days -- the REALLY old ones. the songs we unlisted or, at worst, downloaded and lost somewhere because we were just that embarrassed. and now we're here, metamorphosised. i mean, you're obviously HERE HERE and i am but a simple small channel. but it really strikes me. i'm coming from your debut of 2.0 like i said, so i had to ponder for a moment. the lore really got to me. anyway. you're probably well past the point of seeing these, but good luck to you, and may you keep grow grow grow growing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I realize something, ever since NateWantsToBattle hasn't do all female songs just because ama Lee was a god of all female songs, Nate hasn't do Homura or blue bird, I mean......Dima Lancaster has so many female songs more than Nate's
I never really watched anything beyond Kai but I was hooked after watching the first episode and I LOVED the OP for both. The covers that you did for the first OP and this one are both amazing and I'm happy to have listened.
ahhh!! i can't even express how happy this makes me bcus i literally just finished rewatching kai last week and have been jamming to the original version of this song everyday since lol. incredible as usual!!
Beautiful! My best friend and I just finished the new season. I can’t wait for your cover of analogy. This song always makes me emotional, and I’m not one to get emotional easily.
Man, my dream is to have a few wonderful people like them as my friends... must be amazing! Higurashi is still one of my all time favorite ... it's just too good...
Because the lyrics aren't in the description, I'm writing them myself. Come now, and let us forget, the future just ahead. Soon now, before our whole world, bathes in blood again. Like how, the wild curls around, the calm just before the storm. I take it that too, is a sign. Break away, escape! Break away, escape! From this path that we've made, and this wicked fate! I still believe, that you can't be a flower of hell. You're not meant for this place! Don't you blossom here! Don't you blossom here! Every step is a trap, so easily ensnared! The shards of time are flying by, now, without a single sound! Who's that? Who's grasping my hand, and holding to it tight? Who's that, caressing my hair, a touch so soft and light? The sprouts, that were crying out, their sorrow, the saddest song? I take it that too, is a sign. Fly away, don't wait! Fly away, don't wait! Don't fall under the weight, of the wheels of fate! I still believe, that you can't be a flower of hell. You're not meant for this place! Don't you dare grow here! Don't you dare grow here! Don't you leave any seeds, or sow anymore tears! The everchanging karma sprouting, repeating once again! *Nigebanainda.* x5 Break away, escape! Break away, escape! From this path that we've made, and this wicked fate! I still believe, that you can't be a flower of hell. You're not meant for this place! Don't you blossom here! Don't you blossom here! Every step is a trap, so easily ensnared! The shards of time are flying by, now, without a single sound!
Omgggg this is perfect, it's got the exact vibe as the original! Good times, when I had dial up and had to walk weekly to my aunt's in the middle of summer and lock myself in her freezing bedroom to be left alone from my little cousins bothering me while I watched every new Kai episode.
What a pleasant surprise, was hoping for it but not expecting it, thank you for covering this one :3 In fact I just finished Sotsu, and looking forward these two opening covered someday
Aaaaaaa!! This is so good oh my goodness. Hands down one of my favorite Higurashi openings and wow the cover is incredible. And the visuals too aaaa so many feels. Amazing work as always
My all time favorite song of higurashi is finally here!! Still brings me to tears, oh mech. Can't believe just how utterly beautiful this song is! Lovely cover!! 🥰🥰
Thankyou thankyou thank-you so much for covering this song. I've been waiting 2000 years for this. Thankyou thankyou thankyou! this makes me so happy for reasons i can't be bothered to explain lol
I didn't want to put this in right away because I felt that my judgement might have been a little off since this was brand new and new stuff is always lots of fun. However, I think that after a few months and easily over 100 listens, I can safely say that this is my favorite song that you've ever done (and that's a high freaking bar). It's so beautifully haunting, everything from the lyric choice to the simple, but on point, animation, to of course your wonderful voice. Can't wait to see what you come up with next (and I've really got to find the time to check out your VTuber stuff.) :D
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Fun fact for those who don't know - at 3:17 you can hear the phrase "nigerarenainda" (逃げられないんだ = there's no escape), which is just the mysterious chant "hanni hara hare hi" at the beggining of the 1st opening listened in reverse :)
I knew it! I figured that out last time! I thought i was just imagining it.
