僕が一番欲しかったもの Attempted Translation

This song is very VERY important to me....I knew right away it was a meaningful one for Keita and me, even though I didn't understand the words at first. One thing I was able to figure out very early on, though (and considering my lack of understanding at the time, amazed me), was that the Song title "僕が一番欲しかったもの" or Boku ga Ichiban Hoshikattamono" - The Thing I Wanted Most. I'm going to post my version of the translation here, though I know it is very VERY rough. I have yet to understand all of... read more

Attempted translation of the Umineko Motion Graphic 3 song~ As usual, if anyone sees anything wrong with the translation, please tell me. .___.; Hopefully it's alright, though. ( Cut to lyrics ) And, I'm not sure how to tag the post- so if anyone could help with that, that would be great. =3

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