Her style could be defined as neoclassical, with a deep tendency to experimentation. Most songs have a medieval-ish or celtic feel, and she tends to use her voice as an instrument, using many layers and oddities such as dissociated choirs, or using very different vocals within the same song (she has three very distinct singing styles: a deep low-pitched voice, a sweet, almost child-like voice, and her regular powerful soprano vocals).
Shikata is known for using several languages in her songs; although Japanese and Italian are the most frequent (she has been writing and singing in Italian since her debut) she also has a bunch of songs in unusual languages such as Uyghur, Turkish, Greek, Ainu or Tibetan, but also French, English or German, as well as Hymmnos, the made-up language created for the Ar-Tonelico game series.
She was born January 7 and works for several labels including the quite underground neoclassical/folk label HATS, and FrontierWorks. She founded her own indie circle, Vagrancy, in 2001, through which she has been releasing several albums in addition to her solo works.
Shikata also contributed to several game soundtracks: Shadow Hearts from the New World, the Ar-Tonelico series and the Umineko no naku koro ni visual novels.
Kata Tsubasa no Tori
Shikata Akiko Lyrics
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finale sta per essere emesso
Nessuno puo emendarsi dal
peccato che scorre nelle vene
海鳴りの調べに 黒雲は空へ集う
嵐を呼ぶ風は 高らかに
謎めく言ノ葉に 魔女達は含み笑う
歪な夜の宴は 繰り返す
奈落へと堕ちた 金色の蝶は
幾つの罪に
翅(はね)を濡らしてゆくの?
なかないで
囚われた 幻想を壊し
一度きりの 終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は
胸の奥 焦げ付いて
赤く赤く 爆(は)ぜてくよ ねぇ
Tu sei senza peccato?
Quanto sara pesante
il mio castigo? ...
Ti accorgi delle
voci senza voce?
Ti accorgi dei tuoi peccati?
癒えない疵口(きずぐち)は
紅の薔薇のように
憎しみ宿る心に 花開く
Serbare il segreto e peccato?
翼奪われた 片羽の鳥は
最期(さいご)の瞬間(とき)に
誰の名前を呼ぶの?
にげないで
過ちも 真実も 嘘も
全て赦す 魔法へと変えよう
遅すぎた答えさえ
愛しくて 哀しくて
強く強く 抱きしめれば ほら ...
───眩い光溢れ
楽園の扉は開かれる
頑なな運命に 奇跡が降り注ぎ
絡み合う世界は 崩れ落ちてゆく
いわないで 永遠の呪縛の言葉を
きかないで 本当の願いを
なかないで
囚われた 幻想を壊し
一度きりの 終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は
胸の奥焦げ付いて
赤く赤く 爆ぜてくよ ねぇ
Impossibile arrivare
al vero segreto se non ci
si accorge di tutto l'amore
The song "Kata Tsubasa no Tori" by Shikata Akiko is a beautiful and intricate composition that speaks of judgment, sin, and redemption. The lyrics describe the impending judgment that nobody can escape from its corruption. The sound of the waves brings black clouds that hover in the air, and the wind rises, causing a storm. The mysterious words bring smiles to the witches who are gathered in the twisted feast of night, which repeats itself. The singer asks if hoping is a sin while the golden butterfly that fell into the abyss gets wet wings. How many crimes are enough, and how heavy will the punishment be?
The singer questions the listener, asking them if they notice the voiceless voices and their sins. The wound that won't heal bleeds like a red rose in the heart that harbors hatred. The singer speaks of how keeping secrets is a sin while the one-winged bird cries out for a name in its final moments. The singer pleads not to delay and accept mistakes, truths, and lies, forgiving everything by turning it into magic. The song concludes with a scene of a bright light that overflows into a paradise, and where miracles come from the stubborn destiny to those who notice all the love.
Line by Line Meaning
Il giudizio
finale sta per essere emesso
The final judgment is about to be issued
Nessuno puo emendarsi dal
peccato che scorre nelle vene
No one can amend the sin that runs in their veins
海鳴りの調べに 黒雲は空へ集う
Under the sound of the waves, black clouds gather in the sky
嵐を呼ぶ風は 高らかに
The wind that brings a storm screams loudly
謎めく言ノ葉に 魔女達は含み笑う
Witches smile with a hidden meaning at the mysterious words
歪な夜の宴は 繰り返す
The twisted night party repeats
Sperare e peccato?
Is hoping a sin?
奈落へと堕ちた 金色の蝶は
幾つの罪に
翅(はね)を濡らしてゆくの?
The golden butterfly fallen to hell, how many sins will it wet its wings with?
なかないで
囚われた 幻想を壊し
一度きりの 終焉をあげよう
Don't cry, break the imprisoned illusion and give it a one-time ending
果たせない約束は
胸の奥 焦げ付いて
赤く赤く 爆(は)ぜてくよ ねぇ
Unkeepable promises burn in my chest and explode in a burning red, don't they?
Tu sei senza peccato?
Are you without sin?
Quanto sara pesante
il mio castigo? ...
How heavy will my punishment be? ...
Ti accorgi delle
voci senza voce?
Do you notice the voiceless voices?
Ti accorgi dei tuoi peccati?
Do you notice your sins?
癒えない疵口(きずぐち)は
紅の薔薇のように
憎しみ宿る心に 花開く
The unhealable wounds bloom like red roses in hearts full of hatred
Serbare il segreto e peccato?
Is keeping secrets a sin?
翼奪われた 片羽の鳥は
最期(さいご)の瞬間(とき)に
誰の名前を呼ぶの?
