FFXI Opening Lyrics

[CRtwenty]

Phew, after lots of searching I was finally able to find a translation for the opening theme to FFXI. "Legend- The Crystal Theme-Memory of the People-Memory of the Stone"

Despite my initial thoughs upon listening to this song (which plays during the opening FMV) its lyrics are not in Latin. They're actually in Esperanto, which is a very little used language. It seems to be very similar to Spanish though.

Anyway, enough blabbering, here's the lyrics. From the website http://www.rpgclassics.com/mreview/memoro.shtml


Memoro de la S^tono

Fluas nun sango senkulpa,
sur Vana'diel, vasta ter'.
Tremas la tuta mond'
pro l' plago en desper'.

Preventas g^in
nenia sort'.
Haltigas g^in
nenia fort'.

Sed tra la nokto tempesta
brilas jen stelo de glor'!
Kontrau~ brutala kri'
fontas jen kant-sonor'!

Stelo brilanta, kanto sonanta:
revo kaj preg^o por ni!

Vana'diel! Vana'diel!

Mano kaj man' kunpremitaj
trans la eterno sen lim'
ne dismetig^os plu,
ne disligig^os plu!


And now the translation!


Memory of the Stone

Now flows the blood of the innocent,
upon the vast earth of Vana'diel.
The entire world trembles
in despair because of the calamity.

Preventing it
is not our destiny.
Stopping it
is not in our power.

But through the stormy night
appears a star of glory!
Against the brutal cry
springs forth the sound of music!

Brilliant star, resounding song:
a dream and a prayer for us!

Vana'diel! Vana'diel!

Hand and hand clasped together
across eternity without bound
they will not be broken apart any more,
they will not be separated again!

[CRtwenty]

bump, I was searching for lyrics for my script project when I
remembered this. I figured some people might be interested in seeing it again. :p

[Balgas]

That's neat, thank you for bringing it to attention.

[Blood Red Poet]

Its Memoria De La S^tona, at least in the US version. My low-level LS is named MemoriaDeLaStona :3. (the ^ is not possible)

Anyway there is another verse to it, but can only be sang by a god.

[Omena]

Esperanto was suppopsed to be new the language of the unified Europe or something, but I don't think very many people can speak it.