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A confidence song? A gate song? Maybe it's both! - robkelk - 04-01-2007
sora wo aogi hoshi yo michite
tobi tatsu no ashita eno brilliant road
kokoro no aosa ono te ne daite go far away
urayamu koto ni narete shimattara
hokoreru jibun ga tou zakatteku
mie nai tsubasa de habataku no fly higher
yume wo egaku no wa "hito" ni umareta kara
sora wo aogi hoshi yo michite
tobi tatsu no ashita eno brilliant road
kokoro no aosa kono te ni daite
anata to nara yowai jibun wo sarake dashi te hashiri daseru no
mirai yo douka mugen ni tsuzuke go far away
dareka no shita rail ni toraware
fuman wo noberu jinsei wa ira nai
honno wazuka na ikioi de let us go
toushin dai no eyes mitsume aeta toki ni
tabi dachi wa itsu datte kodoku
semete sono te wo nigiri shime te
ureino egao kokoro wo sasuyo
atashi ga ite anata ga iru kono hi wo zutto wasure nai darou
namida wa mune no naka de nagasu no go far away
mie nai tsubasa de habataku no fly higher
yume wo egaku no wa "hito" ni umareta kara
sora wo aogi hoshi yo michite
tobi tatsu no ashita eno brilliant road
kokoro no aosa kono te ni daite
anata to nara yowai jibun wo sarake dashi te hashiri daseru no
mirai yo douka mugen ni tsuzuke go far away
tabi dachi wa itsu datte kodoku
semete sono te wo nigiri shime te
ureino egao kokoro wo sasuyo
atashi ga ite anata ga iru kono hi wo zutto wasure nai darou
namida wa mune no naka de nagasu no go far away
Brilliant Road to Tomorrow, by angela, lyrics by atsuko, music by KATSU, from the album voice of the sky, 2003. Plaing time 4:48
As much as the repeated "go far away" lyric hints at this being a Gate song (those who recognize it will know to where ), I think that would waste the song's potential. The repeated singing about "kokoro" puts this in the running as one of the "instill confidence" songs that Bob is looking for for DW VI. (A few lines of the song are darkly ironic for the Evangelion setting, but Doug wouldn't know that...)
Ah, yes; English... Here's the uncredited translation from the US edition of the CD:
Look up to the star-filled sky
Take off to the brilliant road that leads to tomorrow
Embrace the heart of blue in my arms, go far away
If I get used to envying others
Those parts of myself that I am proud of will recede from me
I will fly higher with my invisible wings
Because I was born as a human, I have a dream
Looking up to the star-filled sky
Take off to the brilliant road that leads to tomorrow
Embrace the heart of blue in my arms
If I am with you I can run and expose my weakness
Please let an infinite future be continued, go far away
I don't want a life of complaints because I am imprisoned
by the rails someone laid
With a little power; let us go
The moment we rivet each other with our life-sized eyes
The departure is always lonesome
At least, I squeeze your hand
Your troubled smile stings my heart
I'm here and you're here, I'll neer forget this day
Tears are meant to show only in the heart; go far away
I will fly higher with my invisible wings
Because I was born as a human, I have a dream
Looking up to the star-filled sky
Take off to the brilliant road that leads to tomorrow
Embrace the heart of blue in my arms
If I am with you I can run and expose my weakness
Please let an infinite future be continued, go far away
The departure is always lonesome
At least, I squeeze your hand
Your troubled smile stings my heart
I'm here and you're here, I'll neer forget this day
Tears are meant to show only in the heart; go far away
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Re: A confidence song? A gate song? Maybe it's both! - Bob Schroeck - 06-25-2007
Mmm. Hard choice. I think I'd lean more to a confidence song -- or possibly use it just as theme music.
Yeah, there's stuff that resonates with Evangelion, but I could work with that.
-- Bob
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Re: A confidence song? A gate song? Maybe it's both! - robkelk - 06-25-2007
Quote:Which was what I was thinking when I posted it, yes.
Yeah, there's stuff that resonates with Evangelion, but I could work with that.
Oh, yes:
Quote:It's the opening theme for Stellvia. Just thought you might like to know...
(those who recognize it will know to where )
-Rob Kelk
"Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012