Performed by: Shimotani Hitomi
Lyrics: Muttsumi Jundai
Music: Yanagisawa Hideki
Relation to anime: used as opening theme to Black Jack 21
The lyrics can be found here. English translation was taken from gendou as I couldn’t find it anywhere else.
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The opening to this song always puts me in mind of a clock, ticking desperately away – or, in this case, strings, working their bows mechanically. I’m not even sure if they’re real, they’re so mechanical. But there’s a sense of desperation in their ticking. A descending baseline. Doesn’t seem to mean anything, but, you can never know with those tricky cellos….ahem, yes, this ticking sequence is repeated twice then the voice enters.
Mind…itsudatte Find…motometeta
Shine…ai koso ga Believe…shinjitsu to
Mind…I longed for it Find…all that time
Shine…The love is Believe…the truth
Echo and reverb are on high. It makes Hitomi’s voice sound somewhat airy and almost angelic. This song kind of reminds me of a song called…swarzweiB~kiri no mukou ni tsunagaru sekai~, by Shimotsuki Haruka. I think it’s the desperate ticking/beat, although i think that song’s more catchy and also more irritating with the strange backing. Also, to imagine Shimotsuki Haruka singing this song is something that I don’t even want to think about. Some voices just don’t suit other songs.
During this, the desperate ticking is going on with some orchestral backing, such a timpani and trumpet/low brass instrument. Very suspenseful.
I wonder if those four english words have a connection? Mind, Find, Shine, Believe. or maybe it’s meant to be “I longed to find a mind all that time I was shining. Believe it! It’s the truth.” …..yeah, it almost makes sense. ! oh sorry, I think I have it wrong. The english words aren’t there for a reason, they’re just for decoration! the other bits have the real meaning. See? “I longed for it all that time. The love is the truth.” So, in my mind, I was longing for it all that time, to find that the love (that shines) is the truth (i believe this). Or something like that, anyway.
Kanashii koto ga furi tsuduite mo
Daremo hitori ni nari wa shinai
Inoru you ni sora wo aogeba
Itoshii egao dakishimerareru
Even if life is filled with sorrows,
No one will ever be truly lonely.
When I look up at the sky as I pray,
I feel as if I can hold your dear smile.
I don’t really like this section. I suppose it’s the verse or something but it just doesn’t appeal to me. It’s partially because I don’t approve of the way the violins echo Hitomi’s voice. Also, I miss the beat.
The lyrics seem unusually cheerful compared to the melody/tone of voice. She sounds quite distressed. So would i be, being forced to sing with violins. That’s just upsetting.
JIRENMA no mori wo nuke tachi mukau
Sono omoi eien mo koeru deshou
Although I struggle through a forest of dilemma,
My feelings will endure for all eternity.
The drums return. Ah, I didn’t know how much I appreciated them before this. I like this part much more -I suppose it’s a bridge. Those violins are still echoing the melody, but at least they play some other stuff too. It adds to the drive of this section. The lyrics too are quite determined – “Although I struggle…my feelings will endure” yes. Go Hitomi! >_>
some fancy drumroll/string run and then the chorus.
Ikusen no ai no kotoba yori
Anata ga soko ni iru dakede ii
Daremo kawari wa dekinai kara
Hohoemi ga ashita he no hikari ni naru
Ano sora no taiyou no hou he…
More than a thousand I love yous,
I want you to be here.
No one can replace you.
Your smile will be the light leading me to tomorrow
And towards the sun in the sky…
A confession! Or is it? Hitomi sounds very emotional. Image: Hitomi standing on cliff/mountain peak, dress/hair blowing around her, looking desperate and…ragged. I’m pretty sure the pv isn’t like that, but, yes. I quite like this chorus, at least, i like her vocals, but the backing is quite strange, I feel. What’s with the constant string chords? I think I hear oboe, too. Again, completely misused, echoing her part or again with the chords. Who made this backing? It upsets me.
Odd theatrical interlude, with chords, lots of violin and no Hitomi.
Love…hanarete mo
Pride…shinjiteru
Love…even if we’re apart
Pride…I believe
I like this. Ticking is a bit lower, but effect is quite mystical and soft. This is a very dramatic song..
Kagiri no aru deai no naka de
Hiki yose au tsunaideta ito
Kurai yoru mo arashi no asa mo
Anata dake ga shinjitsu datta
Amid that limited number of encounters
We were drawn together, tied by a thread
Even on dark nights and stormy mornings
You were the only thing that was real
Building up. Again, the slightly retarded verse-thing. I like the lyrics, but I wish they had a different tune, or at least that they handled the tune/backing better. Hitomi goes on sounding desperate.
TORAUMA no DOA wo ima hiraiteku
Kono hitomi kibou sae utsusu deshou
Now I’m going to open the door of this trauma
I’m sure there’s even a little hope in my eyes
Hitomi’s eyes, staring at the camera in desperation! I like the way that they lowered the pitch of the descending string chords an octave. A nice change, showing Hitomi formulating a plan and being more serious. Too much desperation is unattractive, you know.
I like the chords at the end of this little section. I think there are a few too many cadence points in this song – i mean, most pop songs have cadences, but I think it’s overdone here, since the theatrical quality means that the cadences are very prominent.
Ikusen no ai no uta yori mo
Tatta hitori no nukumori ga ii
Itami shiru do ni uketometa
Yasashi sa wo mata ai ni kaete yukeru
Kagayaita kono mune no chikai…
Rather than thousands of love songs
I’d rather just have this one warmth
Every time I found pain, I took in a tenderness
That has turned into love again
A shining promise in my heart…
Did I mention that I ❤ Hitomi’s voice? ><‘ It’s so beautiful.
Lyrics not bad.
Oboe! Sounding theatrical, but, also not bad, I must say.
String run leading up to….less backing, thank god.
Taiyou no hana ga saku kokoro nara
Itsu no hi ka negai he to todoku deshou
If the flowers of the sun bloom in my heart
Then I’m sure one day I’ll get my wish
Semi-solo Hitomi! ❤ The violin is nice, but a little distracting. All people really want to listen to is Hitomi, can’t they see that? >_> It would be nice if the violin had a solo. This crossover genre thing is weird, seems to involve lots of orchestral-type backing.
Drum roll, string run.
Ikusen no ai no kotoba yori
Anata ga soko ni iru dakede ii
Daremo kawari wa dekinai kara
Hohoemi ga ashita he no hikari ni naru
Ano sora no taiyou no hou he…
More than a thousand I love yous,
I want you to be here.
No one can replace you.
Your smile will be the light leading me to tomorrow
And towards the sun in the sky…
The chorus is quite thrilling. The backing is less noticeable here….maybe they turned it down, or maybe I’ve just noticed less. Clearly a song to generate courage!
I quite like the ending of this – appropriate for such a theatrical song, and ending on a doubtful chord, excitement only a little dimmed.
I’m so glad that Hitomi started singing pop instead of enka….
Thanks, but there’s some error in the last two lines.
Oh, you’re right. The whole last verse was wrong…thanks for that. Edited.
Thank you so much for the translation. I was looking for so long. I like this song and Hitomi so much^o^
I love this song better in instrumental but anyway, thanks for this wonderful lyrics.
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