the opening song from Ar-Tonelico.

I'm testing out posting songs. :) a song from Ar-Tonelico, the game.

Edit: added the lyrics

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Wee ki ra chs Chronicle Key en grandee sos dius yor.
Wee ki ra araus tes soare an giue mea iem.
Was au ga whai pauwel ferda enter whou na needle sor,
en whai pauwel gaunji yasra whou na senjue sor tou zuieg.
Was au ga, Diasee, Pausee,
aiph yos dealij zuieg, en needle eterne falfa,
siepir tes pauwel an hyzik,
fatere tes pauwel chs deleir, en ousye yor.

Wee ki ra selena anw yasra wiene,
en chs Chronicle Key sos yor.
Wee ki ra araus tes soare an giue mae iem.
Grandi en eterne slepial
presia aterra cremia sos viuy lonfa,
yehar lamenza der soare mea.

the opening BG music from Ar Tonelico.

Hoshiyomi from Ar Tonelico.

The ending theme of .hack//G.U. Vol 1, Yasashii Ryoute(translates to Gentle Hands), performed by Mitani Tomoyo(三谷朋世).

leingod posted this song in an earlier comment, I thought it was really nice, and I just happened to find a better quality version of it, so here it is(and the lyrics for it).

If you like it, be sure to to buy the soundtrack when it comes out in August. Yes... I'm sure you will... I have faith in you...

EDIT: OK, I uploaded an even "better" version of it. Well... the size is bigger at least, and there is no static in the background... Found quite a few different versions of it, was having some trouble deciding which one I should upload. Honestly, I like this song better than the .hack//Roots theme songs.

EDIT: updated the lyrics, re-uploaded the MP3 with a 320Kbps version I ripped myself. Oh, and I also uploaded the English version of this song.

やさしい両手 冷たい手に引き寄せられ 流れて逝く時を過ごし 遠くを見たその瞳に 何が映っているのだろう 月が照らす冷たい指に こぼれたは冷たい涙 見上げた空いつかの夢が 遠くで見つめている 暗闇に手を差し伸べて ここからはもう戻れない 気がつけば記憶の中に 閉ざされた私が見えた 信じていたいあなたが来るのを いつの日かここで巡り会うまで 感じていたい時間がとまるまで 暖かい手で私に触れて 硝子の檻に囚われていた 解けない想い傷ついたまま 戻ることない暗闇の向こう 光が射しているだろう きっとまたこぼれる光 あたたかく包んでくれる 現実から逃げようとして 大事なもの見失ってる 信じていたいあなたが来るのを いつの日かここで巡り会うまで 感じていたい時間がとまるまで 暖かい手で私に触れて 冷たい手に引き寄せられ 流れて逝く時を過ごし 遠くを見たその瞳に 何が映っているのだろう 何が映っているのだろう

Yasahii Ryoute tsumetai te ni hiki yoserare nagarete yuku toki wo sugoshi touku wo mita sono hitomi ni nani ga utsurutteiru no darou tsuki ga terasu tsumetai yubi ni koboreta no wa tsumetai namida miageta sora itsuka no yume ga touku de mitsumeteiru kurayami ni te wo sashi nobete koko kara wa mou modorenai ki ga tsukeba kioku no naka ni tozasareta watashi ga mieta shinjiteitai anata ga kuru no wo itsu no hi ka koko de meguriau made kanjiteitai jikan ga tomaru made atatakai te de watashi ni furete garasu no ori ni torawareteita tokenai omoi kizutsuita mama modoru koto nai kurayami no mukou hikari ga yasashiteiru darou kitto mata koboreru hikari atatakaku tsutsunde kureru genjitsu kara nigeyou to shite daijina mono miushinatteru shinjiteitai anata ga kuru no wo itsu no hi ka koko de meguriau made kanjiteitai jikan ga tomaru made atatakai te de watashi ni furete tsumetai te ni hiki yoserare nagarete yuku toki wo sugoshi touku wo mita sono hitomi ni nani ga utsurutteiru no darou nani ga utsurutteiru no darou

BGM from .hack//G.U.. From the title, I'm guessing this is the BGM of Town at the beginning.

Sounds really nice, great melody.

