Yeul's Theme

"Yeul's Theme"

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"Yeul's Theme" (ユールのテーマ, Yūru no Tēma?) is Paddra Nsu-Yeul's leitmotif from Final Fantasy XIII-2. It is an acoustic guitar tune composed by Naoshi Mizuta with lyrics performed by Joelle. Mizuta wanted to create a pretty and poignant ballad. The piano ad-lib during the interlude was performed by Mizuta's favorite pianist, Febian Reza Pane.^[1]

An arrangement called "Noel & Yeul ~The Promise~" (ノエルとユール　～光の約束～, Noeru to Yūru ~Hikari no Yakusoku~?, lit. Noel & Yeul ~Pact of the Light~) plays in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.

Game appearances Edit

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Edit

"Yeul's Theme" plays in scenes associated with Yeul in the Yaschas Massif 1X AF and Augusta Tower 200 AF and in the Dying World after Caius and Noel fight, and when Yeul in that time says her goodbyes to Noel. The two variants of her theme are "Song of the Farseers" and "Eyes of Etro". Her theme is subtly featured in "The Promised Future", while an orchestral version is featured in the "Ending Credits".

"Yeul's Theme" lyrics Edit

Sooner than memories begin to fray

Everything from the past just swept away

Remembering when all who have gone are now lost

Many paths, many seasons I have seen

Time has washed them away just like the sea

So many fates and dreams will become tragedies

To see you safe

To watch you grow

Visions of love, my only hope

Such loneliness is worth the price

I'll protect you with my life

Constantly guiding despite the cost

Hoping against fear when all is lost

Pity not my destiny, no

My sacrifice is worth this

To see you safe

To watch you grow

Visions of love, my only hope

This loneliness is worth the price

I'll protect you with my life

This burden I must bear alone

For many lives and more to come

My loneliness is worth the price

I'll protect you with my life

I'll protect you with my life

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Edit

"Noel & Yeul ~The Promise~" is the nineteenth track on the first disc of the soundtrack. It is a piano arrangement of "Yeul's Theme" containing some of the track's vocals along with a short reprises of "Blinded By Light" and "Noel's Theme ~The Shadow Hunter~". It plays after Lightning's battle with Noel in Luxerion. "Sunset Prism" and "Sunset Path" reprise the track's melody. They play as evening themes in Luxerion and the Wildlands respectively.

"Noel & Yeul ~The Promise~" lyrics Edit

Sooner than memories begin to fray

Everything from the past just swept away

Remembering when all who have gone are now lost

Many paths, many seasons I have seen

Time has washed them away just like the sea

So many fates and dreams will become tragedies

To see you safe

To watch you grow

Visions of love, my only hope

Such loneliness is worth the price

I'll protect you with my life

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