Quote Originally Posted by DJZen View Post
Actually, after listening to the song while reading the lyrics, the syllables don't seem to fit. There are several lines where there's one more note than there are syllables (and yes, I know how to pronounce Japanese properly).
Keep in mind that in the words containing more than one consecutive vowel, each is pronounced as a single syllable.
So, for instance, "kanashii" sounds like "kanashi-i", and "tsurai" "tsura-i".
I have read the lyrics while listening to the original FF VI soundtrack music, and they all fit perfectly to me, including the Draco and Maria part.