Torasuchii beru: Shopan no yume

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Viola defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Viola:
Don't get mad at me.

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Allegretto defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Allegretto:
Hah! Not much to you, huh?

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Allegretto defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Allegretto:
Go and wash yourself up!

[sometimes says it when Viola levels up in the end of a battle]

Viola:
Maybe it's time for a new bow.

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Salsa defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Salsa:
That's what happens when you mess with me!

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Frederic defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Go back. Back into a nebulous dreams.

[after the party defeats Frederic in the final fight of the Xbox 360 version]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
I was not able to defeat you after all. I'm glad...

[Frederic falls to the floor and dies]

[sometimes says it when Jazz levels up in the end of a battle]

Jazz:
I swear, I'll show the burden of this sword.

[after the party defeats Frederic in the final fight of the PlayStation 3 version]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Yes. This is... for the best. Dear Emilia...

[Frederic falls to the floor and dies]

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it during a victory scene when Crescendo defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Prince Crescendo:
For Baroque!

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when Crescendo levels up in the end of a battle]

Prince Crescendo:
Give me the strength to protect the powerless.

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it during a victory scene when Serenade defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Princess Serenade:
Phew! Shall we go, then?

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Jazz defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Jazz:
We won't be stopped.

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Jazz defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Jazz:
Don't get careless. We're not done yet.

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Beat defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Beat:
Good job! Good job!

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Allegretto defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Allegretto:
You can't win if you think too much.

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when Crescendo levels up in the end of a battle]

Prince Crescendo:
Baroque, my beloved homeland!

[sometimes says it when Allgretto levels up in the end of a battle]

Allegretto:
Not too shabby!

[says it sometimes when Allegretto is in the party and caught in a surprise attack from behind]

Allegretto:
Aw, that's cheating!

[says it sometimes when Beat is in the party starting a normal battle]

Beat:
I'm ready to go! All I have to do is "let loose"!

[says it sometimes when Frederic is in the party starting a normal battle]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Now what part do YOU play in all this?

[sometimes says it when Frederic levels up in the end of a battle]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Let us celebrate and be satisfied.

Beat:
Hey, mister. We came here 'cause we want to see whoever's in charge of this castle.

Tuba:
Oh, you'll see him all right! From your "cell"!

[Tuba slaps Beat's face so hard that he was knocked out and fell to the ground]

Allegretto:
Beat, no! Hey, mister! What do you think you're doing?

Tuba:
Let's have a little fun!

[the first battle against Tuba begins]

[says it sometimes when Allegretto is in the party starting a normal battle]

Allegretto:
I'm gonna pound you fair and square.

[says it during the start of the first battle against Tuba]

Tuba:
Just stand still and give up already.

[says it when the party is defeated by Tuba in the first battle]

Tuba:
Heh! This is too easy!

[the game is over if this happens]

[says it when the party is defeated by Tuba in the second battle]

Tuba:
One order up! Now we can finally go home.

[the game is over if this happens]

[always says it when Beat is automatically in the party starting the second battle against Tuba]

Beat:
I'm going to get you back a hundred times before!

[says it during the start of the second battle against Tuba]

Tuba:
Even if you run, you won't get away. Got it?

[sometimes says it when Falsetto levels up in the end of a battle]

Falsetto:
I mustn't hesitate.

[says it sometimes when Jazz is in the party starting a normal battle]

Jazz:
Don't ever rush into battle!

[sometimes says it when Jazz levels up in the end of a battle]

Jazz:
This sword won't break!

[sometimes says it when Beat is in the party as they successfully escaped from a battle]

Beat:
I give up! I give up!

[sometimes says it when March levels up in the end of a battle]

March:
[singing] Oh, I'm going to become the "Falling Rain"!

[says it during the start of the first battle against Dolce]

Captain Dolce:
Hm, hm, hm. Oh, I'll hang you slowly.

[in the PlayStation 3 version, he says it during the start of the second battle against Count Waltz]

Count Waltz:
You'll lose and be nothing once more!

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Huh? What is that thing?

[a glowing agogo bounced towards Allgretto's group]

Allegretto:
Hm. I beg it's one of those agogos that girl was talking about before.

Beat:
It's kind of weird. Look, Retto. It's glowing.

Polka:
Agogo, thank you for saving me.

Beat:
I've never seen one of those before. Oh, I know! I'll take a picture of it.

[just as Beat takes out his camera, the agogo vanishes]

Polka:
Where did it go?

