Welcome to the Opera House--featuring lyrics from the
sweet melodies of the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow


Long Distance

[Celes]MIDI

Yami no kanataAt the far reaches of darkness,
Hikari no todokanu hate niThe limits where light does not reach,
Ima mo hitoriNow, too, alone,
Kodoku na tabi o tsuzuketeiru.Continuing a solitary journey.
 
Koware yuku kono hoshi niOn this disintegrating star,
Koutetsu no kokoro waHearts of steel
Hitori wakare o tsugeteInforming us of this single parting--
Hikari yori hayakuFaster than light.
Toki no nagare o sakanoboruIt climbs upstream in the flow of time.
 
Hoshi ga umareA star was born
Yagate shinu koto o shittaAnd, by and by, knew death;
Soshite hitoriAnd then, alone,
Eien ni te ga todoku koro.A hand reaches out forever.
 
Zetsubou yori tsumetakuColder than despair
Fukai yami no naka niIn the midst of deep darkness,
Aoi hoshi ga umareteA blue planet was born
Shizuka ni hikatta.And shed its light silently.
Aa, kono toki o tsutaetai!Ah, I want to tell of this time!
Aa, dareka ni tsutaetai!Ah, I want to tell someone!


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[Yuukyuu no kaze] Yuukyuu no Kaze (Eternal Wind)
[Celes]MIDI

Seu cabelo compridoYour long hair,
Se balanca no ventoFlowing in the breeze;
Seu sorriso lindoYour beautiful smile,
Brilha so pra mimShining only for me--
 
Ah! ninguem pode ser felizAh! No one can be
Mais que euHappier than I!
Ah! nao posso viverAh! I couldn't live
Mais sem voceWithout you!
Ah! quem criou essa beleza assimAh! Who created such a beautiful thing?
Pra mim voce e a rainhaTo me, you're a queen--
A deusa o amor!A goddess of love!
 
Seu cabelo compridoYour long hair,
Se balanca no ventoFlowing in the breeze--
Ai, que linda!Oh, how lovely!


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Have You Seen Me?

[Celes]MIDI

Have you ever seen me singing in the sunshine
One lovely afternoon?
You can near me if you really want
You can hear me clear pretty soon
Have you ever seen me singing in the sunshine
One lovely afternoon?
Sing it loud so you can feel fine--
Let us sing forever and a day!

Here, deep in the forest,
Forgive and forget
See, everything is new
Here deep in the forest
Forget 'bout trifles hurting you!

Why don't you let 'em go away?
(Shall we sing? Shall we sing?
No one's watching!)
Why don't you all together stay?
(In the forest you can have a lot of...fun!)

Have you ever seen me playing in the shade of
One lovely apple tree?
You can find me if you really want
Come and join me. You're gonna be free!
Have you ever seen me playing in the shade of
One lovely apple tree?
We are friends and never disagree--
Let us play forever and a day!

(refrain)

Why don't you let 'em go away?
(Shall we play? Shall we play?
Please don't delay!)
Why don't you all together stay?
(In the forest you can have a lot of...fun!)

Why don't you let 'em go away?
(Shall we dance? Shall we dance?
Take a good chance!)
Why don't you all together stay?
(In the forest you can have a lot of...fun!)


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Valse des Amoureux (The Lover's Waltz)

Une petite valse d'amoureux,A little lover's waltz,
Rejouez-la-moi encore une fois--Play it for me once more.
Je voudrais l'ecouter encore un peuI want to listen to it a little more
Comme pour la premiere fois.As if for the first time.
 
Et si vous aimez cette melodie,And if you like this melody,
Allons danser! ou bien chantez!Dance, or sing!
Vous retrouverez toute la magie You'll rediscover all the magic
Des petits bals de l'ete.Of summer's little dances.
 
Et bientot musiciens, balladins et poetes And soon musicians, balladeers, and poets
Vous diront, oh, combien ils aiment votre chanson.Will tell you, oh, how much they love your song.
L'accordeon bien malin dans un brin de folie The accordion, mischievous in a bit of madness,
Rejouera cristalin sans arret cette melodie.Will replay this melody without end, clear as crystal.
 
