I had started watching Neon Genesis Evangelion a few days ago and absolutely fell in love with its themesong, 残酷な天使のテーゼ (Cruel Angel’s Thesis). I believe it’s consider one of the best anime songs, and the title definitely holds true.
It has an catchy and upbeat tempo, meaningful lyrics and powerful vocals by Takahashi Yoko (高橋洋子). It’s an epic solo, providing a message that one should take the challenge and control his or her own destiny. Extremely addicting after the first taste.
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Lyrics – Romaji and English
Zankoku na tenshi no you ni
Shonen yo, shinwa ni nare…
Like an angel with no sense of mercy
young boy rises to the heavens, becoming a legend
Aoi kaze ga ima mune no doa wo tataitemo,
Watashi dake wo tada mitsumete
Hohoenderu Anata
Sotto Fureru mono
Motomeru koto ni muchuu de,
Unmei sae mada shiranai itaikena hitom
Despite a pale wind blowing through the door to your heart:
You gaze only at me, and you smile.
You’ve been searching for it, intent on finding it
But you can’t see your fate with innocent eyes.
Dakedo itsuka kizuku deshou
Sono senaka ni wa
Haruka mirai mezasu tame no
Hane ga aru koto…
However, let’s figure it out someday:
The wings on your back are meant to fly into tomorrow.
Zankoku na tenshi no te-ze
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui patosu de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
O-zora wo daite kagayaku
Shonen yo, shinwa ni nare
The Cruel Angel Thesis will soon soar out the window,
Surging with pathos, boiling with passion if you betray your dreams.
Take it all and shine through the dark!
Young boy rises to the heavens, becoming a legend
Zutto nemutteru watashi no ai no yurikago
Anata dake ga yume no shisha ni
Yobareru asa ga kuru
Hosoi kubisuji wo tsukiakari ga utsushiteru
Sekai-ju- no toki wo tomete
Tojikometai kedo…
For the longest time you slept wrapped in love;
The time comes when your dreams will call you, and you alone.
Moonlight shines off the dimples of your back,
Time stops. This moment should last forever.
Moshi mo futari aeta koto ni imi ga aru nara,
Watashi wa, sou, jiyu- wo shiru
Tame no Baiburu
So if there’s any meaning in being dragged together by fate,
It’s that you learn freedom from having a destiny.
Zankoku na tenshi no te-ze
Kanashimi ga soshite hajimaru
Dakishimeta inochi no katachi
Sono yume ni mezameta toki
Dare yori mo hikari wo hanatsu
Shonen yo, shinwa ni nare
The Cruel Angel Thesis: the suffering begins.
You held that pain when you woke up.
So shine brighter than everyone!
Young boy rises to the heavens, becoming a legend
Hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara rekishi wo tsukuru
Megami nante narenai mama
Watashi wa ikiru…
History’s what happens when people try to fall in love.
I’m no goddess, but dammit, I’m alive.
Zankoku na tenshi no te-ze
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui patosu de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
O-zora wo daite kagayaku
Shonen yo, shinwa ni nare
The Cruel Angel Thesis will soon soar out the window,
Surging with pathos, boiling with passion if you betray your dreams.
Take it all and shine through the dark!
Young boy rises to the heavens, becoming a legend
Translation source: everything2.net
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