Moonless Starry Night

"Moonless Starry Night" is the ending theme song of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, composed and arranged by Kumi Tanioka with lyrics written by Masahiro Kataoka. The Japanese version is sung by Yae, and the English version by Donna Burke who also translated the lyrics into English. The song is performed with a cello, a wood bass, and ancient instruments.
==Lyrics==
===Japanese version===
The official lyrics for the Japanese version were released on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Original Soundtrack.
;Japanese
:潮風に向かい
:目を閉じれば
:想いを馳せる
:蒼い木陰
:遠くわだつみ超えたからだを
:いまはただ癒したい
:言葉はなくとも
:目を合わせれば
:通いあった心
:信じあえた夢
:てのひらを差し伸べてくれた仲間たちに
:お礼を ―― ありがとう
:歩みを止めそうになった
:ときに浮かんだ母の顔
:家族のもとへいますぐ帰りたい
:涙こらえた星月夜
:旅立った頃の
:自分と比べれば
:強くなってるかな？
:だったら少し嬉しい
:月なき夜も
:照らしあえば
:歩み続けられる道
:光あふれる星月夜
;Rōmaji
:Shiokaze ni mukai
:Me o tojireba
:Omoi o haseru
:Aoi kokage
:Tooku wadatsumi koeta karada o
:Ima wa tada iyashitai
:Kotoba wa nakutomo
:Me wo awasereba
:Kayoiatta kokoro
:Shinjiaeta yume
:Te no hira o sashinobete kureta nakamatachi ni
:Orei o--arigatou
:Ayumi o tomesou ni natta
:Toki ni ukanda haha no kao
:Kazoku no moto e ima sugu kaeritai
:Namida koraeta hoshizukiyo
:Tabidatta koro no
:Jibun to kurabereba
:Tsuyoku natteru ka na?
:dattara sukoshi ureshii
:Tsuki naki yoru mo
:Terashiaeba
:Ayumi tsuzukerareru michi
:Hikari afureru hoshizukiyo
;Unofficial English translation
:When I face the sea breeze
:And close my eyes
:My thoughts turn to
:The green and leafy shade
:Having crossed the distant seas
:I just want to heal my body now
:Even without words
:If our eyes should meet
:Our hearts, reaching one another
:The dreams we both believed in
:To the friends who held out their hands to me
:I thank you
:When my steps were slowing to a stop
:I would recall my mother's face
:I want to return to my family at once
:Starry moonlit night, choking back tears
:Compared to when
:I set off on my journey
:Have I grown stronger?
:That'd make me a little happy
:Even on moonless nights
:If we shine a light for each other
:We can keep walking down this road
:Starry moonlit night, overflowing with light
===English version===
The following lyrics are for the English version.
:Face to the sea, I hear the wind calling me to truth
:Close your eyes and dream beneath the warmth of skies of blue
:Longing to rest my weary bones
:So long the path, O be still my soul
:Don't say a word, I know what's on your mind at any time
:Follow the path and you will see together we can shine
:Holding dear times in mind, friends stay near
:They guided my path, from my heart I thank you
:~Interlude~
:When the night was creeping and frightening
:Then I sought the love of my mother dear
:Aching for the arms of my family
:Holding back the tears, holding back the darkness
:Moonless starry night
:Am I stronger, wiser than when I first met you?
:Could it be that I've grown and changed? I'm happy if it's true
:In the dark of night, don't be scared, believe me
:I can show you what's right, follow the path of light
:Together we'll shine in the moonless starry night
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles===
"Moonless Starry Night" appears as the ending theme. An arrange version of the Japanese version co-arranged by Kumiko Takara and Warehouse also appears on the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Original Soundtrack. It features a different instrumentation, with Takara performing the marimba, vibraphone and percussions. Aside from being the vocalist, Yae also performed as part of the chorus with Warehouse. The Japanese version and the arrange version are tracks 22 and 24 of disc 2 on the original soundtrack, respectively.
In the Remastered Edition, new recordings of the song in both Japanese and English appear and were orchestrated by Natsumi Kameoka. "Moonless Starry Night" (Japanese version) is track 23 and "Moonless Starry Night - HOSHIZUKIYO" (English version) is track 25 of disc 2 on the Remastered Edition Original Soundtrack.
====Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers====
A Celtic arrangement version of "Moonless Starry Night" by Ryo Yamazaki appears in the game. It is performed with a guitar, two fiddles, an irish flute, a tin whistle, a bodhran, and a diatonic accordion. Masahiro Kataoka, the planner who wrote the lyrics, played the diatonic accordion. The rest of the performers are Yamazaki's friends who always perform at Irish pubs together, whose performance Yamazaki attributed to adding the cheerful and lively image of the Clavat tribe to the track.
It is track 13 of disc 2 on the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Music Collections.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call===
This song appears as the Event Music Sequence for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
====Theatrhythm Final Bar Line====
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Piano Collections: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles===
"Moonless Starry Night" was arranged and performed on the piano by Kumi Tanioka and appears as track 10 on the album.
==Compilation album appearances==
===Yae -Flowing to the Sky-===
The arrange version of the song from the game's original soundtrack appears as track 9 on the album.
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Category:Event themes from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call