The BGM from the .hack//G.U. prototype trailer. Another MP3 per request .

The English version of Yasahii ryoute. Nice lyrics, but for some reason, it sounds... curiously bizarre... maybe I got too used to the Japanese version...

P.S. I updated the Japanese version of Yasashii ryoute with the MP3 I ripped myself, at 320Kbps(the old one was at 192Kbps). And I fixed the Windows Media Player playback problem, now you should be able to play all the MP3 files from this site on WMP, but I still suggest you to stay away from WMP.

YASAHII RYOUTE [English ver.]

Drawn in by an unseen cold hand,
I pass even time as it flows to eternity.
As your eyes look away into the hazy distance,
what is revealed to them, I cannot see.

As the moonlight shines on my bitter cold fingers.
Frozen tears of mine begin to flow anew.
I look at the sky. That distant far off dream,
it always has me in its view.

Unafraid, I reach my hand into the darkness.
I am at the point of no return.
If I truly realize the person I am,
hidden away inside my deepest memories.

I still want to believe that you will return to me.
Until you are with me, together in this place.
I still want to feel until the end of time.
The gentle loving touch of your hands on my face.

Trapped inside this cage made of glass,
hurt feelings held captive in the cold and icy night.
From far beyond the infinite dark.
There must always be a ray of light.

I know that your eternal shining light
will embrace me in the warmth of infinity.
While trying to run from the pain of reality,
I'm losing sight of what is so important to me.

I still want to believe that you will return to me.
Until you are with me, together in this place.
I still want to feel until the end of time.
The gentle loving touch of your hands on my face.

Drawn in by an unseen cold hand,
I pass even time as it flows to eternity.
As your eyes look away into the hazy distance,
what is revealed to them, I cannot see.

What is revealed to them, I cannot see.

The much talked about .hack//GU Vol2 theme song. Whereabouts of truth. I'm not quite satisfied with the quality. I got this in 3g2 format, then I re-encoded it into mp3. I'll upload a better version once I find it...

In case you wanna know where I found it, I got it from http://2ch.net/

I'm not 100% sure who the vocalist is, I presume it's Tomoyo Mitani, tell me if I'm wrong.

UPDATE: uploaded a better version.

真実の行方 張り詰めた空は真実語らず 近付くことを拒んでいる 溢れる涙　雫となり零れ 心が痛くてどうしようもない 悲しみの果て　行き着く先は 『真実と偽り』 ここに眠る真実の行方 こんなにも傍にいるのに 遠く光る星の全てを 照らしているのに… 凍てついた空は　時には鏡で 心の痛み　映して染める 傷つけた羽は恐れを知らず 休む事さえできないままに 真実求め何処までも遠くへ 風に逆らい遥か彼方へ 掴み損ねた　夢物語 現実と幻 静か過ぎて消えてしまいそう こんなにも叫んでいるのに 刻む時はこの声さえも 消してしまうのね… 絡み合う鎖のように 悲しみと暗闇は 重たくて解き放すことは許さない ここに眠る真実の行方 こんなにも側にいるのに 遠く光る星の全てを 照らしているのに… 静か過ぎて消えてしまいそう こんなにも叫んでいるのに 刻む時間はこの声さえも 消してしまうのね…

Shinjitsu no Yukue hari tsumeta sora wa shinjitsu tarazu chikazuku koto wo kobandeiru afureru namida shizuku to nari kobore kokoro ga itaku te dou shiyou mo nai kanashimi no hate ikitsuku saki wa "shinjitsu to itsuwari" koko ni nemuru shinjitsu no yukue konna ni mo soba ni iru no ni touku hikaru hoshi no subete wo terashite iru no ni... itetsuita sora wa toki ni wa kagami de kokoro no itami utsushite someru kizutsuketa hane wa osore wo shirazu yasumu goto sae dekinai mama ni shinjitsu motome doko made mo touku e kaze ni sakarai haruka kanata e tsukami sokoneta yume monogatari genjitsu to maboroshi shizukasugi te kiete shimaisou konna ni mo sakendeiru no ni kizamu toki wa kono koe sae mo keshite shimau no ne... karamiau kusari no youni kanashimi to kurayami wa omotaku te tokihanasu koto wa yurusanai koko ni nemuru shinjitsu no yukue konna ni mo soba ni iru no ni touku hikaru hoshi no subete wo terashite iru no ni... shizukasugi te kiete shimaisou konna ni mo sakendeiru no ni kizamu toki wa kono koe sae mo keshite shimau no ne...

