A Moment of Eternity

A Moment of Eternity is Track 11 on the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Kingdom of Torna Original Soundtrack. It plays during the credits and post-credit cutscene of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country. It is a vocal version of The Beginning of Our Memory.

The lyrics were written by Tetsuya Takahashi and translated to English by LYSSA & Castro Satoshi. The lyrics were sung by Jen Bird and are as follows:

Wind goes passing by through the sunset sky This wind will carry lots of memories When you’ll look around you won’t see me anywhere But you will feel in the air that I am there

For a time, I will be away With the wind gusting along I’ll just say it won’t be too long Soon enough we will meet one day

Sentimentally, the time will pass us by And all we shared was a moment, I know But that moment will shine us through to the sky So don’t look back, let the moment be forever

Speed of time was different for us Not to say that was all bad Nonetheless those moments we’ve treasured Will be carved into stone eternally

So please never forget All the precious time we shared The warmth of your hands Don’t forget, don’t look back, I’ll be there

Promise me that you’ll walk again Won’t you show me that smile? And I know, you will find that someone Who will help you move on

Since that day you came and took my hand Our story began So don’t be scared to reach out for someone I know you will be fine, just go on

Liner notes
Just as in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, I asked Jen Bird to sing this song. When Executive Director Takahashi sent me the lyrics, I realized it was written from Lora's point of view when she appeared in front of Jin. More than sadness, I put a sentimental and hopeful feeling into the song. The combination of a major and a minor key expresses Lora’s complicated feelings. Wouldn't it be great if Jin and Lora's efforts could be rewarded?
 * Yasunori Mitsuda

A Moment of Eternity (karaoke)
A Moment of Eternity is a playable track in Karaoke JOYSOUND for Nintendo Switch. It is a MIDI version of A Moment of Eternity with no vocal line. In-game, there is the option to include a voice pitch guide that plays the melody on top of the piece.