Orica's True Love

Akiko Shikata's song from Shadow Hearts : From The New World. This song is from an opera called Idomeneo by Mozart, by the way. The lyrics are purely in Italian language.

Oh smania! oh furie...
O rage! O fury…

Oh disperata Elettra!
O Electra, plunged into despair!

Addio amor, addio speme!
Farewell love, farewell hope!

Ah, il cor nel seno già m’ardono
Already in my breast the pitiless Furies

l’Eumenidi spietate.
are setting my heart aflame.

Misera, misera,
Wretched, wretched woman:

The second version of Umineko No Naku Koro Ni single by Akiko Shikata. This song is crazier than the previous version and in Italian language. However I like this song as well. Well, enjoy this.

WHEN THE SEAGULLS CRY ~PURGATORY~

Né regole Né comandamenti Né ragione
In altre parole: imprevedibile
　　　No rules, no commandments, no reasons
　　　In other word: unpredictable

Ma succede
Cose spiacevoli succedono
E io ne sono la causa
　　　Yet it happens
　　　Unpleasant things happen
　　　And I am the cause

Ancora non capisci?
　　　Do you still not understand?

Niente di cui nutrirmi
Mi fanno morire di fame
Mi fanno morire credendo di poter prevedere
　　　Nothing nourishes me
　　　They all starve me
　　　They kill me, believing that they can predict

Pagliacci, impazzite in sogni dorati
Sulla scena bagnata di colpe
　　　Clowns, driven crazy in golden dreams
　　　On a scene soaked in guilt

Caricato l'orologio rotto
anche stanotte si rialza il sipario della tragedia
　　　The broken clock is wounded
　　　Tonight, too, the tragedy's curtain has risen

Su, tenendoci per mano danziamo in infinita disperazione
Aperto il catenaccio, verso una unova gabbia
Fino alla fine di una notte che non avrà alba
　　　Come, let us dance in infinite despair, holding hands
　　　The bolt has opened, toward a new cage
　　　Till the end of a dawnless night

Beatrice! Maga crudele!
Di bellezza senza pari
Beatrice! Oh! Di dolcezza capricciosa
Mai potrò liberarmi dal tuo incantesimo
Se questa pena deve durare
almeno una volta abbi pietà
　　　Beatrice! Cruel Witch!
　　　Even though thy beauty is matched by none
　　　Beatrice! Thy sweetness binds me into eternity
　　　If thou doth not grant my wish of escaping from this suffering
　　　Then no matter how, for once, have mercy!

Piena di pianto è l'isola cupa e deserta
Sul suolo si riversa inesauribile tristezza
　　　Filled with crying voices, the dark and deserted island
　　　An inevitable sadness is pouring on the ground

Più volte s'attraversa il dedalo della disperazione
Aperta la porta sbarrata, ride la verità
　　　Again and again, despair's maze is crossed
　　　The barred door opened, truth laughs

Miscuglio d'amore e odio
s'alza stanotte il sipario d'una nuova commedia
　　　A mixture of love and hatred
　　　Tonight, a new comedy has lifted its curtain

Notte del giudizio
in cui ogni cosa è ridotta in cenere
L'afflizione delle offerte sacrificali sarà avvolta
nelle fiamme del purgatorio
　　　The night of judgement
　　　In which everything is reduced to ashes
　　　The sacrificial offerings' affliction will be engulfed
　　　In the flame of purgatory

Numerose le trappole già predisposte
Il segreto delle streghe rimarrà tale
　　　There lies countless predisposed traps
　　　The Witches' secret will remain as such

Su, affondate le unghie! Fino a farle cadere
Su, piangete e urlate! Fino a perdere la voce
Su, fuggite! Fino a perdere il respiro
　　　Come, plunge your nails! Until they fall
　　　Come, cry and scream! Until your voice is forever gone
　　　Come, run! Until you lose your breath

Sull' isola arsa dalla malvagità
　　　On this island consumed by wickedness


This song is purely in Italian language and hard to sing XD

One of Harmonia - Akiko Shikata tracklist, and also my favorite song. Trust me, almost all of the song in Harmonia is great and beautiful. Great works to Akiko Shikata!


