Xenogears

Welcome to the Opera House--featuring lyrics from the
sweet melodies of the Final Fantasy series

Stars of Tears

MIDI

Your fingertips moving gently to my heart--

The force of life goes on and on.

The song remains

Like a haunting melody

Of angel music held in chains.

And I ask you:

Can we ease the pain of those who lost? (The force of life goes on)

Can we know the cause of all this sorrow? (Tears of loneliness)

Can we catch the tears of a broken world

Falling down upon the earth...?

Falling down...

The waves of time take me deeper into you,

A haze as blue as summer skies;

And turn to find

The key will not unlock the door.

This broken bird: away it flies.

(repeat)

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Yasashiku Hoshi Zo Furishikiru (Gently Fall the Stars), the Japanese version of Stars of Tears

MIDI

Anata no hosoi yubisaki ga		Your slender fingertip
Sotto kokoro no arika o saguru		Searches out my heart just so
Tsutawaru, tashika na seimei no furue		It tells of life's certain trembling
Yagate sekai wa yuruyaka ni nagaredasu		Finally the world gently flows out
Sore wa--dakedo, nakushita yume		That's--but...lost dreams
Wasuresaru ni wa utsukushisugiru		Forgetting them is too beautiful
Torawareta tenshi no tooi uta		A captive angel's distant song

Ushinawareta mono no itami wa iyasareru no		The pain of lost things can be healed
Arayuru kodoku to kanashimi no riyuu o		The reasons for all solitude, all sadness
Hito wa itsu shiru no		When will people know them?
Kudakechitta sora no kakera ga		The shards of sky that broke and scattered
Yasashiku tsuchi ni furisosogu		Gently pour onto the earth
Semete anata to watashi to o tsunagu		At least they connect you and me
Kanashii musuu no kin no ito		Countless sad golden threads

Kiseki de wa naku, mahou de mo nai		It's not a miracle and it's not magic

Jikan no nami ga zujou o tozashi		The waves of time close above me
Watashi wa yukkuri shizunde yuku		And I am slowly sinking
Fukaku aoi anata no naka e		Deeply, to your blue depths
Soushite...soushite...		And then...and then...
Sore wa--dakedo, kowareta kagi		That's--but...a broken key
Omoidasu ni wa amari ni kanashii		Remembering it is too sad
Tobisatta kodori no oreta tsubasa		The broken wing of a bird that's flown away

Kiete itta monotachi wa doko ni yasurau no		Where do vanished things rest?
Arayuru itsuwari to nikushimi no riyuu ni		The reasons for all lies and hatred
Hito wa kizukanai		People don't notice them
Kudakechitta sora no kakera ga		The shards of sky that broke and scattered
Yasashiku tsuchi ni furisosogu		Gently pour onto the earth
Semete anata to watashi to o tsunagu		At least they connect you and me
Kagayaku musuu no kin no ito		Countless shining golden threads

Kiseki de wa naku, mahou de mo nai		It's not a miracle and it's not magic
Sore wa--tada hitotsu no futari no......		That's--only our little...

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Small Two of Pieces

MIDI

Run through the cold of the night

As passion burns in your heart.

Ready to fight, a knife held close by your side

Like a proud wolf alone in the dark;

With eyes that watch the world

And my name like a shadow

On the face of the moon.

Broken mirror, a million shades of light--

The old echo fades away,

But just you and I

Can find the answer--

And then we can run to the end of the world.

Cold fire clenched to my heart

In the blue of the night,

Torn by this pain, I paint your name in sound;

And the girl of the dawn, with eyes of blue and angels' wings:

The songs of the season are her only crown.

(repeat)

We met in the midst of morning

And parted deep in the night.

Broken sword and shield and tears that never fall;

But run through the heart

Washed away by the darkest water,

The world is peaceful and still.

(repeat)

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Kishinda Kakera (Creaking Shards), the Japanese version of Small Two of Pieces

MIDI

Glass no knife nigirishime		Grasping a glass knife
Tsumetai yo no soko o kakenukeru		Running through the depths of the cold night
Kurai omoi ga mune o kogashi		Black emotions burn the chest
Watashi no na o tsuki ni horu		And carve my name on the moon
Fukai mori no oku, yami ni idakareta ookami		Inside the deep woods, a wolf enveloped by darkness
Shinigami ni okurareta kurenai hitomi to shiroki kiba		Sent by the god of death: red eyes and white fangs
Jibun no chi de nodo o uruoshi		Quenches his thirst with his own blood
Hokori to dokuritsu dake ga kagayaku monshou		Pride and independence his only shining crest

Hyakuoku no kagami no kakera		A hundred million shards of mirror
Chippoke na inochi no tomoshibi		A tiny little light of life
Toozakaru natsukashii kodama yo		A nostalgic soul moving far away
Dakedo anata to watashi dake ga		But only you and I
"Kotae" o mitsukedaseru - itsuka		Can find "the answer", sometime
Gin no michi wa dokomademo massugu nobite		A golden path stretches out forever
Hasshite yukeru, sekai no hate made mo		We can run along it to the ends of the earth

