mr skunk wrote:DENKOU'S THEME
Title: "Ningen no Kodomo" (Human Child)
Artist: Akino Arai
Album: Sora no Niwa
I remember I was first listening to this song a few years ago, and I just kept staring at a picture of Denkou, I couldn't believe how much it fit. This song, in actuality, is about bullying, which also fits Denkou for a number of reasons. Akino Arai has done theme songs from such popular anime as Macross Plus, Please Save My Earth, and Outlaw Star. She traditionaly works with Yoko Kanno, another favorite of mine. This particular song was from Outlaw Star. When I hear this song, I always get sad and feel somewhat haunted, but everyone will have a different perspective on it. Akino's child-like voice is perfect for Denkou.
I DID NOT DRAW THE PICTURE. IT WAS TAKEN FROM AN UNOFFICIAL TEZUKA FANSITE CALLED "GINGA."
Lyrics
(English translation is available in the text)
koe wo tatenaide ne
anata wo tasuke ni kita no
kyou****su no dare ni mo
watashi ga mietenai no yo
Don't raise your voice, okay?
I've come to help you
Is there nobody in the classroom?
Can you not see me?
kaeri michi ga kowai no ne
mata butareru kara
hoka no michi wo ikimashou
dare no tsugou demo nai
anata dake no michi wo
You fear the road home, don't you?
Its because you could have been beaten
You'll take the other road
There's really no other choice
You will only go your own way
hitori kiri de sugu
anata wa taete shimau no ne
nanimo iwaretemo
ii kae****ari wa shinai
Suddenly, there's somebody with an auger*
You should be able to take it, right?
Even if there is no reason
You WILL NOT talk back
mada chiisai anata
demo ookiku nattara
watashi wo ai****e kureru
dare ni mo mane dekinai
anata no yarikata de
You're still small
But if you were to become big
Would you give me your love?
You cannot be intimidated by anyone,
That is your way of doing things
warau koto ga dekiru kodomo
naku koto ga dekiru kodomo
ningen no kodomo
You are a child who can laugh
You are a child who can cry
You are a human child
nagaku hizashi ga sashi komu
kyou****su no sumi de
watashi ni kizuita anata
dare yori kirei na me de
'hontou' wo miteiru
The stretching, shining sunlight glistens, filling
The corner of classroom
You who noticed me
With eyes prettier than anyone
You see the "truth"
warau koto ga dekiru kodomo
naku koto ga dekiru kodomo
ningen no kodomo
You are a child who can laugh
You are a child who can cry
You are a human child
minna to onaji kodomo
hoka no daretomo chigau kodomo
Everyone with the same child is
The child who is different from everyone else
warau koto ga dekiru kodomo
naku koto ga dekiru kodomo
ningen no kodomo
You are a child who can laugh
You are a child who can cry
You are a human child
Download "Ningen no Kodomo": http://rapidshare.de/files/32314780/01_Ningen_no_Kodomo.m4a.html
How exactly do you translate it to English
Thanks!
