
Lyrics of the Opening Song of Neon Genesis Evangelion

"Thesis of a Cruel Angel"(Cruel Angel's Thesis)



Japanese Transliteration:

Zankoku na tenshi no youni
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

Aoi kaze ga ima
Mune no door wo tataitemo
Wata shidake wo tada mitsumete
Hohoenderu anata

Sotto fureru mono
Motomeru kotoni muchu de
Unmei sae mada shiranai
Itaikena hitomi

Dakedo itsuka kizuku deshou
Sono senaka niwa
Haruka mirai mezasu tameno
Hanega anikoto

Zankoku na tenshi no thesis
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui pathos de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
Kono sora wo daite kagayaku
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare



English Translation:


Like an angel that has no
sense of mercy...
Rise, young boy, to the heavens
like a legend...

Cold winds, as blue as the sea.
Tear open the door to your heart,
I see
But unknowing you seem, just
staring at me
Standing there smiling serenely

Desperate, for
something to touch
A moment of kindness like
that in a dream
Your innocent eyes,
have yet no idea
of the path your destiny will follow...

But someday you'll become aware of
everything that you've got behind you
Your wings are seeking out a new
future that only you can search for

The cruel angel's thesis bleeds through
a portal like your pulsing blood
If you should betray the chapel of your memories
Cruel angel's thesis enters
through the window of your soul

So, boy, stand tall and embrace
the fire of the legend
Embracing the universe like a blazing star!



Composed: Sato Hidetoshi? or Shiroh Sagisu?
Arranged: Shiroh Sagisu Lyrics: Oikawa Nemuko
Performed: Takahashi Youko

Copyright 1996 Gainax LTD Co. Project Eva