"Tenkuu no ESUKAFURONE" (1996) "Tenkuu no ESCAFLOWNE" "Escaflowne of the High Skys" "The Vision of Escaflowne" Opening Theme Lyrics by Iwasato Youho Composed by Kanno Youko Arrangement by Kanno Youko Sung by Sakamoto Maaya (Hitomi ^_^) "Yakusoku wa iranai" ("I don't need a promise") ______________________________________________ nee, aishitara dare mo ga konna kodoku ni naru no? Say, if you love, Could anyone come to experience such loneliness? nee, kurayami yori mo fukai kurushimi dakishimeteru no? Say, will suffering even deeper than the dark night be embracing? nani mo ka mo ga futari kagayaku tame kitto Everything is there for two people, So that they can shine. Surely. kimi wo kimi wo aishiteru kokoro de mitsumete iru It is you, it is you that I love, Gazing steadily with my heart. kimi wo kimi wo shinjiteru samui yoru mo It is you, it is you I believe in, Even in the cold night. nee, koishite mo dare ni mo itsuka owari ga kuruno Say, even being in love, Could the end come someday for anyone? nee, aozora yorimo, sunda tokimeki sutete shimau no? Say, a heart beat even clearer than the blue sky, can it be abandoned completely? kisetsu kawaru no kaze michi wo hashiru zutto Running along the path of the wind of the changing seasons, All the way. kimi wo kimi wo aishiteru kokoro de mitsumete iru It is you, it is you that I love, Gazing steadily with my heart. kimi wo kimi wo shinjiteru samui yoru mo It is you, it is you I believe in, Even in the cold night. tatoe ashita nakushite mo anata wo ushinatte mo Even if it should be lost tommorow and I lose you as well dekiru kagiri no egao de kagayakitai For as long as possible, I want smiling faces to shine. namida de ima yobikakeru yakusoku nado iranai Now, with my tears, I appeal to you, I don't need anything like a promise kimi ga kureta taisetsu na tsuyosa dakara Because you have given me precious strength. hitomi de ima yobikakeru yakusoku nado iranai Now, with my eyes, I appeal to you I don't need anything like a promise hitomi de ima te wo nobasu samui yoru mo Now, with my eyes, I reach out a hand to you Even in the cold night. _____ "Yakusoku wa iranai" (TV Version) ("I don't need a promise") ____________________________________________ nee, aishitara dare mo ga konna kodoku ni naru no? Say, if you love, Could anyone come to experience such loneliness? nee, kurayami yori mo fukai kurushimi dakishimeteru no? Say, will suffering even deeper than the dark night be embracing us? nani mo ka mo ga futari kagayaku tame kitto Everything is there for two people So that they can shine. Surely. kimi wo kimi wo aishiteru kokoro de mitsumete iru It is you, it is you that I love, Gazing steadily with my heart. kimi wo kimi wo shinjiteru samui yoru mo It is you, it is you I believe in, Even in the cold night. namida de ima yobikakeru yakusoku nado iranai Now, with my tears, I appeal to you, I don't need anything like a promise kimi ga kureta taisetsu na tsuyosa dakara Because you have given me precious strength.
