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. It is the main theme of the game.

It is the theme that plays when booting up 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.

While the Japanese version only plays in those instances in Asia, or when the Nintendo Switch's region is selected to any Asian country, it can still be selected and be heard during a match in international versions.

The song was composed by Hideki Sakamoto, managed by Hideki Sakamoto, coordinated by Norito Sekiya, and supervised by Masahiro Sakurai. The 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
 * Opening version

果てしなく続いてく　はるかから受け継いだ光

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


 * 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 Super Smash Bros. Brawls main theme 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.