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Game and anime
English lyrics

Semi-updated July 23, 2002

Works in progress:
- Suteki da ne (Final Fantasy X) (almosst done...just need 1 more line!)
- Song of Mana (Legend of Mana)
- Tsuki no Ie (Outlaw Star; Akino Arai))
- Daryl's theme (Final Fantasy III / VII)
- Silent Wind (Argent Soma opening themme)
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I was sitting in an excellent seat at The Opera House one evening, skimming through the program I held in my hand. I was delighted to find the lyrics to most (if not all) the vocalized songs of Final Fantasy! I was thrilled, for I had been searching far and wide for these words...^_^

After I went home, clutching my precious copy of the program, I popped in CD after CD, listening to the music, transported to worlds far away...

Suddenly, in a fit of inspiration, I got the grand idea of re-writing the lyrics into English! Based on the translations so kindly provided at The Opera House, I took out a pen and paper, let the music soothe me, recalled the memories and feelings of this incredible video game series, and began to write...


And here they are! ^_^ Okay, this has now grown into a "I'll rewrite whatever game or anime song I feel like writing" page. *laugh* What I've done is re-write the songs into English so that they fit into the music. Be aware that I have taken some poetic license to make things fit. What I have listed next to a line fits the music for that line; it does NOT necessarily translate exactly.

Everything listed here I consider to be a "work in progress." I'm actually not 100 percent happy with my stuff, simply because I have so many ideas that I'd love to cram into the song but can't. I'm still thinking about how to improve them...

I may also eventually put up MP3s of me actually singing these English lyrics, but we'll see...I currently have no real storage options. In any case, tell me what you think of my work! Thanks for stopping by! ^_^

Many thanks to The Opera House and Anime Lyrics for the original English translations. ^_^



  • Hikari No Naka E (Into the Light) - changed 6/28/01
  • Toki no Hourousha (Wanderer of Time)
  • Rydia: Three-stanza song to the tune of "Rydia" as performed in the Final Fantasy IV Piano Collections. Please note that these are original lyrics, written by myself, (c) myself. You may link to this page, but please do not reprint the lyrics without my permission.
  • Kids Run Through the City Corner: These are original lyrics written by myself. You may link to this page, but please do not reprint the lyrics without my permission.

    Non-FF songs
  • Voices (Macross Plus main theme): Sung by Akino Arai.
  • Hiru no Tsuki (Outlaw Star first end theme): Sung by Akino Arai. changed 12/23/01
  • Tsuki no Ie (Outlaw Star second end theme): Sung by Akino Arai. This is incomplete; I was fixing the table setup of "Hiru no Tsuki" and used this as a test, so I decided to leave it.



    Hikari
    No Naka E (Into the Light)
    From "Final Fantasy: Pray"

    Sora no hate niYour heart is all alone
    kokoro o tobasu no waAll your paths you've traveled on your own
    Anata no sugu soba niSo you set your heart free to fly
    dare mo inai kara.to touch the ends of the sky.

    Ame no oto niAs I try hard to hear
    mimi o sugashi nagarathrough the rain that mingles with my tears,
    Tojikometa kotoba waall the feelings that I've had to hide,
    umorete shimau.and my words, are deep inside.

    Kokuu o mitsumeruI search the sky for signs of you
    utsuro na hitomi wabut there's no trace among the blue
    Kokoro o utsushi wa shinai.My empty eyes can't speak the love in my heart.
    Anata o matteruI'm waiting now right here for you
    watashi ga iru koto niOpen your eyes and you will see me
    Hayaku, kizuite.Come to me, I am here for you.

    Itsuka kittoThose closed doors in your mind,
    tozasare da tobira oI know you'll open them all to find
    Anata wa hiraku deshouwhat it is that you've been searching for.
    Tomadoi nagara... But will you ever reach my door?

    Omoide no hako niThese memories of you and me,
    kagi o kaketa tokithey're painful for my heart to see.
    Nanika gaThey're locked away,
    kudakete shitta.I must pretend I don't care.

    Yobikakeru koe moThe voice that reaches out to you,
    aishita uta sae mo,the music that you once loved and knew,
    Ima wa todokanai.they are gone, silence fills the air.

    Itsuka kittoOne day you'll surely lead
    yami ni shizumu fune oyour boat that is out and lost at sea
    Anata ga michibittethat is sinking deep into the night
    hikari no naka e.once again into the light.


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    Toki
    no Hourousha (Wanderer of Time)
    From "Final Fantasy: Pray"

    Haruka tookuAcross a distant shore
    yoru o koetethe traveler, all alone
    Sabaku no umi oat night walks desert seas
    samayouwithout a breeze

    Kami no koe waIllusions all surround
    shinkirouthe people with their sound
    WasureraretaVoices of gods unreal
    hitobito are they still here?

    Kage wa shirokuThe shadows in the light
    yurameki tatsuflicker and gleam so white
    Ima hitotabi noWhat vision truly lies
    maboroshi outside their eyes?

    Aoku moeruA dream so deep it burns
    yuusha no yumethe hero's soul, it yearns
    Towa ni nemuruBut it's the people's fate
    hitobito to never wake...


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    Rydia

    Based on "Rydia" from "Final Fantasy IV Piano Collections"
    These are original lyrics written by me. You may link to this page, but please do not copy or distribute these lyrics without permission. Thank you!


    One lonely night, no silver moon
    No warmth of home to comfort you through
    Darkness that fell all too soon
    And stole away the dawn of your youth
    Happiness was for too short a while
    A life of sorrow when you're just a child
    Innocence lost with the light
    Although your arms are reaching out
    There's no one there, no one to care.

