The Best Is Yet To Come
AoifeNi Fhearraigh Lyrics


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An cuimhin leat an gr�(Do you remember love)
Cr� cro' an ghr�(The heartbreak of love?)
N�l anois ach ceol na h-o'che(Nothing now but the music of the night)
T�im siora� i ngr�(I am forever in love)
Leann�in le sm�l(A lover with a fault)
Leann�in le sm�l(A lover with a fault)
Lig leis agus beidh leat(Allow it and you will have it)
Lig leis agus beidh gr�(Allow it and love will be)

Cuimhne leat an t-am(Do you remember the time)
Nuair a bh� t� s�sta(When you were happy?)
An cuimhne leat an t-am(Do you remember the time)
Nuair a bh� t� ag g�ire(When you were laughing?)

T� an saol iontach(Life is beautiful)
M� chreideann t� ann(If you believe in it)
Tug aghaidi ar an saol is sonas siora� (Turn your face towards life and)in�r measc(constant happiness is in our midst)

C�ard a tharla do na laethanta sin(What happened to those days?)
C�ard a tharla do na h-o'cheanta sin(What happened to those nights?)
An cuimhin leat an t-am(Do you remember the time)
Nuair a bh� t� faol bhr�n(When you were distraught?)

An cuimhin leat an t-am(Do you remember the time)
Go siora� sileadh na ndeor an ormsa n� orainne a bh� an locht(Forever crying tears? Was it me or us at fault?)

Ag moth' caiite s'ar f�n(Feeling used and lost)
C�n f�th an t-achrann is sileadh na ndeor(Why the fighting and crying of tears?)
T� �illeacht sa saol(There is beauty in life)
M� chuarda�onn t� e(If you seek it out)




T� gliondar sa saol(There is joyous wonder in life)
Cuardaim�s e(Let's seek it out)

Overall Meaning

The song "The Best Is Yet To Come" by Aoife Ni Fhearraigh is a beautiful ballad about the past, present, and future. The opening lyrics, "Do you remember love? The heartbreak of love? Nothing now but the music of the night. I am forever in love. A lover with a fault. Allow it and you will have it. Allow it and love will be" can be interpreted in various ways. It could be referring to the pain of past relationships, the beauty of remaining in love, or the importance of allowing oneself to love and be loved.


The next verse, "Do you remember the time when you were happy? When you were laughing? Life is beautiful. If you believe in it. Turn your face towards life and constant happiness is in our midst" encourages the listener to focus on the beauty of the present moment rather than dwelling on the past. The chorus repeats the question, "Do you remember the time when you were distraught?" and asks whether it was the singer or the relationship that was at fault.


The final verse, "Feeling used and lost. Why the fighting and crying of tears? There is beauty in life. If you seek it out. There is joyous wonder in life. Let's seek it out" suggests that despite the difficulties of the past, there is always the possibility of finding beauty and joy in life. Overall, the song is a hopeful reminder to focus on the present and look forward to the future.


Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember love
Do you recall the love that existed


The heartbreak of love?
The pain felt as a result of being in love


Nothing now but the music of the night
The only solace now is the sound of night-time music


I am forever in love
I am eternally in love


A lover with a fault
Someone in love with a shortcoming


Allow it and you will have it
To receive, it must be allowed


Allow it and love will be
Love will be present when it is allowed


Do you remember the time
Do you recollect the period


When you were happy?
A time of happiness


When you were laughing?
A time of joyous laughter


Life is beautiful
The beauty of existence


If you believe in it
If it is trusted


Turn your face towards life and constant happiness is in our midst
Take a good look at life, joyous and eternal happiness is present


What happened to those days?
What occurred during that period


What happened to those nights?
What occurred during the night-time of that time period


When you were distraught?
When you were in a state of extreme sorrow


Forever crying tears? Was it me or us at fault?
Constant weeping. Was I or we responsible?


Feeling used and lost
Sense of being spent and unsure


Why the fighting and crying of tears?
What is the reason for constant conflict and weeping?


There is beauty in life
Life has a certain aesthetic quality


If you seek it out
If one makes an effort to find it


There is joyous wonder in life
Life has an abundance of cheerful marvel


Let's seek it out
We should endeavor to find it




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@joshuakiley342

Here's the lyrics in #Irish #Gaeilge

Níl anois ach ceol na h-oíche táim sioraí i ngrá
Leannáin le smál
Leannáin le smál
Lig leis agus beidh leat
Lig leis agus beidh grá

Culmhne leat an t-am
Nuair a bhí tú sásta
An culmhne leat an t-am
Nuair a bhí tú ag gáire
Tá an saol iontach
má chreideann tú ann
Tug aghaidi ar an saol is sonas sioraí inár measc
Céard a tharla do na laethanta sin
Céard a tharla do na h-oícheanta sin an culmhin leat an t-am
Nuair a bhí tú faol bhrón
An cuimhin leat an t-am
Go sioraí sileadh na ndeor
An ormsa nó orainne a bhí an locht

Ag mothú caiite s’ar fán
Cén fáth an t-achrann is sileadh na ndeor
Tá áilleacht sa saol
Má chuardaíonn tú e
Tá gliondar sa saol cuardaimís e



@Kenshiro3rd

Snake: I don't have any family. No wait, there was a man who said he was my father...
Naomi: Where is he?
Snake: Dead. By my own hand.
Campbell : Big Boss.
Naomi: What!? Big Boss!? I had no idea.
Campbel: There was no way you could. It happened in Zanzibar 6 years ago. Only Snake and I know the real truth of what happened there.
Naomi: So, is it true? Was Big Boss really your father?
Snake: That's what he said. That's all I know.
Naomi: And you were able to kill him, knowing that?
Snake: Yup.
Naomi: How?
Snake: He wanted it. Besides, some people just need killing...



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@marcushoms7581

About 15 years ago, when I finished Metal Gear Solid and heard this song, I recorded it on a tape.....this epic song makes me cry

@Traclon

"I recorded it on a tape" - me too! :))

@eltacorino

Me too

@salgonzalez3431

2020 and it reminds me of my pops who recently passed. It hasn't been easy but this helps.

@alenfora1400

I was a kid played this masterpiece and i cried even after all these games mgs1 still my fav sorry mgs3

@NoName-X

Me too :))

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@christianyoungfwsc5190

Aoife Ní Fhearraigh Thank You for this great song.I Love this song since 1998.I play Metal Gear Solid for the first time then i hear this song with the pictures in the Game. Amazing. I wish you have a nice Year 2020. Thank you from Germany.Sorry when my English not so good.I gave my best.God bless you all. Have a nice Day

@nightvisiongoggles

17 years ago, I wanted to give up on life. Playing video games really was an escape from my reality. I started playing MGS1 and I enjoyed it, and somehow thought that after finishing this, maybe I can quit living .

Then this song started playing, and Naomi's words drove it home.

"...The important thing is that you choose life, and then live."

@Kieran84ire

+nightvisiongoggles1 I am really glad to have read your comment - choose life, and then live - happy holidays friend!!

@dismalfist

+Vibe D "Don't regret your past. Learn from it. Regrets only make a person weaker." - Solid Snake

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