Wayward Daughter

"Wayward Daughter" is a boss theme that plays during the battle against Tsukuyomi in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood.
It was composed and arranged by Masayoshi Soken, with the lyrics written by Natsuko Ishikawa and Michael-Christopher Koji Fox. It was sung by Satoko Fujiwara, Takashi Baba, and Joe Tsuchizaki.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were released on the Developers' Blog and later on the Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack. The lyrics were translated into Japanese and English by Natsuko Ishikawa and John Crow.
The official lyrics do not include the italicized lyrics, which are from a previous stanza.
;Japanese/English
:華は　装束く
:意味　ひとひらを
:定めしや　我生くを　断ち翻して
:さあ　いざ――
:Westward lies bleed t'ward the east
:　"西の虚栄が　東へと流れ込む"
:Wayward daughter, step into the night
:　"価値なき娘よ　夜闇へと踏み入れたまえ"
:Restless eyes, blind to the beast
:　"瞑れぬその目も　堕ちた己を映しはしまい"
:Barren waters yield unto the tide
:　"無力な露は　流れに従うしかないのだよ――"
:寄る辺の　月は
:紅蓮に　冴えて
:遺せしは　抗いの　名残のみなれど
:さあ　いざ――
:Westward lies bleed t'ward the east
:Wayward daughter, step into the night
:Restless eyes, blind to the beast
:Barren waters yield unto the tide
;Rōmaji/English
:hana wa shousoku
:imi hitohira wo
:sadameshi ya ware iku wo tachihirugaeshite
:sa iza――
:Westward lies bleed t'ward the east
:Wayward daughter, step into the night
:Restless eyes, blind to the beast
:Barren waters yield unto the tide
:yorube no tsuki wa
:guren ni saete
:nokoseshi wa aragai no nagori nomi naredo
:sa iza――
:Westward lies bleed t'ward the east
:Wayward daughter, step into the night
:Restless eyes, blind to the beast
:Barren waters yield unto the tide
;Official English translation
:Flower waiting to be plucked
:Each petal a promise torn
:Shorn one by one and cast to the winds, I gave unto them my all...all...
:No...No more!
:Westward lies bleed t'ward the east
:Wayward daughter, step into the night
:Restless eyes, blind to the beast
:Barren waters yield unto the tide
:Sanctuary of the moon
:Tainted by the crimson light
:Naught save the night shall know our sorrow, we give unto it our all...all...
:No...No more!
===Tsukuyomi's Pain===
"Tsukuyomi's Pain" is an arrangement consisting of a medley of "A Father's Pride", "Lunacy", and "Wayward Daughter" and was performed at the Final Fantasy XIV Orchestra Concert 2019 -Eorzean Symphony-. The official lyrics were released on the Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2.
;English
:Flower waiting to be plucked
:Each petal a promise torn
:Shorn one by one and cast to the winds, I gave unto them my all... all...
:No... No more!
:Westward lies bleed t'ward the east
:Wayward daughter, step into the night
:Restless eyes, blind to the beast
:Barren waters yield unto the tide
:Flower waiting to be plucked
:Each petal a promise torn
:Shorn one by one and cast to the winds, I gave unto them my all... all...
:No... No more!
;Japanese
:華は　く
:意味　ひとひらを
:定めしや　我生くを　断ち翻して
:さあ　いざ――
:西の虚栄が　東へと流れ込む
:価値なき娘よ　夜闇へと踏み入れたまえ
:瞑れぬその目も　堕ちた己を映しはしまい
:無力な露は　流れに従うしかないのだよ――
:華は　装束く
:意味　ひとひらを
:定めしや　我生くを　断ち翻して
:さあ　いざ――
==Composition==
The Japanese lyrics are sung by a woman, and recount the suffering of Yotsuyu goe Brutus, who had summoned Tsukuyomi into her body. The male, English chorus is sung by Yotsuyu's tormentors, the second line in particular representing her parents. The lyrics reveal the misery Yotsuyu has felt and cannot reveal as herself or as Tsukuyomi, only as her "Tsuyu" persona. In the end, Yotsuyu chooses to rebel, as she does after the battle, killing Asahi sas Brutus.https://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/002393.html
Throughout Stormblood, petals, moon, and the night are used to symbolize Yotsuyu, and later Tsukuyomi; in particular, the patch which contained Castrum Fluminis is entitled Under the Moonlight. Crimson is a synecdoche for Stormblood as a whole, and the bloodshed in the revolutions of Doma and Ala Mhigo in particular.
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood===
"Wayward Daughter" plays during the final phase of the battle against Tsukuyomi in , after "Lunacy" which plays during the second phase. It begins playing when she casts Nightbloom for the second time, timed so that the piano alone carries the melody as she is casting, other instruments come in as the animation resolves, and the lyrics begin as combat resumes.
"Wayward Daughter" is track 105 on the Stormblood: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival===
====Theatrhythm Final Bar Line====
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV - The Best===
"Wayward Daughter (Chiptune Version)" appears as a bonus track on the album.
===Journeys: Final Fantasy XIV ~Arrangement Album~===
A band arrangement of "Wayward Daughter" is performed by The Primals which appears on this album. The vocalist is Yoshino Nanjo (Suzaku).
===Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Vol.2===
An orchestral arrangement of "Tsukuyomi's Pain" was released with Sachiko Miyano as the arranger. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nikikai Chorus Group.
==Live performances==
===Eorzean Symphony: Final Fantasy XIV Orchestral Album Vol.2===
A concert performance of "Tsukuyomi's Pain" orchestrated by Sachiko Miyano for the Eorzean Symphony was 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).
==Compilation album appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV - The Best===
"Wayward Daughter" is track 1 on the album.
===Square Enix Music Chips Selection CD===
"Wayward Daughter (Chiptune Version)" from Final Fantasy XIV - The Best is track 9 on the album.
===Untempered 2: Final Fantasy XIV Primal Battle Themes===
"Wayward Daughter" is track 18 of disc 1 on the album.
===Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box===
"Wayward Daughter" is track 2 on side B of the Stormblood Vinyl LP album.
==Citations==
Category:Battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV