The Midgar Blues

"The Midgar Blues" is a song in Final Fantasy VII Remake. It was composed and arranged by Mitsuto Suzuki. The lyrics were written by Motomu Toriyama and translated into English by Ben Sabin and John Crow.
There are two versions of "The Midgar Blues": "ミッドガル・ブルース (Japanese Jukebox Ver.)" and "ミッドガル・ブルース (Global Jukebox Ver.)". Both are simply titled "The Midgar Blues" in English. The Global Jukebox Ver. was co-arranged by Tsuyoshi Sekito and Mitsuto Suzuki.
The Japanese Jukebox Ver. is an enka song and was sung by Tsukasa Mogamigawa who is a visual kei enka singer.http://blog.jp.square-enix.com/music/cm_blog/2020/06/final_fantasy_vii_remake_original_soundtrack_2.html The Global Jukebox Ver. is a country song instead and was sung by Keisuke Albert Kato.http://blog.jp.square-enix.com/music/cm_blog/2020/05/final_fantasy_vii_remake_original_soundtrack.html
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were released on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack.
===Japanese Jukebox Ver.===
;Japanese
:ああ　ミッドガル　ミッドガル　魔晄都市ブルース
:ああ　ミッドガル　ミッドガル　魔晄都市ブルース
:青い夜に故郷を飛び出した俺
:握りしめた切符片手に　ミッドガル行き
:告げられなかった　別れの言葉
:ライフストリームに溶けていく
:見えない空にも星はふる（ふる・ふるふる）
:見上げるのは　ふるさとの星空
:キミと見た流れ星
:ふれることなく　困らせた
:縮まらない　キミとの距離
:胸の鼓動　聞こえてた
:やわらかい　キミとの空気
:ああ　ミッドガル　ミッドガル　魔晄都市ブルース
:ああ　ミッドガル　ミッドガル　魔晄都市ブルース
;Rōmaji
:Ā middogaru middogaru makō toshi burūsu
:Ā middogaru middogaru makō toshi burūsu
:Aoi yoru ni furusato o tobidashita ore
:Nigirishimeta kippu katate ni middogaru yuki
:Tsuge rarenakatta wakarenokotoba
:Raifusutorīmu ni tokete iku
:Mienai sora ni mo hoshi wa furu (furu furufuru)
:Miageru no wa furusato no hoshizora
:Kimi to mita nagareboshi
:Fureru koto naku komara seta
:Chijimaranai kimi to no kyori
:Mune no kodō kikoe teta
:Yawarakai kimi to no kūki
:Ā middogaru middogaru makō toshi burūsu
:Ā middogaru middogaru makō toshi burūsu
===Global Jukebox Ver.===
:Oh Midgar, Midgar, city that's always on my mind
:For Midgar, Midgar, I left my one true love behind
:Snuck outta the town before the sun could rise — when I knew you'd be sleeping
:Could barely read the words on my carriage ticket — non-stop to Midgar
:Our parting words never said, only to be washed away
:Swept up and lost in the stream of life
:I can't see the stars no more — but they still fall
:In the plate's reflection, that night summer sky from our youth
:You and me girl — watching and wishing
:We both burned so very bright — brighter than the sun
:Yet we played it too cool, never making a move
:How our hearts raced so fast, we could hear them beat
:Electricity — oh how the sparks would fly
:Oh Midgar, Midgar, city that's always on my mind
:In Midgar, Midgar, I left my one true love behind
===Midgar Blues del Amor===
The official lyrics for the Japanese version were released on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
====Japanese version====
;Japanese
:ああ　ミッドガル　ミッドガル　魔晄都市ブルース
:ああ　ミッドガル　ミッドガル　魔晄都市ブルース
:青い夜にふるさとを飛び出した俺
:握りしめた切符片手に　ミッドガル行き
:告げられなかった　別れの言葉
:ライフストリームに溶けていく
:見えない空にも星はふる
:見上げるのは　ふるさとの星空
:キミと見た流れ星
:ふれることなく　困らせた
:縮まらない　キミとの距離
:胸の鼓動　聞こえてた
:やわらかい　キミとの空気
;Rōmaji
:Ā middogaru middogaru makō toshi burūsu
:Ā middogaru middogaru makō toshi burūsu
:Aoi yoru ni furusato o tobidashita ore
:Nigirishimeta kippu katate ni middogaru yuki
:Tsuge rarenakatta wakarenokotoba
:Raifusutorīmu ni tokete iku
:Mienai sora ni mo hoshi wa furu
:Miageru no wa furusato no hoshizora
:Kimi to mita nagareboshi
:Fureru koto naku komara seta
:Chijimaranai kimi to no kyori
:Mune no kodō kikoe teta
:Yawarakai kimi to no kūki
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
"The Midgar Blues" is performed by the character Akira at the Drunkard's Den in Wall Market. It can also be played in a jukebox and the music disc containing it can be obtained by talking to the singer in the bar.
Both versions of "The Midgar Blues" are tracks 15 and 24 of disc 8 on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack.
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
"Midgar Blues del Amor" is a version arranged by Naoyuki Honzawa and Mitsuto Suzuki that is one of the songs performed by Akira in Kalm. The Japanese version is track 29 of disc 8 on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
==Citations==
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII Remake