From Revo's ルクセンダルク大紀行 - Linked Horizon [2012.9.19]. I'm a little late getting into Bravely Default, but the characters! The plot twists! The music! And when I stumbled across vocalized versions of the character themes, well, how could I resist?
So here we have Tiz. In a lot of ways, he's the archetype of the jRPG protagonist: inexperienced, untraveled, optimistic, and seemingly not hero material, yet he's thrust into a vast adventure to save the world from a threat he doesn't fully understand, after a sudden disaster claims his village, including his younger brother. And so he joins Angès on her quest to bring light to the darkened Crystals...
| Produced By: | Revo |
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| Japanese | Romanization | Translation |
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| intro ~5 seconds | ||
| 二度と逢えなくても 何処かにキミ1はいる 僕達は忘れないだろう―― |
nido to aenakute mo doko ka ni KIMI1 wa iru boku-tachi wa wasurenai darou— |
Even if we can never meet again, you're1 out there somewhere. We'll never forget— |
| interlude ~12 seconds | ||
| 君の悲しみの その半分は僕の悲しみ 二人で分け合えば ほら… 痛みなど半分さ ねぇ… だから… 泣かないで… |
kimi no kanashimi no sono hanbun wa boku no kanashimi futari de wakeaeba hora... itami nado hanbun sa nee... dakara... nakanaide... |
Half of your sadness is my sadness. If we share it between us, look... that cuts the pain in half. All right...? So... don't cry... |
| 僕の喜びの この半分は君の喜び 二人で分け合えば ほら… 幸せも二倍さ ねぇ… だから… 笑って… |
boku no yorokobi no kono hanbun wa kimi no yorokobi futari de wakeaeba hora... shiawase mo nibai sa nee... dakara... waratte... |
Half of my delight is your delight. If we share it between us, look... that doubles the joy. All right...? So... smile... |
| 君は僕の希望さ どんな時でも 君を守る為に 僕は戦うよ！ |
kimi wa boku no kibou sa donna toki de mo kimi wo mamoru tame ni boku wa tatakau yo! |
You are my hope! No matter what may happen, I'll fight to protect you! |
| interlude ~9 seconds | ||
| 君が喪った その大切な友達2の想い出 溢れて 哀しい現実3を 幻想4が侵しても尚 自分5を… 責めないで… |
kimi ga ushinatta sono taisetsu na hito2 no omoide afurete kanashii ima3 wo kako4 ga okashite mo nao kimi5 wo... semenaide... |
Even when memories of the precious people2 you've lost overflow and illusions of the past4 bleed into the sad present, don't blame... yourself... |
| 僕が喪った あの大切な弟6の面影 重ねて 踏み外しても 手を伸ばしてくれた事 自分5を… 誇って… |
boku ga ushinatta ano taisetsu na hito6 no omokage kasanete fumihazushite mo te wo nobashite kureta koto kimi5 wo... hokotte... |
Even when I saw the visage of that precious person6 I lost in another and lost my footing, you reached a hand out to me, so be proud of... yourself... |
| 君は僕の希望さ 闇の底でも 君の使命の意味を 僕は信じるよ！ |
kimi wa boku no kibou sa yami no soko de mo kimi no shimei no imi wo boku wa shinjiru yo! |
You are my hope! Even in the depths of darkness, I'll believe in what your mission means! |
| interlude ~44 seconds | ||
| 大地に大きな穴が開いた 僕の心にも消えない穴が開いた 闇は世界を呑み込んだけど 君という光までは呑み込めなかった 君の歩んだ道が皆の希望7になる 僕はそう確信しているんだ |
daichi ni ooki na ana ga aita boku no kokoro ni mo kienai ana ga aita yami wa sekai wo nomikonda kedo kimi to iu hikari made wa nomikomenakatta kimi no ayunda michi ga minna no hikari7 ni naru boku wa sou kakushin shite iru n da |
A vast hole opened in the earth, and a hole in my heart that won't go away. Darkness swallowed the world, but it couldn't swallow the light that is you. The path you walk will give everyone light and hope7, I'm confident of it! |
| ――だから… 信じて！ | —dakara... shinjite! | —so... believe! |
| 僕は君の希望さ 頼りなくても 君が信じてくれるなら 僕は負けないと 君に誓うよ！ |
boku wa kimi no kibou sa tayorinakute mo kimi ga shinjite kureru nara boku wa makenai to kimi ni chikau yo! |
I will be your hope! Though I may not seem like much, if you'll believe in me, I'll never give up, this I swear to you! |
| closing ~23 seconds | ||
1 This is the only place the lyrics have kimi written in katakana, which, along with the vastly different feel of the music here from the rest of the song, suggests that it's a different "you" this time, possibly the brother he lost. (The "you" in the rest of the song is Angès, of course.)
2 The kanji 友達 (friends) are given the reading ひと (people).
3 The kanji 現実 (reality) are given the reading いま (now).
4 The kanji 幻想 (illusion) are given the reading かこ (past).
5 The kanji 自分 (oneself) are given the reading きみ (you).
6 The kanji 弟 (younger brother) is given the reading ひと (person).
7 The kanji 希望 (hope) are given the reading ひかり (light).