Aria di Mezzo Carattere

"Aria di Mezzo Carattere" ("Aria of Half Character") is an aria from the opera Maria and Draco, written by Nobuo Uematsu and Yoshinori Kitase for Final Fantasy VI. It is sung by Celes, while impersonating the opera singer Maria, during the party's attempt to contact Setzer.

Featured in the album Final Fantasy VI: Grand Finale is a live version of the aria performed in Italian by soprano Svetla Krasteva. The aria is also found in the second full motion video included in Final Fantasy VI as part of Final Fantasy Anthology and Final Fantasy VI for the PlayStation in Europe and Australia with the same lyrics but a different musical arrangement.

An arrangement version also appears on the Final Fantasy Orchestra Album.

English Lyrics
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GBA version

 * O my hero, my beloved,
 * Shall we still be made to part,
 * The promises of perennial love
 * Yet sing here in my heart...


 * I'm the darkness, you're the starlight
 * Shining brightly from afar.
 * Through hours of despair, I offer this prayer
 * To you, my evening star.


 * Must my final vows exchanged
 * Be with him and not with you?
 * Were you only here to quiet my fear...
 * O speak! Guide me anew.


 * I am thankful, my beloved,
 * For your tenderness and grace.
 * I see in your eyes, so gentle and wise,
 * All doubts and fears erased!


 * Though the hours take no notice
 * Of what fate might have in store,
 * Our love, come what may, will never age a day.
 * I'll wait forevermore!


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SNES version

 * Oh my hero, so far away now.
 * Will I ever see your smile?
 * Love goes away, like night into day.
 * It's just a fading dream.


 * I'm the darkness, you're the stars.
 * Our love is brighter than the sun.
 * For eternity, for me there can be,
 * Only you, my chosen one...


 * Must I forget you? Our solemn promise?
 * Will autumn take the place of spring?
 * What shall I do? I'm lost without you.
 * Speak to me once more!


 * We must part now, my life goes on.
 * But my heart won't give you up.
 * Ere I walk away, let me hear you say
 * I meant as much to you...


 * So gently, you touched my heart.
 * I will be forever yours.
 * Come what may, I won't age a day,
 * I'll wait for you, always...


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Spanish (European GBA version) lyrics with English translation
Aria di Mezzo Carattere