I'm not sure if the singers are simply chanting tones or not during Ultima's theme, but having listened to the song plenty of times I'm inclined to believe that they're saying something. There's a problem, however: I can't tell what they're saying, let alone what language it's in (though since this is FF and a final boss theme, let's be honest, it's probably Latin
). So does anyone have an inkling as to what they're saying? Or have they already been deciphered?
On the same subject, does anyone have any definitive lyrics for Titan's theme? I've brought this up in General Discussion before--as did someone else--but both of our topics died pretty quickly. So I figured asking here is my next best bet, as something like song lyrics could kinda-sorta-tangentially be related to lore, haha. I'll link the old thread below, as it has a few variations and can act as a sort of template.
Old Titan thread: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Theme-Lyrics?
These are the most recent lyrics I've managed to come up with, having looked at others' interpretations and drawing my own conclusions, but there's are probably just as accurate (if not more so) than what I've got here:
Who goes there, who goes there, who goes there? Titan! x8
Titan!
Titaaaaan!
Let's hear it, everyone!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! IT'S TITAN
Get out of the way!x7 (he's shouting stuff in the background I can't make out)
(Something) (it'll take it's toll? take your toe? tip-to-toe? trap your soul?)
With a heart of rock, and a stare that's cold
Cold are the hands that grasp at your soul
Where the graves are dug in the goddamned cold.
Tempered in the rooms of the mountain's core
With the rage reflecting (something something)
(too many syllables before) in the blazing sun.
Round them up for ANNIHILATION!
Get out of the way!x7 (more shouting)
*guitar solo*
Into the dark of an endless fate
With the corpse of the land on a filthy spike.
Spite to (lord?) that's stood before you (illegible)
(something) just for fools.
Kneel to the tremors, your lord commands!
There's no salvation for the sons of man.
The skies will tremble and the earth will quake,
From the summoning walls no one escapes!
Get out of the way!x7 (more shouting)
Who goes there, who goes there, who goes there? Titan! x8
Titan!
Titaaaaan!
Let's hear it, everyone!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! IT'S TITAN
Get out of the way!x7 (more shouting)
aaaaaaAAAAA T-T-T-Titan!
(Something) (it'll take it's toll? take your toe? tip-to-toe? trap your soul?)
With a heart of rock, and a stare that's cold
C-C-Cold are the hands that grasp at your soul
Where the graves are dug in the goddamn cold.
Tempered in the rooms of the mountain's core
With the rage reflecting (something something)
(too many syllablues before) in the blazing sun.
Round them up for ANNIHILATION!
Get out of the way!x7 (more shouting)
Who goes there, who goes there, who goes there? Titan!x10
aaaaaaAAAAA T-T-T-Titan!
*end of loop*