    Stare into your mirror of time
    A shattered pane of mem'ries past
    Each broken piece, a shard of life
    Distorted forms in fragile glass
    Look carefully at your reflected face
    A grown-up stranger stands now in its place
    Do you know who you've become?
    Or has everything faded away
    From your sight, gone with the light?

    Somehow you'll find your smile again
    That trusting face so long ago lost
    Somehow you'll find your journey's end
    To repay you what life has cost
    Let go of your loneliness and fear
    And you'll find love that was always near
    The future paints your portrait now
    Just open your heart, you'll find the strength
    Release the past, come home at last.

    Release your past, come home at last.


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    Kids Run Through the City Corner

    From the Final Fantasy VI (FF3) soundtrack
    These are original lyrics written by me. You may link to this page, but please do not copy or distribute these lyrics without permission. Thank you!

    This was written generally from Rachel's point of view about Locke. I know, the title of the song doesn't match. ^_^ I actually had this written for some years now, but only now did I recall its existence when I started humming it. ^_^


    The sun rises on the dawn of a new day
    The people go on their happy lives
    Only I wake to find that my love's gone away
    While in my sleep I dreamt of him

    Full of sadness, I walk through the town in a dream
    Visit what was once our special place
    Will no one ever know of this pain that I feel
    With just a sad smile on my face?

    In the night I wish on a star
    Call his name into the wind low
    Hoping the breeze will carry my voice far
    And follow where he may go

    Soon, one day soon, I know my love will learn
    That I have been faithful, waiting here
    Oh, and when he does, surely he will return
    To the town we hold so dear

    In the night I wish on a star
    Call his name into the wind low
    Hoping the breeze will carry my voice far
    And follow where he may go...


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  • Non-Final Fantasy lyrics




    Voices

    "Macross Plus" main theme

    Hitotsume no kotoba wa yumeThe first word that surrounded my mind was "dream"
    Nemuri no naka karaCame to me while I was sleeping
    Mune no oku no kurayami oTo take this darkness far away from me
    Sotto tsuredasu noThat stole on me, softly creeping.

    Futatsume no kotoba wa kazeThe next word that I felt in my heart was "wind"
    Yukute wo oshieteLifting me up high above the clouds
    Kami-sama no ude no naka eStretching my wings, I soared up to the heavens
    Tsubasa o aoru noInto the warm embrace of god.

    Tokete itta kanashii koto oThe sadness in my heart seems to melt all away
    Kazoeru you niSlowly, it goes, drop by drop.
    Kiniro no ringo gaAs the tree that bears its golden fruit
    Mata hitotsu ochiruLets another fall to the earth

    Mitakoto mo nai fuukeiTo a place, shrouded in darkness, we can't see
    Soko ga kaeru bashoBlind as a child, we return there
    Tatta hitotsu no inochi niWhen the cycle suddenly comes to an end
    Tadori tsuku bashoWe have but one life to live.

    Furui mahoo no honAncient book, with its magic so old
    Tsuki no shizuku yoru no tobariSilver moon, that glows pale in the night, I look up
    Itsuka aeru yokau dakeTo the sky, it makes me feel so cold...and warm

    We can fly, we have wings
    We can touch floating dreams
    Call me from so far through the wind
    In the light

    Mittsume no kotoba hmm...The third word whispered into my ear was "hum"
    Mimi o sumashitaraThat your voice spoke to me softly
    Anata no furueru ude oI feel your trembling arms reaching out for me
    Sotto tokihanatsuPlease hold me gently and closely.


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    Hiru no Tsuki

    "Outlaw Star" first ending theme
    I'll be changing a few lines based on translations from Anime Lyrics.

    Oto no nai mahiruSun so bright, the wind blowing high
    Kaze wa tada akaruiThe birds send their cry across the hill
    Sukoshi nemutasou niStanding here, in sleeping flower fields,
    Hana bira ga yuretamy soul calmly yields, the world's still.

    Nani ge naiThis peace feels so real
    kono omoi, neebut it's just a dream I see
    Hito waWho am I?
    donna na kotoba deAm I just a simple word
    Yonde iru nono one has ever heard?

    Shiroi suna no tsukiDark of night, white sands of the moon
    Tojikometa hanashi osing a lonely tune to comfort me
    Hikari furasu you niGentle light rains down in silver beams
    Kikasete ne sottaand brings to me dreams so softly.

    Itsu ka shiru toki ga kuru noPatterns etched by constant ebb and flow of time
    Mune no itami oMy heart longs to understand
    Soshite ima yori yasashikuFragile web of life is tossed and torn apart
    naru no neby winds of change

    AtatakaiThis warmth feels so real
    kono omoi, neemore than just a dream for me
    Hito waWho am I?
    donna na namae deAm I just a simple name
    Yonde iru nogone as soon as it came?

    Shiroi suna no tsukiDark of night, white sands of the moon
    Mabushikute mienaishine on years that soon will come to me
    Tooi mirai no kotoVision bright, I see the future now
    Kikasete ne sotto.It sings me this vow, so softly.


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    Tsuki no Ie
    (incomplete)
    "Outlaw Star" second ending theme

    Sora tooi soraBlue sky, the distant blue sky
    tsubuyaita koesings to me with a clear voice
    Anata no yume wa imaNow your dreams that you wish would come true
    hoshi no sharin o mawasuspin the wheel of the stars far in the night

    Watashi itsumoIn a world of madness
    doko ni no inaiI am never anywhere
    sou kanjitetaIn my search for the truth
    sono hitomi shiru made waI found where it lies when I met your eyes

    Mune no katasumiIn the corner of my soul
    kaketa tsuki ga hitotsu aru dakeI find the distant moon shining in its loneliness
    demo donna ni hosoi michi moWhat kind of narrow road will it light for me now
    terasu you ni hikaruto lead me to my fate from the dark


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