Composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics by Tetsuya Nomura
Translated into Latin by Taro Yamashita
Arranged by Ninian Sword
Video Editor: Dave Hall
The Lifestream is the river of life that circles the planet, giving life to the world. The Shinra Electric Power Company used the Lifestream as an energy source, not caring that it was harming the planet. They also performed experiments on people. One of these men, Sephiroth, found out about the experiments that had been done to him. In his anger and hatred, Sephiroth wanted to destroy everything. When the hero, Cloud, and his friends failed to stop Sephiroth from summoning a giant meteor to destroy the entire planet, the planet itself used the Lifestream as a weapon to stop everything.
Two years after these events in Final Fantasy VII, the planet is still angry. The movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children begins here, as a plague called Geostigma affects many, including the hero Cloud and a boy named Denzel, an orphan in the care of Cloud and his childhood friend, Tifa. Geostigma has no known cure.
The Promised Land is an a cappella choir piece with Latin lyrics that ask, “why?” Why are we being punished? But also, why are we begging for forgiveness when the planet clearly did not forgive us for what we did to it? This song takes inspiration from Gregorian Chant in the opening lines, before expanding out into the polyphony of later church music. It is both a lament and an expression of resignation for the way things are. You can also hear this theme referenced in the song “The Promised Land - Cycle of Souls” from Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020).
Lyrics:
Cur in gremio haeremus?
Cur poenam cordi parvo damus?
Stella nobis non concessit
Venarum pulsus in terram fluens
Parvus pulsus
Cor mortem ducens
Vita mollis in stellam redeunt
Animam sacrificare necesse est?
Cur in gremio haeremus?
Cur veniam petimus
In terra fatali?
Translation:
Why do we cling together?
Why do we give punishment to lesser hearts?
The Planet did not forgive us
The pulse of veins flows through the earth
A faint, faint pulse
Of a heart drawn to death
A gentle life returns to the planet
Is it necessary to sacrifice souls?
Why do we cling together?
Why do we beg for forgiveness
In the Promised Land?
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29 сен 2024
