A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
鳥はその鳴き声で分かるように、話し方によって人間は評価される。
A bird is known by its song and a man by his way of talking.
鶏の鳴き声は夜明けの前触れです。
The crowing of a cock is the harbinger of dawn.
音楽がなっているのに彼女の鳴き声が聞こえた。
Above the music, I could hear her crying.
ぼくも昔はこの森の中でよく野鳥の鳴き声に聞き入っていたものでした。
I used to listen to the calls of the wild birds in this forest.