I think there's a lot of backmasking in Eiko Shimamiya's music. I always thought everyone could auto hear it, but I've learned not. It's a shame she's not still around to produce more, really. I loved the complexity and way minor melodies switch and harmonize. This was an excellent cover 👌
Wow!
@@SociallyAwkwardGirl_OGWhat do you mean she's not around to produce more? Everything I've read says she's still active and made an album in 2021..
Wow, all this time, I thought it was just something that has no meaning like saying lalalala
3:51 That there's an image. "I still believe you can't be a flower of hell" paired with silhouette of Hanyuu forgiving Takano after all her other allies have abandoned her. That makes the song about saving Takano herself from the madness she created as much everyone else. I kind of love that take on this song.
I still remember how OBSESSED I was with this song after watching this season of Higurashi, the meaning tying so well with the story.
And you managed to replicate that same feeling I got from the first time I listened to it.
SAME
Tsuisou no Despair from the VN still gets me every time.
Yeah I loved the series. I don't understand some younger fans who skip the first part, it's like skipping to the end of a book.
@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 that, nageki no mori, and escape
@@alex_zetsu as a newer anime fan, I'm glad I found higurashi through mario the music box 1-2 years ago and not gou last october. gou was pretty mediocre, and there were already enough ways to put the pieces together that umineko is connected to higurashi. the visual novels (which I'm currently reading watanagashi) is so much better than the deen adaptation. same goes for umineko, although I've only read the manga, and I bet the vn is twice as good as the manga.
i would have been watching weekly pokemon journeys and my hero academia without mario the music box. now i check out anything that looks good, so far, inuyasha, akatsuki no yona, gosick, the fate franchise, muv-luv alternative (anime), and elfen lied (manga).
Thanks Ryukishi, you got me addicted to visual novels.
I can't imagine how difficult it must be to keep the emotions the original gives you, but you always make it possible
Thankfully humans are instinctualy geared to match and transfer emotions. So it was probably the easy part because as one practices they naturally mimic it.
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Yes and no. They have to be similar enough to convey the same feelings. If i listen to remakes and remixes of songs i love they can still feel out of place if the voice seems unfitting.
@@GxRiku
Yes
i don't know if anyone mentioned it before, but I love how the last 8 images reflect their respective chapters. Chapter 1 - our introduction to Keiichi. Chapter 2 - Shion's introduction as Mion's surpise twin sister. Chapter 3 - Keiichi protecting Satoko. Chapter 4 - Rika's first meeting with Akasaka at the bus stop. Chapter 5 - Shion and Satoshi's tragic relationship. Chapter 6 - Keiichi and Rena's fight on top of the school. Chapter 7 - Rika learning that fate can be broken by Keiichi. And finally Chapter 8 - Everyone get's a happy ending. Absolutely incredible
so uhh. There's a chapter 9.
@@hanasong364 If you are referring to Saikoroshi, it's more of a short epilogue, hence why it's not called Chapter 9. I mean don't get me wrong, I love it, Higurashi is literally my most favorite series ever, specifically the VN is. But, for me at least, Chapter 8 is the perfect ending and everything else is just cool fan service with a few exceptions
@@littlegiogio8732 Nah. I was meaning the new series that released.
@@hanasong364 Gou and Sotsu (parts 1 and 2 of the new series) are exceptions though for the worst. Tbh I kinda hate them, especially Sotsu for what they did to Higurashi. By sidelining important characters, going against the themes of the og, the character assassination of one of my favorite characters and the most unnecessary redemption arc in all of anime. They kind of fail as a concept too because Higurashi had an ending, one of the very best I've seen for any piece of fiction. So trying to make a sequel just doesn't work because it ended. The sad thing is it has some genuinely good scenes, all the ops and eds are amazing, the ed for the latter half of Gou might actually be my favorite ed in all of anime, and the Animation completely stomps Deen's work on og Higurashi in terms of quality. But overall, it's just a mess and it makes me depressed to remember it exists. At the very least it's better than Umineko's anime, but that's not really saying much.
