Heart

"Heart" is the theme song of Star Ocean: First Departure, initially released for the PlayStation Portable, and is performed by the Japanese J-pop band Asunaro (あすなろ?). It was written by Hiroyuki Azuma (東浩之?), who composed it alongside Shinsuke Katayama (片山新介?).

It is featured in the Star Ocean: First Departure Original Soundtrack and in Asunaro's album Graffiti (グラフィティ, Gurafiti?), which was released in December 12, 2007.^[1] A shortened version is heard in the game's opening movie and the full version can be heard in the ending credits.

Lyrics[]

Original/rōmaji

明日をさがす旅に出よう

遠く地平線の向こう

Asu wo sagasu tabi ni deyou

Tooku chiheisen no mukou

駆け抜けるその心だけ

ほかにはもう何もいらない

Kakenukeru sono kokoro dake

Hoka ni wa mou nani mo iranai

夜を越える旅の途中

また君は負けそうになる

Yoru wo koeru tabi no tochuu

Mata kimi wa makesou ni naru

止めどなく傷ついてゆく心が

いつか君を変えてゆく

Tomedonaku kizutsuite yuku kokoro ga

Itsuka kimi wo kaete yuku

胸を焦がして　伸ばすその手は

誰よりも強いから

Mune wo kogashite nobasu sono te wa

Dare yori mo tsuyoi kara

夢に描いた場所へ必ず

君を連れてゆく

Yume ni egaita basho e kanarazu

Kimi wo tsurete yuku

聞こえてくる風のメロディ

どこまでも追いかけてゆく

Kikoete kuru kaze no MERODI

Doko made mo oikakete yuku

まだ誰も見たことのない

世界が　今　僕を待ってる

Mada dare mo mita koto no nai

Sekai ga ima boku wo matteru

忘れないで　誰にだって

眠れない夜があること

Wasurenai de dare ni datte

Nemurenai yoru ga aru koto

僕にだって　君にだって

その手が掴める明日がある

Boku ni datte kimi ni datte

Sono te ga tsukameru asu ga aru

胸を焦がして　伸ばすその手は

誰よりも強いから

Mune wo kogashite nobasu sono te wa

Dare yori mo tsuyoi kara

夢に描いた場所へ必ず

君を連れてゆくｙｅａｈ

君を連れてゆくｙｅａｈ．．．

Yume ni egaita basho e kanarazu

Kimi wo tsurete yuku yeah

Kimi wo tsurete yuku yeah...

Translation

Let's set forth on a journey to find tomorrow

Over across the distant horizon

With only a heart to sprint ahead

I don't need anything else

It's the middle of our long journey at night

And you are about to succumb to it again

Your heart filled with never-ending pain

It will change one day

I can reach out and desire for something

Stronger than anyone else

I'll definitely take you

To the place I dreamed of

I'll definitely take you there

I'll chase after the wind's melody

However far it takes me

A never-before-seen world is

Waiting for me now

Don't forget, everyone has nights

Where they can't sleep

Even for me, even for you

There's a tomorrow we can grab onto

I can reach out and desire for something

Stronger than anyone else

I'll definitely take you

To the place I dreamed of, yeah

I'll definitely take you there, yeah...

Gallery[]

STAR OCEAN First Departure Opening moive

あすなろ - Heart (PV)

Trivia[]

The song was omitted from the digital version of the First Departure soundtrack, published on October 26, 2022.^[2]

References[]

[vgmdb-1] DLOS-2005 | Graffiti / Asunaro - VGMdb

[so6-2] 「スターオーシャン」シリーズ配信まとめ

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