Allegretto:
[slightly frustrated] Great job, Beat. You scared it off by taking that stupid thing out! I wished I could've touched it.

Beat:
[unhappy] Gee, I'm sorry, Retto.

[sometimes says it when Allegretto is in the party as they successfully escaped from a battle]

Allegretto:
This doesn't look good. Pull out!

[sometimes says it when Allegretto is in the party as they successfully escaped from a battle]

Allegretto:
Gonna have to come back later!

[sometimes says it when Falsetto levels up in the end of a battle]

Falsetto:
I'll let my "fists" do the talking.

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when Crescendo levels up in the end of a battle]

Prince Crescendo:
Grant me the power to protect my people!

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it during a victory scene when Crescendo defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Prince Crescendo:
Is everyone all right?

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it during a victory scene when Serenade defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Princess Serenade:
Is this really the only way?

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it during a victory scene when Serenade defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Princess Serenade:
Is everyone unharmed?

[sometimes says it when Polka levels up in the end of a battle]

Polka:
I can do it!

[says it sometimes when Beat is in the party starting a normal battle]

Beat:
Huh? I'm suppose to fight this?

[says it when the party is defeated by Count Waltz in the first battle]

Count Waltz:
So in the end, it was the ramblings of fools.

[the game is over if this happens]

[sometimes says it when Claves levels up in the end of a battle]

Claves:
Every rose has thorns, right?

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when Serenade is in the party as they successfully escaped from a battle]

Princess Serenade:
Please just let us go!

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when Serenade levels up in the end of a battle]

Princess Serenade:
I will protect Prince Crescendo!

[says it when the party is defeated by Rondo in the first battle]

Rondo:
Amateurs!

[the game is over if this happens]

[says it sometimes when Claves is in the party starting a normal battle]

Claves:
You have no manners!

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when Crescendo levels up in the end of a battle]

Prince Crescendo:
Thank you, everyone.

[sometimes says it when Frederic levels up in the end of a battle]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Strength, that all can see.

[says it sometimes when Frederic is in the party starting a normal battle]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
How pitiful. You soulless creatures!

[sometimes says it when Jazz levels up in the end of a battle]

Jazz:
Winning takes discipline!

[sometimes says it when Allgretto levels up in the end of a battle]

Allegretto:
Hey! I'm still growing, you know.

[in the PlayStation 3 version, sometimes says it when performing his special attack "Starlight Blast"]

Allegretto:
Let's cut to the chase... "This is over and done!"

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Jazz defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Jazz:
Well done.

[says it when the party is defeated by Fugue in the second battle]

Fugue:
Uh! I got dirt on my clothes!

[the game is over if this happens]

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Claves defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Claves:
Sorry about that, but I had to win.

[sometimes says it during a victory scene when Claves defeats the last remaining enemy of the battle]

Claves:
I guess things did not really go your way, are they?

[says it sometimes when Allegretto is in the party and caught in a surprise attack from behind]

Allegretto:
Hey, did they do that on purpose?

Frederic Francois Chopin:
All around us the world is fading at an incredibly rapid rate, and yet, you say you aren't able to see it. Well, perhaps there is a reason for that. Perhaps you can't see it because you are fading even faster than the world.

Frederic Francois Chopin:
[voiceover, as a scene from the game's opening plays out] I won't let you die, Polka. After all, you've only been alive for fourteen years. A fourteen-year old girl must live her life. When the sun is out, they hide in their buds and then open their blossoms only when it is truly important. Drawing in even the faintest amount of light, they decisively embody it. They wait for the moment when the world is trapped in darkness and then blossom with glowing light. And in doing so reflect something that people can never see. On the grassy plain, they paint a picture of the star-filled night sky, that was blotted out by the city lights. Isn't it pitch black around you? Isn't the world covered in darkness? Now, Polka. Come. It's two o'clock in the morning. The time for you to blossom has come. Do you remember? You said it was up to me whether I wanted to call them heaven's mirror or death lights. I'm still allowed to choose, am I not? Well then, I shall make my definitive choice right now. That flower that so resembles you; that flower that boldly challenges the darkness; I choose to call it Heaven's Mirror!

[last lines]

Solfege:
I wonder if I have become a bit more like the sea water... when it's stirred by the beauty of the moon. Thank you, Polka dear. Please, be happy. [the young form of Polka is transported by the glowing agogos to the ruined world and she reappears as a 14-year-old girl]

Beat:
It's Polka! She's... she's glowing!

