HERO ~ Kibou no Uta

Battle of Gods soundtrack

"HERO ~ Kibou No Uta (HERO ~ Song of Hope)" is the insertion song for the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.

Overview

The song was composed by Takeshi Asakawa and performed by the Japanese pop-rock band FLOW for the insertion song of the 2013 movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and released on a double A-side CD single with the opening song for the movie, "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", on March 20, 2013.

Lyrics

Romaji Japanese

Toki ni genjitsu wa kamisama no you ni samazama na shiren wo kureru
All Day [All Day] All Night [All Night] sorya tama ni iyannacchau keredo soredemo tachimukau kimi no aragau sugata wa hikari Oh Yeah [Oh Yeah] All Right [All Right] terashidase taiyou

yuuki Gimme Gimme pawaa Power Up Power Up pawaa ima yobisamase
nando uchinomesare you to atsuku tachiagare
dakara baribari pawaa chiisana yume wo mamorinuku tame ni
hashiru senaka wa marude HERO

kotoba ja tsutaekirenai nayami daremo ga kakaeteirunda yo
Wishes Come True sou sa ima ga donna ni tsurakutemo
muchuu de tatakau hibi wo yuukidzuketekureta merodii
sotto zutto kokoro hibikasete

genki Gimme Gimme pawaa Power Up Power Up pawaa suteki ni muteki
nando uchinomesare you to atsuku tachiagare
dakara bakibaki pawaa chiisana yume wo mamorinuku tame ni
hashiru senaka wa marude HERO

ima kono toki wo fumishime nagara fukuramidashita mirai mitodoke ni
susumu bokura no sekai wa kitto mada hajimatta bakari nanda

todoke shinjiru chikara mitashita ima hikari sasu hou e
nando uchinomesare you to atsuku tachiagare
yuuki Gimme Gimme pawaa Power Up Power Up pawaa me mo kuramu hodo
hashiru senaka wa marude HERO

namida wo koete mune wa takanari omoi afurete hibiku wa tooku akogare no sora negai wa kanau
asu e tsudzuiteiku

namida wo koete mune wa takanari omoi afurete hibiku wa tooku akogare no sora negai wa kanau
kimi ni okuru kibou no uta

English

From time to time, reality puts you through all kinds of ordeals, just like God does
All Day [All Day] All Night [All Night].. they can sometimes grow irritating, but..
.. despite that, your figure as you go clashing and fighting against them, is englufed in light
Oh Yeah [Oh Yeah].. All Right [All Right].. shine away like the sun!

Courage, Gimme Gimme power.. Power Up Power Up power.. call it forth right now
No matter how many times you’re about to be knocked down, blaze up and stand again
So let’s get energetic & full of power.. so as to protect to the end, this small dream
Your running figure looks from behind just like that of a.. HERO

Worries that mere words just can’t describe.. everybody’s got their share of them
Wishes Come True.. yes, that’s true.. and it doesn’t even matter how harsh the present is
The melody that gave us courage in those days we raptly kept fighting, ..
.. softly, and eternally, let it echo in your heart

Vigor, Gimme Gimme power.. Power Up Power Up power.. so awesome, and invincible
No matter how many times you’re about to be knocked down, blaze up and stand again
So.. crack crack*.. let’s get full of power.. so as to protect to the end, this small dream
Your running figure looks from behind just like that of a.. HERO

We take these firm steps right now, to ensure the future as it starts to expand
The world we are moving forward into, has surely only just started

Power of belief, that we achieved just now, go and reach out, to the direction of the emittent light
No matter how many times you’re about to be knocked down, blaze up and stand again
Courage, Gimme Gimme power.. Power Up Power Up power.. so much that it would daze all eyes
Your running figure looks from behind just like that of a.. HERO

Surmounting our tears, our chests throbbing, overflowing with emotions, echoing faraway, into the aspiring sky, our wishes granted
Continuing into tomorrow

Surmounting our tears, our chests throbbing, overflowing with emotions, echoing faraway, into the aspiring sky, our wishes granted
Holding out to you, the song of hope