Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Mysteltain]

Hello everyone, I was listening to Equilibrium trying to get something of it and then remembered to look for this awesome thread!

I read the lyrics you wrote and wow, very good job. Only one thing I propose is the choir. I can't hear them saying chain nor chase while I think it fits for them to repeat "cintamani". Tell me if anyone can hear it or I just went down the wrong direction XD

That was my original thought, as well (and what prompted me to delve more into the historical info behind a lot of the names in her fight). However, perhaps it's just my ears being unable to unhear what I think the choir is saying, but I only hear "Chains of harmony," try as I might to hear "Cintamani."

EDIT: I think my best evidence comes from the third and fourth repeat if that line at the very beginning of Equilibrium. I hear a definite "s" (although it could be overlapping "t"s). What's rather unfortunate is that both "Cintamani" and "Chains of Harmony" make sense in the lyrics.

That said, at least this is easier than Rise, haha! I honestly dunno how you got so much of it down, Rocl, it's pretty impressive.

Now, with all we know about Alexander. Just listen to Locus again and tell me it wasn't hidden in broad daylight. Again.

If only we could go forward and back to let ourselves know

[MajikNET]

A bit of rough googling seems to suggest that "Cintamani" has a common pronunciation of "chin-tah-mah-nee", distinguished by the four syllables. I feel like "Chains of Harmony" thematically fits, but "Harmony" has too many syllables itself, which would squeeze the last beat such that we'd hear an awkward "chains-of-har-mohnee". Personally, I don't hear the awkwardness of the "mohnee", which leads me to rule-out the word "harmony".

SE needs to hurry up and release the Soundtrack already!!!

[Pimmony]

In Thailand
"Jindamanee" is the name of the first textbook in Thailand's history. other meaning of Jindamanee is mean "The orb that you can tell your wish and it will come true".
- Sophia's weapon is an orb.
- Thai people believe education is the best treasure for your life. then Jindamanee is name for the 1st textbook in Thailand.

I think Cintamani is relate to Thai Jindamanee. Her orb is the magic orb that she name it cause she believe it will make her wish come true.

ps. the loot of this word is from Bali-Sanskrit language. A lot of Thai's words borrow from Bali-Sanskrit.

sorry for my English skill

[Serethia]

I saw a couple of tinfoil theories in here, so I thought I'd throw my own interpretation in, and the lyrics I got.


The song of the shifting sea, the kiss of the a salt sweet breeze;
The warmth of her silken dress, stained in red.
Her memory fading fast, her mother sits eyes downcast;
A tormented form in hand, farewells unsaid.

Not once a certainty, lost in grief;
A daughter's desperate cries, unheard pleas;
Forsaken ancient rite, on her knees:
A prayer passes from her lips, into her soul the goddess whispers:

"A heartbeat without harmony is rhythm without time.
The heart seeketh equilibrium: with balance fill your world with calm.
So sing this broken melody and let wings shelter thee.
One must stay by leaving; an empty heart the light will see."

TINFOIL TIME

I think that the daughter was pregnant, things went wrong while giving birth, and after she delivered, she died. The mother, meanwhile, was unable to deal with losing her daughter, and so she ignores the newborn daughter and tries to bring her daughter back to life, praying that it will work.

I don't think Sophia actually offered to grant anything: it sounds more like she told the mother instead to offer herself as a physical vessel for Sophia--like Ysayle did with Shiva--and that was ease her pain.

Now if that's right... what happened to the child?

[Morningstar1337]

TINFOIL TIME

You can edit your ost to by pass the limit.\

[Serethia]

You can edit your ost to by pass the limit.\

You're wonderful, thank you.

[Fenral]

TINFOIL TIME

Now if that's right... what happened to the child?

Sophia refers to the

head as her "daughter" the first time she teleports to do that laser attack. So yeah. Ick.

[Serethia]

Sophia refers to the

head as her "daughter" the first time she teleports to do that laser attack. So yeah. Ick.

To be honest, I've been swamped with work, so I haven't played main scenario yet, so I have literally no idea what's going with anything yet but gg oh man

[Mholito]

Sophia refers to the

head as her "daughter" the first time she teleports to do that laser attack. So yeah. Ick.

Are you sure about that?

She refers to it as "Daughter", yes, but she never calls is "my/mine daughter". I think Barbelo might be the daughter mentioned in the lyrics, who prayed to Sophia after the death of her mother, and was enthralled as a result. Sophia would call it daughter because she never knew it as anything other than "that daughter that prayed to me after her mother died", or something like that.

[Mysteltain]

Are you sure about that?

She refers to it as "Daughter", yes, but she never calls is "my/mine daughter". I think Barbelo might be the daughter mentioned in the lyrics, who prayed to Sophia after the death of her mother, and was enthralled as a result. Sophia would call it daughter because she never knew it as anything other than "that daughter that prayed to me after her mother died", or something like that.

Further, most Primals refer to their followers as their children, so it's not too far out of the way to assume that Barbelo holds a higher place than her "faithful," and is thus referred to a bit more personally.