Kimi ga Iru Kara

"Kimi ga Iru Kara" (君がいるから, lit. "Because You're Here") is the main theme of the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII, performed by J-pop artist Sayuri Sugawara and composed by Masashi Hamauzu. It is also featured in her second single of the same title.

Japanese Lyrics
「泣いたっていいんだよ」 君がふいにそう言ってくれたから

何だか嬉しくて 涙じゃなく 笑顔が零れた

不器用すぎる言葉で 君を傷つけてしまった

それでも 離れたりしないで

今もこうして 支えになってくれてるんだ きっと…

叶えたい願い 叶えたい夢 届けたい想い 全て

信じ続ける事が奇跡を呼んで 未来に繋がって行くよ

ずっと ねぇ ずっと 見守っていて欲しい

Dear My Friend

「君なら大丈夫だよ」 別れ際にそう言ってくれたから

感じてた孤独が その一言で 綺麗になくなった

新しい扉を開く それは誰でも怖くて不安だらけだけど

背中を押してくれた 君を思い出せば

力が溢れてくるからね

素直な気持ち 譲れないもの 正直な言葉 全て

声にして伝える事ができたなら 未来は広がって行くよ

いつも そう いつも 心に君がいるから

Dear My Friend

立ち止まっても 忘れそうになっても

何度も何度でも 前を向いて行くと誓うよ

見上げた空 光が差し込んでいる

君にまた逢える日まで

素直な気持ち 譲れないもの 正直な言葉 全て

声にして伝える事ができたなら 未来は広がって行くよ

願い 叶えたい夢 届けたい想い 全て

信じ続ける事が奇跡を呼んで 未来に繋がって行くよ

ずっと ずっと 見守っていて欲しい

Dear My Friend

Japanese Rōmaji
"Naitatte iin da yo" kimi ga fui ni sou ittekureta kara

Nanda ka ureshikute namida ja naku egao ga koboreta

Bukiyou sugiru kotoba de kimi o kizutsukete shimatta

Soredemo hanaretari shinai de ima mo kou shite sasaeni natte kureterun da

Kitto...

Kanaetai negai kanaetai yume

Todoketai omoi subete

Shinji tsuzukeru koto ga kiseki o yonde

Mirai ni tsunagatte yuku yo

Zutto ne zutto mimamotteite hoshii

Dear my friend

"Kimi nara daijoubu da yo" wakare kiwa ni sou ittekureta kara

Kanjiteta kodoku ga sono hito koto de kirei ni nakunatta

Atarashii tobira o hiraku sore wa daredemo kowakute fuan darake dakedo

Senaka o oshitekureta kimi o omoidaseba chikara ga afurete kurukara ne

Sunao na kimochi yuzurenai mono

Shoujiki na kotoba subete

Koe ni shite tsutaeru koto ga dekita nara mirai wa hirogatte yuku yo

Itsumo sou itsumo kokoro ni kimi ga iru kara

Dear my friend

Tachidomatte mo wasure sou ni natte mo

Nando mo nando demo mae o muite yuku tochikau yo

Miageta sora hikari ga sashikondeiru

Kimi ni mata aeru hi made

Sunao na kimochi yuzurenai mono

Shoujiki na kotoba subete

Koe ni shite tsutaeru koto ga dekita nara mirai wa hirogatte yuku yo

Negai kanaetai yume

Todoketai omoi subete

Shinji tsuzukeru koto ga kiseki o yonde

Mirai ni tsunagatte yuku yo

Zutto zutto mimamotte ite hoshii

Dear my friend

English Translation
You suddenly said, “You can cry if you want”

Somehow it made me happy, instead of tears I smiled

My words so clumsy, they hurt you

But I don’t want you to leave me, I want you to stay beside me always

Wishes and dreams I want to come true

The feelings I wish I could tell you

A miracle created from the things I’ve always believed

Is connected to the future

Always, always I want you to watch over me

Dear my friend

You said, on leaving “You’ll be able to do it”

The loneliness I felt was wiped clean with those words

I’m opening a new door, anyone would be frightened

All I had to do was remember you and the strength flowed through me

I won’t give up my feelings

If I can make voice to all these words

Then the future will open up wide

Because forever you are in my heart

Dear my friend

~Interlude~

I vow that

No matter if I stop, or if I forget

I will keep moving forward

Light is shining down, when I look up at the sky

Until the day when I can see you again

I won’t give up my feelings

If I can make voice to all these words

Then the future will open up wide

Wishes, the dreams I want to come true

The feelings I wish I could tell you

A miracle created from the things I’ve always believed

Is connected to the future

Always, always I want you to watch over me

Dear my friend

Kimi ga Iru Kara