Listen!! is a single by Ho-kago Tea Time, produced by Pony Canyon and published on 28 April 2010 within the album of the same name. The song is the first ending theme song for the second season of the anime.
The song was sung by Mio Akiyama's voice actress Yōko Hikasa, written by Shouko Ohmori, composed by Hiroyuki Maezawa and arranged by Shigeo Komori.
Aside from the original, Listen!! has the following different versions:
Instrumental[]
This version is identical to the original with the exception of the removed vocals. It was first released on the same album as the original version and then again on the album K-ON!! Official Band Yarouyo!! ~Let's MUSIC!!~.
Aside from the normal instrumental version, Listen!! has five additional versions, focussing on the removal of one single instrument of the five members of HTT respectively - Yui Hirasawa's lead guitar, Azusa Nakano's rhythm guitar, Tsumugi Kotobuki's keyboard, Mio Akiyama's bass and Ritsu Tainaka's drums. All five versions were published on the album K-ON!! Official Band Yarouyo!! ~Let's MUSIC!!~.
Video[]
K-ON!! - Ending 1
Lyrics[]
Listen!!
Japanese Lyrics
It's deep deep 心の奥深く
何にも響かなかったサンクチュアリに
heat heat 火がついちゃったから戻れない
It's shock shock 衝撃発信して
どこまでも ねえ一緒に行こうよって
rock rock 音の嵐 津波 誘い合う
It’s deep deep kokoro no okufukaku Nani mo hibikanakatta sankuchuari ni heat heat hi ga tsuichatta kara modorenai It’s shock shock shougeki hasshinshite Doko made mo nee issho ni ikou yo tte rock rock oto no arashi tsunami sasoiau
Otoshita pikku oreta sutikku Zenzen mondai nai Onaji saundo no naka ni iru sore ga jitsu wa kiseki
We’ll sing utau yo kanjiru sono mama Donna ni chiisakute mo sekai de hitotsu no uta Kyou shinde mo kuyamanai tte kurai Zenryoku de ikitain da Hanate passionate Watashi-tachi no, kore ga PRECIOUS Heart Beat Utau yo
Non sweet sweet amai kotoba yori Honne ga kokochi ii desho Touch of mind sou wit wit kikasete tanoshiku ne zutto itsumo Non stop stop umareru omoi wa Hikari yori saki o isoideru kara rock rock oto de tsukamaete tsutaenakya
Hashiru rizumu kurutta chuuningu Zenbu souteinai Onaji yume eranderu sore ga asu e no pawaa
We’ll shout sakebu yo away na suteeji de mo Donna ni kowakute mo hitorikiri ja nai kara Mikansei datte kamawanai Honki kanadetain da Todoke truthfulness Yatto aeta ne, kore ga TREASURE Heart Beat
We want to know…to live…to love Kazoekirenai inori Koe ni shite hane ni shite Can Fly High
We’ll sing utau yo kanjiru sono mama Donna ni chiisakute mo sekai de hitotsu no uta Kyou shinde mo kuyamanai tte kurai Zenryoku de ikitain da Hanate passionate Watashi-tachi no, kore ga PRECIOUS Heart Beat Utau yo TREASURE Heart Beat Listen!!
English Translation
It’s deep deep, deep in my heart In the sanctuary where nothing echoed heat heat, it caught on fire, so I can’t return It’s shock shock, a shock that I send you Saying, “Hey, let’s go everywhere together” rock rock, the storm and tsunami of sound lure each other
A dropped pick, a broken stick Aren’t problems at all We’re within the same sound, and that’s actually a miracle
We’ll sing, we’ll sing as long as we feel like it No matter how quiet it is, it’s our single song in the world I want to live with all my might So much that I won’t regret it even if I die today Release, passionate This is a PRECIOUS Heart Beat of ours We’ll sing
Non sweet, sweet, your true nature is more comfortable Than sweet words, right? Touch of mind, yeah wit wit, it’d be fun to tell me, always and forever Non stop stop, because my newborn feelings Are hurrying faster than light rock rock, I’ve got to catch them with sound and tell them to you
A running rhythm, a crazed tuning Are all within my assumption I’m choosing the same dream, and that’s the power for tomorrow
We’ll shout, we’ll shout even if we’re on an away stage Because no matter how scared we are, we’re not alone Even if it’s unfinished, I don’t mind I really want to play it Reach, truthfulness We were finally able to meet, this is our TREASURE Heart Beat
We want to know…to live…to love The countless prayers- Make them heard, make them into wings, Can Fly High
We’ll sing, we’ll sing as long as we feel like it No matter how quiet it is, it’s our single song in the world I want to live with all my might So much that I won’t regret it even if I die today Release, passionate This is a PRECIOUS Heart Beat of ours We’ll sing, TREASURE Heart Beat Listen!!
Trivia[]
Listen!!'s left and right audio channels are reversed from every other song released after Azusa began to have a performance role; Yui is on the right and Azusa is on the left. Aside from their different guitar styles, the versions of the song that remove an instrument confirm this, as Yui and Azusa are always Guitar 1 and Guitar 2, respectively. This was likely an oversight.
Listen!! got covered by Afterglow. One member of Afterglow is Tomoe Udagawa, who is voiced by Yōko Hikasa,
