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"Liberi Fatali" is the Latin choral opening to the Square Co., Ltd. computer role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu, and is considered one of his masterpieces, if not his best work so far. It was arranged by Shiro Hamaguchi, and the lyrics were written by Kazushige Nojima and Taro Yamashita. It is also notable for being fully orchestrated, unlike most video game music at the time. This was in fact the first time Square had used a fully orchestral piece in one of its games.

Liberi Fatali translates to "Fated Children." However, it is worth noting that the line Fithos lusec wecos vinosec
is not actually Latin. It is actually an anagram of two phrases: "succession of witches" and "love." "Fated Children" also likely refers to the main characters of the game.

Furthermore, the written words at the beginning foreshadow an important conversation between the two main characters, Squall Leonhart and Rinoa Heartilly – though only the lines, "Why?" and "For what?" are actually Rinoa's.

Lyrics

Introduction:

:I'll be here
:Why?
:I'll be waiting... here...
:For what?
:I'll be waiting... for you... so...
:If you come here...
:You'll find me.
:I promise.

This is one of the most correct translations. However, they often vary, as there is no official English translation. In particular, the line Veni hortum veritatis is often translated "discover the truth of the Garden," as this translation makes more sense in the context of the game (here refers to Garden Academy) and could easily be what the writers meant to say. However, the Latin lyrics actually do say "discover the garden of truth" / "discover the true garden."

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