EDIT: just to throw in something extra(totally unrelated)

One important attribute that makes KEY games so appealing is their music. It's not exagerating to say that, without their music, KEY would have not nearly as much fame as they have now.

Even without playing the games, just by listening to some of their theme songs can make people feel warm and fuzzy inside. Examples include Tori no Uta(鳥の詩, or A Bird's Song) from AIR, and Chiisa na te no hira(小さなてのひら, or The Palm of a Small Hand) from CLANNAD.

Much of the credit goes to Maeda Jun(麻枝准), a composer and writer from KEY. She is the writer of Kanon, AIR, and CLANND. She's also the composer and writer responsible for most of their theme songs and background music. It's just amazing how powerful(emotionally) some of her works are.

And this is the ending of Kanon(the game and the 2006 anime), Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho(風の辿り着く場所, or Where the Wind Arrives at).

EDIT: added the lyrics.

風の辿り着く場所 足下に風　光が舞った 日常にだけ積もったぶんの奇跡が 見上げれば雲も遠くへの帰路 幼い日の自分よりも早く 雪解けを待っていた子供のように 走る　光る滴　飛び跳ねてる 明日の出会いさえ気づかずにいる 季節たちの中で輝いているよ 世界中にはどんな想いも叶う日がくる ずっと旅をしてゆく僕らに 小さな精たち舞い降りる 出会った場所も緑をなして ゆるやかにも流れる時に委ねて 遙かに仰ぐ町並みの路地 幼い日の自分がまだ駆ける あの遊歩道から聞こえてくる 木々の声や日々のざわめきに似た 奇跡の足音に気づいたら こんなにまた強くなれるふたりだね 世界中溢れる想いに風が向いてる ずっとこんなこと繰り返して さよならのない旅をする

Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho ashi moto ni kaze hikari ga matta nichijou ni dake tsumotta bun no kiseki ga miagereba kumo mo tooku e no kiro osanai hi no jibun yori mo hayaku yukidoke wo matte ita kodomo no youni hashiru hikaru shizuku tobi haneteru asu no deai sae kizukazu ni iru kisetsutachi no naka de kagayaiteiru yo sekaichuu ni wa donna omoi mo kanau hi ga kuru zutto tabi wo shiteyuku bokura ni chiisana sei tachi mai oriru deatta bashou mo modori wo nashite yuruyaka ni mo nagareru toki ni yuanete haruka ni aogu machi nami no roji osanai hi no jibun ga mada kakeru ano yuuhodou kara kikoete kuru kigi no koe ya hibi no zawameki ni nita kizeki no ashi oto ni kizuitara konna ni mata tsuyoku nareru futari dane sekaichuu afureru omoi ni kaze ga fuiteru zutto konna koto kurikaishite sayorana no nai tabi wo suru

Chiisana Te no Hira(小さなてのひら), or "The Palm of a Small Hand", the ending theme song from CLANNAD. By request.

小さなてのひら 遠くで　遠くで 揺れてる稲穂の海 帆を上げ　帆を上げ 目指した思い出と 僕らは今日までの 悲しいこと全部覚えてるか、忘れたか 小さな手にも いつからか僕ら追い越してく強さ 熟れた葡萄の 下泣いてた日から歩いた 小さな手でも離れても 僕らはこの道ゆくんだ いつかくる日は 一番の思い出を仕舞って 季節は移り もう冷たい風が 包まれて眠れ あの春の歌の中で 小さな手にも いつからか僕ら追い越してく強さ 濡れた頬には どれだけの笑顔が映った 小さな手でも 離れても僕らはこの道ゆくんだ そして来る日は 僕らも思い出を仕舞った 小さな手でも いつの日か僕ら追い越してゆくんだ やがて来る日は 新しい季節を開いた

