Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Carin-Eri]

While not quite lyrical, I would love an annotated lineup of the leitmotifs in the new alliance raid. There's a bunch, basically every part of every song gives me that feeling of 'I know this from somewhere' but never strongly enough to be sure.

The only one I've got for sure is that the non-final boss theme has a grab from Order Yet Undeciphered that's been reused in a few Allagan-based areas since.

Pleased to read I'm not the only one who felt that way! There is a nagging sense of familiarity to some of it and I can't quite put my finger on it yet!

[Fryfor]

There is absolutely Japanese in the Rubicante song

[DarthXelion]

While I'm unsure if Forged in Crimson actually has lyrics I spent like a bit listening to the first minute and 16 roughly seconds of the song to see if there is any real lyrics. Near the end of the song it DOES sound like their singing but that might purely be brain rot because I love this song. So I went and wrote what I roughly heard for the first minute and 16 seconds but I'm pretty sure the song doesn't have lyrics. I am confident its real people singing and not synthesized like Ultima, Worms tail, endcaller ect. But rather this song uses Phonetics which has the sense of sounding like real words but its just people speaking gibberish. Either way I wrote what I believe I've heard whether or not anyone else hears what I heard feel free to listen. Only the first like minute and 16 seconds roughly as said before.

??He brings end times??
??He comes for us??

Hydaelyn Hydaelyn
As our mother we want to die
(We want to die)
Fires rise, Flame is hot
??We pray for salvation??
??Do you know death, Death, Death??
??Come bring death?? And save us.

It’s ok, it’s almost here
??For the world to rejoin??
??Everybody come??
??(Everybody come)??
Stay your tears, face your fears
In this end, ??nobody will be left??
??Violence we sought??
Begins, the end ?????

Ignite the flames in my soul
Forged in crimson, rise up

???, Give in
To this, Blasted Melody
All of us, Die now
For this, the end of times

Now we go
Now to die

[Roxas33150]

"Forged in Crimson" doesn't seem to have any actual lyrics being just chanting so I know it's not exactly in the scope of the thread but like... it's totally based on Hydain's cover of the song from back in the day, right?

When i first hear it, i thought it was totaly Hyadain song of four fiends

[Roxas33150]

Four fiends name are italian (i think) scarmignlionne, cagnazzo, rubicante and barbariccia so i think (maybe) that lyrics might be in latin or italian maybe ^^ cause i maybe hear some latin or italian words

[Cleretic]

Four fiends name are italian (i think) scarmignlionne, cagnazzo, rubicante and barbariccia so i think (maybe) that lyrics might be in latin or italian maybe ^^ cause i maybe hear some latin or italian words

The Four Fiends have names of the demons of the Malebranche from Dante's Divine Comedy. (Fun fact: the same is true of Calcabrina and Grafficane!)

I'm like 99% sure the lyrics to Rubicante's version of the fight are fancy-sounding nonsense, personally. But worth saying that on Twitter, Soken seemed to coyly hint at the fact that we don't know the song credits for that song, so it might not just be based on Hyadain's version.

[DarthXelion]

Confirmed, forged in crimson has lyrics and was arranged by hyadain!

[Cleretic]

We've got Forged in Crimson lyrics! (So yes, I was wrong about them being nonsense; hell, they're even in English!)

Fears rise, blades fall
His void calls

Fires blaze, waters rage
Gods above are deaf now to your cries (deaf now to your cries)
Earthen scourge, gale winds surge
Look within and seek your own salvation
Do you claim to have the strength to brave the flames of battle, conquest, death, annihilation

Here souls weep, sorrow steeped
Wherefore would you mourn the coming dawn (mourn the coming dawn)
Save your tears, face your fears
In despair you will find no safe harbour
Dare to stoke the fire in your soul, make keen your blade, stand fast or die bereft of honor

In the darkness be by fear consumed
Hearts turn cold where naught ever blooms

Elemental fury given to flesh
Raw strength on a level mere mortals cannot contest
The embodiment of earth─earth, wind, water, and fire

Fears rise, blades fall
His void calls

Flames consume, tides subsume
Cut down all who would dare hold you back, prove there's naught you lack
Earth befouled, fierce winds howl
Face hell now to prove your will unyielding
You must walk this path alone, but know that you are not the first nor last to seek purgation

Flames consume, tides subsume
Cut down all who would dare hold you back, prove there's naught you lack
Earth befouled, fierce winds howl
Face hell now to prove your will unyielding
You must walk this path alone, but know that you are not the first nor last to seek purgation

In the darkness be by fear consumed
Hearts turn cold where naught ever blooms
Elemental fury given to flesh
Raw strength on a level mere mortals cannot contest
Steel your soul or ever burn─burn with boundless ire, forged in crimson fire

This is an ass-kicking theme through and through; doesn't give us much in terms of facts or information, but a lot into general outlook. However, it should be noted that it's written by FFIV's game designer, so that insight is probably more into FFIV's Rubicante more than ours. Certainly there's not that feeling of remorse that I'd say is unique to XIV's.

[Roxas33150]

Damn i was sure it was latin lyrics

[Cleretic]

And today we've got Dedicated to Moonlight lyrics, too!

(Oh at fair moon's rise
Into the night fly
Follow the moonlight
Fear not what you find)

(O heart's desire
Join now our choir
For love conspire
Go, chase it higher)

Through the silent woods tonight,
I am guided by moonlight,
For the first time so alone fearing no shadow

Like my mother before me I follow this path
Knowing love will find me

She will hear my song tonight
(Tonight, full moon rise)
Dedicated to moonlight
(Clouds part, how she shines)
See that I'm a woman grown enough for secrets
(Dance as once did I. O daughter of mine)

Like my grandmother before me I know each note every beat,
(Go, oh, go, go)
Melody mine to keep

(Go, sing now unto the sky)
(Girls are born to step into the light)

O wide open midnight sky, please
Carry my voice aloft
Far away where she waits
Lover's moon
(Oh, Moon)

Fairest goddess wandering the night
In your name we bare our hearts
(Songbirds of night)
With your grace will our passion take flight
(Passion take flight)

We would keep your song alive
Shrouded safe in soft moonlight
(Silver and white forest moonlight)

Maiden goddess of heavens above
In your name we share our hearts
(This world we share)
With your grace will our prayer become
(With you through prayer)

Solace, shelter, hope and love
Greater than the tales sing of
(Oh, true love)
Oh, love

(Songbirds of night, passion take flight
Silver and white forest moonlight
This world we share with you through prayer
Oh, love for you)

So this is definitely a hymn of some kind to Menphina, same as In The Balance was to Nald'thal. In that context, the mention of a mother and grandmother might be a reference to our good ol' matriarchal society of the mooncats!

Honestly the entire thing helps get a bead on Menphina worship in that regard, since we never got a look at that faith. It seems like she's treated as herself interchangeable with the moon, which makes sense, with its moving across the sky being treated like her wandering. It also seems to be a very familial faith, in keeping with both the mooncats and that whole 'goddess of love' thing