Toumei na Tsubasa (透明な翼 Transparent Wings) is the ending theme of the second cour of the Little Witch Academiaanime. The song is performed by Yuiko Ōhara, the same singer who composed the first cour's ending theme, Hoshi Wo Tadoreba. Along with the opening theme Mind Conductor by YURiKA, it was released in CD format on May 24, 2017 in Japan, with a cost of ¥1296.[1]
With this brand-new spell I just learned,
There aren't any dreams I can really fulfill.
But I'm aiming even higher with my imagination!
My heart takes flight, dancing through the air.
I abandon this tiny shell again and again.
I won't let things end in a frantic mess...
I've got to surpass who I was yesterday!
If I can flap these transparent wings,
I get the feeling I could get closer
To the tomorrow I desire.
Piecing together the fragments of starry sky I find,
I want to know so much more—I'll keep chasing my dreams!
The things we're searching for are always in the most unassuming places.
Just like the light that was lit
By your words.
I'll take a stand against this hesitant future.
I'm not one to just play tough—
It's time to release the power I've been gathering!
Drifting through the sky I've been trying to grasp,
I'm seeking a dream beyond my imagination.
But I've already determined my destination!
Separating myself from the boring lines
That define what's proper
I'll hitch a ride upon a faithful wind!
I've been clinging to my happiness... my pain... all of it.
Because I don't want to lose them
Amid the dazzling light.
I can flap these transparent wings!
I'll make my brightly shining dreams rain down
Proving that I can light the way forward!
Piecing together the fragments of starry sky I find,
I want to know so much more—I'll keep chasing my dreams![2]
oboetate no jumon ja
kanawanai koto bakari dakedo
IMEEJI suru no wa ima yori takaku
tobitachi odoridasu kokoro
chiisana kara nando mo nugisutete
gamushara dake de owarasenai
kinou no watashi o koeru youni
toumei na tsubasa habatakasetara
akogareteta ashita e kitto
chikazukeru ki ga shiterunda
mitsuketa hoshizora no kakera musunde
motto shiritai yume o ou yo
sagashi mono wa itsudemo
nanigenai basho ni aru mono yo
anata no kotoba ga yobisamashite
tomotta hikari no youni
tachimukau no okusareta genjitsu
tsuyogaru dake no watashi janai
atsumeta chikara hanateru toki
tsukamitai sora tadayoi nagara
souzou ijou no yume motometerunda
ikisaki wa kimeteru kedo
juntou nante tsumannai
RAIN kara hazurete
shinjita kaze ni ima noru yo
yorokobi itami mo zenbu
dakishimete ita
mabushisa no naka
nakushitakunai kara
toumei na tsubasa habatakaserunda
kagayaku yume furisosoide
itsuka terashite miseru no
mitsuketa hoshizora no kakera musunde
motto shiritai yume o ou yo
Trivia[]
Masanobu Hiraoka, who responsible for animation of ending sequence of the TV Series's second cour which accompanied by this song, chose to depict changes in the world around Akko along with her transformations all seemingly symbolized the end of her dreams (an indirect nod to events of the series' four-parter finale). The end result is of course, a music video one cannot watch without being deeply moved.[3][4]