深呼吸したら　大好きなもの集めよう
アオイロ缶詰　作るために

shinkokyuu shitara daisuki na mono atsumeyou
aoiro kandume tsukuru tame ni
To hide favorite things I've collected
I made a blue can

光さす海の青　水底の群青
はじけゆく泡の　切ない水色

hikarisasu umi no ao minayoko no gunjou
hajikeyuku abuku no setsunai mizuiro
The blue ocean shining under sunlight, the ultramarine color of the deep sea
The painful cerulean color of bursting bubbles

悲しみが生み出す
暗闇があふれたら
アオイロ缶詰もって
君に合いに行くよ

kanashimi ga umidasu
kurayami ga afuretara
aoiro kandume motte
kimi ni ai ni yuku yo
Whenever I feel sad
Whenever sadness overflows
I hold my blue can
And go see you

泣かないでね　泣かないでね
涙色より深い　海の碧（あお）さをあげる
いつも一緒に　君と笑い合えるなら
僕の大好きを　たくさんあげる

nakanaide ne nakanaide ne
namidairo yori fukai umi no aosa wo ageru
itsumo issho ni kimi to warai aeru nara
boku no daisuki wo takusan ageru
Don't cry, don't cry
Instead of tears, I give you blue color of the sea
If I can always be together with you, laughing
I will give you many beloved things

見上げた空が　何処までも綺麗で
アオイロ缶詰に　しまいこんだ

miageta sora ga dokomademo kirei de
aoiro kandume ni shimaikonda
The sky above, the marvelous landscapes
I hid them all in my blue can

風に揺れる花は　清らかな藍色
ひとつ摘み取って　君に届けよう

kaze ni yureru hana ha kyorakana aiiro
hitotsu tsumi totte kimi ni todokeyou
The flower swaying in the wind has a pure indigo color
I pick up one of them and send it to you

胸の奥　染めてく
ブルーな気持ちだって
いつかは澄み渡る
青空に帰って行くよ

mune no oku someteku
BLUE na kimochi datte
itsuka ha sumiwataru
aozora ni kaette yuku yo
Even the blue feeling
Dying the inner depths of my heart
Will one day become clear
And turn back to the color of blue sky

泣かないでね　泣かないでね
世界を彩る　素敵なものをあげる
ずっと一緒に　君と信じあえるなら
僕はいつだって　がんばれるんだ

nakanaide ne nakanaide ne
sekai wo irodoru suteki na mono wo ageru
zutto issho ni kimi to shinjiaeru nara
boku ha itsudatte ganbarerunda
Don't cry, don't cry
I give you so many beautiful colors of the world
If I can always be together with you, believing in you
I will always do my best

心の迷路が　灰色にくすむと
大事なものも　見えなくなるから

kokoro no meiro ga haiiro ni kusumu to
daijina mono mo mienakunarukara
My heart's maze dulls into gray
Because I can't find my precious things

そんな時はどうか
思い出して欲しいよ
ポケットの中にある
君のアオイロ缶詰を

sonna toku ha douka
omoidashite hoshii yo
POCKET no naka ni aru
kimi no aoiro kandume wo
When that time comes
Please remind me
That, inside my pocket
Is your blue can

泣かないでね　泣かないでね
零れた涙は　海の碧に溶けるよ
ずっと一緒に　君と笑い合えるなら
僕はいつだって　がんばれるんだ

nakanaide ne nakanaide ne
koboreta namida ha umi no ao ni tokeruyo
zutto issho ni kimi to warai aeru nara
boku ha itsudatte ganbarerunda
Don't cry, don't cry
Tear drops will soon melt into blue color of the sea
If I can always be together with you, laughing
I will always do my best

Previously on Orica's Gentle Tones, I have wrote about the new album of Akiko Shikata, Harmonia. I'm about to enjoy the album since I got it from Thunder-san. But I want to share it to everyone as well. Recently I put the download link for Harmonia, it can be find in this post. Really, this album is so great. A beautiful and dignity voice of Akiko Shikata are heart-warming.

For me, Shikata has a mysterious voice and contains dark feeling. Just different with Haruka Shimotsuki's voice which filled with happy feelings in most of her songs. For the consideration, Hartes Ciel Melenas Walasye (Ar Tonelico 2), Ashiato Rythm, and Oto No Compass. And Shikata's song which filled with dark feelings in most Ar Tonelico album such EXEC_over.METHOD_SUBLIMATION Omness Chs Ciel Sos Infel/., EXEC_PAJA#Misha Extracting/., so compatible with war song, battle background. Even in Harmonia this dark and destructive feeling is still felt. But sometimes Shikata's voice can be soft and child-like, can be found at Suiren, Navigatoria.

