Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Enkidoh]

I took the 'twelvefold' reference to actually be a subtle reference to the XIIth Legion of the Garlean Empire which of course is the antagonistic force in Stormblood (and this was given credence in the Revolutions song trailer SE released on Youtube just prior to SB's launch: Zenos's parade in Ala Mhigo was shown on screen exactly as the song reached that line, with the "twelvefold" lyric specifically ringing out as the camera panned up from Zenos's feet as he stomped through Ala Mhigo's main street at the head of the XIIth Legion. Although it's equally possible that was entirely coincidental, though the meaning of that lyric at least was pretty clearly hammered home anyway accordingly, well, to me at least it was.).

[Degaulace]

Wow! I wasn't expecting such deep explanations!
I know a bit of old English, like, I know "doth" is "do", and some contractions are quite self-explanatory, but some words are very uncommon (unstirring, soar...) when you've perfected your English with video games (even in FF Tactics!), and if you speak it only while playing!
Thank you very much for these lights! \o/

[Iscah]

some words are very uncommon (unstirring, soar...)

"Unstirring" is definitely unusual, but "soar" isn't that rare. It's not a word you'd use all the time, but it's modern English - a more poetic or dramatic version of "flying" or "taking flight", though they're not quite interchangeable. It's a bit hard to explain. I think the simplest explanation is that you need to be going up high in the sky - you can take off and "soar upwards" and "soar above the clouds" but you wouldn't then soar back down to earth.


Also, to be exact, "doth" is equivalent to "(he/she) does".

[Mysteltain]

New patch! New songs! So far, I've run through the Alphascape and Hell's Kier, and found two new vocal songs (I believe the Alphascape song is called eScape, while Suzaku's is Sunrise).

[Damnhedge]

So far I can really only kinda make out one part of it and that's like probably majorly wrong.

Around the 1:06 mark

"The ancient evils, come ready to ride.
The deadly silence, awaiting the time.
A wave of peasants, come ready to ride.
A warring evil, awaiting the time."

[Guiballad]

The music this patch is so damn good! How does Soken keeps doing it? Both vocal themes, as the kids say nowadays, slap.
Also here is a stab at a couple of Omega lyrics

Around the 1:06 mark

"Ancients echos come ready to life
In deadly silence awaiting the time
Come wayward hazard come ready to die
??????"

and then at around the :54 mark i think i hear

"Why did the warriors wandered away with a wanting wonder"

[Bright-Flower]

I love the song but I can't make out a word of it, hope SE releases the official lyrics soon.

[ChaoticCrimson]

Both songs are amazing. I also love how Sunrise uses some of the leitmotifs from Amatsu Kaze, too. Honestly the new battle themes these last few patches have been so solid and enjoyable.

[QuellingStrikes]

So I started to listen to the Omega song(eScape) closely to at least make out words that could sound like the lyrics they are singing with huge gaps, but maybe someone else can pitch in or get some starts from it:

A pitching tinder
Come ready to fly
Prepare your quivers (VERY unlikely on this part, the third word most likely starts with an s)
Away with the tide
A song held together
Come ready to fly
Illusions carry
Away with your time

One/Why did the warriors wander away with their wanting brothers
Say with the heroes their comes a way [...] fighting
eScape [...] the peace/pace in their strong hold/stronghold [...]
[I can't understand the entirety of the last line]
And a run run(or a word that sounds a lot like this) begin

Venture across
Come ready to fly
An ethic service (there is defenitley a soft spoken syllable at the end of the last word)
Away with the tide
A wayward hazard
Come ready to try/fly(sly?)
A worrying word/Wyrm (might refer to Midgardsormr)
Away with your time (here it defenitley says your)

Time is it always the strongest is you in a way how I would see it (probably 0% chance to be this)
Face [...]
Fate trigger concern [...] come and stand together
Me [...]
And a run run dig in (there is a very notable d sound here opposed to the b sound before)

[...] fighting you
Get [...] to seek tomorrow
Tonight [...] what we're/you're fighting for/you
Tonight coming back (3x) to unravel.


Yeah, it's VERY patchy but I hope it's something to work with haha.

[MercuryD]

Trying to work on Suzaku's theme now but it's being complicated lol