Zankoku na Tenshi no TE-ZE
Cruel Angel's Thesis

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Description: TV op. theme

Sung by: Takahashi Youko
Lyrics: Oikawa Neko
Composition: Satou Hidetoshi
Arrangement: Oomori Toshiyuki


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Original / Romaji Lyrics	English Translation
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com zankoku na tenshi no you ni shounen   yo shinwa ni nare [2]	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Like a cruel angel, young boy, become the legend!  [2]
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com [Short Instrumental Intro]	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com [Short Instrumental Intro]
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com aoi   kaze ga ima mune no DOA wo tataite mo watashi dake wo   tada mitsumete hohoende'ru anata	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com A blue wind is now knocking at the door to your heart, and yet you are merely gazing at me and smiling.
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com sotto   fureru mono motomeru koto ni muchuu de unmei sae    mada shiranai itaike na hitomi	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Something gently touching-- you're so intent on seeking it out, that you can't even see your fate yet, with such innocent eyes.
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com dakedo itsuka kidzuku deshou sono senaka ni wa haruka mirai mezasu tame no hane ga aru koto	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 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.
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com zankoku na tenshi no TE-ZE madobe kara yagate tobitatsu hotobashiru atsui PATOSU de [3] omoide wo uragiru nara kono sora wo daite kagayaku [4] shounen   yo shinwa ni nare	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com The cruel angel's thesis will soon take flight through the window, with surging, hot pathos, [3] if you betray your memories. Embracing this sky [universe] and shining, [4] young boy, become the legend!
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com [Instrumental]  [5]	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com [Instrumental]  [5]
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com zutto   nemutte'ru watashi no ai no yurikago anata dake ga   yume no shisha ni yobareru asa ga kuru	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 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.
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com hosoi   kubisuji wo tsukiakari ga utsushite'ru sekai-juu no    toki wo tomete tojikometai kedo	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com Moonlight reflects off the nape of your slender neck. Stopping time all throughout the world I want to confine them, but...
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com moshimo futari aeta koto ni imi ga aru nara [6] watashi wa sou jiyuu wo shiru tame no BAIBURU [7]	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com So if two people being brought together by fate has any meaning, [6] I think that it is a "bible" for learning freedom. [7]
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 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 shounen   yo shinwa ni nare	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 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!
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara rekishi wo tsukuru megami nante narenai mama watashi wa ikiru	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com People create history while weaving love. Even knowing I'll never be a goddess or anything like that, I live on.
Lyrics from Animelyrics.com zankoku na tenshi no TE-ZE madobe kara yagate tobitatsu hotobashiru atsui PATOSU de omoide wo uragiru nara kono sora wo daite kagayaku shounen   yo shinwa ni nare	Lyrics from Animelyrics.com 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!

[1]	"TE-ZE" is the Japanese spelling/pronunciation of "these," which is German for "thesis."
[2]	The word "shinwa" actually means "myth" ("legend" would be "densetsu"), but I think it sounds better as "legend."
[3]	"Atsui" (hot) can also mean "intense, passionate." "Pathos" is "the quality or power in life or art of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion; pity; suffering; sorrow."
[4]	"Sora" (sky) is the reading given for the kanji for "uchuu" (universe).
[5]	In some versions of this song, there is singing in this part. Unfortunately, I can't tell what they're singing (there's too much overlap). I think the last thing they sing could be "ai ga fusei," which can be roughly translated into "Love is a sin (wrongdoing)." If you have any idea what they're singing, please e-mail me. Arigatou!
[6]	The kanji used for the "a" in "aeta" is not the normal kanji used in "au" (to meet). It's the first kanji in "ouse" (encounter, tryst) and has more of a connotation of meeting by fate or being brought together by fate, not just meeting. (Interestingly, a dictionary I have gives the meaning of "au," when written with this kanji, as "to meet (with drama or pathos)")
[7]	The "watashi wa sou" is probably "watashi wa sou omou." And "bible" in this case isn't referring to *the* Bible. "Bible" can also mean "guide book, how-to book, a book valued for its use as a reference," like in "a handyman's bible," or "a bird-watcher's bible."

NOTE: Yes, this translation is different from the one presented on the Evangelion videos & DVDs produced by ADV. There's a reason for that: mine is more literal and correct. When ADV "translated" this song, they decided to change the words so that the English "translation" could be sung to the beat of the original song (this is commonly called dubtitling). But in the process of changing the "translation" to fit the beat of the song, they had to take rather big liberties with it, until their "translation" was no longer correct. The essence of the meaning remains, but it is largely incorrect. I, on the other hand, did a true translation, not a "dubtitle," so my translation on this page is, indeed, more literal and correct than ADV's translation that they put on their Eva tapes and DVDs.

Contributed by Takayama Miyuki <[email protected]>

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