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The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight


Darkness and Starlight (from FFVI)
[Celes]MIDI

Part 1
Narrator:
Seigun to tougun no tatakai waThe battle between the West and the East
himashi ni hageshiku natte ita.was growing more fierce day by day.
Seigun no Garuu-jou no senshiOn the battleground during a furious skirmish,
Draco wa gekisen no senchi dethe soldier Draco of the Western castle Garou
bokoku ni nokoshite kitathinks of Maria,
Maria no koto o omou......whom he left in his homeland......
 
Draco:
Oh, MariaOh, Maria
Oh, MariaOh, Maria
Watashi no koe ga todoite iru kaIs my voice reaching
Omae no moto eTo where you are?
 
Part 2
Narrator:
Seigun wa yabure, Maria no shiro waThe West was defeated, and Maria's castle
tougun no shihaika ni okareta.came under Eastern control.
Tougun no ouji Ralse no kekkon oMaria, forced into marriage by
shiirareta Maria wathe Eastern Prince Ralse,
Draco e no omoi o sutekirezudoes not abandon her feelings for Draco,
maiban yozora o mite wabut thinks of her lover each night
koibito o omou......as she watches the skies......
 
Maria:
Itoshi no anata wa tooi tokoro e?My beloved, are you going to a distant place?
Iro asenu, towa no ai, chikatta bakari niAnd we just pledged eternal love...
 
Kanashii toki ni mo, tsurai toki ni mo,Through sad times and hard times,
Sora ni furu, ano hoshi o anata to omoi.I'll think of that shooting star as you.
 
Nozomanu chigiri o kawasu no desu ka?Do I have to exchange vows with one I don't love?
Dou sureba? Nee anata? Kotoba o matsu.What shall I do? I'm waiting for your words...
 
Part 3
Narrator:
Ikinokotta wazuka bakari no seigun heishi gaThe few surviving soldiers of the Western army
saigo no chikara o furishiborisummoned the last of their strength
Garuu-jou ni semeitta.and invaded the Garou castle.
Sono sentou ni tachi otakebi morotomoLeading these soldiers with a fierce battle cry
tougun heishi o nagitaoshite ikuand cutting down the warriors of the East
kizu darake no hitori no yuusha.was a single hero, battered and bruised.
Senshi Draco ga kaette kita no da!The soldier Draco had returned!
 
Draco:
Maria!Maria!
 
Maria:
Draco!Draco!
Kono hi o shinjiteta.I had believed in this day.
 
Ralse:
Maria wa kono watashi noMaria is meant to
kisaki ni naru beki hito da.be my queen.
 
Draco:
Inochi tsukihateyou tomoThough it may cost me my life,
hanashi wa shinai.I refuse to let her go.
 
Ralse:
Kettou da!Then we duel!
 
Draco:
Maria no tame ni inochi o kakeruI risk my life for Maria's sake
 
Ralse:
Ai no ookisa naraba dare ni mo makenuMy love for her is greater than anyone's
 
Draco:
Yuku zo!Take this!
 
Chorus:
Tebukuro nage!The gloves are off!
 
Ralse:
Saa koi!Come and get me!
 
Chorus:
Tsurugi majie!Clash your swords!
 
Draco:
Omae ni totte no Maria to wa?Maria--what is she to you?
 
Chorus:
Dore hodo daiji da?How important is she?
 
Ralse:
Kisama ni iwareru made mo nakuDo you even have to ask?
 
Chorus:
Tottemo daiji daShe's very much so
 
Draco:
Yahari tatakau shika nai kaI guess we have no choice but to fight
 
Ralse:
Maria wa--Maria is--
 
Draco & Ralse:
Watashi no mono daMine!
Make wa shinai!I'm not about to lose!
 
Narrator:
Ryousha ippo taritomo ushiro ni wa nokanuNeither retreated even a single step
hageshii tatakai de atta.in their fierce battle.
Shikashi shoubu wa toki no un de aru.But the match came down to luck.
Fukade o otta Draco no hanatta saigo no hitotsuki gaThe badly wounded Draco unleashed a final thrust
Ralse no mune o tsuranuita.that pierced Ralse's heart.
 
Part 4
Ralse:
Watashi no make da, Draco.I have lost, Draco.
Maria o hanasu na yo.Don't let Maria go.
 
Draco:
Yakusoku shiyou, kanarazu shiawase niI promise you we will be happy
 
Ralse:
Oh, Maria...oh, Maria, itoshii.Oh, Maria...oh, Maria, my dearest.
 
Draco & Ralse:
Oh, Maria...oh, Maria, ai se yo.Oh, Maria...oh, Maria, love her.
 
Maria:
Arigatou, watashi no aisuru hito yoAnd I thank you, my beloved,
Ichido demo kono omoi yureta watashi niFor my feelings may have swayed,
 
Shizuka ni, yasashiku kotaete kurete,But oh so gently, and so kindly, you answered me
 
Maria & Draco:
Itsumademo, itsumademo anata o matsuI'll wait for you forevermore
Anata o matsuI'll wait for you


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