I'm currently translating the Japanese versions of some Final Fantasy songs. I
found the compound verb " **繋ぎ合えた** " in the song "Yakusoku no Basho" from
FFXIII-2 as a relative clause, but the many websites I've checked for a
definition came up empty. The closest I found to it is "繋ぎ合わせる."

Is 繋ぎ合う translated as "connect to/with each other," or is it the same as 繋ぐ-
"to connect, join, link," etc.? Then does 繋ぎあえた 想いは永遠だから mean something like
"Because the feelings that could connect each other are eternal"? I don't know
if the "each other" part is necessary here since connecting already means
bringing things together.

For proper context, here's the complete lyric:

> 愛よ どうか連れていって 約束の場所へ  
>  繋ぎあえた想いは永遠だから

I'm having trouble since I don't see the past potential form used much. Some
translations of the form I've seen either go as "was able to" or
"could/could've," but I've also seen [some
translations](https://jpdb.io/conjugation/verb/%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F?expand=e#examples)
where it's treated like the regular past tense form.
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Meaning of 繋ぎ合う