This one has so many words written one way and pronounced another it's almost ridiculous. Overall, definitely higher intensity than the first opening theme, but there's also more drama in the plotline to warrant it. I like how the last stanza takes several previous thoughts and tweaks them slightly to increase the impact—"I want to tell you" moves into action with "I'm on my way to tell you," "even without any impassioned words" becomes the more direct "I don't need any impassioned words," and my favorite, the part about accepting even weakness becomes turning even weakness into strength.
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水樹奈々 矢吹俊郎 |
Nana Mizuki Toshirou Yabuki |
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation | |
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| Intro ~27 seconds | |||
| 誰でもなく君の為にできること 僕は想う 僕は願う まっすぐに |
Dare demo naku kimi no tame ni dekiru koto Boku wa omou boku wa negau massugu ni |
What I can do, not for just anyone, but for you, I feel, wish, earnestly. |
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| 不確かで固めた 自分的規則*にすがっていたよ 言い訳で飾られた過去 攻略*したい |
Futashika de katameta RUURU* ni sugatte ita yo Iiwake de kazarareta kako KURIA* shitai |
I was clinging to personal rules frozen in uncertainty. My past is adorned with excuses, And I want to move beyond it. |
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* The kanij 自分的規則 (personal rules) are given the reading ルール (rules), and the kanji 攻略 (conquer, overcome) are given the reading クリア (clear, get past). |
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| 天上の宝石* 朱く染める 奇跡の種* 拾い集めて まだ見えぬ未来*の先に 伝えたいよ 想像*を破り 情熱的な言葉はなくても 今、ここにいること それが僕の答え* |
Tenjou no hoshi* akaku someru Kiseki no tsubu* hiroi atsumete Mada mienu yoru* no saki ni Tsutaetai yo maboroshi* wo yaburi Jounetsuteki na kotoba wa nakutemo Ima, koko ni iru koto sore ga boku no shinjitsu* |
Gathering up the seeds of a miracle That will dye the starry jewels in the heavens crimson, I want to tell you, shattering delusions, What lies still unseen beyond the dark future. Even without any impassioned words, We're here now, and that's my answer and truth. |
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* The kanij 宝石 (jewels) are given the reading ほし (stars), the kanji 種 (seeds) is given the reading つぶ (grains), the kanji 未来 (future) are given the reading よる (night), the kanji 想像 (imaginings) are given the reading まぼろし (illusions), and the word 答え (answer) is given the reading 真実 (truth). |
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| Interlude ~7 seconds | |||
| 愛しいもの 大事なもの 増えるたび 心の中 カギをかけて閉じ込めた |
Itoshii mono daiji na mono fueru tabi Kokoro no naka KAGI wo kakete tojikometa |
Every time I gained more precious things, beloved things, I locked them away, shutting them up inside my heart. |
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| 温もりを手にすることに慣れてなかった いつかくる「もしも」に恐れ動けずいた |
Nukumori wo te ni suru koto ni narete nakatta Itsuka kuru "moshimo" ni osore ugokezu ita |
I wasn't used to receiving warmth. I couldn't move, afraid of the "what ifs" that might come. |
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| 宵闇の月 僕を誘う 惑いのveil 消し去っていく 隠してた ズルい影* 弱さも全部受け止めた時に 初めて感じた「守りたいもの」は いつもそこに… 何も言わず ただ抱きしめる |
Yoiyami no tsuki boku wo sasou Madoi no veil keshisatte iku Kakushite ta ZURUi jibun Yowasa mo zenbu uketometa toki ni Hajimete kanjita "mamoritai mono" wa Itsumo soko ni... Nani mo iwazu tada dakishimeru |
The twilight moon calls out to me. It wipes away the veil of my confusion, When my concealed, secretive self Accepted everything, even my weakness. The first "something I want to protect" I ever felt Is always there... Not saying anything, I simply embrace it. |
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* The kanij 影 (shadow) is given the reading 自分 (self). |
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| Interlude ~22 seconds | |||
| 朝未き空 君を想う 素直な声 届けられたら 隠してた ズルい影* 弱さも全部 力に変えて 宇宙*の宝石* 朱く染める 奇跡の種* 拾い集めて まだ見えぬ未来*の先に 伝えに行く想像*を破り 情熱的な言葉はいらない 今、ここにいること それが僕の答え* |
Asa madaki sora kimi wo omou Sunao na koe todokeraretara Kakushite ta ZURUi jibun* Yowasa mo zenbu chikara ni kaete Ten* no hoshi* akaku someru Kiseki no tsubu* hiroi atsumete Mada mienu yoru* no saki ni Tsutae ni iku maboroshi* wo yaburi Jounetsuteki na kotoba wa iranai Ima, koko ni iru koto sore ga boku no shinjitsu* |
In the early morning sky, my mind is on you. Once my open, honest voice could reach you, My concealed, secretive self Turned everything, even my weakness, into strength. Gathering up the seeds of a miracle That will dye the starry jewels in the cosmos crimson, I'm on my way to tell you, shattering delusions, What lies still unseen beyond the dark future. I don't need any impassioned words. We're here now, and that's my answer and truth. |
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* The kanij 影 (shadow) is given the reading 自分 (self), the kanij 宇宙 (space) are given the reading てん (heavens), the kanji 宝石 (jewels) are given the reading ほし (stars), the kanji 種 (seeds) is given the reading つぶ (grains), the kanji 未来 (future) are given the reading よる (night), the kanji 想像 (imaginings) are given the reading まぼろし (illusions), and the word 答え (answer) is given the reading 真実 (truth). Phew! There's also a key change in the middle of this stanza, as if it weren't complicated enough already, though I can't deny I love key changes. |
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| Closing ~23 seconds | |||