The bird with one wing stolen, who will it call at its last moment?
にげないで
過ちも 真実も 嘘も
全て赦す 魔法へと変えよう
Don't run away, let's turn all our mistakes, truths and lies into forgiveness magic
遅すぎた答えさえ
愛しくて 哀しくて
強く強く 抱きしめれば ほら ...
Even the answer that came too late, if you hold it strongly, with love and sadness, look...
───眩い光溢れ
楽園の扉は開かれる
頑なな運命に 奇跡が降り注ぎ
絡み合う世界は 崩れ落ちてゆく
--- Dazzling light overflows, the door to heaven opens, miracles pour down on stubborn destinies, and the intertwining world crumbles away
いわないで 永遠の呪縛の言葉を
きかないで 本当の願いを
なかないで
囚われた 幻想を壊し
一度きりの 終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は
胸の奥焦げ付いて
赤く赤く 爆ぜてくよ ねぇ
Don't say it, the words of eternal curse, don't listen, hear the true wish, don't cry, break the imprisoned illusion and give it a one-time ending, the unkeepable promises burn in my chest and explode in a burning red, don't they?
Impossibile arrivare
al vero segreto se non ci
si accorge di tutto l'amore
It's impossible to reach the true secret if one doesn't notice all the love
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 渉 波乃
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@channeltest5522
歌:志方あきこ
作詞:波乃渉
作曲:志方あきこ
Il giudizio finale sta per essere emesso
Nessuno puo emendarsi dal peccato che scorre nelle vene
海鳴りの調べに黒雲は空へ集う
嵐を呼ぶ風は高らかに
謎めく言ノ葉に魔女達は含み笑う
歪(いびつ)な夜の宴は繰り返す
Sperare e peccato?
奈落へと堕ちた金色の蝶は
幾つの罪に翅(はね)を濡らしてゆくの?
なかないで 囚われた幻想を壊し
一度きりの終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は胸の奥焦げ付いて
赤く赤く爆(は)ぜてくよ ねぇ
Tu sei senza peccato?
Quanto sara pesante il mio castigo?
Ti accorgi delle voci senza voce?
Ti accorgi dei tuoi peccati?
癒えない疵(きず)口は紅の薔薇のように
憎しみ宿る心に花開く
Serbare il segreto e peccato?
翼奪われた片羽の鳥は
最後の瞬間(とき)に誰の名前を呼ぶの?
にげないで 過ちも真実も嘘も
全て赦(ゆる)す魔法へと変えよう
遅すぎた答えさえ愛しくて哀しくて
強く強く抱きしめれば ほら
眩(まばゆ)い光溢れ楽園の扉は開かれる
頑(かたく)なな運命に奇跡が降り注ぎ
絡み合う世界は崩れ落ちてゆく
いわないで 永遠(とわ)の呪縛の言葉を
きかないで 本当の願いを
なかないで 囚われた幻想を壊し
一度きりの終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は胸の奥焦げ付いて
赤く赤く爆(は)ぜてくよ ねぇ
Impossibile arrivare al vero segreto se non ci si accorge di tutto l' amore
@halvanhelev
Just pure awesomeness. This is the song that made me fall in love with Shikata Akiko's music!
@daisuke0chida
i discovered Shikata Akiko with this song <3
@channeltest5522
歌:志方あきこ
作詞:波乃渉
作曲:志方あきこ
Il giudizio finale sta per essere emesso
Nessuno puo emendarsi dal peccato che scorre nelle vene
海鳴りの調べに黒雲は空へ集う
嵐を呼ぶ風は高らかに
謎めく言ノ葉に魔女達は含み笑う
歪(いびつ)な夜の宴は繰り返す
Sperare e peccato?
奈落へと堕ちた金色の蝶は
幾つの罪に翅(はね)を濡らしてゆくの?
なかないで 囚われた幻想を壊し
一度きりの終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は胸の奥焦げ付いて
赤く赤く爆(は)ぜてくよ ねぇ
Tu sei senza peccato?
Quanto sara pesante il mio castigo?
Ti accorgi delle voci senza voce?
Ti accorgi dei tuoi peccati?
癒えない疵(きず)口は紅の薔薇のように
憎しみ宿る心に花開く
Serbare il segreto e peccato?
翼奪われた片羽の鳥は
最後の瞬間(とき)に誰の名前を呼ぶの?
にげないで 過ちも真実も嘘も
全て赦(ゆる)す魔法へと変えよう
遅すぎた答えさえ愛しくて哀しくて
強く強く抱きしめれば ほら
眩(まばゆ)い光溢れ楽園の扉は開かれる
頑(かたく)なな運命に奇跡が降り注ぎ
絡み合う世界は崩れ落ちてゆく
いわないで 永遠(とわ)の呪縛の言葉を
きかないで 本当の願いを
なかないで 囚われた幻想を壊し
一度きりの終焉をあげよう
果たせない約束は胸の奥焦げ付いて
赤く赤く爆(は)ぜてくよ ねぇ
Impossibile arrivare al vero segreto se non ci si accorge di tutto l' amore
@user-qe4jn1me3e
I DONT KNOW WHY THEY WENT SO HARD WHY DID THEY GO SO HARD
@LecherousLizard
I'm 100% certain I've heard this or a song very very similar to it before and I'm also 100% certain I've never seen the anime.
The question is: Where?
@nabilhassan8624
fucking same and im losing my mind
@beange1559
Umineko.
@jetfane7632
osu
@Thanjin_sama
It's from one piece (disagree = cope)
@LecherousLizard
@@Thanjin_sama I never watched One Piece though.