The 10th track of The Black Mages‘ 2008 album of the same name. “Darkness and Starlight” is a rock adaptation of “Maria and Draco,” the fictional opera within the game Final Fantasy VI. It is a mostly faithful adaptation of that opera that plays out in full, unlike the opera scene in the game where...
*Part 1*
Narrator:
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
*Part 2*
Narrator:
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
*Part 3*
Narrator:
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 o 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 & Ralse:
Watashi no mono da
Make wa shinai!
Narrator:
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 & 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 & Draco:
Itsumademo, itsumademo anata o matsu
Anata o matsu
________________________
[English]
*Part 1*
Narrator:
The battle between the West and the East
Was growing more fierce day by day
On the battleground during a furious skirmish
The soldier Draco of the Western castle Garou
Thinks of Maria
Whom he left in his homeland......
Draco:
Oh, Maria
Oh, Maria
Is my voice reaching
To where you are?
*Part 2*
Narrator:
The West was defeated, and Maria's castle
Came under Eastern control
Maria, forced into marriage by
The Eastern Prince Ralse
Does not abandon her feelings for Draco
But thinks of her lover each night
As she watches the skies......
Maria:
My beloved, are you going to a distant place?
And we just pledged eternal love...
Through sad times and hard times
I'll think of that shooting star as you
Do I have to exchange vows with one I don't love?
What shall I do? I'm waiting for your words...
*Part 3*
Narrator:
The few surviving soldiers of the Western army
Summoned the last of their strength
And invaded the Garou castle
Leading these soldiers with a fierce battle cry
And cutting down the warriors of the East
Was a single hero, battered and bruised
The soldier Draco had returned!
Draco:
Maria!
Maria:
Draco!
I had believed in this day
Ralse:
Maria is meant to
Be my queen
Draco:
Though it may cost me my life
I refuse to let her go
Ralse:
Then we duel!
Draco:
I risk my life for Maria's sake
Ralse:
My love for her is greater than anyone's
Draco:
Take this!
Chorus:
The gloves are off!
Ralse:
Come and get me!
Chorus:
Clash your swords!
Draco:
Maria--what is she to you?
Chorus:
How important is she?
Ralse:
Do you even have to ask?
Chorus:
She's very much so
Draco:
I guess we have no choice but to fight
Ralse:
Maria is--
Draco & Ralse:
Mine!
I'm not about to lose!
Narrator:
Neither retreated even a single step
In their fierce battle
But the match came down to luck
The badly wounded Draco unleashed a final thrust
That pierced Ralse's heart
*Part 4*
Ralse:
I have lost, Draco
Don't let Maria go
Draco:
I promise you we will be happy
Ralse:
Oh, Maria...oh, Maria, my dearest
Draco & Ralse:
Oh, Maria...oh, Maria, love her
Maria:
And I thank you, my beloved
For my feelings may have swayed
But oh so gently, and so kindly, you answered me
Maria & Draco:
I'll wait for you forevermore
I'll wait for you
The Black Mages released Darkness and Starlight on Wed Mar 19 2008.