Akiko Shikata also become one of main song composer in Ar Tonelico series after Haruka Shimotsuki and Akira Tsuchiya. How about Noriko Mitose? She compose nothing, so she can't be counted.

So, why not I talk about other famous Japanese singers? Shikata has a specialization than the others, I think. She has talent to sing in multiple language. not only Japanese, her song In Italian language also great and it can be found in Sorriso. However, Shikata's song in Italian also dominating most of her album. Raggi Di Primavera and Luna Piena in RAKA and also Umineko No Naku koro Ni (Harmonia version). She also shown Greek culture by Istoria album, which she sung it in Greek. I hope she also can sing in Indonesian or Javanese language, hahaha, just kidding and don't get it seriously, Shikata-san :).

That's about my short opinion about Akiko Shikata, my admiration of her. I always looking forward for the next albums of her.

Finally, I was waiting for this one. The newest album of Akiko shikata, Harmonia. It will be released on March 18, 2009. The preorder links can be found at Amazon and Neowing. According to her blog, Shikata is very happy about this album. Everyone including me just wandering about this. According to its album contents, Umineko No Naku Koro Ni and Amnesia also included. I just pick some information from Harmonia official site. There is a few information I can get. However I still waiting for someone who upload it and share it freely. That's impossible if I must buy it because I don't have money :), I love free stuff, guys.

Harmonia Tracklist:

1. Chouwa ~Fuurai no Shirabe~ (調和～風来の調べ～)
2. Harukanaru Tabiji (遥かなる旅路)
3. Kiseki (軌跡)
4. Kaze to Rashinban (風と羅針盤)
5. Chouwa ~Homura no Kyoumei~ (調和～焔の共鳴～)
6. Uzumibi (埋火)
7. Repurikaare (レプリカーレ)
8. Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Rengoku~ (うみねこのなく頃に～煉獄～)
9. Chouwa ~Utakata no Komoriuta~ (調和～泡沫の子守唄～)
10. Kuon no Umi (久遠の海)
11. Aoiro Kandzume (アオイロ缶詰)
12. Tsuisou Hana (追想花)
13. Chouwa ~Daichi no Sanka~ (調和～大地の讃歌～)
14. Utau Oka (謳う丘) ～Salavec rhaplanca.～
15. Amnesia
16. Chouwa (調和) ～Harmonia～
17. Harmonia ~Minatenu Chi e~ (～見果てぬ地へ～)

This song for me is very good and gentle, sounds majestic. Sung by Misha (Hymmnos voiced by Akiko Shikata) to prevent Mir awaken from her long sleep. Misha sacrificing herself by singing forever under the Crescent Chronicle, where Mir was sealed. In Ar Tonelico, this song has an important role in the way of the story, especially in Phase 2 for Misha Path.

However I love this song so much, even this song is the slogan of this blog.






“Wee ki ra chs CHRONICLE KEY en grandee sos dius yor.”

[tattoi anata wo shugoru tame KURONIKURU KII wo kanadeyou]
~To protect sacred ‘You’, I’ll play the Chronicle Key~

“Wee ki ra araus tes soare an giue mea iem.”

Telah beredar, album baru dari Akiko Shikata (sebut aja Shika~tan), 「 Kara*Cola ～Hymmnos Orgel Collection～ 」. Hahaha, kedengarannya kok kayak coca Cola ya :D. Album ini lagu2nya terdiri dari beberapa lagu Hymmnos dari Ar Tonelico Hymmnos Concert, hanya saja dibikin ama Shikatan versi orgel. Bisa dibilang ini adalah koleksi Hymmnos nya kali. Tapi ada kok bonus track nya. Penasaran? Tinggal download aja disini yah. Ini adalah daftar lagu2nya :

謳う丘～Harmonics EOLIA～
EXEC_CHRONICLE_KEY/.
つがう命の声
EXEC_PAJA/.#Misya extracting
EXEC_HARMONIUS/.
EXEC_PHANTASMAGORIA/.
星詠～ホシヨミ～
謳う丘～Harmonics FRELIA～
恋模様～春～
METHOD_IMPLANTA/.
METHOD_METAFALICA/.
ざわめく動悸～クローシェ～
EXEC_over.METHOD_SUBLIMATION/. ～omness chs ciel sos infel
Forgotten waltz
ペペン
ぺぺんのうた(Bonus Track)

DOWNLOAD 「 Kara*Cola ～Hymmnos Orgel Collection～ 」, CLICK HERE!!!