Zankoku na Tenshi no These

Zankoku na Tenshi no These

(A Cruel Angel's Thesis)

"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (残酷な天使のテーゼ Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze, "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis" in Japan) is the theme song of the popular anime Neon Genesis Evangelion performed by Yoko Takahashi. It is used as the opening to the series, and two instrumental versions of it are played in the finale episode, "Take care of yourself." These are "The Heady Feeling of Freedom" and "Good, or Don't Be", scored for violin, piano, and guitar. "The Heady Feeling of Freedom" is a somber and reflective piece for bowed strings and guitar, while "Good, or Don't Be" is played to a light piano and guitar tone. Both are considerably different in feel from the more hard driving techno-dance original. A similar, but sparser, version can also be heard during the intermission between the two parts of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth.

Historia

According to the liner notes to the album Refrain of Evangelion, director Hideaki Anno had originally wanted to use music from Borodin's Polovetsian Dances as the opening. The TV station (TV Tokyo) felt that audiences would be confused by a classical opening to an anime, and requested a change to a more typical or J-pop and upbeat song. The production of the result, "Zankoku na Tenshi no These", was handled by Toshimichi Ōtsuki. The original song included a male chorus, which was cut at Anno's request in order to "emphasize maternal affection".

In a survey by TV Asahi that was used to determine the results of a list of the 100 unforgettable anime theme songs, "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" made it to #55. In a later survey on a similar program on TV Asahi, it was included as the #18 song amongst anime released during the 1990s.

In 2009, original vocalist Takahashi recorded a new single, which included a remake of both this song and "Fly Me to the Moon", the series ending theme, to tie in with the theatrical release of the second Rebuild of Evangelion film.

"Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis"

Zankoku na tenshi no you ni

Shonen yo, shinwa ni nare...

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

Dakedo itsuka kizuku deshou

Sono senaka ni wa

Haruka mirai mezasu tame no

Hane ga aru koto...

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

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...

Moshi mo futari aeta koto ni imi ga aru nara,

Watashi wa, sou, jiyu- wo shiru

Tame no Baiburu

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

Hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara rekishi wo tsukuru

Megami nante narenai mama

Watashi wa ikiru...

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

"Tésis de un Ángel Cruel"

Así como un despiadado ángel

joven mesias llegas en leyenda

Ahora el viento azul golpea en la puerta de tu corazón

solamente estas contemplandome así

con esa sonrisa tan vivaz

Algo enternecedor

es lo que tu buscas con obsecación,

y no puedes ver tu destino así con ojos tan inocentes

Yo creo que algún día podrás

darte cuenta que en tu espalda

llevas las alas

que rumbo al lejano futuro te llevaran...

La premisa del despiadado angel

a travéz del portal de tu alma volará

Si por solo un instante de tibio dolor

dentro de tus recuerdos mencionaras

Abrazando este cielo resplandeceras

joven mesias llegue a ser leyenda

Por un tiempo inmemorial durmiendo en la cuna de mi amor

la mañana vendrá si eres llamado

por el mensajero de sueños.

Puedes ver tu nuca brillar, la luna refleja en el cuello su luz

en el mundo entero deteniendo el tiempo

deseo encerrarlos pero...

Si el destinado encuentro

entre dos personas tiene una razón

pienso que es una biblia para conocer lo que es libertad.

La premisa del despiadado angel

tu tristeza debiera entonces empezar

aferrándote a esa forma de vivir

cuando de ese sueño despertaste

el que mas brilla y con su luz propia eres tú

joven mesías llegue a ser leyenda

La historia es creada por las personas

que van tejiendo el amor.

Aunque jamas sere diosa o un ser divino se que viviré

La premisa del despiadado angel

a travéz del portal de tu alma volará

si por solo un instante de tibio dolor

dentro de tus recuerdos mencionaras

abrazando este cielo resplandecerás

joven mesías llegue a ser leyenda

Versiones

Versión Original (1995) - Yoko Takahashi

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