Destin Histoire

Destin Histoire (Single)
By yoshiki＊lisa
Date of Release	March 2, 2011
Length	18:00
Label	Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Destin Histoire is the opening theme song of the GOSICK anime series. It was written by Shiori Watanabe, with composition and arrangement by Gou Sakabe, and was performed by yoshiki*lisa. It was released as a single album on March 2, 2011 with "Kagiri Aru Sekai de" as its B-side, and was later included in yoshiki*lisa's album entitled "Poche", which was released on March 28, 2012.

The song's title roughly translates to "Story (of) Fate" from French, although the title is written with improper grammar.

Tracklist

It is performed by yoshiki＊lisa and is composed and arranged by Go Sakabe and Makoto Miyazaki. This song was released on March 2, 2011 as an album single of the same name and is published by Nippon Columbia. The TV Version of this song was bundled into the GOSICK Original Soundtrack album released on April 13, 2011.

1. Destin Histoire
2. Kagiri Aru Sekai de (限りある世界で)
3. Destin Histoire (Original Karaoke)
4. Kagiri Aru Sekai de (Original Karaoke)

Characters

By order of appearance

• Victorique de Blois
• Kazuya Kujō
• Grevil de Blois
• Avril Bradley
• Cecile Lafitte
• Sophie
• Brian Roscoe
• Albert de Blois
• Carmilla
• Morella
• Cordelia Gallo
• Leviathan
• Elder Sergius (as pop-up book illustration)

Spoilers

Since the opening credits used to accompany the song has not been changed from the first episode, many of the appearances of characters in later episodes in the credits can be considered as spoilers.

Event-related spoilers include:

• Marquis Albert taking Victorique to the Blois Mansion (spoiler to episode 23)
• Victorique kneeling to Elder Sergius (spoiler to episode 7)
• A certain man riddled with arrows, later revealed as Leviathan (spoiler to episode 13)
• Beelzebub's Skull (spoiler to episode 16)
• The train to the Old Masquerade (spoiler to episodes 17 and 18)

Lyrics

Lyrics in Kanji

ずっと前から決まっていたような 遠い昔からわかってたような

見えない線の　上をたどるように 導かれ出逢い　交差する　Saison

背中合わせの　光と影のように 強くひかれる　Mystification

耳元で囁き呼ぶ声に振り向けば 気付かぬうちに　開かれていたトビラ

少しの偶然と　必然をつなぐように 動き始めた二つの　Histoire　Ah

記憶の糸をたぐり寄せるように パズルの隙間を埋めてくように

語り継がれる　運命にも似た 長い道のりの先にある　Maintenant

一つ一つの刹那に刻まれた 揺らぐことない　La clef a verite

手招きされるように　近ずけば見える謎 知らず知らずに　巻き込まれて行く

まだ知らない世界　新しくめくる度に 解き明かされる確かな　Histoire　Ah

いつか見た夢の奥で いつも感じていた　Reposer どこか儚く　懐かしい声

耳元で囁き　呼ぶ声に振り向けば 気付かぬうちに　開かれていたトビラ

少しの偶然と　必然をつなぐように 動き始めた二つの　Histoire　Ah

ずっと果てなく続いて行く

Romaji Translation	English Translation
Zutto mae kara kimatteita you na Tooi mukashi kara wakatteta you na	Feels like long ago this has already been decided And since a distant past this has already been understood
Mienai sen no ue wo tadoru you ni Michibikare deai kousa suru Saison	It was as though i was following the path on an invisible line Guided to this meeting, a season of crossings
Senaka awase no hikari to kage no you ni Tsuyoku hikareru Mystification	Like light and shadow, the two sides of a coin Pulled together by a powerful attraction, Mystification
Mimimoto de sasayaki yobu koe ni furimuke ba Kizukanu uchi ni hirakareteta TOBIRA	If i turn to face the voice calling to me whispering close to my ears Unexpectedly i would have opened the doors
Sukoshi no guuzen to hitsuzen wo tsunagu you ni Ugoki hajimeta futatsu no Histoire Ah	Just like tying together a little of chance and the inevitable Bringing into motion the beginning of our shared story Ah
Kioku no ito wo taguri yoseru you ni PAZURU no sukima wo umeteku you ni	Just like reeling in close the threads of my memories Just like the gaps in the puzzle were being filled up
Kataritsugareru unmei ni mo nita Nagai michi nori no saki ni aru Maintenant	Passed down to me in the same way as fate Before the long journey there exists the present
Hitotsu hitotsu no setsuna ni kizamareta Yuragu koto nai La clef a verite	It was etched into every moment The unwavering key to the truth
Temaneki sareru you ni chikazukeba mieru nazo Shirazu shirazu ni maki komarete yuku	Like it was beckoning me, a puzzle you can only see up close Without realising, i got myself caught up in it
Mada shiranai sekai atarashiku mekuru tabi ni Tokiakasareru tashikana Histoire Ah	It's a yet unknown world and whenever you flip to something new It can all be explained, our certain story Ah
Itsuka mita yume no oku de Itsumo kanjiteita Reposer Doko ka hakanaku natsukashii koe	One day in a dream I will see it I can always feel it as i rest Coming from somewhere, a fleeting, familiar voice
Mimimoto de sasayaki yobu koe ni furimuke ba Kizukanu uchi ni hirakareteta TOBIRA	If i turn to face the voice calling to me whispering close to my ears Unexpectedly i would have opened the doors
Sukoshi no guuzen to hitsuzen wo tsunagu youni Ugoki hajimeta futatsu no Histoire Ah	Just like tying together a little of chance and the inevitable Bringing into motion the beginning of our shared story
Zutto hatenaku tsuzuite yuku	Forever and never ending, we will keep going on

Trivia

• The song has words and phrases derived from French, which ties in to its usage as the theme song of GOSICK. These words are
  • saison - season
  • mystification - mystification
  • histoire - story
  • maintenant - the present
  • la clef a verite - the key to (the) truth
  • reposer - to rest
• Many fans have noticed a striking similarity of this song to the opening song of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, entitled "Sora-iro Days", which is performed by Shoko Nakagawa. Videos on Youtube showing how Sora-iro Days can accompany the opening theme animation of GOSICK and vice versa flawlessly has been released.