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"Aria di Mezzo Carattere" ("Aria of Half Character") is an aria from the opera 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.
Japanese lyrics with English translation
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English lyrics
GBA version
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SNES version
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Italian lyrics with English translation
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German (European GBA version) lyrics with English translation
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French (European GBA version) lyrics with English translation
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Spanish (European GBA version) lyrics with English translation
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Allusions in the Final Fantasy series
The aria has become associated with Celes as such that it is referenced in her crossover appearances throughout the greater series.
- In Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, Celes sings the aria in a cutscene of Raise the Runic Blade.
- In Final Fantasy Record Keeper, Celes can be seen singing the first verse as part of her "Maria's Song" Soul Break.
- In World of Final Fantasy, Celes sings a short part of the aria in the intervention quest "Operation Opera."