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'''Rhapsodies of Vana'diel''' is the vocal ending theme of the [[Final Fantasy XI]] expansion of the [[Rhapsodies of Vana'diel|same name]]. It was added in the [[November 2015 Version Update Changes|November 2015 Version Update]] along with the finale of the expansion.

The song is a vocal arrangement based on [[Vana'diel March]]. The music was composed by [[Naoshi Mizuta]] and performed by RiRiKA (who had been a FFXI player herself) and MARiE of Phantasmagoric. The lyrics were written by [[Yaeko Sato]].

Square requested that players submit emails with recordings of their voice. Mizuta said that a little under 700 total players submitted samples and that editing and mixing of their vocals took about a week. Mizuta estimated about 20-30% of submissions were from western players and 60% of them were male. The players whose samples were used were listed in the credits in-game.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZgBk7_jTM</youtube>

==Lyrics==

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| width=50% valign=top| '''Original Japanese'''

思い出す<br>
独り立ちの日

時 が経ち 家族となり<br>
走り疲れて 見上げれば<br>
星の唄と 絆のコーラス

今こそ響き渡れ<br>
世界の名前はヴァナ・ディール

神の子 冒険者よ<br>
クリスタルのもとへ

届いてる<br>
呼びかけの声

新しい答えがある

愛に包まれて<br>
空を超えて光り出す

今また力合わせ<br>
世界を繋ごう ヴァナ・ディール

希望の旅は続く<br>
はるかとこしえに
| width=50% valign=top | '''English translation'''

When I set out<br>
The only footsteps<br>
Were my own.

Yet as I traveled,<br>
Ever more voices were<br>
Added to my chorus.

A chorus that echoed throughout<br>
the land...of Vana'diel.

Adventurers...children of Altana...<br>
Gather now, proud before the crystals.

And as I strove ever forward<br>
The voices called out to me

Giving answers I never heard before.

Never had I felt so safe<br>
As my spirit soared toward the sky.

Together we are more than when we stand alone<br>
Protecting the land...of Vana'diel.

And we press ever forward...<br>
And the sun never sets.
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==Related Links==
* [http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/vanaproj/detail/endingsong.html?lng=en&rgn=us#_ga=1.115928646.1581349507.1397805989 Vana'diel Project page for the song]
* [https://www.famitsu.com/news/201603/24102024.html Famitsu interview with Mizuta about the song]
[[Category:Music]]