深淵の抱擁

The Umbral Murex: The Pearl-Binder of the Deep https://budgetpixel.com/blog/the-umbral-murex-the-pearl-binder-of-the-deep For my blog post I needed a Japanese song. I created one called 深淵の抱擁 (Shin'en no Hōyō), written in the style of a traditional min'yō (folk song) or kouta (ballad), meant to be sung by the Ama divers to warn their daughters. I created an audio file for it too. (See the Japanese lyrics below the song.) "The Embrace of the Abyss" (English Translation of the Original Song) Descend to the bottom of the abyss—to the place where shadows creep near. Where light cannot reach, and silence envelops all. Umbra Murex awaits. Hold your breath... and flee. Trapped within a shell, Amidst the agony, she transforms into beauty. Her skin turns to pearl, And her soul sinks deep into the abyss. Everyone knows the legend—that tale of old. The hand that rose to the surface is hard as stone; Her eyes remain open, gazing eternally into the void. A tragic fate, perhaps—yet a beautiful end. Turn back! Turn back before the darkness consumes you! Are you alive, or are you dead? Can you hear it—the breathing of the pearl?