Rhapsodies of Vana'diel (Song)

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Rhapsodies of Vana'diel is the vocal ending theme of the Final Fantasy XI expansion of the same name. It was added in the November 2015 Version Update along with the finale of the expansion.

The song is a vocal arrangement based on Vana'diel March. The music was composed by Naoshi Mizuta and performed by RiRiKA (who had been a FFXI player herself) and MARiE of Phantasmagoric. The lyrics were written by Yaeko Sato.

Square requested that players submit emails with recordings of their voice. Mizuta said that a little under 700 total players submitted samples and that editing and mixing of their vocals took about a week. Mizuta estimated about 20-30% of submissions were from western players and 60% of them were male. The players whose samples were used were listed in the credits in-game.

Lyrics

Original Japanese

思い出す
独り立ちの日

時 が経ち 家族となり
走り疲れて 見上げれば
星の唄と 絆のコーラス

今こそ響き渡れ
世界の名前はヴァナ・ディール

神の子 冒険者よ
クリスタルのもとへ

届いてる
呼びかけの声

新しい答えがある

愛に包まれて
空を超えて光り出す

今また力合わせ
世界を繋ごう ヴァナ・ディール

希望の旅は続く
はるかとこしえに

English translation

When I set out
The only footsteps
Were my own.

Yet as I traveled,
Ever more voices were
Added to my chorus.

A chorus that echoed throughout
the land...of Vana'diel.

Adventurers...children of Altana...
Gather now, proud before the crystals.

And as I strove ever forward
The voices called out to me

Giving answers I never heard before.

Never had I felt so safe
As my spirit soared toward the sky.

Together we are more than when we stand alone
Protecting the land...of Vana'diel.

And we press ever forward...
And the sun never sets.

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