Memoro de la Ŝtono

"Memoro de la Ŝtono" (lit. "Memory of the Stone") is a vocal section part of the Final Fantasy XI opening theme, "FFXI Opening Theme". It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Shirō Hamaguchi and Uematsu, and orchestrated by Hamaguchi. The lyrics were written by Masato Kato and translated into Esperanto by Gaku Konishi.
It was made famous by its performance during the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy and VOICES: Music from Final Fantasy concerts. It features a choral arrangement with lyrics sung in Esperanto, an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, intended for international use and still used by millions of speakers worldwide.
The tracks "Despair (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" and "Repression (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" in the original soundtrack and the track "Third Ode: Memoria de la Ŝtono" in the Chains of Promathia soundtrack share their central melody with "Memoro de la Ŝtono".
Both live performances were conducted by Arnie Roth and were played as a medley along with the song "Distant Worlds".
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were released on the Final Fantasy XI: Original Soundtrack.
;Esperanto
:Memoro de la Ŝtono
: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'!
:Kontraũ 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!	
;Original Japanese
:石の記憶
: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
;Unofficial English translation
:Now flows innocent blood
:On Vana'diel, a vast land
:The entire world trembles
:In despair from the scourge
:Prevented
:By no fate
:Stopped
:By no strength
:But through the stormy night
:Behold: a star of glory shines!
:Against a brutal outcry
:Behold: a hymn springs forth!
:A shining star, a ringing song:
:A dream and a prayer for us!
:Vana'diel! Vana'diel!
:Hand and hand together
:Across the limitless eternity
:We will no longer be put asunder
:We will no longer be separated!
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XI===
"Memoro de la Ŝtono" is the third section in the opening theme to Final Fantasy XI, which fittingly plays during the game's opening cinematic.
The tracks "Despair (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" and "Repression (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" in the original soundtrack share their central melody with "Memoro de la Ŝtono". They were both arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.
"Despair (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" and "Repression (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" play during various cutscenes in Final Fantasy XI.
The phrase from "Memoro de la Ŝtono" also appears in "Fury", composed and arranged by Kumi Tanioka. It is track 20 of disc 2 on the original soundtrack.
"Moongate (Memoro de la Ŝtono)" is an unreleased track arranged by Naoshi Mizuta. It is track 11 on Final Fantasy XI Unreleased Tracks, disc 6 of Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack Premium Box.
====Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia====
"Third Ode: Memoria de la Ŝtono" in the Chains of Promathia original soundtrack also shares its central melody with "Memoro de la Ŝtono". It was arranged by Naoshi Mizuta.
"Third Ode: Memoria de la Ŝtono" plays when the Wyrmking reaffirms the pact he made with the Kuluu during the events of Chains of Promathia.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy===
"Memoro de la Ŝtono" appears as an Event Music Sequence. Even though only the "Memoro de la Ŝtono" section is played, the track is titled "FFXI Opening Theme" in-game.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call====
"Memoro de la Ŝtono" appears once again, but this time as a Battle Music Sequence. It keeps the same title as the one in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
====Theatrhythm Final Bar Line====
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy===
The medley of "Memoro de la Stono~Distant Worlds" was conducted by Arnie Roth and performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Allmänna Sången choir, and Susan Calloway in this studio recording. It was recorded in August 2007 at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden.
===Final Fantasy XI Chips===
The chiptune arrangement of "FFXI Opening Theme" features the "Memoro de la Ŝtono" section. It was arranged by DIRTY-SYNTHESIZER.
==Live performances==
===VOICES: Music from Final Fantasy===
A medley of "Opening Theme from Memoro de la Ŝtono ~ Distant Worlds" was performed live during the concert, arranged by Sachiko Miyano, Shirō Hamaguchi, and Naoshi Mizuta and performed by Izumi Masuda.
It was also recorded and released on the album.
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy XI