A New Day is Dawning

"A New Day is Dawning" (ステキな仲間たち) is the final song mission played in Atlantica in Kingdom Hearts II. It reflects the new beginning of harmony between the surface world and Atlantica. It celebrates the union of Princess Ariel, a mermaid, and Prince Eric, a human.

This song is available after Sora obtains Thundaga from the Groundshaker in the Pride Lands and returns and talks to Sebastian. In the mission, Sora must be able to earn at least 30,000 points to be able to pass and end the story. After the cutscene, Sora obtains an Orichalcum+ and a Blizzard spell upgrade.

Lyrics
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English lyrics

 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Welcome the dawning of a happy age of new beginnings
 * Land and sea have come together
 * Joined in peace and harmony
 * Fairytales and miracles
 * Are what we're singing of
 * Our dear princess Ariel
 * Truly fell in love
 * With a prince, a human prince
 * Who lived so far above


 * Ariel:
 * Wishes really can come true
 * If you want them to
 * And this happiness inside
 * I owe to every one of you


 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * How about an introduction
 * To these lovely friends of yours? 


 * Ariel:
 * Come take a bow
 * Donald, Goofy and Sora!


 * Donald:
 * Congratulations, dear princess, to you


 * Goofy:
 * You found your first love, and he found you too


 * Sora:
 * We were glad to help you out
 * And very proud, it's true


 * Sora, Donald & Goofy:
 * Seeing how we made you grin
 * Just makes us want to twirl a fin


 * Ariel:
 * Wishes really can come true
 * If you want them to
 * And this happiness inside
 * I owe to every one of you


 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Be so kind and introduce
 * The King and these, his loyal friends


 * Ariel:
 * ''Please say hello
 * Daddy, Sebastian, Flounder


 * King Triton:
 * Ariel, I'm so very happy for you


 * Sebastian:
 * Yes, happy endings are so rare and so few


 * Flounder:
 * We were glad to help
 * And very proud, it's true


 * King Triton, Sebastian & Flounder:
 * Seeing how we made you grin
 * Just makes us want to twirl a fin


 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Any other friends of yours
 * That might be waiting in the wings?


 * Ariel:
 * ''Come say hello
 * ''All my friends from ev'ry corner of the world


 * All:
 * A new day is dawning of a happy age of new beginnings
 * Land and sea have come together
 * Joined in peace and harmony
 * Fairytales and miracles
 * Are what we're singing of
 * Our dear princess Ariel
 * Prince Eric from above


 * A happy end, forever after
 * Full of joy and love


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Japanese Rōmaji lyrics

 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Kyou wa aratate rekishi no makuake
 * Chijou to kaitei
 * Te wo toiatta
 * Kiseki wo unda
 * Monagatari
 * Ningyo no areiru
 * Koi wo shita
 * Oaite chijou no
 * Oujisama


 * Ariel:
 * ''Shinjita yume ga
 * Kanatta no
 * Watashi no egao wa
 * Minna no okage


 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Sutekina nakama wo
 * Shoukai shite ne


 * Ariel:
 * Dedekite
 * Donarudo, Guufii, Sora


 * Donald:
 * Omedetou Arieru


 * Goofy:
 * Saisho no koi ga kanatta ne


 * Sora:
 * Oretachi tottemo
 * Hokarashii


 * Sora, Goofy & Donald:
 * ''Minna no egao no
 * Chikara ni narete


 * Ariel:
 * Shinjita yume ga
 * Kanatta no
 * Watashi no egao wa
 * Minna no okage


 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Sutekina nakama wo
 * Shoukai shite ne


 * Ariel:
 * Detekite
 * Papa, Sebasuchan, Furandaa


 * King Triton:
 * Yokatta na arieru


 * Sebastian:
 * Owari yokereba subete yoshi


 * Flounder:
 * Bokutachi tottemo
 * Hokarashii


 * King Triton, Sebastian & Flounder:
 * Minna no egao no
 * Chikara ni narete


 * Ariel's Sisters:
 * Suteki na nakama wa
 * Sore dake kashira


 * Ariel:
 * Detekite suteki na
 * Sekai no nakamatachi


 * All:
 * Kyou wa aratate rekishi no makuake
 * Chijou to kaitei
 * Te wo toiatta
 * Kiseki wo unda
 * Monagatari
 * Ningyo no Arieru
 * Koi wo shita


 * Oaite chijou no
 * Oujisama


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