命の灯火 (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL)

命の灯火, also known as Lifelight outside of Japan, is a song that plays in 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate). It is the main theme of the game. The song has two versions—Japanese and English.

It is the theme that plays during the game's opening cinematic when booting into the game. It is also the end credits theme of the game's "World of Light" adventure mode. Additionally, it can be heard when playing a match, and can even be used as a menu theme after finishing the adventure mode.

While the Japanese-language version only plays in the former two instances in Asian-language versions of the game (being replaced in those two contexts by the English version in all other language versions), it can still be selected and be heard during a match in international versions (alongside the English version), and can still be used as a menu theme (again, alongside the English version). The English version of the song can also be used in matches (and as a menu theme) in Asian-language versions of the game.

The song was composed by Hideki Sakamoto, managed by Hideki Sakamoto, coordinated by Norito Sekiya, and supervised by Masahiro Sakurai. The English lyrics were translated by Eric M. Smith and Ryan N. Kelley.

Japanese



 * Singers: Erina Koga

とりどりの色たちが　つむぐ炎の螺旋 果てしなく続いてく　はるかから受け継いだ光
 * -|Opening version=

空が落ちたあの日　目にしたのは 朽ちる明星か　尽きない宵闇か 永遠(とわ)に続くような　しじまの中 無数の魂が　ほのかな鼓動を打つ

命の灯火　全ての人たち 吹き抜けてゆく風に　身をゆだねたまま

生きるものがかすかな　光を放ち消える 悠久の刻の中　駆ける運命と絆

とりどりの色たちが　つむぐ炎の螺旋 果てしなく続いてく　はるかから受け継いだ光

めぐる因果の中　息が芽吹き 新たなる命が包む　この大地で 戦い　交わる　全ての人たち 立ち上がり踏み出して　明日へ進みゆく

生きるものがかすかな　光で織りなす星 悠久の彼方まで　魂たちは歌う とりどりの色たちがつむぐ　炎の螺旋 果てしなく続いてく　どこまでも流れゆく光 Toridori no irotachi ga Tsumugu honō no rasen Hateshinaku tsuzuiteku Haruka kara uketsuida hikari
 * -|Opening version (romanization)=

Sora ga ochita ano hi Me ni shita no wa Kuchiru myōjō ka Tsukinai yoiyami ka

Towa ni tsuzuku yōna Shijima no naka Musū no tamashī ga Honokana kodō o utsu

Inochi no tomoshibi Subete no hitotachi Fukinuketeyuku kaze ni Mi o yudaneta mama

Ikiru mono ga kasukana Hikari o hanachi kieru Yūkyū no koku no naka Kakeru unmei to kizuna

Toridori no irotachi ga Tsumugu honō no rasen Hateshinaku tsuzuiteku Haruka kara uketsuida hikari

Meguru inga no naka Iki ga mebuki Aratanaru inochi ga tsutsumu Kono daichi de

Tatakai, majiwaru Subete no hitotachi Tachiagari fumidashite Ashita e susumiyuku

Ikiru mono ga kasukana Hikari de orinasu hoshi Yūkyū no kanata made Tamashītachi wa utau

Toridori no irotachi ga Tsumugu honō no rasen Hateshinaku tsuzuiteku Doko made mo nagareyuku hikari
 * -|Extended version=

English



 * Singers: Abby Trott

Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Search your soul and reawaken the undying light
 * -|Opening version=

On that day, when the sky fell away Our world came to an end In our eyes, did a fading sun rise in the dark? Glimmering shadows

Silence grows, in the spaces between stretching out beyond time Rising up, as a chorus of souls find a voice flickering through the void

These little sparks, cling on to life, everyone caught in the struggle, And then the storms of change, they fan the flames scattering ashes to the wind

Every soul contains a whisper of light gleaming faintly as it dwindles from sight No escape, no greater fate to be made In the end, the chains of time will not break

Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Search your soul and reawaken the undying light

Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Light will guide you, on your way to the ultimate fight Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Search your soul and reawaken the undying light
 * -|Extended version=

On that day, when the sky fell away Our world came to an end In our eyes, did a fading sun rise in the dark? Glimmering shadows

Silence grows, in the spaces between stretching out beyond time Rising up, as a chorus of souls find a voice flickering through the void

These little sparks, cling on to life, everyone caught in the struggle, And then the storms of change, they fan the flames scattering ashes to the wind

Every soul contains a whisper of light gleaming faintly as it dwindles from sight No escape, no greater fate to be made In the end, the chains of time will not break

Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Search your soul and reawaken the undying light

As fate spins a thread without end, new life draws its first breath, Blossoming in a soil reclaimed from the past, where destiny holds fast,

Here where we stand, hand clenched in hand everyone caught in the struggle, This is the day we finally find our way stepping into our tomorrow

Every soul contains a whisper of light growing louder as it calls to unite From the distance sings a chorus of souls rising slowly, stirring heat from the coals

Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Light will guide you, on your way to the ultimate fight

Every soul contains a whisper of light growing louder as it calls to unite From the distance sings a chorus of souls rising slowly, stirring heat from the coals

Colors weave into a spire of flame Distant sparks call to a past still unnamed Bear this torch against the cold of the night Light will guide you, on your way to the ultimate fight

Trivia

 * While the main theme of 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズエックス (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) was the first vocal theme of the series (albeit sung in Latin), "Lifelight" was the first vocal theme to have two versions; Japanese and English.