https://youtu.be/A2f-SeMxpkE

최초로 영어로 커버한 버전. Distant Worlds 에 수록.
영어판 / 내레이터 없음. 가사는 GBA버전을 그대로 수록.



https://youtu.be/xJOA2K8dBIU

작곡가 노부오 우에마츠의 밴드 "THE BLACK MAGES" 만든 락버전
처음으로 내레이터 대사도 들은 커버. 이후 모든 오페라 커버는 이 맴버로 녹음되어있다.



https://youtu.be/NH6agVrah84

FINAL FANTASY Orchestral Album에 수록된 버전
일본어 / 내레이터 대사있음



가사 (영어)

Impresario

The war between the East and the West
Was growing more violent by the day...
Draco, a soldier from the West,
Thinks of his love, Maria,
Back at home...

Draco
Oh Maria!
Oh Maria!
My beloved, do you hear
My words whispered in you ear
As if I were by your side?

Impresario
The Western armies were defeated,
And Maria's castle fell into the hands of the East.
Forced to wed the Eastern Prince Ralse,
Maria still thinks only of Draco
As she gazes at the stars each night...

Maria
O my hero, my beloved,
Shall we still be made to part,
Though 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.

Draco
Come, Maria! Dance with me...
Ha-ha-ha...!
Maria
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!

Chancellor
Prince Ralse is looking for his dance partner.
Please, leave the past behind! Our kingdom is part of the East now...

Soldier
The Western survivors attack!

Ralse
Impossible!

Soldiers
Attack!

Draco
Wait!

Draco
Maria!

Maria
Oh, Draco!
I knew you would
Come for me, my love!

Ralse
Insolent rogue!
Knave of the Western Horde!
You would address my queen to be, Maria?

Draco
Never shall you have Maria's hand!
I would die before that day comes!

Ralse
Then it's a duel!

;Draco
Oh, Maria
Oh, Maria
Though I call you from afar,
Will this message reach your heart?
Oh, how I long to be with you!

Maria
Oh, my hero!
My beloved!
Shall we still be made to part?
Though 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
Oh, speak! Guide me anew!

Draco
Maria!

Maria
Draco! I knew you would return to me, my love!

Ralse
Insolent rogue! Knave of the Western Horde!
Would you address my Queen-to-be, Maria?

Draco
Never shall you have Maria's Hand!
I would die before that day comes!

Ralse
Then we duel!

Ralse
I yield... this day is yours, Draco.
Curse you should you let Maria go!

Draco
Peace, then! For you have my word
With me she'll know nothing but peace!

Ralse
Maria! Maria!
I love you so!

Draco and Ralse
Maria! Maria!
Return to me!

Maria
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

Maria, Ralse, and Draco
Our love, come what may
Will never age a day
I'll wait forevermore...
I'll wait forevermore!

가사 (일본어 음독)


Impresario
Seigun to tougun no tatakai wa
himashi ni hageshiku natte ita.
Seigun no Garuu-jou no senshi
Draco wa gekisen no senchi de
bokoku ni nokoshite kita
Maria no koto o omou...

Draco
Oh, Maria!
Oh, Maria!
Watashi no koe ga todoite iru ka
Omae no moto e

Impresario
Seigun wa yabure, Maria no shiro wa
Tougun no shihaika ni okareta.
Tougun no ouji Ralse no kekkon o
Shiirareta Maria wa
Draco e no omoi o sutekirezu
Maiban yozora o mite wa
Koibito o omou...

Maria
Itoshi no anata wa tooi tokoro e?
Iro asenu, towa no ai, chikatta bakari ni
Kanashii toki ni mo, tsurai toki ni mo,
Sora ni furu, ano hoshi o anata to omoi.
Nozomanu chigiri o kawasu no desu ka?
Dou sureba? Nee anata? Kotoba o matsu.

Messenger
Ikinokotta wazuka bakari no seigun heishi ga
Saigo no chikara o furishibori
Garuu-jou ni semeitta.
Sono sentou ni tachi otakebi morotomo
Tougun heishi o nagitaoshite iku
Kizu darake no hitori no yuusha.
Senshi Draco ga kaette kita no da!

Draco
Maria!

Maria
Draco!
Kono hi wo shinjiteta.

Ralse
Maria wa kono watashi no
Kisaki ni naru beki hito da.

Draco
Inochi tsukihateyou tomo
Hanashi wa shinai.

Ralse
Kettou da!

Draco
Maria no tame ni inochi o kakeru

Ralse
Ai no ookisa naraba dare ni mo makenu

Draco
Yuku zo!

Chorus
Tebukuro nage!

Ralse
Saa koi!

Chorus
Tsurugi majie!

Draco
Omae ni totte no Maria to wa?

Chorus
Dore hodo daiji da?

Ralse
Kisama ni iwareru made mo naku

Chorus
Tottemo daiji da

Draco
Yahari tatakau shika nai ka

Ralse
Maria wa...

Draco and Ralse
Watashi no mono da
Make wa shinai!

Impresario
Ryousha ippo taritomo ushiro ni wa nokanu
hageshii tatakai de atta.
Shikashi shoubu wa toki no un de aru.
Fukade o otta Draco no hanatta saigo no hitotsuki ga
Ralse no mune o tsuranuita.

Part 4
Ralse
Watashi no make da, Draco.
Maria o hanasu na yo.

Draco
Yakusoku shiyou, kanarazu shiawase ni

Ralse
Oh, Maria... oh, Maria, itoshii.

Draco and Ralse
Oh, Maria... oh, Maria, ai se yo.

Maria
Arigatou, watashi no aisuru hito yo
Ichido demo kono omoi yureta watashi ni
Shizuka ni, yasashiku kotaete kurete,

Maria and Draco
Itsumademo, itsumademo anata wo matsu
Anata wo matsu