Roto's Theme
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Rotoʼs Theme is the main theme of Square-Enixʼs Dragon Quest franchise. Specifically, it is the theme of the character named Roto.
Stats
- Publication date: 1986-05-27
- Composer: Koichi Sugiyama
Lyrics
IOSYS
| 日本語[1][2][3] | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| 朝起きて 飯食う | asa okite meshi kuu | Waking up in the morning, eating a meal. |
| その後 テレビを見る | sono ato terebi o miru | After that, watching TV. |
| 縁側に出て 子猫にカツオ節をやる | engawa ni dete koneko ni katsuo-bushi o yaru | Going out to the veranda, giving dried bonito to the kitten. |
| その後 散歩に 出かける | sono ato sanpo ni dekakeru | After that, going out for a walk. |
| 今 勇者は | ima yūsha wa | The Hero is now, |
| 52歳 | gojūni-sai | 52 years old. |
| 笑っていいとも!は | Waratte Iitomo! wa | Instead of watching “Waratte Iitomo!”, |
| 見ないで みのもんた | minaide Minomonta | They watch Minomonta,[cmt 1] |
| 健康のため 毎日 黒酢胡麻醤油 | kenkō no tame mainichi kurozu goma shōyu | For health, every day, (they use) black vinegar sesame soy sauce, |
| 塩分控えめの食事 | enbun hikaeme no shokuji | (and eat) a low-salt diet. |
| 今 勇者は | ima yūsha wa | (Yet) now the Hero is, |
| 糖尿病 | tōnyōbyō | Diabetic. |
| 夕日見て黄昏 静かに瞳閉じる | yūhi mite tasogare, shizuka ni hitomi tojiru | Gazing wistfully at the setting sun, they quietly closes their eyes. |
| 苔むす庭に かつての栄光は絶えず | koke musu niwa ni katsute no eikō wa taezu | In the moss-covered garden, past glory endures. |
| 世界の平和を願って | sekai no heiwa o negatte | Wishing for world peace, |
| 今 年寄り | ima toshiyori | Now, an old person, |
| 早めに寝る | hayame ni neru | They go to bed early. |
| 日曜のデパート 賑わう おもちゃ売り場 | nichiyō no depāto nigiwau omocha uriba | Sunday, the department store, the bustling toy section, |
| ケースにずらり並ぶは Fの文字2つ | kēsu ni zurari narabu wa F no moji futatsu | In display cases, ranged in rows, pairs of the letters FF.[cmt 2] |
| ｢買って｣とせがむ 悪気なく | “katte” to segamu warugi naku | “Buy it for me” begs the child, without malice. |
| 今 生きがい | ima ikigai | Now their purpose of living, |
| 孫の笑顔 | mago no egao | Is their grandchildʼs smile. |
| そして 暮れる夕日を背に | soshite kureru yūhi wo se ni | And then, with the setting sun at their back, |
| アルツハイマー | arutsuhaimā | Alzheimer's disease. |
History
- 1986-05-27: Publication date of Dragon Quest, the first Dragon Quest game in the series, in which Rotoʼs theme plays as the title theme.
- 2007-06: Rotoʼs Theme is used with lyrics of the Japanese national anthem Kimigayo in the Nico Nico Douga Kumikyoku medley.
- 2007-06-29: An a capella version with lyrics about the Hero as they enter old age in the mid 2000s was published.[2][3]
- 2021-07-23: Rotoʼs Theme was played at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ ニコリータ. (2007-07-01). “これ国歌でよくね？【歌詞あり】”. nicovideo.jp. Accessed 2026-10-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ぎのこ. (2007-06-29). “これ国歌でよくね？”. nicovideo.jp. Accessed 2026-10-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ichiro235. (2007-06-30). “これ国歌でよくね？”. youtube.com. Accessed 2026-10-12.
Footnotes
Comments
- ↑ Baltakatei: 2026-10-12: Likely the health advice show おもいッきりテレビ that Monta Mino hosted which aired around the same time as Waratte Iitomo.
- ↑ Baltakatei: 2026-10-12: In 2007, Final Fantasy games dominated the JRPG market; 2006 had Final Fantasy XII (PS2), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2), Final Fantasy III (DS); 2007 had Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS), Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP), Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS). In contrast, the Dragon Quest franchise had Dragon Quest Swords (Wii) in 2007. Final Fantasy had been the flagship franchise of Squaresoft while Dragon Quest had been the flagship franchise of Enix; the two companies merged in 2003, so, like the Hero, any offense the Hero might feel at their grandchild wanting products from his old companyʼs rival franchise would have been an old tired one by 2007.
