Darkness and Starlight (from FFVI) MIDI Part 1 Narrator: Seigun to tougun no tatakai wa The battle between the West and the East himashi ni hageshiku natte ita. was growing more fierce day by day. Seigun no Garuu-jou no senshi On the battleground during a furious skirmish, Draco wa gekisen no senchi de the soldier Draco of the Western castle Garou bokoku ni nokoshite kita thinks of Maria, Maria no koto o omou...... whom he left in his homeland......   Draco: Oh, Maria Oh, Maria Oh, Maria Oh, Maria Watashi no koe ga todoite iru ka Is my voice reaching Omae no moto e To where you are?   Part 2 Narrator: Seigun wa yabure, Maria no shiro wa The West was defeated, and Maria's castle tougun no shihaika ni okareta. came under Eastern control. Tougun no ouji Ralse no kekkon o Maria, forced into marriage by shiirareta Maria wa the Eastern Prince Ralse, Draco e no omoi o sutekirezu does not abandon her feelings for Draco, maiban yozora o mite wa but 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 ni And 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 ga The few surviving soldiers of the Western army saigo no chikara o furishibori summoned the last of their strength Garuu-jou ni semeitta. and invaded the Garou castle. Sono sentou ni tachi otakebi morotomo Leading these soldiers with a fierce battle cry tougun heishi o nagitaoshite iku and 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 no Maria is meant to kisaki ni naru beki hito da. be my queen.   Draco: Inochi tsukihateyou tomo Though 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 kakeru I risk my life for Maria's sake   Ralse: Ai no ookisa naraba dare ni mo makenu My 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 naku Do you even have to ask?   Chorus: Tottemo daiji da She's very much so   Draco: Yahari tatakau shika nai ka I guess we have no choice but to fight   Ralse: Maria wa-- Maria is--   Draco & Ralse: Watashi no mono da Mine! Make wa shinai! I'm not about to lose!   Narrator: Ryousha ippo taritomo ushiro ni wa nokanu Neither 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 ga The 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 ni I 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 yo And I thank you, my beloved, Ichido demo kono omoi yureta watashi ni For 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 matsu I'll wait for you forevermore Anata o matsu I'll wait for you Return to Table of Contents