Heavensward (song)

"Heavensward" is a song from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, composed by Masayoshi Soken, arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki, and prepared by Sachiko Miyano. The lyrics were written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and translated into Japanese by Banri Oda. The female vocalist is Omega Bone.
It plays in the opening movie and is featured in many of the trailers. It is a 4:19 minutes long medley featured tracks from the game including "Solid", "Ominous Prognisticks", and "Torn from the Heavens".
==Lyrics==
The lyrics were released on the Heavensward: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack along with the Japanese translation. With the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the lyrics were revisited on the Developers' Blog.https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/003230.htmlhttps://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/003221.html
The last stanza is written in Dragonspeak, with an adapted Eorzean translation to the right.
;English
:Beneath the gazing stars
:Vales deep and forests dark
:Betrayed by loyal hands, Her wrath stirred
:Bound fast unto our fate
:One path, one burden great
:Yet ever do our aching souls point Heavensward
:Ever rings out our song
:Yes, ever do our aching souls march Heavensward
:As they've done for so long
:To their trespass
:We are Witness
:Here to pass this
:Final sentence
:No forgiveness
:No deliverance
:Only Justice
:Only Vengeance
:Wills unbending
:Faith unending
:Stone defending
:Now our steel shall sing
:Guide us, O mighty Fury
:Guide us to victory!
:Dys An Sohm In (Our slumber disturbed,)
:Rohs An Kyn Ala na (All my brothers wake.)
:Mah Morn Na-ah-ah-ahrr (The saviors must perish.)
:Sahl Djahs Afah An (Vengeance will be ours.)
:Eorzea!
;Japanese translation
:星々の目差しの下
:深き谷と深き森
:忠実なる僕に裏切られ、戦神は憤怒した
:我らの運命に縛られ
:ただひとつの道、背負う荷は重く
:それでもなお、傷ついた我が魂は蒼天を仰ぎ
:我が詩（うた）は、いつまでも鳴り響く
:そう、傷ついた我が魂は蒼天を仰ぎ、歩み続ける
:長きに渡り、そうしてきたように......
:彼らの犯した罪に
:我らが証人となりて
:ここに下す
:最後の審判を
:許しもなく
:救いもなく
:あるのは正義と
:復讐のみ
:固き決意
:終わりなき信仰
:守護の石
:今こそ、我らの鋼が鳴る
:我らを導き給え、力強き戦神よ！
:我らを導き給え、勝利へと！
:ディス　アン　ソーム　イン（我らの眠りは妨げられた）
:ロース　アン　キン　アラ　ナ（我が血族が目覚める）
:マー　モーン　ナール（救い主は死すべし）
:サル　ジャス　アファー　アン（復讐は我がものなり）
:エオルゼア
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward===
"Heavensward" plays in the opening movie of Heavensward. It is track 1 on the Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - EP Vol.1 digital mini album and is track 1 on the Heavensward: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
An instrumental arrangement by Ken Ito titled "Imagination" plays in the final dungeon . "Inception" is another arrangement which was arranged by Masayoshi Soken.
Instrumental arrangements of the song titled "Freefall" and "Revenge of the Horde" play during the battle against Nidhogg in . They were arranged by Yoshitaka Suzuki.
Another arrangement of the song by Ito titled "Revenge Twofold" plays during the final bosses of and . It also plays during the bosses of the floors 101–200 in .
====Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker====
The motif of "Heavensward" is incorporated in "Endwalker - Footfalls".
"Heavensward" plays during the fifth phase of against King Thordan for the second time in Tharl Oom Khash. "Freefall" plays during the third phase against Nidhogg in The Final Steps of Faith. "Freefall" and "Heavensward" are tracks 30 and 33 respectively on the Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Distant Worlds V: more music from Final Fantasy===
"FINAL FANTASY XIV: HEAVENSWARD" is a recording which appears on this album. It was conducted by Arnie Roth and performed by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, with Laura Strickling as the soprano soloist.
==Live performances==
===Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album===
A concert performance of "Heavensward" for the Eorzean Symphony orchestrated by Yoshitaka Suzuki was recorded and appears on this album. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Mih Khetto Chorus, with Keiko Tatsumi as the soprano soloist.
It is also on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album (Concert version).
===Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy Jiritsu===
"FINAL FANTASY XIV : Heavensward" is an concert performance performed and recorded for the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary. It was conducted by Arnie Roth and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic and the Tokyo Art Academy Singers.
===Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2===
A concert performance of "Heavensward" for the Eorzean Symphony was again recorded and appears on this album. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nikikai Chorus Group.
It is also on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2 (Concert version).
===Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.3===
"Heavensward" was again performed and recorded during the Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2022 -Eorzean Symphony-, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glory Chorus Tokyo.
It is also on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.3 (Concert version).
==Compilation album appearances==
===Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Tracks 1987-2017===
"Heavensward" appears as track 36 of disc 2 on the album celebrating Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary.
===Final Fantasy XIV - The Best===
"Heavensward" is track 9 on the album.
===Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box===
"Heavensward" is track 1 on side A of the Heavensward Vinyl LP album.
==Citations==
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy XIV