Et quand nous ne serons rien que nous deux,And when we are only we two
Que toi et moi, embrasse-moi.Just you and I, hold me tight
Nous serons toujours aussi amoureux,We will always be this much in love,
Ecoute, c'est merveilleux.Listen, it's marvelous
 
Cette roman c'est tout comme un avoeu.This romance is just like a confession,
Rappele-toi que bien des fois Remember how often
Tu le voudras et tu rechanteras--You'll want it, and you'll sing it again--
La valse des amoureux!The Lover's Waltz!
 
Les musiciens n'y sont pour rien,The musicians are here for nothing,
Mais ils me font frissonner chaque fois But they make me shiver each time
Qu'ils jouent cette valse en toute grace;They play this waltz so gracefully.
Je pourrais l'ecouter jusqu'a demain.I could listen to it until tsomorrow.


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GAIA

[Celes]MIDI

(According to the liner notes for GAIA, "waahay" is a word from a Sikh mantra that expresses the joy of infinite experience.)

Sotto me o tojitaraWhen you close your eyes just so,
Mieru sekai ga aruThere's a world you can see--
Mugen ni hirogaru soraThe infinitely expanding universe
Kokoro no uchigawa niWithin your heart.
 
Inochi wa kagayaite Life glitters
KataritsuzuketeiruAnd continues to be handed down.
Subete wa hitotsu da toEverything is one--
Ima omoidashiteI can sense that now.
 
Kodou ga kikoeru I can hear the beat--
Utsukushii kono hoshiThis beautiful planet!
Kagayaki yo, towa ni!Shine on forever!
Gaia, oh, Gaia, waahay...Gaia, oh, Gaia...
Michite yuku...aoFilling up...with blue...
 
Mizu ga nagareru you niJust as water flows,
Kokoro o tokihanatteLet your heart go;
Hikari to kaze no naka niIn the light and the wind,
Tokete yuku utagoeSinging voices dissolve.
 
Ubau koto o yameteStop your thieving and
Osore o tebanashiteLeave your fears behind.
Ikiru koto no shinjitsuThe truth of life
Kitto tadoritsukeruWill surely come to you
 
Anata no egao oWhen I pray in my heart
Kokoro ni negau tokiFor your smiling face,
Yorokobi no hadouIt's a wave of joy--
Gaia, oh, Gaia, waahay...Gaia, oh, Gaia...
Michite yuku...aiFilling up...with love...


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[Tooi hibi no nagori] Tooi Hibi no Nagori (Traces of Distant Days)
[Celes]MIDI

Usuzumi iro no kureyuku sora waThe darkening ink-colored sky
Sasou yo, tooi hibi no nagori oInvites traces of distant days.
Osanai yume to akogare noseteCarrying childhood dreams and yearnings,
Hikouki kumo ga nagarete kietaAirplane trails flow and disappear.
 
Moshimo toki o koeteIf I crossed time
Ano hi no watashi niTo the me of that day,
Tsutaerareru no naraIf I could tell her,
Tonde ikitaiI'd want to fly away.
 
Osore o saa, sono chiisa naAnd as for fears, well
Te no hira kara sottoLet them fall away just so
Hanashite oyariFrom your tiny palms.
Sekai wa tada matteiru noThe world is simply waiting
Kagayaku hitomi ga arukidasu no oFor your shining eyes to make their debut.
 
Mishiranu machi no mishiranu hito waStrange towns' unknown people
Eiga no you ni toorisugiruPass on by as though in a movie.
Dareka watashi ni michi o oshieteWon't someone show me the path?
Yuku hazu datta, mou hitotsu no michiThe one remaining path I'm expected to follow?
 
Moshimo doa o aketeIf you open the door
Tonari no sekai niTo the neighboring world,
Hairikomeru no naraIf you can go inside,
Watashi o sagasouSearch for me.
 
Hon no sukoshi yume o otteFollow your dreams, if only a little,
Mawari michi o shita natsukashii hi oThose nostalgic days that took roundabout routes
Oboeteiru?Do you remember them?
Soshite ima moAnd are you still
Kagayaku hitomi de aruiteiru no?Walking about with your shining eyes?
 