Chiisana Te no Hira tookude tookude yureteru inaho no umi ho wo age ho wo age mezashita omoi deto bokura wa kyou made no kanashii koto zenbu oboeteruka, wasuretaka chiisana te ni mo itsukara bokura oikoshiteku tsuyosa ureta butou no shita naiteta hi kara aruita chiisana te de mo hanaretemo bokura wa kono michi yukunda itsuka kuru hi wa ichiban no omoide wo shimatte kisetsu wa utsuri mou tsumetai kaze ga tsutsumarete nemure ano haru no uta no naka de chiisana te ni mo itsukara bokura oikoshiteku tsuyosa nereta hoho ni wa doredake no egao ga utsutta chiisana te de mo hanarete mo bokura wa kono michi yukunda soshite kuru hi wa bokura mo omoi de wo shimatta chiisana te de mo itsu no hi ka bokura oikoshitekunda yagate kuru hi wa atarashii kisetsu wo hiraita

I'm on my spring break(we call it reading week here, just so that they can make us feel guilty about the whole thing). This is my first and last spring break... It's my first cuz our university had a tradition that math/engineering students don't get any spring breaks(and the tradition was broken last November), it's my last cuz I'm graduating this term...

And what's a better time to do some hack GUing. I just finished it yesterday... Without spoiling you anything, I'll just say it's god damn good. Maybe I should play it again sometime...

My only complaint is that it felt really short... it took me about 30 hours to finish the main plot of Vol 3. One of my greatest achievements is that I was able to make Azure Kite say something other than "......"

The attached song is the ending theme of Volume 3. And here are the lyrics. It sure is a beautiful song(must've been tough to come up with three good ending theme songs for all three volumes)... The picture is the wallpaper I'm using on my Altimit OS desktop, thought it fits the song really well.

優しくキミは微笑んでいた 遠い記憶　かすかに香る 優しくキミは　微笑んでいた 見えない枷に　気付かないまま キミに甘えて　苦しめてたね 誰よりも愛して　誰よりも見つめた ずっと　ずっと離れていても 変わらずキミを思ってるから キミの温もり　優しい両手 忘れないから キミがいない　事に慣れて たまに会えると　言葉が出なくて 黙っていても　通じ合うって キミに頼って　ばかりいたね もう戻らない　振り返らないから 背中を押して　踏み出す勇気を下さい もっと　もっと強くなるから 泣かないように　見守っていて キミの眼差し　優しい声 思い出に変えるから キミがくれた　大切なもの ずっと心に　しまっておくから 季節は巡る　キミがいなくても セピア色に染まってゆくよ 誰よりも信じて　誰よりも側に居た きっと　きっと越えられるから 遠回りかもしれないけれど 未来はきっと　明るいから 信じて進むから もっと　もっと強くなるから 泣かないように見守っていて キミの眼差し　優しい声 思い出に変えるから 遠い記憶　かすかに香る 優しくキミは微笑んでいた

Yasashiku Kimi wa Hohoende Ita tooi kioku kasuka ni kaoru yasashiku kimi wa hohoende ita mienai kase ni kizukanai mama kimi ni amaete kurushimeteta ne dare yori mo aishite dare yori mo mitsumeta zutto zutto hanarete itemo kawarazu kimi wo omotteru kara kimi no nukumori yasashii ryoute wasurenai kara kimi ga inai koto ni narete tama ni aeru to kotoba ga denakute damatte itemo tsuuji autte kimi ni tayotte bakari itane mou modoranai furi kaeranai kara senaka wo kashite fumi dasu yuuki wo kudasai motto motto tsuyoku naru kara nakanai you ni mimamotte ite kimi no manazashi yasashii koe omoide ni kaeru kara kimi ga kureta taisetsu na mono zutto kokoro ni shimatte okukara kisetsu wa meguru kimi ga inakute mo sepia iro ni somatte yuku yo dare yori mo shinjite dare yori mo soba ni ita kitto kitto koerareru kara toomawari kamo shirenai keredo mirai wa kitto akarui kara shinjite susumu kara motto motto tsuyoku naru kara nakanai youni mimamotte ite kimi no manazashi yasashii koe omoide ni kaeru kara tooi kioku kasuka ni kaoru yasashiku kimi wa hohoende ita