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A Cruel Angel's Thesis


Yoko Takahashi Lyrics

 

A Cruel Angel's Thesis Lyrics

A Cruel Angel's Thesis Song Lyrics


ROMANIZED

[Intro]
Zankoku na tenshi no you ni
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[Verse 1]
Aoi kaze ga ima
Mune no doa wo tataite mo
Watashi dake wo tada mitsumete
Hohoenderu anata

[Verse 2]
Sotto fureru mono
Motomeru koto ni muchuu de
Unmei sae mada shiranai
Itaike na hitomi

[Pre-Chorus]
Dakedo itsuka kidzuku deshou
Sono senaka ni wa
Haruka mirai mezasu tame no
Hane ga aru koto

[Chorus]
Zankoku na tenshi no teeze
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui patosu de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
Kono sora wo daite kagayaku
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[Verse 3]
Zutto nemutteru
Watashi no ai no yurikago
Anata dake ga yume no shisha ni
Yobareru asa ga kuru

[Verse 4]
Hosoi kubisuji wo
Tsukiakari ga utsush*teru
Sekaijuu no toki wo tomete
Tojikometai kedo

[Pre-Chorus]
Moshimo futari aeta koto ni
Imi ga aru nara
Watashi wa sou jiyuu wo shiru
Tame no baiburu

[Chorus]
Zankoku na tenshi no teeze
Kanashimi ga sosh*te hajimaru
Dakishimeta inochi no katachi
Sono yume ni mezameta toki
Dare yori mo hikari wo hanatsu
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[Pre-Chorus]
Hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara
Rekishi wo tsukuru
Megami nante narenai mama
Watashi wa ikiru

[Chorus]
Zankoku na tenshi no teeze
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui patosu de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
Kono sora wo daite kagayaku
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare.

ORIGINAL

残酷な天使のように
少年よ 神話になれ
蒼い風がいま 胸のドアを叩いても
私だけをただ見つめて
微笑んでるあなた
そっとふれるもの もとめることに夢中で
運命さえまだ知らない いたいけな瞳
だけどいつか気付くでしょう その背中には
遥か未来 めざすための羽根があること
残酷な天使のテーゼ
窓辺からやがて飛び立つ
ほとばしる熱いパトスで
思い出を裏切るなら
この宇宙を抱いて輝く
少年よ 神話になれ
ずっと眠ってる 私の愛の揺りかご
あなただけが 夢の使者に呼ばれる朝がくる
細い首筋を 月あかりが映してる
世界中の時を止めて 閉じこめたいけど
もしもふたり逢えたことに意味があるなら
私はそう 自由を知るためのバイブル
残酷な天使のテーゼ
悲しみがそしてはじまる
抱きしめた命のかたち
その夢に目覚めたとき
誰よりも光を放つ
少年よ 神話になれ
人は愛をつむぎながら歴史をつくる
女神なんてなれないまま 私は生きる
残酷な天使のテーゼ
窓辺からやがて飛び立つ
ほとばしる熱いパトスで
思い出を裏切るなら
この宇宙を抱いて輝く
少年よ 神話になれ

ENGLISH VERSION

Like a cruel angel,
young boy, become the legend!

A blue wind is now
knocking at the door to your heart, and yet
you are merely gazing at me
and smiling.

Something gently touching--
you're so intent on seeking it out,
that you can't even see your fate yet,
with such innocent eyes.

But someday I think you'll find out
that what's on your back
are wings that are for
heading for the far-off future.

The cruel angel's thesis
will soon take flight through the window,
with surging, hot pathos,
if you betray your memories.
Embracing this sky [universe] and shining,
young boy, become the legend!

Instrumental section
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Sleeping for a long time
in the cradle of my love
The morning is coming when you alone will be called
by a messenger of dreams.

Moonlight reflects off
the nape of your slender neck.
Stopping time all throughout the world
I want to confine them, but...

So if two people being brought together by fate
has any meaning,
I think that it is a "bible"
for learning freedom.

The cruel angel's thesis.
The sorrow then begins.
You held tight to the form of life
when you woke up from that dream.
You shine brighter than anyone else.
Young boy, become the legend!

People create history
while weaving love.
Even knowing I'll never be a goddess or anything like that,
I live on.

The cruel angel's thesis
will soon take flight through the window,
with surging, hot pathos,
if you betray your memories.
Embracing this sky and shining,
young boy, become the legend



April, 08th 2024

Song Facts:



  • Track Name: "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"

  • Genre: J-Pop, Anime Soundtrack

  • Release Date: 1995

  • Composers: Hidetoshi Satō

  • Lyricist: Neko Oikawa

  • Arrangement: Toshiyuki Ōmori



Analysis:

If "A Cruel Angel's Thesis," the opening to classic anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, wasn't enough of an electric entrance to the show's deeply engaging story, most anime fans will tell you, then nothing will.

It surely has the incredibly catchy tune, the soaring vocals, and the juxtaposition of a bouncy dance beat with themes that dig into some of the most deeply philosophical and existential themes of the anime. The lyrics talk of "young boy, become a legend / like a cruel angel flying towards the things you love." It foreshadows both the dream and the metamorphoses that the protagonist, Shinji Ikari, will undergo.

The song suggests a journey of growth and pain that is necessary for Shinji to fulfill his destiny. This image, in the first verse, through the "blue wind" at the door of the heart and the smiling of the eyes falling upon him, in the subtlety of that, creates in its entirety the theme of isolation vs. connection, a central conflict for Shinji.

In the second verse, the "innocent eyes" put forward a symbol of naivety and being unprepared for the task youth are about to face.

It is in the pre-chorus that a realization dawns that every man has had wings on his back, aiming to the far future. This is a metaphor of suggesting that every person has the same potential to reach his or her dreams or, in other words, aim high, whatever pain and trials one might have gone through. The chorus of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" summarizes the message of the anime: change through suffering; betrayal of memories if that is what it will take to finally reach out and embrace one's destiny, and the brilliance that follows from waking up into one's true purpose.

The journey of the protagonists being hurled into battles, made to face their own identity and destiny.

This story runs through verses about love and longings, and seeking order in chaos. This song speaks to human experience in that the effort of expressing freedom and seeks some kind of understanding from the biblical point of life. At its core, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" is more than the opening theme; in fact, it is nearly interpreted to be a thesis on the examination of human psychology, existential horror, and need for connection brought about by the anime. It comes as no surprise, then, that the song remains a series favorite among fans and remains yet another example of an eternal testament to the bigger impact that Neon Genesis Evangelion went on to make in the world of anime and beyond.

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