Usuzumi iro no kureyuku sora waThe darkening ink-colored sky
Sasou yo, tooi hibi no nagori oInvites traces of distant days.


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[Harukanaru kokyou] Harukanaru Kokyou (My Home, Sweet Home)
[Celes]MIDI

This song is rather interesting. Can you figure it out?

Idolem urodo iatu a wi rot,
Ukufu kush onuoy nehawuoch.
Etia di ukoik ura nakurah,
Enadu yoimi nnesar urugem.

Eteako ich atak--
Ureatu tso oodah.
Amia wibo koro yonneie!

...If you couldn't figure it out, look in the inside back cover of your program.


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Estrelas (Stars)
[Celes]MIDI

Olha o ceu tao lindoLook at the skies, so lovely--
Cheio de estrelas Full of stars,
Cheio de sonhos da gente Full of the dreams of those
Que espera paz Who hope for peace.
 
Em coracaos da toda genteIn the hearts of everyone
Ha estrelas lindas assimAre stars as beautiful as these
Que iluminam carinhosamenteThat shine kindly--
Sao as estrelas do amorThese are the stars of love!
 
Vem mais perto, meninaCome closer, little girl,
Ouca o meu violao Listen to my guitar
E a minha cancao And to my song,
Que canta beleza da noite Which sings of the beauty of night.
 
A gente esquece To those who are lost
Na correnteza da vida In the current of life,
As esperancas Go hopes
E as coisas boas da vida And the best things in life.
 
Vem mais perto, meninaCome closer, little girl,
Ouca a minha cancao Listen to my song--
Eu sou um cantador I am a singer
Que canta esperanca da vida.Who sings of life's hope.


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[Kami no yurikago] Kami no Yurikago (God's Cradle)
[Celes]MIDI

Madoromu daichi ni odoru yume waIn the drowsy earth, dancing dreams
Yagate nijiiro ni akeru sora o irodoruFinally paint the dawning sky in rainbow colors.
 
Kataritsugare yuku tooi kotobaDistant words passed down through generations
Inochi no matsuri ni ima hitotabi no honooNow are a single flame in the festival of life.
 
Kami no te ga yurikago o yurasuGod's hand rocks the cradle,
Kigi no uta ni tsutsumareteWrapped within the song of the trees.
 
Arasoi wa itsuka ame ni utareRain will fall on our troubles,
Kanashii kioku o mizu no soko ni shizumeruSinking sad memories into the watery depths.
 
Kami no te ga yurikago o yurashiGod's hand rocks the cradle,
Kagayaki e to michibiku yoAnd leads you into the brightness.


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Love Will Grow

Love will grow, and nothing comes in the way,
It's true that love is here to stay;
All we have to do is to face tomorrow.

Love will grow; there's no need to run and hide,
It's true we've always been so slow--
Should I tell you now what's been burning inside?

Darling, strange days are over,
Fears and tears, they're all gone.
This is the very beginning--
Now, the world is meant for you and me.

Love will grow; there's one thing I'm sure of now:
I know that we'll get no more sighs,
Love is to us true-blue, and there's no sorrow.

Love will grow; come what may, we'll never part.
Let's hold on tight to dreams of ours,
Even though we've still got a long way to go...

Darling, strange days are over,
Fears and tears, they're all gone.
This is the very beginning--
Now, the world is meant for you and me.

See how the day has just broken,
Oh, so fresh from the world
See how the brand new sun's coming up--
Let it now...shine on me!
Shine on you...shine on me!

Love will grow, and nothing comes in the way,
It's true that love is here to stay;
All we have to do is to face tomorrow!


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Prelude
[Celes]MIDI

Dream in your heart
I feel in asleep night
But there is only stars
Like tears of the moon
Like silent moon

And on and on
So the sad will fall and fall
But I think all the dream
Is true anyday, for anyone

Love in your eyes
I feel in clear sky
But there is only winds
Like sighs of the earth
Like weeping earth

Still on and on
So the pain will blow and blow
But I wish all the love
Is free anyday, for anyone


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