Yakusoku no Daichi (The Promised Land) Cur in gremio haeremus? Why do we cling together? Cur poenam cordi parvo damus? Why give punishment to lesser hearts? Stella nobis non concessit, non concessit (x2) The stars did not forgive us, did not forgive us (x2)   Venarum pulsus in terram fluens, in terram fluens The throbbing pulse flows through the earth, flows through the earth   Parvus pulsus A tiny pulse Cor mortem ducens A heart drawn to death Vita mollis in stellam redeunt A gentle life returns to the stars Animam sacrificare necesse est? Must souls be sacrificed? Cur in gremio, in gremio haeremus? Why do we cling, cling together? Cur veniam petimus Why do we beg for forgiveness In terra fatali? In the promised land? Return to Table of Contents Tenrai (Divinity) Habitavit He stayed Dormivit He slept Caelo missus rex The king sent from heaven Poena terrae motus Punishment shook the earth Error humanus To err is human Cujus fructus foris His fruit, out-of-doors Cujus verbum clavis His word, a key Calamitas excitata ab imo An awakened calamity within Cum haustus est fremitu With a drink, he is angry Cum levatus est carmine When risen, he is crimson Fatum invitans ruina sive paradisus Fate invites us to ruin or to paradise   Preces Prayers Clamorque Cries Pauci resistentes So little resistance Sola Dea fatum novit Only the Goddess knows their fate Return to Table of Contents Sairin: Hen'yoku no Tenshi (Advent: One-Winged Angel) Noli manere, manere in memoria (x2) Do not remain, remain a memory Sephiroth! Sephiroth!   Saevam iram, iram et dolorem (x2) He has a cruel anger, anger and pain Sephiroth! Sephiroth!   Ferum terribile, terribile fatum A fierce, terrible man has a terrible fate   (repeat)   Veni, mi fili (x2) Come, my son (x2) Hic veni, da mihi mortem iterum Come here--give me death again Veni, mi fili (x2) Come, my son (x2) Hic veni, da mihi Come here--give it to me   Noli manere in memoria Do not remain a memory Saevam iram et dolorem Cruel anger and pain Ferum terribile fatum Wild, terrible fate Ille iterum veniet He will come again   Mi fili, veni--veni, veni, mi fili (x4) My son, come--come, come, my son (x4)   Mi fili, veni--veni, veni, mi fili My son, come--come, come, my son (x4) (Qui mortem invitavis) (He who invited death) Mi fili, veni--veni, veni, mi fili My son, come--come, come, my son (x4) (Poena funesta natus) (Was born for a deadly punishment) Mi fili, veni--veni, veni, mi fili My son, come--come, come, my son (x4) (Noli nomen vocare) (Do not call his name) Mi fili, veni--veni, veni, mi fili My son, come--come, come, my son (x4) (Ille iterum veniet) (He will come again) Sephiroth! Sephiroth! Sephiroth! Return to Table of Contents