Itetsuita honoo mune ni daite		Hold frozen flames to your chest
Aoi yo no soko o tadayou		And drift through the blue depths of the night
Itoshii itami ni hikisakare		Torn apart by beloved pain
Anata no na o hoshi ni sasayaku		I whisper your name to the stars
Akatsuki no beni ni somatte umareta musume		A girl born painted in the red of dawn
Tenshi mo urayamu, ougon no aki ni mau		Dances in the golden autumn, making even angels jealous
Jiyuu to akogare dake ga kirameku houkan		Freedom and yearning her only glittering crown

Hyakuoku no kagami no kakera		A hundred million shards of mirror
Chippoke na inochi no tomoshibi		A tiny little light of life
Toozakaru natsukashii kodama yo		A nostalgic soul moving far away
Dakedo anata to watashi to nara		But if it's you and I together
"Kotae" o mitsukedaseru, kitto		We can find "the answer", surely
Gin no michi wa dokomademo massugu nobite		A golden path stretches out forever
Hasshite yukou - ashita no mukou e mo		Let's run along it, even beyond tomorrow

Futari wa kiri no ashita ni deai		We met in the foggy tomorrow
Yo no shijima ni wakareta		And parted in the silence of the night
Oreta tsurugi ni saketa tate		A broken sword and a torn shield
Kobosenai namida wa shinzou o sashita mama		With unshed tears having pierced the heart

Subete o oshiyaru, kuroi nagare		It pushes everything aside, this black flow
Kamigami no chinmoku ga sekai o ooi		The gods' silence follows the earth
Demo anata no sakebi o daremo kikanai		But nobody hears your cry
Daremo kikanai		Nobody hears it

Kaze wa susurinaki, umi wa mi o yojiru		The wind sobs, the sea twists about
Hoshiboshi wa kishimi, toki wa hajikechiru		The stars creak, time bursts and scatters
Mihatenu yume wa itsuka owari		Unfinished dreams will end one day
Sou, ai wa eien nanka ja nai		That's right: love isn't eternal at all

Keredo...		However...
Hyakuoku no kagami no kakera		A hundred million shards of mirror
Chippoke na inochi no tomoshibi		A tiny little light of life
Toozakaru natsukashii kodama yo		A nostalgic soul moving far away
Anata to watashi dake ga		Only you and I
"Kotae" o mitsukedaseru, itsuka		Can find "the answer", one day
Gin no michi wa dokomademo massugu nobite		A golden path stretches out forever
Hasshite yukeru - sekai no hate made mo		We can run along it to the ends of the earth
Hasshite yukou - ashita no mukou e mo		Let's run along it, even beyond tomorrow

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Iyasaki to Iyahate (Alpha and Omega)

They are alone in the oppressing dark, but

Luminous power is granting their hope.

They are walking without a path and destination,

Looking for a way to the heavens.

In a moment they will see beyond the woods

They see behind the woods a beam of light

Two hearts are warmed by the generous day

Free clouds are flying...

Glory...

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Iyasaki to Iyahate (Alpha and Omega), the Japanese version

Tatae yo		Give praise
Kami to tomo ni ayumi		To him who walks along with God
Tomo ni sono [mikura] ni tsukan to suru mono o		Who rides along with Him in His saddle
Chi ni te wa tama o aganai		Redeem your soul on earth
Ito takaki eikou o tsukaman to suru mono o		You who hold on to the glory in the highest
Saredo shin ni tonaeru wa mizukara no ka		But is it for ourselves that we truly call out?
Yowaki ashi de aruku o erabu morobito ka		Or for humanity, choosing to walk on weakened legs?
Onmi ga te o sashinoberaru koto wa naku		It is not that You stretch out Your hand
Shikashite shirube o sashishimesareru koto mo nashi		And not that You show us the path
Sono michi wa ibara naredo		That path is thorny, but
Karera no hitomi wa kouki ni michiafuren		Their eyes overflow with brilliance
Onmi wa karera no naka ni ari		You are inside them
Mirukoto - kikukoto - katarukoto atawazu mo		With what is seen, heard, spoken all worthless
Ongotoba wa niku to naritamai		May your Word become flesh
Karera no naka ni tomaran		And live inside them
Sei naru hi ga karera no ue ni kagayakinu		The holy sun shines above them
Kyou koso hi no shinsei akatsuki nari		May the sun's rebirth today become the dawn
Tatae yo		Give praise
Kegarenaki otome yori umareshi musume to		To the daughter born of a sinless maiden and
Onmi ga tsukawasareshi musuko o		The son that You have sent
Taezaru hikari ga karera ni terasaren koto o		May the neverending light shine upon them

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