Melodies of Life (song)

Melodies of Life is the theme song of Final Fantasy IX.

Lyrics (Japanese version)
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Japanese Romaji
Ate mo naku samayotte ita Tegakari mo naku sagashi tsuzuketa Anata ga kureta omoide o Kokoro o iyasu uta ni shite

Yakusoku mo suru koto mo naku Kawasu kotoba mo kimetari mo sezu Dakishime soshite tashikameta Hibi wa nido to kaeranu

Kioku no naka no Te o furu anata wa Watashi no  Na o yobu koto ga dekiru no

Afureru sono namida o Kagayaku yuuki ni kaete Inochi wa tsuzuku Yoru o koe Utagau koto no nai Ashita e to tsuzuku

Tobu tori no mukou no sora e Ikutsu no kioku azuketa darou Hakanai kibou mo yume mo Todokanu basho ni wasurete

Meguriau no wa Guuzen to ieru no Wakareru Toki ga kanarazu kuru no ni

Kieyuku unmei demo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri Doko made mo

Watashi ga shinou tomo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri Doko made mo tsuzuku


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English Translation
I was wandering without a destination I continued to search without any clues Making the memories you gave to me into a song to heal my heart

The days when, without making any promises, without exchanging words or consciously deciding, you embraced me and sought me out; those days will never return

The you who touches my hand within my memories can still call out my name

Change those flowing tears into shining courage Life goes on, continuing beyond the night into a tomorrow which has never been doubted.

I wonder how many memories have been left to the sky beyond the flying birds while forgetting even fleeting hopes and dreams in an unreachable place

How can you say that happening upon each other was a coincidence, even when the time for us to part will surely come?

Even though I am fated to fade away, as long as you are alive life will go on for eternity; all the way to the limits of that strength.

Even if I were to die, as long as you are alive, life will go on for eternity; all the way to the limits of that strength
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Lyrics (English version)
Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark, For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart, To weave by picking up the pieces that remain, Melodies of life - love's lost refrain

Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told? Let them ring out loud till they unfold

In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name

A voice from the past, joining yours and mine Adding up the layers of harmony And so it goes, on and on Melodies of life, To the sky beyond the flying birds - forever and beyond

So far and away, see the birds as it flies by Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky I've laid my memories and dreams upon those wings Leave them now and see what tomorrow brings

In your dearest memories, Do you remember loving me? Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?

A voice from the past, joining yours and mine Adding up the layers of harmony And so it goes, on and on Melodies of life, To the sky beyond the flying bird - forever and on

If I should leave this lonely world behind, Your voice will still remember our melody Now I know we'll carry on Melodies of life, Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts, As long as we remember