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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
audi famam illius.<br/>
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solus in hostes ruit<br/>
Audi famam illius.<br/>
Solus in hostes ruit<br/>
et patriam servavit.
et patriam servavit.


audi famam illius.<br/>
Audi famam illius.<br/>
cucurrit quaeque<br>
Cucurrit quaeque<br>
tetigit destruens.
tetigit destruens.


audi famam illius.<br/>
Audi famam illius.<br/>
audi famam illius.
Audi famam illius.


spes omnibus, mihi quoque.<br/>
Spes omnibus, mihi quoque.<br/>
terror omnibus, mihi quoque.
Terror omnibus, mihi quoque.


ille<br/>
Ille<br/>
iuxta me.
iuxta me.


ille iuxta me.<br/>
Ille iuxta me.<br/>
socii sunt mihi.<br/>
Socii sunt mihi.<br/>
qui olim viri fortes<br/>
qui olim viri fortes<br/>
rivalesque erant.
rivalesque erant.


saeve certando pugnandoque<br/>
Saeve certando pugnandoque<br/>
splendor crescit.
splendor crescit.


==Translated Lyrics==
==Translated Lyrics==
The incorrect translation of the lyrics appears in the end game credits of Subspace Emissary as follows:<br/>
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The English translation of the lyrics is given in the end game credits of [[The Subspace Emissary]] as follows:


I’ve heard legends of that person<br/>
I’ve heard legends of that person<br/>
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I’ve heard legends of that person<br/>
I’ve heard legends of that person<br/>
How he traveled the breadth of the land reducing all he touched to rubble.<br/>
How he traveled the breadth of the land, reducing all he touched to rubble<br/>


I’ve heard legends of that person<br/>
I’ve heard legends of that person<br/>
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Feared by many -- I, too, fear him<br/>
Feared by many -- I, too, fear him<br/>


Now that person<br/>
Now, that person<br/>
Stands at my side<br/>
Stands at my side<br/>


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===Literal Translation===
===Literal Translation===
Although the above translation is fine for idiomatic English, the translation takes too many liberties with the tenses and strict verb meanings in the Latin. An accurate translation which stays true to the Latin follows:
Although the in-game translation is valid idiomatically, the translation takes many liberties with the tenses and strict verb meanings in the Latin. A more accurate translation follows:


Hear the fable of that one.<br/>
Hear the fable of that one.<br/>

Revision as of 17:32, July 11, 2010

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The Main Theme song was revealed along with the game itself at the game's first trailer in E3 2006 before being posted at the site much later. This thundering orchestra with vocals sung in Latin was composed by famed Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu, and its lyrics were supervised by Sakurai himself. The lyrics are seen in the closing video of the Subspace Emissary. The instrumental part is used often in Brawl, normally in a remix mode.

Specifics

  • Composer: Nobuo Uematsu, (SMILE PLEASE Co. Ltd.)
  • Arranger: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
  • Lyricist: SORA
  • Composition Supervisor: Nobuo Uematsu
  • Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai
  • Lyrics Supervisor: Masahiro Sakurai
  • Lyrics Translation: Taro Yamashita
  • Soprano: Oriko Takanashi
  • Tenor: Ken Nishikiori
  • Source: Original
  • Composition, arrangements, lyrics and translated lyrics Copyright Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Lyrics

Audi famam illius.
Solus in hostes ruit
et patriam servavit.

Audi famam illius.
Cucurrit quaeque
tetigit destruens.

Audi famam illius.
Audi famam illius.

Spes omnibus, mihi quoque.
Terror omnibus, mihi quoque.

Ille
iuxta me.

Ille iuxta me.
Socii sunt mihi.
qui olim viri fortes
rivalesque erant.

Saeve certando pugnandoque
splendor crescit.

Translated Lyrics

The English translation of the lyrics is given in the end game credits of The Subspace Emissary as follows:

I’ve heard legends of that person
How he plunged into enemy territory
How he saved his homeland

I’ve heard legends of that person
How he traveled the breadth of the land, reducing all he touched to rubble

I’ve heard legends of that person
I’ve heard legends of that person

Revered by many -- I, too, revere him
Feared by many -- I, too, fear him

Now, that person
Stands at my side

Now that person stands at my side
Now my friends are with me
Some of them were once heroes
Some, my mortal enemies

And as we face each other in battle, locked in combat
We shine ever brighter

Literal Translation

Although the in-game translation is valid idiomatically, the translation takes many liberties with the tenses and strict verb meanings in the Latin. A more accurate translation follows:

Hear the fable of that one.
Alone he rushed into his enemies
and saved his country.

Hear the fable of that one.
He ran, destroying everything he touched.

Hear the fable of that one.
Hear the fable of that one.

Hope to everyone, also to me.
Fear to everyone, also to me.

That one
is near to me.

That one is near to me.
They are allies to me,
Those who were formerly brave men
and who were formerly rivals.

And by contesting and by fighting fiercely
Surely our splendor grows.

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