Brave Heart (Digimon): Lyrics, Romaji & Line-by-Line Meaning

When a Digimon partner digivolves in Digimon Adventure, the screen often does not just change — Brave Heart kicks in. Ayumi Miyazaki’s (宮崎歩) insert song is welded so tightly to those evolution moments that many fans hear the first guitar riff before the lyrics even land.

Here we break the track down in Japanese: full lyrics, romaji, natural English sense, and line-by-line vocabulary — so you feel what sits behind “show me your brave heart,” and pick up usable Japanese along the way.

To follow the kanji more easily, try the guide on adding furigana online. If you want to hunt Japanese song lyrics yourself, start here: how to find lyrics of songs in Japanese.

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What is Brave Heart in Digimon?

brave heart is the classic digivolution insert from Digimon Adventure, sung by Ayumi Miyazaki. The single was released on June 25, 1999 (among catalog numbers such as NEDA-10004, plus later reissues). In the series the track underlines digivolution — which is why so many people treat it as the “becoming braver” soundtrack, not mere background music.

The lyric is full of imperative appeals (tsukame, mamore, hashire), the image of the blue planet, and the idea that courage and power sleep in your own heart until you stop running. The English lines show me your brave heart and believe in your heart belong to the song itself — they are not fan-added afterthoughts.

Song lyrics (Japanese)

逃げたりあきらめるコトは　誰も
一瞬あればできるから　歩き続けよう

君にしかできないコトがある　青い星に
光が無くせぬように

つかめ!描いた夢を
まもれ!大事な友を
たくましい自分になれるさ
知らないパワーが宿る　ハートに火がついたら
どんな願いも　嘘じゃない
きっと叶うから…show me your brave heart

晴れの日ばかりじゃないから　たまに
冷たい雨も降るけれど　傘ひろげよう
生き方に地図なんかないけど　だから自由
どこへだって行ける　君も

はしれ!風より速く
めざせ!空より遠く
新しい自分に逢えるさ
知らない勇気が眠る　ハートに気がついたら
胸の中のどしゃ降りも
きっと止むから…show me your brave heart

つかめ!眩しい明日を
まもれ!愛する人を
たくましい自分になれるさ
こわせ!弱気な君を
くずせ!ぶつかる壁を
熱い鼓動 武器になるから
believe in your heart

Breaking down the song

As we go, we will not repeat a translation or word list when the same phrase has already appeared. Romaji is given in a readable form. Small spelling variants across fan texts are normal.

逃げたりあきらめるコトは　誰も
Nigetari akirameru koto wa daremo

If given a second, anyone can run away and give up.

• 逃げたり – nigetari – run away / flee
• あきらめる – akirameru – give up, abandon (諦める)
• コト – koto – thing, matter
• 誰も – daremo – anyone / no one (depends on context and particles)

一瞬あればできるから　歩き続けよう
Isshun areba dekiru kara arukitsuzukeyou

So just keep walking.

• 一瞬 – isshun – moment, instant
• あれば – areba – if there is / if one has
• できる – dekiru – can, be able
• 歩き続けよう – arukitsuzukeyou – let’s keep walking

君にしかできないコトがある　青い星に　光が無くせぬように
Kimi ni shika dekinai koto ga aru aoi hoshi ni hikari ga nakusenu you ni

There is something only you can do — so this blue planet does not lose its light.

• 君にしかできない – kimi ni shika dekinai – only you can (do it)
• 青い – aoi – blue
• 星 – hoshi – star / here often the Earth as a “blue star”
• 光 – hikari – light
• 無くす – nakusu – lose
• ように – you ni – so that / in order that

つかめ!描いた夢を　まもれ!大事な友を
Tsukame! Egaita yume wo mamore! Daiji na tomo wo

Seize the dream you pictured! Protect your precious friends!

• つかめ – tsukame – seize, grab (掴む, imperative)
• 描いた – egaita – drew / pictured
• 夢 – yume – dream
• まもれ – mamore – protect, defend (守る)
• 大事 – daiji – important, valuable
• 友 – tomo – friend(s)

たくましい自分になれるさ
Takumashii jibun ni nareru sa

You can become a stronger self.

• たくましい – takumashii – strong, resilient, unyielding
• 自分 – jibun – oneself / your own self
• なれるさ – nareru sa – can become (with affirming sa)

知らないパワーが宿る　ハートに火がついたら
Shiranai pawaa ga yadoru haato ni hi ga tsuitara

Unknown power dwells in your heart — when its fire is lit.

