Aria: Stammi vicino, non te ne andare

松司馬拓 *(Matsushiba Taku)* 指揮 Ensemble FOVE (Tenor: 工藤和真, *Kudō Kazuma*)

***Aria《Stammi vicino, non te ne andare》***(*Stay Close to Me*) (*アリア《離れずにそばにいて》*) is the first single featured in *Yuri!!! on Ice*. It is composed by Taku Matsushiba, who conducts Ensemble FOVE, and is sung by male tenor Kazuma Kudō.
Victor Nikiforov performs to this piece for his free skate at the Sochi Grand Prix Final. Yuuri Katsuki imitates this free skate, which is recorded and uploaded to the internet by the Nishigori triplets and soon goes viral on social media. Victor, after watching the video, travels to Hasetsu to become Yuuri's coach.

Duet: Stammi vicino, non te ne andare is the duet version of this song, which Yuuri and Victor perform to for the exhibition skate in Episode 12.

## Lyrics

* Italian
* Kanji
* Romaji
* English Translation

Sento una voce che piange lontano

Anche tu, sei stato forse abbandonato?

Orsù finisco presto questo calice di vino

e inizio a prepararmi

Adesso fa’ silenzio

Con una spada vorrei tagliare quelle gole che cantano d'amore

Vorrei serrare nel gelo le mani che scrivono quei versi d'ardente passione

Questa storia che senso non ha

Svanirà questa notte assieme alle stelle

Se potessi vederti dalla speranza nascerà l’eternità

Stammi vicino, non te ne andare

Ho paura di perderti

Le tue mani, le tue gambe,

le mie mani, le mie gambe,

e i battiti del cuore

si fondono tra loro

Partiamo insieme

Ora sono pronto

遠くで泣いている声がする

お前も誰かに必要とされなかったのか？

このワインを飲み干したら

準備を始めよう

今は静かにしてくれ

愛の歌を歌うその喉を剣で突き刺したい

恋の詩を綴るその手を凍らせたい

何の意味も無いこの物語は

星と共に今宵消える

しかしまた出会えるなら、そう願うことで永遠が生まれる

離れずにそばにいて

あなたを失うほど怖いものはない

あなたの手が足が

わたしの手が足が

鼓動が

混じり合う

ともに旅立とう

準備は出来る

Tōku de naite iru koe ga suru

Omae mo dareka ni hitsuyō to sa renakatta no ka?

Kono wain wo nomihoshitara

Junbi wo hajimeyou

Ima wa shizukani shite kure

Ai no uta wo utau sono nodo wo ken de tsukisashitai

Koi no uta wo tsudzuru sono te wo kōra setai

Nani no imi mo nai kono monogatari wa

Hoshi to tomoni koyoi kieru

Shikashi mata deaerunara, sō negau koto de eien ga umareru

Hanarezu ni soba ni ite

Anata wo ushinau hodo kowai mono wanai

Anata no te ga ashi ga

Watashi no te ga ashi ga

Kodō ga

Majiri au

Tomo ni tabidatou

Junbi wa dekiru

I hear a voice weeping in the distance

Have you maybe been abandoned as well?

Come now, I'll quickly finish this glass of wine

I’ll start to get ready

Be quiet now

With a sword I wish I could cut those throats singing about love

I wish I could enclose in ice the hands that write those verses of burning passion

This story that has no meaning

Will vanish tonight together with the stars

If I could see you, eternity will be born from hope

Stay close to me, don’t go away

I’m afraid of losing you

Your hands, your legs,

My hands, my legs,

And our heartbeats

Are blending together

Let’s leave together

I’m ready now

## Trivia

* The title of this song  *"hanarezu ni soba ni ite"*  is one of the dialogues spoken by Yuuri to Victor and vice versa in various episodes (though more prominently seen in Episode 7). It can signify being physically together, or together in psyche.
* Mitsurou Kubo confirmed that the song is about Victor and Yuuri, amongst other things.
* The singer of the song, Kazuma Kudo, uses the name "工藤 和真!!! on ICE" on his Twitter account.
* Aria refers to a vocal solo usually performed in opera.
* Mitsurou Kubo originally wrote the lyrics in Japanese then had them translated to Italian.
* The Italian lyrics specifically address a male person since they use the male singular "you" form in the phrase "anche tu sei stato forse abbandonato?"
* In the official Italian lyrics the word "scrivono" ("write") is used, but in the recorded song, Kazuma Kudo uses the word "esprimono" ("express").
* The dubbed version of the anime refers to this song as "Stay Close to Me".

## References

1. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 7
2. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 9
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Yuri!!! on Ice* interview - Spoon 2Di vol.21 (English translation)
4. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* *Special Transmission in Japan*