"Memoro de la Ŝtono" (lit. "Memory of the Stone") is a vocal section part of the Final Fantasy XI opening theme 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" and "Repression" in the original soundtrack and the track "Third Ode: Memoro 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".
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Lyrics[]
Esperanto[]
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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. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
The tracks "Despair" and "Repression" in the original soundtrack and the track "Third Ode: Memoro de la Ŝtono" in the Chains of Promathia soundtrack share their central melody with "Memoro de la Ŝtono".
"Despair" and "Repression" play during various cutscenes in Final Fantasy XI. "Third Ode: Memoro 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.
Arrangement album appearances[]
Final Fantasy XI Chips[]
The chiptune arrangement of "FFXI Opening Theme" features the "Memoro de la Ŝtono" section.
