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I'm analyzing the subtitles of the first episode of an anime entitled
"Bleach."

During the opening there are subtitles for the theme song. There is a line
that is read as such:

"物語のような石が沈く" translated as "As a story tells, the rock will sink..."

I am only aware of the verb shizuMU (沈む) not shizuKU

Is this a different form of the verb? Or is it an irregular reading of the
kanji used?

Because I am aware of 滴 (雫), a suru verb and noun, but that is for a drop of
water, or dripping.

Anyone have any idea? Is it just a regional accent?

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verbs song-lyrics
沈く　or　沈む？ "The rock will sink."
That fansub is incorrect. [That part](https://youtu.be/k2ThIEbisnY?t=44s)
actually says 物語のような **星の雫** ([Lyrics](http://www.kasi-
time.com/item-11106.html)). (雫 = dripping)

According to a dictionary, there is a verb
[沈【しず】く](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/96763/m0u/) which is found in
ancient Japanese documents (such as 万葉集, written more than 1000 years ago).
But my IME refuses to convert しずく to 沈く, and you can safely ignore this verb.
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