Takanori Nishikawa – HEROES Lyrics + English Translation
“HEROES” is the 1st track from the “HEROES” single released by Takanori Nishikawa. It was released on May 21, 2025 and is used as the opening theme for the anime “Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru (From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman)“.
Lyrics
どんな遠い道のりでも
踏み出す1歩目の勇気があったんだ
何度もぶつかって 何度躓いても
きっと辿り着けるから
– donna tooi michinori demo
– fumidasu ippo me no yuuki ga attan da
– nando mo butsukatte nando tsumazuite mo
– kitto tadoritsukeru kara
ずっとあの日見た景色を
追いかけてるだけじゃ追い付けなくて
何千回挑んでも 何万回も挫けて
全部投げ出しそうだけど
– zutto ano hi mita keshiki wo
– oikaketeru dake ja oitsukenakute
– nanzenkai idonde mo nanmankai mo kujikete
– zenbu nagedashi sou dakedo
聞き分けない心臓が 「まだ頑張れる」って叫ぶから
また強く 願い込めた
– kikiwakenai shinzou ga “mada ganbareru” tte sakebu kara
– mata tsuyoku negaikometa
それでも戦って 何かを失って
全て間違いだとしても
今を変えれるのは 自分自身だけなんだ
越えてゆけ 憧れたヒーロー
– sore demo tatakatte nanika wo ushinatte
– subete machigai da to shite mo
– ima wo kaereru no wa jibun jishin dake nan da
– koete yuke akogareta hiiroo
報われないことの方が 多過ぎるって嘆いてばっかりじゃなくて
擦り剥いたっていいから はみ出したっていいから
No need to be afraid. Try it again.
– mukuwarenai koto no hou ga oosugiru tte nageite bakkari ja nakute
– surimui tatte ii kara hamidashi tatte ii kara
– No need to be afraid. Try it again.
刻むことを諦めた時計でも
毎日2回正しい時を指す様に
積み重ねてきた ひとつひとつが 答えになる
– kizamu koto wo akirameta tokei demo
– mainichi nikai tadashii toki wo sasu you ni
– tsumikasanete kita hitotsu hitotsu ga kotae ni naru
どれほど削れたって
どれだけ迷ったって
明日を握り締めるために
覚悟決めたのなら
遅過ぎることはない
立ち上がれるから
– dore hodo kezureta tte
– dore dake mayottatte
– ashita wo nigirishimeru tame ni
– kakugo kimeta no nara
– oso sugiru koto wa nai
– tachiagareru kara
それでも戦って 何かを失って
全て間違いだとしても
今を変えれるのは 自分自身だけなんだ
乗り越えてく 想いの果てへ
そこに居てくれたのは 憧れたヒーロー
僕のヒーロー
– sore demo tatakatte nanika wo ushinatte
– subete machigai da to shite mo
– ima wo kaereru no wa jibun jishin dake nan da
– norikoeteku omoi no hate e
– soko ni ite kureta no wa akogareta hiiroo
– boku no hiiroo
English Translation
No matter how long the road ahead,
I had the courage to take the first step
I may stumble and fall many times,
but I’m sure I’ll get there
I was chasing the vision that I once saw,
but I couldn’t reach it easily
Challenged thousand times and failed ten thousand more,
and I’m about to give up
But my stubborn heart shouts at me, “you can still do it!”
So I prayed once more with all my strength
I’ll fight and lose some things,
and even if everything turns out to be wrong
It’s only me that can change this moment
Go and rise above that hero I once dreamed of
Don’t just cry that there are too many unfair things
Get scrapes and scars, go out of line.
No need to be afraid. Try it again.
Like clocks that no longer tick,
but still tell the right time twice a day
Everything I’ve done will all lead to answers
No matter how worn out I am,
no matter how lost I’ve been,
to grasp tomorrow in my hands
When I decide to commit,
it’s never too late,
I can rise again
I’ll fight and lose some things,
and even if everything turns out to be wrong
It’s only me that can change this moment
I can overcome all, beyond my hopes
The hero that I admired was always by my side
My hero
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