Pulled out again, we'll follow you alone.♪
Today once again we'll carry, fight, multiply and be consumed.♪
Ai no Uta (愛のうた, lit. "Song of Love") is the theme song for the Japanese commercial of Pikmin, one of the earliest GameCube titles released by Nintendo in 2001.
The song, which is cute in design, literally expresses the fragile but healthy way of life of the Pikmin, who believe in the main character Olimar and desperately try to survive in a world where the law of the jungle is harsh. Oddly enough, it resonates with businessmen living in modern society, and became an unusual big hit with cumulative sales of 632,350 copies.
I guess it's time to play.♪
Maybe we'll go out quietly.♪
Ah... ah... falling in love...♪
Under that sky.♪
Pikmin are born, work hard, and die for the protagonist with the innocence and cuteness of children.
Olimar sometimes wonders, "Would this have been a peaceful planet had I never come?" (from Pikmin's voyage log), and thinks about the Pikmin who are sacrificed for his own purposes.
But we'll follow you forever.♪
Whether this was due to some biological instinct, such as imprinting, or whether they thought Olimar was their true parent, no one can know.
But they remembered Olimar when he came to visit them again later.
They followed him as they had in the past and rushed to him as if he is their parent.
They were like happy children reunited with their parents.
But we won't ask you to love us.♪
Their healthy lives are in your hands.
The song gained unprecedented popularity and was later used in a commercial for Pikmin 3, much to the delight of many fans.
Furthermore, the French version was used as the background music in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
And in Pikmin 2, when you take 20 Pikmin of each of the five colors, they start singing a phrase from this song.
