"Alumina" (アルミナ, arumina) is the first ending theme of the Death Note anime series, performed by the Japanese band Nightmare.
Release
The song was released on Nightmare's single "The WORLD/Alumina" on October 18, 2006. The single peaked at #5 on the Oricon charts. It was later included on their fourth studio album "The World Ruler", released on February 27, 2007.[1]
The TV size version of the song was released on Death Note Original Soundtrack on December 21, 2006.
Characters
Characters in order of appearance in the Death Note anime ending:
- Light Yagami
- Ryuk
- Misa Amane (small cameo)
Lyrics
TV Size
<poem>
誰にも見れないユメを見て
要らないものは全て捨てた
ゆずれない想い この胸に宿して
まだ現実-理想の狭間にいて 犠牲の枷に足をとられても 溢れる衝動押さえきれない 強く求める心があるから
「偽り」「恐れ」「虚飾」「憂い」 様々なネガティブに とらわれるほど弱くはない
孤独も知らぬ ｔｒｉｃｋｓｔｅｒ
<poem>
Dare ni mo mirenai yume wo mite
Iranai mono wa subete suteta
Yuzurenai omoi
Kono mune ni yadoshite
Mada riaru idearu no hazama ni ite Gisei no kaze ni ashi wo torarete mo Afureru shoudou wo osae kirenai Tsuyoku motomeru kokoro Ga aru kara
"Itsuwari" "osore" "kyoshoku" "urei" Samazama na negatibu ni Torawareru hodo yowaku wa nai
Kodoku mo shiranu TRICKSTER
<poem>
I dreamed a dream
that no one could see,
I threw away everything
that I didn't need
I'm holding these feelings
That I can't give up in my heart
Even If my feet fall victim to the shackles of sacrifice In between reality and my ideal I can't hold back the flooding impulses Because I have a strong desire To accomplish
[deceit] [fear] [vanity] [melancholy] I'm not weak enough to believe Any of these negative perceptions I'm a trickster who doesn't know solitude[2]
Full Version
| Japanese 流れる時の中瞬く |
Romaji Nagareru toki no naka matataku |
English translation
Amidst the passing time, a twinkling and ephemeral sparkling
I'm a believer that keeps walking, to carve his memories of it into the world
Having dreams that no one else can, I cast aside the things I don't need
Feelings that I won't surrender reside in my heart
There is still a gap between ideals and reality, even though the shackles of sacrifice prevent my feet from moving
I can't suppress the overflowing urge, because my heart is very wanting
"Lies," "fear," "emptiness," "grief," I'm not so weak that I'm
Gripped by all these kinds of negativities, I'm a trickster who knows solitude
Flocks of buildings stab into the night sky, look up to the sky in which I can't see any stars
I ask myself "Aren't you lost?"
The city is smeared with overflowing things
It's not something that's unrealistic
At the end of the road that connects us to the future, I want to see what I've got in my hand
Closing my eyes, I float on the sea of my senses, and envision it
The day that I have my ideals within my grasp
It's accepted in this world that "righteousness" has its limits, and withering is foolishly the same way
Something that no one else has, toward a crystallization called "myself"
Piercing through simplicity, one day it will change into reality
I want to continue to obstinately believe it's just my faith. The absolute truth…
Amidst the passing time, a twinkling and ephemeral sparkling
I'm a believer that keeps walking, to carve his memories of it into the world
Trivia
Misa's cameo
- "Alumina" is also one of the insert songs in episodes 13, 15, 19, and 22.
- Misa Amane and Touta Matsuda both have "Alumina" as their ringtones in the anime.
- Misa appears briefly during the ending, but she is carefully hidden when she does. She appears for a few seconds when the doves fly away. She also appears on the TV screen when Light and Ryuk appear in the city.
Videos
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Music Anime series Themes: The WORLD • What's up, people?! • Alumina • Zetsubō Billy • Misa's Song • Opening/Ending Themes Film series Themes: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume • I'll Be Waiting • Fighter • Dear Diary More |
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: The World Ruler
- ↑ TV Size translation by VIZ Media