@littlegiogio time stamps please
And you truly have no idea how much I love Higurashi.
Same
Me too
I loooove higurashi❤❤❤
Yeah I played Persona 5 and then immediately after picked up Higurashi after learning VNs are what I needed in my life. Really powerful works it had an effect on me.
A masterpiece (before GOU)
I expected Analogy but this is an extremely pleasant surprise as well.
Ah, clickbaiting. Let's just report that shall we?
And yeah, Analogy would be great too. o:
@@Driahva Not just Analogy but also Irregular Entropy.
I mean every Higurashi opening is epic
@@miin-fengchang2545 agreed but I was thinking since SOTSU ended it would be the next to get a cover since it's more relevant then season 2. Still an amazing cover tho
@@sain2530 maybe after this one? like Irregular Entropy will be amazing too!
Higurashi is such a emotional roller coaster of an anime. Yes it's horror, and there is blood and gore. But there is so much to it. I felt such an mental attachment to all the awaome charachters
I am so sad, that I've finished, like I always tried to understand the mysteries and tried to solve them, it was fun watching:/
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You took the words right out of my mouth. By the way, AmaLee did an amazing job of recapturing the original feel and tone of this song from the original Japanese version. It's spot on.
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What do you mean?
I mean that it both sounds and translates very closely to how the original song sounds.@@amirizzuddin5368
I got chills through this whole cover😁 My high school days coming back to me just listening to this song over and over😁😁😁
Hahaha I know what you mean by that I watched it in high-school as well but it was my junior or senior year so anywhere between 2013-2015
I remember watching this anime as a kid back in 2007 lol
The internet was less restrictive back then so kids saw some pretty messed up and scaring animes xD
I was just playing Umineko and this dropped. Can't think of a better timing.
Yeah
@ULTIMATE GOKU I'm currently at End of the Witch.
wow this really coincidence, just take break from playing Umineko too, im at end of Ep 6 Dawn now.
Enjoy your playthrough of Umineko!
@@rulersymphony I'm like halfway through Episode 8. This is the 3rd time in the last four years where I've put off getting a job to play VNs. Probably going to play Saya No Uta next. =/ the ride never ends. I need to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride so I can get a job.
I cannot express how AMAZING this song is! All the emotion and depth I felt when I first heard it came rushing back, and I didn't realize how much it would affect me. Seriously, you and everyone who helped bring this song to us are phenomenal! I've had it on repeat for the last few days and I'm definitely gonna buy it so I can listen to it while I exercise! Thanks for putting so much into this! Can't wait to see what your original album is like too! I'm so psyched for it! Keep up the great work!
Season 2 of Higurashi is a fucking masterpiece.
literal red truth
All of Higurashi is a masterpiece. Well, except Sotsu.
Tsumihoroboshi is a fucking masterpiece (but not in the anime)
KAI was good till the "Home Alone Victory" with zero casualties which considering all the pain, death and suffering the crew experienced felt cheap and forced (unless Featherine deliberately let them win) and the only way that could realistically happen in my mind is like in GOU; Takano has to switch sides then set the Mountain Dogs up to be ambushed. I also didn't like SOTSU's ending which has also been compared uncharitably to the "Congratulations" Ending of Evangelion, I don't think it's quite that bad and I liked it a Tiny bit better then KAI (not saying much) but at least we got a Tiny number of answers out of it; LambaDelta Murdering Satoko was a genuine surprise and Hanyuu and Featherine being definitively confirmed as two distinctly separate yet connected entities was nice. But there should have Been MORE; SO many threads left dangling, the Hanyuu/Featherine fight was Way too short, Hell putting in some appropriate Umineko music (like Lastendconductor or such) for the "DBZ" fight with Rika and Satoko would have SINGLE Handedly saved it. But perhaps we expected too much from a 25 person studio like Passione which clearly ran out of money at some point (as evidenced by blatant animation copy pasting and only 15 episodes).
