Memoro de la Ŝtono

"Memoro de la Ŝtono" (Esperanto: "Memory of the Stone") is a musical theme in Final Fantasy XI, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Uematsu and Shiro Hamaguchi, and conducted by Hamaguchi, with lyrics written in Japanese by Masato Kato and translated to Esperanto by Gaku Konishi.

Lyrics

Official Esperanto lyrics	Esperanto—English translation	Original Japanese lyrics	Romaji
Fluas nun sango senkulpa sur Vana'diel, vasta ter' Tremas la tuta mond' pro l' plago en desper' Preventas ĝin Nenia sort Haltigas ĝin Nenia fort Sed tra la nokto tempesta brilas jen stelo de glor'! Kontraū brutala kri' fontas jen kant sonor'! Stelo brilanta, kanto sonanta: revo kaj preĝo por ni! Vana'diel! Vana'diel! Mano kaj man' kunpremitaj trans la eterno sen lim' ne dismetiĝos plu, ne disligiĝos plu!	Now, innocent blood flows On the vast lands of Vana'diel The entire world trembles Before the plague, in despair No luck can stop it No force can stop it But against the stormy night, shines a star of glory! Against a brutal cry, here comes a resounding song! A star shining, a song sounding: A dream and a prayer for us! Vana'diel! Vana'diel! Hand in hand, held together Through the endless eternity We will no longer be torn apart, we will no longer be separated!	いま、罪なき血が流れる ヴァナ・ディールの大地に 全世界が戦慄する 災禍がため、絶望にのまれ 防げはしない、いかなる定めにも とめられはしない、いかなる力にも だが、嵐の夜を貫いて 栄光の星が輝く 獣の叫びに抗いて 歌の響きが湧きいてる 輝く星、鳴りわたる歌 われらが夢と祈りよ ヴァナ・ディール　ヴァナ・ディール 永遠を超えて さしのべられた手と手は もう放されることはない もうほどけることはない	Ima, tsumi-naki chi ga nagareru Vana-dīru no daichi ni Zensekai ga senritsu suru Saika ga tame, zetsubō ni nomare Fusege wa shinai, ikanaru sadame ni mo Tomerare wa shinai, ikanaru chikara ni mo Daga, arashi no yoru o tsuranuite Eikō no hoshi ga kagayaku Kemono no sakebi ni aragaite Uta nohibiki ga waki iteru Kagayaku hoshi, nariwataru uta Warera ga yume to inori Vana-dīru, Vana-dīru Eien o koete Sashinoberareta te to te wa Mō hanasareru koto wa nai Mō hodokeru koto wa nai

Appearances

Final Fantasy XI

"Memoro de la Ŝtono" is a recurring motif in the base game of Final Fantasy XI, appearing in five tracks of the game's score:

• "FFXI Opening Theme" - As the third track played during the opening FMV.
• "Moongate (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" - Played during the Windurst mission Moon Reading.
• "Fury" - An event track for suspenseful scenes.
• "Despair (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" - Another event track for suspenseful scenes.
• "Repression (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" - A melancholic event track played after the final boss battle.

All tracks were released in Final Fantasy XI: Original Soundtrack except "Moongate", which was part of Final Fantasy XI Unreleased Tracks.

Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia

The motif appears twice throughout Chains of Promathia.

• "Third Ode: Memoria de la Ŝtona" (Esperanto: "Memorial of the Stone") plays during a key scene in the story.
• "Distant Worlds", the ending theme, reprises the final stanza of "Memoro de la Ŝtono" in its chorus.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

"Memoro de la Ŝtono" appears an Event Music Sequence in the first Theatrhythm and a Battle Music Sequence in Curtain Call. Although the song is only part of a greater medley, it is mistitled as "FFXI Opening Theme" in both games.

Concert performances

"Memoro de la Ŝtono" is featured in the first Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy album, in a medley with Chains of Promathia ending theme "Distant Worlds".