<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[kantopia]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://kantopia.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[xkan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://kantopia.wordpress.com/author/xiurkan/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Angel Beats &#8211; &#8220;My Soul, Your Beats!&#8221; Lyrics&nbsp;Translation]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<div data-shortcode="caption" id="false" style="width: 737px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-false" src="https://kantopia.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/angel-beats-op-ed.jpg?w=727&#038;h=727" alt="" width="727" height="727" /><p id="caption-false" class="wp-caption-text">Image source <a href="http://awesmoe.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/lyrics-angel-beats-oped-single-my-soul-your-beats/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div>
<p style="text-align:center;">A translation of the Intro/Opening song from one of my favorite anime, <em>Angel Beats</em>. There is a link to the song at the bottom of the page.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">The format is as follows:<br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">Kanji</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">Romaji</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">English</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Enjoy!</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">目覚めては繰り返す　眠い朝は</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">mezamete wa kurikaesu nemui asa wa</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I doze in and out on a sleepy morning,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">襟のタイをきつく締め</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">eri no TAI o kitsuku shime</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Tightening my neck tie,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">教室のドアくぐるとほんの少し胸を張って歩き出せる</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">kyoushitsu no DOA kuguru to honno sukoshi mune o hatte arukidaseru</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I walk through the classroom door, able to walk with my chest puffed out slightly,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">そんな日常に吹き抜ける風</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">sonna nichijou ni fukinukeru kaze</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">A wind blew through such ordinary times,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">聞こえた気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">kikoeta ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt like I heard it</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">感じた気がしたんだ</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">kanjita ki ga shitan da</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Because I felt that I felt it,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">震え出す今この胸で</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">furuedasu ima kono mune de</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">My heart trembles now,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">もう来る気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">mou kuru ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt it come again,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">幾億の星が消え去ってくのを</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">ikuoku no hoshi ga kiesatteku no o</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">The millions of stars disappear,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">見送った</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">miokutta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I saw them off</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">手を振った</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">te o futta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Waved my hand,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">よかったね、と</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">yokatta ne, to</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">And said, &#8220;It was good, wasn&#8217;t it?&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">廊下の隅見下ろす　掃除の途中</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">rouka no sumi miorosu souji no tochuu</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I looked at the corner of the hallway while cleaning,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">おかしなものだと思う</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">okashina mono da to omou</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">And thought it strange,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">あたしの中の時は止まってるのに</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">atashi no naka no toki wa tomatteru noni</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Even though time inside me had stopped,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">違う日々を生きてるように</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">chigau hibi o ikiteru you ni</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Each day I was living was different,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">埃は雪のように降り積む</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">hokori ha yuki no you ni furitsumu</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Dust piled up like snow,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">待ってる気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">matteru ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt it was waiting,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">呼んでる気がしたんだ</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">yonderu ki ga shitan da</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt it was calling out,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">震え出す今この時が</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">furuedasu ima kono toki ga</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Now, the time begins to tremble,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">見つけた気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">mitsuketa ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt like I found it</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">失われた記憶が呼び覚ました</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">ushinawareta kioku ga yobisamashita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Lost memories awakened,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">物語</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">monogatari</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">That was the end</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">永遠の</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">eien no</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">of my eternal</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">その終わり</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">sono owari</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">story.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">いつの間にか駆けだしてた</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">itsunomanika kakedashiteta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Before I knew it, I was running,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">あなたに手を引かれてた</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">anata ni te o hikareteta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Pulled by your hand</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">昨日は遠く　明日はすぐ</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">kinou wa tooku ashita wa sugu</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Yesterday so far away, tomorrow so close</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">そんな当たり前に心が踊った</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">sonna atarimae ni koko ga odotta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Naturally, my heart danced</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">聞こえた気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">kikoeta ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt I heard it</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">感じた気がしたんだ</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">kanjita ki ga shitan da</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Because I felt that I felt it,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">震え出す今この胸で</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">furuedasu ima kono mune de</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">My heart trembles now,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">もう来る気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">mou kuru ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt it come again</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">幾千の朝を越え　新しい陽が</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">ikusen no asa o koe atarashii hi ga</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Crossing over thousands of mornings, the new sun</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">待ってる気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">matteru ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt it was waiting</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">呼んでる気がしたんだ</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">yonderu ki ga shitan da</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt it was calling out</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">震えてるこの魂が</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">furueteru kono tamashii ga</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">My trembling spirit,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">見つけた気がした</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">mitsuketa ki ga shita</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I felt I had found it</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">幾億の夢のように消え去れる日を</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">ikuoku no yume no you ni kiesareru hi o</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">The days that could vanish like thousands of dreams,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">見送った</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">miokutta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">I saw them off</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">手を振った</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">te o futta</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">Waved my hand,</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;">ありがとう、と</span><br />
<span style="color:#00ccff;">arigatou, to</span><br />
<span style="color:#cc99ff;">And said &#8220;thank you.&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">&#8212;</p>
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