@@ultimatedesbear4271higurashi- Kira - am I a joke to you
Kai was peak Higurashi, and this opening is Lee's best work YET!
Im rewatching higurashi since i watch it with friend of mine who discovers the plot for the first time.
Each week end it is a blessing to see him trying to unlock the mystery after each episode
I just rewatched it last year when Gou finished I'm gonna rewatxh it this year again since now I had the series (season 1,2 and the OVA where Rikas parents didn't die and her mother was the reincarnation of Hanyuu not Rika
Out of all the "Higurashi When They Cry" openings. This one is my number one favorite opening and you did a beautiful and brilliant job on this song. I'm left speechless by how perfectly your voice fits this song 🎧😭🌠✨🌌
I gotta Agee she has rhe same tone that the OG artist did
Same here
I'm in the middle of rewatching Season 2 with my wife. So this is perfect. Thanks for all your Higurashi songs!
Finally the most awaited song is here. You don't know how much I waited for this
Same here.
me too!
I've waited years for another cover of this it's my favorite anime OP there was only one other one that was good/halfway decent
@@davidmg56 There weren't that many covers of this song. The only good one I found was a reupload of Rikachuu's cover that I kept ua-cam.com/video/YLyb_w3hLzQ/v-deo.html
@@voiceactorwannabe3308 there's another pretty good one by Dima Lancaster most of his higurashi covers are pretty good
4:15 to the end is so beautiful I love it. This is an amazing cover
Come now and let us forget
The future just ahead
Soon now before our whole world bathes in blood again
Like how the wind curls around
The calm just before the storm
I take it that too is a sign
Break away, escape
Break away, escape
From this path that we've made and this wicked fate
I still believe that you can't be
A flower of hell
You're not meant for this place
Don't you blossom here
Don't you blossom here
Every step is a trap
So easily ensnared
The shards of time are flying by now
Without a single sound
Ayi ayi ooh
Ayi ayi
Who's that?
Who's grasping my hand and holding to it tight?
Who's that caressing my hair?
A touch so soft and light
The sprouts that were crying out
Their sorrow the saddest song
I take it that too is a sign
Fly away, don't wait
Fly away, don't wait
Don't fall under the weight of the wheels of fate
I still believe that you can't be
A flower of hell
You're not meant for this place
Don't you dare grow here
Don't you dare grow here
Don't you leave any seeds
Or sow anymore tears
The everchanging karma sprouting
Repeating once again
Break away, escape
Break away, escape
From this path that we've made and this wicked fate
I still believe that you can't be a flower of hell
You're not meant for this place
Don't you blossom here
Don't you blossom here
Every step is a trap
So easily ensnared
The shards of time are flying by now
Without a single sound
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
I never watch Higurashi, but I'm will once I'm done repeating this song for about an hour or so. Great song as always.
Do it!
You need watch it dude. I guarantee you won't regret it.
How have you liked it?
Brb, putting this into my playlist.
You have no idea how long I've waited for you to do a cover of this! I am screaming! Awesome!!
As always, your voice is heavenly, great job!
this video is so good. the way you added the same animation of rika running away right when it does it in the opening. that animation of her running with that part of the song is like, integral to the feeling of this song
I almost never leave comments under videos, but this time I want to speak up.
I've been listening to your covers for almost 4 years now, through them I've been trying to learn how to sing and improving my English reading skills. I have listened to most of your covers hundreds of times and each time was like new to me.
This is my favorite openning from my most favorite anime.
I just wanted to say that your voice is beautiful and incomparable. It always inspires me and I enjoy each and every one of your covers, because they are all excellent to me. For me you will always be the best foreign performer. Thank you for your hard work and for your voice! I will look forward to your new covers. You are the best!
