Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Mysteltain]

I can try my best to look those up (unless someone else knows, of course). I know Susan Calloway sang 'Answers', and I believe 'Good King Moggle Mog XII' was originally just a collection of people in the localization team who sang each part. Ferne sang 'Under the Weight' (and then got Soken to sing 'Through the Maelstrom'), but I forget who sang 'Fallen Angel' and I don't know the singer(s?) for 'Oblivion' or 'Thunder Rolls'. The Latin choirs for 'Rise of the White Raven', 'The Maker's Ruin', 'Dawn of a New Era', and 'Thunderer' I don't know. I believe all lyrics were by Fernehawles, and Soken composed all but 'Answers', but I'm not sure. I don't own the soundtrack, personally, to see if it has any of this info on it.

Just so I don't accidentally give credit or forget to give credit to certain people, I'll hold off on adding this info until I have confirmation.

[Enkidoh]

Lets see.... *digs out Before Meteor and FFXIV ARR OSTs*

Sadly, the OSTs don't actually directly credit who was responsible for the vocals in most 'sung' tracks, but there are some exceptions to that:

Main Theme - Answers
Vocals: Susan Calloway
Choir: Tomoko Kanda, Junko Menish, Haruhiko Azuma, Satofumi Suyama

Rise of the White Raven
Vocal: Music Creation

Good King Moggle Mog the XII
Vocal: Michael Christopher-Koji Fox, Yuriko Nagata

Fallen Angel
Vocal: Fukiko Sekine

Thunderer
Vocal: Fukiko Sekine

There's no vocal credits listed under The Maker's Ruin and Dawn of a New Era though - it just credits 'lyrics' to Michael Christopher-Koji Fox (Ferne) and Eva Kappeller.

Additionally, Thunder Rolls and Oblivion are not available legally on any album yet so I have no idea who sang the lyrics for those tracks.

[LamiLami]

Is it me or anything related to the Ultima Weapon theme song just disappered frome the internet?

[Mysteltain]

I'unno about that, but it was just revealed that the lyrics to Ultima (and presumably a few other songs) were created using a Latin language generator, so I removed it and the other questionable songs from the list.

EDIT: I updated the main post with some of the credits (thanks a bunch, Enkidoh! =D). Unfortunately, it's not complete, but if anyone has any more information about who sang what, or who wrote the lyrics for what, then please feel free to post some additional information. I'd add Ferne as the writer for the lyrics to most of them, but given that both he and Eva Kappeller and credited for certain songs, I'd hate to give credit to one and not the other, or both when only one came up with them.

[MercuryD]

Does anyone have any clue about the vocals in t9? Looking the music up, you know without the risk of wiping to heavensfall..., the vocals seem VERY pronounced but I can't make them out...

[Ibi]

I think the song that plays post-Heavensfall is Rise of the White Raven, the lyrics for which can be found here: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/R...he_White_Raven

[Mysteltain]

Does anyone have any clue about the vocals in t9? Looking the music up, you know without the risk of wiping to heavensfall..., the vocals seem VERY pronounced but I can't make them out...

What Ibi said, but you can also find the lyrics on the first page of this thread, along with all other songs that contain vocals.

[MercuryD]

Sorry for the stupid question :x Thanks for the clarification!

[Mysteltain]

Well, we have some new lyrics from the trailer, and some (what I'm hoping is) context regarding the original lyrics, now that we've gone through 2.55. Unfortunately, I believe at least some of the new lyrics are in Dravanian, or if not, they're drowned out by the other sounds, roars, explosions, etc. Still, it's something! =) The new lyrics I made out are bolded:

Heavensward
Beneath the gazing stars...
Vales deep and forest dark...
Betrayed by loyal hands,
our wrath stir.
Bound fast unto our fate...
One path, one burden great...
Yet ever do our aching souls point Heavensward!
And ever rings out our song...

Yes, ever do our aching souls march Heavensward!
As they've done for so long...

Dis an sô / Our slumber disturbed
Rus at hi / My brothers wake
Sal'jas afarr'a / Vengeance will be ours
Ma mor nâ, Eorzea! / The saviors must perish

Just as a heads up, major 2.55 spoilers below if you haven't finished the story:

I'm wondering who the betrayal refers to, particularly. My gut instinct would be us, the Scions, but I would hardly consider the Syndicate to be "loyal" to us in any way, and "hands" implies someone who aids or aided us. I also hesitate to consider it as Raubahn and Nanamo for the same reason, although Nanamo's maid would certainly be considered loyal. That pretty much leaves Ishgard and the Dravanians, so it seems like they may not have been enemies at first, as being betrayed would have implied, if not friendship, a mutual understanding between one another.

But the problem I find is that the phrases "souls point/march Heavensward" and "evers rings out our song" point to two different 'voices', if you will. The former is Ishgardian, as they view Halone's Hall as being among the heavens, the latter definitely sounds Dravanian with the use of "song". So, does this song refer to them both, such as the line "Bound fast unto our fate", speaking of how they are, or were, destined to war amongst one another? I really do wonder what the other lyrics are...

[treuhavik]

I'm wondering who the betrayal refers to, particularly.

I know who...

...I feel betrayed by. Merlwyb Bloefyswyn.

Seriously, though, these lyrics hold meaning no matter the lens through which you gaze. Ishgard, the WoL, Dravanians--we've all been betrayed, we all seek revenge. Fate has bade all our aching souls to carry our respective burdon down this one path Heavensward.