• 知らない – shiranai – unknown, not knowing
• パワー – pawaa – power (loanword — see wago, kango and gairaigo)
• 宿る – yadoru – dwell, inhabit
• ハート – haato – heart (loanword)
• 火がついたら – hi ga tsuitara – when fire catches / is ignited

どんな願いも　嘘じゃない　きっと叶うから…
Donna negai mo uso ja nai kitto kanau kara…

No wish is a lie — it will surely come true…

• どんな – donna – what kind of / any
• 願い – negai – wish, request
• 嘘じゃない – uso ja nai – is not a lie
• きっと – kitto – surely, certainly
• 叶う – kanau – come true, be fulfilled
• show me your brave heart – show me your brave heart

晴れの日ばかりじゃないから　たまに
Hare no hi bakari ja nai kara tama ni

Not every day is sunny — sometimes…

• 晴れ – hare – clear weather, sunny
• 日 – hi – day
• ばかり – bakari – only / nothing but
• たまに – tamani – occasionally (偶に)

冷たい雨も降るけれど　傘ひろげよう
Tsumetai ame mo furu keredo kasa hirogeyou

…even cold rain falls — so let’s open an umbrella.

• 冷たい – tsumetai – cold, chilly
• 雨 – ame – rain
• 降る – furu – (rain) falls
• けれど – keredo – but, though
• 傘 – kasa – umbrella
• ひろげよう – hirogeyou – let’s open / spread out

生き方に地図なんかないけど　だから自由　どこへだって行ける　君も
Ikikata ni chizu nanka nai kedo dakara jiyuu doko e datte yukeru kimi mo

There is no map for how to live — that is why you are free and can go anywhere. You too.

• 生き方 – ikikata – way of life
• 地図 – chizu – map
• なんかない – nanka nai – there is no such thing
• だから – dakara – so / therefore
• 自由 – jiyuu – freedom / free
• どこへだって行ける – doko e datte yukeru – can go anywhere
• 君も – kimi mo – you too

はしれ!風より速く　めざせ!空より遠く　新しい自分に逢えるさ
Hashire! Kaze yori hayaku. Mezase! Sora yori tooku. Atarashii jibun ni aeru sa

Run faster than the wind! Aim farther than the sky! You can meet a new self.

• はしれ – hashire – run! (走れ)
• 風 – kaze – wind
• より – yori – than (comparison)
• 速く – hayaku – fast
• めざせ – mezase – aim for (目指せ)
• 空 – sora – sky
• 遠く – tooku – far, distant
• 新しい – atarashii – new
• 逢えるさ – aeru sa – can meet

知らない勇気が眠る　ハートに気がついたら
Shiranai yuuki ga nemuru haato ni ki ga tsuitara

Unknown courage sleeps in your heart — when you notice it…

• 勇気 – yuuki – courage
• 眠る – nemuru – sleep
• 気がついたら – ki ga tsuitara – when one notices / realizes

胸の中のどしゃ降りも　きっと止むから…
Mune no naka no doshaburi mo kitto yamu kara…

…the downpour inside your chest will surely stop…

• 胸の中 – mune no naka – inside the chest / within
• どしゃ降り – doshaburi – downpour (here an image of inner weight)
• 止む – yamu – cease, stop
• show me your brave heart – show me your brave heart

つかめ!眩しい明日を　まもれ!愛する人を　たくましい自分になれるさ
Tsukame! Mabushii asu wo mamore! Ai suru hito wo takumashii jibun ni nareru sa

Seize the dazzling tomorrow! Protect the people you love! You can become stronger.

• 眩しい – mabushii – dazzling, radiant
• 明日 – asu / ashita – tomorrow
• 愛する – ai suru – love
• 人 – hito – person / people

こわせ!弱気な君を　くずせ!ぶつかる壁を　熱い鼓動 武器になるから
Kowase! Yowaki na kimi wo. Kuzuse! Butsukaru kabe wo. Atsui kodou buki ni naru kara

Break your timid side! Smash the walls you keep hitting! Your hot heartbeat becomes a weapon — believe in your heart.

• こわせ – kowase – break (壊せ)
• 弱気 – yowaki – timid / weak-hearted stance
• くずせ – kuzuse – tear down, demolish (崩せ)
• ぶつかる – butsukaru – collide, run into
• 壁 – kabe – wall, barrier
• 熱い – atsui – hot
• 鼓動 – kodou – heartbeat, pulse
• 武器 – buki – weapon
• believe in your heart – believe in your heart

Why the lyric fits digivolution so well

The structure almost reads like a checklist for the evolution moment: do not flee, protect friends, ignite the “unknown power” in the heart, wait out the inner doshaburi until it stops. That is why Brave Heart does not feel like a loose ballad — it feels like the emotional switch of the scene — and why the song still lives outside the series as a motivation track.

If you want more songs broken down this way on Suki Desu, try Bad Apple (Touhou) or Nandemonaiya — Radwimps, each with lyrics, romaji, and a vocabulary angle.