Maybe all of the above will seem crazy to some and they will think I'm a fool, but I always wanted to write this.
Thanks again for your work and for your beautiful voice.
Greetings from Ukraine!
Edit:
Lyrics
Come now and let us forget
The future just ahead
Soon now before our whole world bathes in blood again
Like how the wind curls around
The calm just before the storm
I take it that too is a sign
Break away, escape
Break away, escape
From this path that we've made and this wicked fate
I still believe that you can't be
A flower of hell
You're not meant for this place
Don't you blossom here
Don't you blossom here
Every step is a trap
So easily ensnared
The shards of time are flying by now
Without a single sound
Ayi ayi ooh
Ayi ayi
Who's that?
Who's grasping my hand and holding to it tight?
Who's that caressing my hair?
A touch so soft and light
The sprouts that were crying out
Their sorrow the saddest song
I take it that too is a sign
Fly away, don't wait
Fly away, don't wait
Don't fall under the weight of the wheels of fate
I still believe that you can't be
A flower of hell
You're not meant for this place
Don't you dare grow here
Don't you dare grow here
Don't you leave any seeds
Or sow anymore tears
The everchanging karma sprouting
Repeating once again
Break away, escape
Break away, escape
From this path that we've made and this wicked fate
I still believe that you can't be a flower of hell
You're not meant for this place
Don't you blossom here
Don't you blossom here
Every step is a trap
So easily ensnared
The shards of time are flying by now
Without a single sound
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh...
Thank you Amalee-
I showed my Mom this song (and Weight of the world, sung by you of course) and she cried in response to both of them. It's cause of you that I'm able to become even more close with her than I am now! I know it's very unlikely you'll ever see this, but thank you so much for making this!
This has been one of my favorite OPs since the very beginning of my Weeb journey. This OP got me INTO anime.
I so, so happy to hear you sing this. Thank you.
This is hands down still my favorite opening of all time.
You did such an amazing job with this cover, I love it. Really needed this today.
This is still my favorite Higurashi opening. Nice to see such an amazing eng cover😊🔥
I'm rewatching Higurashi for the 3rd time now. Thanks for singing this song, AmaLee!!!
I usually hate english covers of japanese songs, but this is beautiful, text means almost the same as original and ur voice is so pretty
I was SO OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG OMG it feels a nostalgia dream this cover, amazing work!
Absolutely breathtaking. With Higurashi being one of my all time favorite anime, it’s only natural this cover would give me chills. Wonderful job from all involved. I especially live the silhouettes; how they hint at scenes all-too familiar to fans, without spoiling anything for potential newcomers.
this is so weirdly nostalgic to see coming back again and again, especially after happening upon the 2.0 debut of your model. i followed your work back in the day and although i never got into the vtuber stuff, i'm so proud you're still going at these english translyrics. your uta voice is out of this world!!!
and your voice here is beyond smooth and is incredibly gorgeous. i can't believe how much you've grown, and even back then i was always almost constantly terrified of you, christina vee, and adriasaurus. others too, but the Big Three or Four really caught me, and having been attempting the same shit, i was overwhelmed and assumed there was no place for me. why bother being my own monarch when the valkyrie knights are accomplishing everything anyway? i got onto youtube around the time i had watched this show, and i'm pretty sure i used a cover of this i sang at like 12-13 for one of the Gendou Anime Idol submissions. never went far. still haven't gone far.
but ironically, i used to go by 'ashley' and then ended up cutting out the 'ley' to go with 'ash'. so from someone who's been going through a similar growing process, both in name and shadow growth, i really hope you continue to succeed and shine, along with all of these incredible new faces that have shot into stardom.
but really. i remember the old days -- the REALLY old ones. the songs we unlisted or, at worst, downloaded and lost somewhere because we were just that embarrassed.
and now we're here, metamorphosised. i mean, you're obviously HERE HERE and i am but a simple small channel. but it really strikes me. i'm coming from your debut of 2.0 like i said, so i had to ponder for a moment. the lore really got to me.
anyway. you're probably well past the point of seeing these, but good luck to you, and may you keep grow grow grow growing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3:39 most beautiful moment of this video imo
It show so much how magical is higurashi media...peak
So happy to see you make a cover of this. Its so beautifully sang, thank you!
