Angela Aki

Released: September 8, 2010

[Verse 1]
思い出は遥か記憶のほとりで
密かに咲いている花のようだ
一輪手に取りにおいをかいだら
不意によみがえる潮の香り

[Pre-Chorus]
汽笛が轟いて
小さく手を振った

[Chorus]
旅立ちの空の下
母なる大地よ　さようなら

[Verse 2]
溢れ出すほどの希望は何処へ
旅路の途中で見失った
夢に破れても
帰る場所がある

[Chorus]
悲しみの丘を越え
母なる大地を抱きしめる

[Bridge]
私は再び
旅立っていきます, woah

[Chorus]
ありがとう　ふるさとよ
優しい人たちに見守られ, oh
ありがとう　ふるさとよ
母なる大地は永遠に
永遠に

Angela Aki (born September 15, 1977) is a Japanese singer-songwriter best known for her Final Fantasy XII theme song, “Kiss Me Goodbye.” She was born in Tokushima, Japan as Kiyomi Aki to a Japanese father and Italian-American mother. Aki has a strong musical background, and started learning how to play the piano, violin, guitar, and drums at the tender age of 3. Aki and her family moved to Hawaii, U.S. at the age of 15.

Her debut album, January 2000’s These Words was released for the American market, with its lyrics being all in English. After moving back to Japan and signing with Sony Music Japan, Aki released Home in June 2006, which peaked at #2 in the Japanese charts. Included on the album was “Kiss Me Goodbye,” which attracted composer Nobuo Uematsu’s attention and included it on the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack.

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