Allegretto:
Polka... [Polka touches down and as she does, the ruined world is magically restored to a field of flowers. The two race forward, then share a hug. The camera pans up to show the wispy clouds in the sky and the scene ends]

[first lines]

Frederic Francois Chopin:
[PlayStation 3 version] [voiceover] Why? Why did it happen? Why was she destined to die? What crime could a girl like that have possibly committed to deserve such a grim fate? She was only 14. And during those brief 14 years, what did she do? Simply cherish a love of music and revel in her girlish dreams. I'll never forget her. Even if the cruel passage of time should wear the threads of memory so thin they break, I will always remember.

[first lines]

Polka:
[Xbox 360 version] I must do this. And it's for the person who means the most to me. My life is nothing compared to his. Doing this is easy if it's for him. [She closes her eyes and launches herself backward, off a cliff. She is then shown falling slowly] Thank you, everyone. I know it didn't last very long, but really, this was the best time I've ever had in my life. [She opens her eyes] If I blow him a kiss, I wonder, will it reach him up there? No, I guess it won't.

Allegretto:
[PlayStation 3 release] Why? Why couldn't I do anything for her What could I have done to change things? [begins to cry] Does this mean dying was the only thing Polka could do? There wasn't any way we could save her? Why did Polka, of all people, have to suffer like that? What the hell is wrong with this world? [stands up and raises his arms] Damn it! [strikes the ground with both fists, then turns to Frederic] You! You come barging into our world out of nowhere, then just leave when you get tired of it! This is supposed to be your dream, right? Well then, why couldn't you do anything? No. That's not it. It isn't a dream at all. It's real. And I don't know what, but I have to do *something*!

Frederic Francois Chopin:
That's true. Perhaps this is no longer just a dream. [gets up and everyone turns to him] Have I awakened? At long last...

Beat:
[backing away slightly] F-Frederic?

Frederic Francois Chopin:
[looking around and observing that the scenery around him has not changed] Why? The dream was at an end. Oh, no. No, it can't be. Not Polka. [stares at his hands in confused shock]

Polka:
[falling into darkness] Thank you, everyone. I know it didn't last very long, but really, this was the most fun I've ever had in my life. If I blow him a kiss, I wonder, will it reach him up there? I hope so. I really do.

Narrator:
[ending of "Shape of Life," an extra seen following the closing credits] When he was gone, the snail nodded, and said, "Oh, Mr. Caterpillar. You already knew the answer. Happiness, disappointment, sorrow, anger; these are the sights, smells, sounds and tastes. Life can take on many different shapes."

Frederic Francois Chopin:
How should I put this? If I told you that your world exists in a dream I'm having, would it startle you? At this moment, I'm asleep in Paris. As a pianist - and as a composer, as well - I have produced many popular works that have brought me a rather good deal of renown there.

Polka:
Frederic, you said before that this whole world is all just a dream you're having, right? But if you're in your own dream, how can you be so completely positive that what's happening is only a dream. And if what you're experiencing in the dream is so realistic to you, how you can even tell what's actually the real world? And to prove my point, you didn't read my mind earlier. You were wrong. I was thinking about leaving Tenuto. I want to go out into the world and live my own life, even if it only exists inside your dream. I don't know how much time I have left to live, but I want to live what's left of my life in a positive way, bringing happiness to others. I just want to help people somehow.

Frederic Francois Chopin:
Triumphant victory! The hoofbeats of the brutal horde approach! Legion Fulminante!

Count Waltz:
I wanted power for the sake of having it. With enough power, I can make, not only Forte and Baroque, but the whole world bow down before me. Only then will I feel truly alive!

Frederic Francois Chopin:
This place used to be much more beautiful. You have a heart that sees the world with open eyes, don't you?

Polka:
Who... who are you? And what are you doing out here this late at night?

Frederic Francois Chopin:
[not listening] Everything in the world slowly fades with time. It is very difficult to remain still and keep things exactly as they are in just one particular moment. But because everything shifts only a little bit at a time, no one really notices the change.

Jazz:
We can never turn back time. Even if such a thing were possible, I wouldn't want to. Because it would only be a negation of the choices made by the friends who've died along the way.

Prince Crescendo:
Every choice creates a path and determines what tomorrow will bring. But regardless, we cannot expect others to make those choices for us. After all, if left to others, there's no guarantee they'll make the right decision. And when that happens, who is it that will have to accept responsibility? The answer, of course, is ourselves. No one else would be willing to accept it. So, we all strive to live our lives to the fullest.