Her music has also been featured in several other studio Key visual novels alongside collaborations with 麻枝准, such as Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ (智代アフター ~It's a Wonderful Life~), Clannad & Clannad Afterstory, and Angel Beats. Her voice and music has also been sampled in games and anime, like Beatmania IIDX, RFOnline, and Gunslinger Girl.
Lia started out with I've Sound, appearing on I've Girls Compilation vol. 2 「verge」with 鳥の詩 -short ver.- She then released her first single with I've, SHIFT -sedai no mukou- (SHIFT -世代の向こう-). After this she released her final song with I've, Disintegration, on the compilation of the same name.
During the two year transition to her current label, Queen's Label, she has been featured on several happy hardcore and trance compilation. The enigmatic LIA albums, are examples of this. Her debut solo album on Queen's Label is the album prismatic. Since then she has released three more albums: Colors of Life, gift, and dearly. Colors of Life and gift show yet another side of Lia: classical, thanks to composer Hitoshi Sakimoto (崎元仁).
In 2007, Lia released a compilation box set titled 'Lia & LIA COLLECTION ALBUM-Special Limited BOX-'. The box set includes 3 volumes: Vol.1-「Diamond Days」, Vol.2-「Crystal Voice」 and Vol.3-「SPECTRUM RAYS」.
Both 「Diamond Days」 and 「Crystal Voice」 contain most of Lia's works from I've Sound (Light Colors, Tori no Uta, Farewell Song, etc.) as well as other songs, whilst 「SPECTRUM RAYS」 consists of her trance style, including remixes of songs from the previous volumes, such as Tori no Uta.
Farewell song
Lia Lyrics
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少年は走る
手を放したらどこまでも遠く風の音に
消えてゆく
ひとつだけの思いを飛ばして
まぶたの裏に描き始めた絵は霞んで
手のひらでこすっても
一人踏み出す足だけ見てる
朝には消えたあの歌声をいつまでも聞いてた
野道の先で赤く生るほおずきせがんで
子供がはしゃいでる
いつか知った優しさの中にも
同じ風景あるならいいね
朝には消えたあの歌声をいつまでも聞いてた
僕らが残したあの足跡をいつまでも追ってた
朝には消えたあの歌声をいつまでもいつまでも
僕らが残したあの足跡をどこまでも追ってた
そう終わりは別れとあるものだからすべて置いてゆく
朝には日差しの中新しい歌口ずさんでる
The song "Farewell Song" by Lia captures the feeling of a bittersweet goodbye. The opening lyrics describe a young boy running after fragments of a dream that fades away with the wind. Despite this, he clings onto a single thought and lets it soar. The following lines depict a world of hazy uncertainty where even the images drawn behind eyelids blur and the kindness once seen is lost. However, the child chooses to take a step forward, looking at only the footprints left behind. The lyrics, "朝には消えたあの歌声をいつまでも聞いてた" (As for the voice that disappeared in the morning, I'll listen to it forever), emphasize the longing to hold onto memories even after they have vanished.
The song highlights the acceptance of the inevitability of endings, as expressed in the lines, "そう終わりは別れとあるものだからすべて置いてゆく" (So because endings are always accompanied by farewells, I'll leave everything behind). But it also emphasizes the hope for a new beginning, where the sun shines brightly and a new melody is hummed. The theme of nostalgia runs throughout the song, causing the listeners to reflect on the memories held dear and the moments in life that have come to a close.
Line by Line Meaning
白く途切れた夢の切れ端を捕まえて
Catching the broken pieces of a faded white dream
少年は走る
A boy runs
手を放したらどこまでも遠く風の音に消えてゆく
If he lets go, it disappears with the sound of the wind the farther he gets
ひとつだけの思いを飛ばして
Sending only one thought flying
まぶたの裏に描き始めた絵は霞んで
The picture he started to draw behind his eyelids gets blurry
手のひらでこすっても
Even if he rubs it with his palm
いつか見えた優しさはもう無い
The kindness he once saw is no more
一人踏み出す足だけ見てる
He only sees the one foot that steps forward
朝には消えたあの歌声をいつまでも聞いてた
He keeps listening to the voice of that song that vanished in the morning forever
野道の先で赤く生るほおずきせがんで
At the end of a pathway overgrown with vivid red bellflowers
子供がはしゃいでる
Children frolic around
いつか知った優しさの中にも
Among the tenderness he once knew
同じ風景あるならいいね
It would be nice if there were the same view
僕らが残したあの足跡をいつまでも追ってた
He kept chasing the footprints that they left for a long time
そう終わりは別れとあるものだからすべて置いてゆく
So since the end is a farewell, he is leaving everything behind
朝には日差しの中新しい歌口ずさんでる
In the morning sun, he hums a new song
朝には消えたあの歌声をいつまでもいつまでも
Forever and ever, he keeps remembering that voice of the song that vanished in the morning
Contributed by Nora J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@user-jt7xq4up3v
本当に好きですこの曲と作品『AIR』。
自分がこんなにもAIRにはまるとは思いもしなかった。
夏が大好きになった。夏が来るまでの期間が愛おしい。
夏が待ち遠しい。
@lia0atp1
この曲を聴くとあの頃のこと思い出すなあ…
今人生で一番辛いだけに思い出はよけいに眩しく感じる
@az1spider
・・今年も「Air」の季節が近づいてきました。さて、ｱﾆﾒ版を観ようか、古いPCｹﾞｰﾑ版を引っ張り出そうか｡｡｡｡｡（入道雲が開始の合図！
@user-wd2mw4qu8k
心がしんどい時に聴くと懐かしい子供の頃を思い出して涙が出てくる、そんな気持ちにさせてくれる曲です。
@user-wq8zx9bd6b
頑張ってください
@tac12469
キラリと眩しい光、黒いほどの青空、高々とそびえ立つ入道雲....
この歌を聴くと、そんな夏の情景が思い浮かんできます。
@synthpopfreak5042
Simply...BEAUTIFUL and, sometimes...sad. This tune has the capabilities of touch your very soul.
@user-qw6kr6ej2x
夏になると、必ず聴きたくなる程の曲
👏
@K.S256
夏に聞くこの曲は格別だな
@daioumekemeke
私にとっては京アニといえばこの曲がセットです
夏の朝の美しい情景が見える素敵な音楽
ですが今は筆舌に尽くしがたいくらい悲しい