Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi

"Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi" (ふたつの鼓動と赤い罪, lit. "Two Heartbeats and a Red Sin") is the first opening theme for the Vampire Knight anime series.

Release
The song was released on a single of the same name on June 4, 2008. The single reached #19 on the Oricon charts and charted for 7 weeks, selling 13,417 copies. The song was later included on ON/OFF's full album "Legend of Twins" released on April 22, 2009.

The TV size version of the song was released on the Vampire Knight Original Soundtrack a few weeks later on June 25, 2008.

Three versions of the single were released:

Single CD track listing:


 * 1) Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (ふたつの鼓動と赤い罪) (4:36)
 * 2) Signal (シグナル) (3:10)
 * 3) Asayake (朝焼け) (4:42)
 * 4) Sagashi Mono (サガシモノ) (3:40)

Single limited edition DVD contents:


 * 1) Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (Music Video)
 * 2) Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (Off Shot)
 * 3) Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (TV Trailer 15sec/30sec)

English translation
Translation I sway in the scarlet crimson red, towards the end of my dream. I cannot detach myself from you.

For countless times, I give up my progress and kill off my emotions. With no place to go, my emotions are slowly awakening. I understand very well that your unsullied smile is an entity too cruelly distant from me.

Although my unhealing wound keeps on gnawing away my heart, even now I can't completely suppress my thoughts that dwell in the darkness.

I sway in the scarlet crimson red, towards the end of my dream. The destiny of our encounter begins to turn. With this secret known to no one, I keep falling deeper and deeper down. Without a doubt, I can no longer return, even if I had to atone for my sins.

As I was walking in the abyss of loneliness, I was rescued by a pair of real and never-changing eyes. However, the brighter the light is, the darker the shadow will be when it creeps up on me.

The two beating hearts are like a pair of mirrors facing each other; their similar but different pains continue on endlessly.

Burning in a scarlet crimson red and purging everything, that unrivaled mirage is now in motion. Transcending firmly one transient night after another, without a doubt, I cannot escape, even if I were to drown in my sins.

I sway in the scarlet crimson red, towards the end of my dream. The destiny of our encounter begins to turn. With this secret known to no one, I keep falling deeper and deeper down. Without a doubt, I can no longer return, even if I had to atone for my sins.

Trivia

 * The opening sequence has 3 different versions that is played throughout the course of season 1.
 * In episode 13, it starts early, with the full version's beginning, and has a bell ringing, representing Shizuka's death.