What Angel Wakes Me

"What Angel Wakes Me" is a boss theme from Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers for the King of Faeries Titania.
It was composed by Masayoshi Soken, with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and vocals by Paula Kaye Gerhold.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were revealed on the Developers' Blog.https://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/002815.html They were released again on the Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
;English
:Dancing on the wind up and down again 
:Round and round the bend 
:Fa la la la la la 
:From a flow'ry bed to the clouds ascend 
:Tumble down again 
:Fa la la la la la 
:Yet with each descent do we rise again 
:To our hearts' content 
:Fa la la la la la 
:Fly away my friend for a day and then 
:We'll begin again 
:Fa la la la la la
:Till down turn the skies 
:Wonted quiet, wanton silence 
:For long do we lie 
:Wond'ring when we'll be
:Dancing on the wind up and down again 
:Round and round the bend 
:Fa la la la la la 
:From a flow'ry bed to the clouds ascend 
:Tumble down again 
:Fa la la la la la
:Yet with each descent do we rise again 
:To our hearts' content 
:Fa la la la la la 
:Fly away my friend for a day and then 
:We'll begin again 
:Fa la la la la la
:Still down turn the skies 
:Gentle song gently wand'ring 
:Along in the night 
:Joyous cries ring free
:La la la la la 
:Lying lost in thought 
:Do you love me not? 
:Follow these 
:Petals cast aloft 
:La la la la la 
:Will you, when I'm gone, remember me?
:Ring a ling a ling 
:Lovers in the spring 
:How the garden sings 
:Ever green 
:Spirits lush, we bring 
:Ring a ling a ling 
:Braving anything 
:Together, we
:La la la la la 
:Learn to play our part 
:Navigate the dark 
:Up we reach 
:Catch a falling star 
:La la la la la 
:Lock it in our hearts eternally
:Ring a ling a ling 
:Flying without wings 
:Kites without a string 
:Loop and leap 
:To these crowns we cling 
:Ring a ling a ling 
:For we'll all be kings tomorrow
:Autumn's whisper soaring high 
:Lulla lulla lullaby 
:Baby's breath and butterflies 
:Sing in our sweet lullaby 
:Summer child with heavy eyes 
:Lulla lulla lullaby 
:Come our lonely angel nigh 
:Sing in our sweet lullaby
:Time wilts and fades 
:Luster lost in the rain 
:Bows to the blade 
:Till the spring calls again
;Japanese translation
:風に踊るわ、昇って降りてはまた昇るの
:ぐるぐる巡って、角を曲がって
:ファラララララ
:花のベッドから雲へと昇り
:また落ちてみたりして
:ファラララララ
:下に落ちたらまた昇るわ
:私たちの心が望むがままに
:ファラララララ
:一日だけでいいの、飛んで、私のお友達！
:そしたら、また始まるわ
:ファラララララ
:空がひっくり返るまで
:慣れっこの静寂、生い茂る無音
:ずっとじっとしたまま
:いつまた踊り出せるのかを考えてる
:風に踊るわ、昇って降りてはまた昇るの
:ぐるぐる巡って、角を曲がって
:ファラララララ
:花のベッドから雲へと昇り
:また落ちてみたりして
:ファラララララ
:下に落ちたらまた昇るわ
:私たちの心が望むがままに
:ファラララララ
:一日だけでいいの、飛んで、私のお友達！
:そしたら、また始まるわ
:ファラララララ
:それでも空はひっくり返される
:優しい歌が、優しく彷徨う
:来ることのない夜にね
:歓喜の声が響くわ
:ラララララ
:物思いに耽っちゃう
:「私のことを愛してる？愛してない？」
:追いかけるの
:宙に散らした花びらを
:ラララララ
:「私がいなくなっても、覚えていてくれる？」
:リンリンリン
:春の恋人たち
:お庭が歌うわ
:いつまでも初々しく
:青々とした魂を宿して
:リンリンリン
:何にでも挑んじゃいましょう
:私たちで、一緒に
:ラララララ
:私は与えられた役を演じるから
:あなたは夜を航って
:天へと手を伸ばし
:流れ星を掴むのよ
:ラララララ
:真実は永遠に心にしまい込んで
:リンリンリン
:翼なしで空を舞う
:紐のない凧が
:回って、ひらり
:王冠をしっかり握って
:リンリンリン
:明日にはみんなが王になるから
:秋の囁きは高く舞う
:ララ、ララ、ララバイ
:カスミソウと蝶々たち
:子守歌を歌ってちょうだい
:眠たげな夏の子ども
:ララ、ララ、ララバイ
:寂しい天使はこっちへおいで
:子守歌を歌ってちょうだい
:時間がしおれて色褪せる
:艶は雨に流される
:鎌に刈り取られてしまいましょう
:また春が告げられるまで
==Composition==
"What Angel Wakes Me" is written in 6/8 time, which is often used in dances such as jigs and polkas. After an introductory, instrumental passage, the vocalist, a solo soprano, sings one stanza ("Dancing on the wind") in the key of D and one stanza ("Till down turn the skies") in G, then repeats the same structure (but with slightly modified lyrics in the second stanza). The lyrics in the first stanza allude to A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which the character Titania asks, "What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?" The next few stanzas alternate between A ("La la la la la") and B ("Ring a ling a ling"), followed by F ("Autumn's whisper soaring high") and finally B♭ ("Time wilts and fades").
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers===
"What Angel Wakes Me" plays through the battle against Titania in . An instrumental variant, "The Garden's Gates", plays in Lyhe Mheg.
"What Angel Wakes Me" is track 57 on the Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
===Theatrhythm Final Bar Line===
==Arrangement album appearances==
===The Primals: Out of the Shadows===
An arrangement of "What Angel Wakes Me" appears in The Primals' third album.
===Pulse: Final Fantasy XIV Remix Album===
A remix arranged by Takafumi Imamura was released for the album. The vocals were provided by Paula Kaye Gerhold.
===Scions & Sinners: Final Fantasy XIV ~Arrangement Album~===
A band arrangement of "What Angel Wakes Me" performed by The Primals appears in this album as an extra track, with vocals provided by Masayoshi Soken and GUNN.
A piano arrangement was also released in the album as another extra track, arranged and played by Keiko with vocals provided by Amanda Achen. "What Angel Wakes Me (Instrumental)" is another extra track that has the same arrangement without the vocals.
==Live performances==
===Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Festival 2021===
Both the band and piano arrangements of "What Angel Wakes Me (Scions & Sinners)" were performed during the Digital Fan Festival 2021.
The band arrangement was performed by The Primals and the piano arrangement was performed by Keiko and Amanda Achen.
===The Primals: Live in Japan - Beyond the Shadow===
An arrangement of "What Angel Wakes Me" by Masayoshi Soken was performed live by The Primals and recorded as track 6 on the album. The vocals were performed by Soken and GUNN.
==Compilation album appearances==
===Untempered 2: Final Fantasy XIV Primal Battle Themes===
"What Angel Wakes Me" is track 1 of disc 1 on the album.
==Etymology==
"What Angel Wakes Me" takes its name from 's , specifically the character 's first line in the third act, "What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?"
==Citations==
Category:Battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV