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 Red Sins") is the first opening theme for the Vampire Knight anime series.

Release
The song was released on a single of the same name. The single reached #19 on the Oricon charts and charted for 7 weeks, selling 13,417 copies.

Three versions of the single were released: the standard version, a limited edition with DVD, and limited edition featuring a Vampire Knight cover.

Single track listing
 * 1) Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (ふたつの鼓動と赤い罪)
 * 2) Signal (シグナル)
 * 3) Asayake (朝焼け; lit. "Morning Glow")
 * 4) Sagashi Mono (サガシモノ; lit. "Searching One")

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.