I was obsessed with this song years ago. I’m shook right now xD
Loved this song since I heard Dima Lancaster's cover! Great work~
Oh hey, didn't realize you watched Amalee dude. Really like your work! Listen to your Crying for Rain cover all the time.
I realize something, ever since NateWantsToBattle hasn't do all female songs just because ama Lee was a god of all female songs, Nate hasn't do Homura or blue bird, I mean......Dima Lancaster has so many female songs more than Nate's
The chorus sent shivers down my spine... Outstanding!!!! Big salute to you!!!
I never really watched anything beyond Kai but I was hooked after watching the first episode and I LOVED the OP for both. The covers that you did for the first OP and this one are both amazing and I'm happy to have listened.
A long-awaited song. And it turned out phenomenally!
AHHH I m so happy about this!! SO Beautiful!!
I’ve been obsessed with this Higurashi Opening. Perfect timing
Oh wow, I almost forgot about this song! And I used to listen to it all the time too. Nice cover, thanks for this!
ahhh!! i can't even express how happy this makes me bcus i literally just finished rewatching kai last week and have been jamming to the original version of this song everyday since lol. incredible as usual!!
Yes! I was waiting for someone to cover this! I love this song so much
I never watched higurashi ; but have been jamming to this song for 10years; lovely cover!
The chills! I love this cover so much! Good thing that UA-cam recommended this to me today.
Beautiful! My best friend and I just finished the new season. I can’t wait for your cover of analogy. This song always makes me emotional, and I’m not one to get emotional easily.
I am happy that you did this song its one of my favorite
Finally, a video featuring our main protagonist:
Hanyuu
Then along comes Featherine; "Hello Vier, My Dear Failure!"
Thank you for these fantastic Higurashi song covers! They're truly beautiful.
Man, my dream is to have a few wonderful people like them as my friends... must be amazing! Higurashi is still one of my all time favorite ... it's just too good...
Because the lyrics aren't in the description, I'm writing them myself.
Come now, and let us forget,
the future just ahead.
Soon now, before our whole world,
bathes in blood again.
Like how, the wild curls around,
the calm just before the storm.
I take it that too,
is a sign.
Break away, escape!
Break away, escape!
From this path that we've made,
and this wicked fate!
I still believe,
that you can't be a flower of hell.
You're not meant for this place!
Don't you blossom here!
Don't you blossom here!
Every step is a trap,
so easily ensnared!
The shards of time are flying by, now,
without a single sound!
Who's that? Who's grasping my hand,
and holding to it tight?
Who's that, caressing my hair,
a touch so soft and light?
The sprouts, that were crying out,
their sorrow, the saddest song?
I take it that too,
is a sign.
Fly away, don't wait!
Fly away, don't wait!
Don't fall under the weight,
of the wheels of fate!
I still believe,
that you can't be a flower of hell.
You're not meant for this place!
Don't you dare grow here!
Don't you dare grow here!
Don't you leave any seeds,
or sow anymore tears!
The everchanging karma sprouting,
repeating once again!
*Nigebanainda.* x5
Break away, escape!
Break away, escape!
From this path that we've made,
and this wicked fate!
I still believe,
that you can't be a flower of hell.
You're not meant for this place!
Don't you blossom here!
Don't you blossom here!
Every step is a trap,
so easily ensnared!
The shards of time are flying by, now,
without a single sound!
I mean... it's in the video.
The wait totally worth it... I was waiting to hear AmaLee singing this beatiful song for a very long time... And as always she made a excelent work!!
Just when I thought this song couldn't get any better...it just did...got chills and almost cried listening to this. Absolutely beautiful.
You have no idea how long I've wanted tou to cover this! It's my favorite song from Higurashi!
Omg, so beautiful! My fav Higurashi song and it was done brilliantly!
OMG I WASNT READY FOR THAT YTB RECOMMENDATIONS JUST SHOWED THAT TO ME OMG OMG
YES another Higurashi cover!
After all those years we were blessed with new seasons and now wich a cover!
Thank you for making this. I have it constantly on repeat.
Hadnt heard this is a super long time TT ❤️❤️
Omgggg this is perfect, it's got the exact vibe as the original! Good times, when I had dial up and had to walk weekly to my aunt's in the middle of summer and lock myself in her freezing bedroom to be left alone from my little cousins bothering me while I watched every new Kai episode.
I've been wanting to hear this!
Fabulous as always!
Ive had this on loop for hours already Im loving it!
HOLY CRAP! I love this track, thank you Amalee!
This is a great cover! Probably the best song ive heard of yours.
めっちゃかっこいい好き!
I really like it!
Remember guys... it’s all about making friends.
Your true friends are the ones who help you bury the bodies
What a pleasant surprise, was hoping for it but not expecting it, thank you for covering this one :3 In fact I just finished Sotsu, and looking forward these two opening covered someday
oh wow
Aaaaaaa!! This is so good oh my goodness. Hands down one of my favorite Higurashi openings and wow the cover is incredible. And the visuals too aaaa so many feels. Amazing work as always
This is so well made. Excellent voice, great translation, cool video animation.
Love it as always.
Just in time for the weekend! Definitely an appropriate song for the occasion.
Also Rena.
Such an amazing song, everything about it brings absolute joy to my ears, it's most definitely a masterpiece with how amazing it is.
Learned about your channel from Hero Hei. Love your take on these songs.
amazing work, including all the cast using iconic moments truly Profesional work
I was waiting for your ver. of the 2nd op for a long time,it's finally here now😊.
Higurashi was my first horror anime. The level of nope is strong in that show.
My all time favorite song of higurashi is finally here!! Still brings me to tears, oh mech. Can't believe just how utterly beautiful this song is! Lovely cover!! 🥰🥰
Thankyou thankyou thank-you so much for covering this song. I've been waiting 2000 years for this. Thankyou thankyou thankyou! this makes me so happy for reasons i can't be bothered to explain lol
I just found this and I am stunned. I love the original song so much. Thank you very much for doing this. I needed this ❤❤
I didn't want to put this in right away because I felt that my judgement might have been a little off since this was brand new and new stuff is always lots of fun. However, I think that after a few months and easily over 100 listens, I can safely say that this is my favorite song that you've ever done (and that's a high freaking bar). It's so beautifully haunting, everything from the lyric choice to the simple, but on point, animation, to of course your wonderful voice. Can't wait to see what you come up with next (and I've really got to find the time to check out your VTuber stuff.) :D
Everyone one of your Higurashi covers have been absolutely amazing
Awesome!!!!!!! Like always
One of the most powerful, hard hitting anime theme lyrics, captured and sung beautifully in English 💕
Oh my god yessssss! This is my favorite higurashi openings and you covered it beautifully 10/10.
AaaaaAA! This brings back so many memories of the summer when I first watched Higurashi years back. This is amazingly done! X3
Just I need more songs like a higurashi gou endings, and Op and Ed of sotsu, because you and higurashi music is amazing
Oh my I wasn’t expecting this cover to drop!
This is Amazing!!! ♥
I saw this on Spotify
Very beutiful interpretation
Oh man, I missed this song.
Nice to see a lot of Higurashi getting represented here.
One of the best OP to come out of Higurashi. So glad you made an english cover of this masterpiece.
im crying the editing is so beautiful so is the cover
Huge Higurashi fan here
Wow!!! I didn't see this coming. Thanks for making a great cover for such a legendary song!
i wanted to hear you sing this song for a long time it's as beautiful as i imagine🥰
The animation definitely captured that melancholic vibe Higurashi gives off. SO GOOD!!
You never stop to amaze me with how perfect and well done the songs you sing are thank you again for another master piece Amalee