"One-Winged Angel" (Katayoku no Tenshi) is the theme that plays during the final battle of Final Fantasy VII. The name of the song refers to Safer Sephiroth's single black wing. The track has since become Sephiroth's theme song, unseating what was originally his theme song, "Those Chosen by the Planet." The song and its title have become synonymous with Sephiroth, and in later appearances he has possessed a single wing to draw back to the song.
One-Winged Angel lyrics, Final Fantasy VII
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LATIN
Estuans interius
ira vehementi
Estuans interius
ira vehementi
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
Sors immanis
Et inanis
Sors immanis
Et inanis
Veni, veni, venias,
Ne me mori facias
Veni, veni, venias,
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Ne me mori facias
Veni, veni, venias, Gloriosa
Ne me mori facias Generosa
Veni, veni, venias, Gloriosa
Ne me mori facias Generosa
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
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ENGLISH
Burning inside
with violent anger
Burning inside
with violent anger
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
Fate - monstrous
and empty
Fate - monstrous
and empty
Come, come, O come,
do not let me die
Come, come, O come,
do not let me die
Come, come, O come, Glorious
do not let me die Noble
Come, come, O come, Glorious
do not let me die Noble
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
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Other Verions
One-Winged Angel Arrangements
Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks
"One-Winged Angel" was included as an orchestrated rearrangement in the album Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
An arrangement of the song titled, "The World's Enemy", plays during a flashback sequence where Sephiroth battles Genesis Rhapsodos, and the Sephiroth boss battle in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- along with "Controlling the Iron Beast". Compared to the original song, this arrangement features a shorter introduction leading into the vocals much earlier, and is shorter as a whole.
An interesting note is that this remix focuses on the orchestral elements of the song, providing a sharp contrast between it and Genesis' theme, the similarly titled "A Flapping Black Wing" which focuses on rock elements.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Dissidia features the arranged version of "One Winged-Angel" from the Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks album as a battle theme, and may be heard whenever a story battle occurs in the Northern Crater. It can also be the default choice for fights against Sephiroth or Cloud.
Kingdom Hearts
An arranged version is used for the boss battles with Sephiroth in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, as well as playing during his fights with Cloud in cutscenes. This version of the song features a much shorter intro, leading almost immediately into the Latin vocals, and the vocals as a whole are more prominent than in the original version.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
"One-Winged Angel" was remixed in the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for the final battle between Cloud and Sephiroth. This remix is titled "Advent: One-Winged Angel," and was meant to be the main focus of the film's soundtrack. The original, orchestral version from the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack was loaded into a computer, with rock instruments playing over it, and the overall tempo increased, to give the song a more intense feel than the original. In Advent Children Complete, the remix is extended slightly to accommodate the longer fight scene between Cloud and Sephiroth.
In the commentary for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Nobuo Uematsu comments that the previous orchestration never really quite felt right to him and, by contrast, the combination of orchestra and metal sounds seemed to be what the piece really required all along. Uematsu also noted various rock bands that had performed their songs with an orchestra, and failed, and stated that because "One-Winged Angel" was written for neither an orchestra or a rock band, the two styles ending up meshing together well for the song's remix.
The lyrics of the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children version were completely different from those of the original.
One-Winged Angel lyrics, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
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LATIN
Noli manere, manere in memoria
Noli manere, manere in memoria
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Saevam iram, iram et dolorem
Saevam iram, iram et dolorem
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Ferum terribile, terribile fatum
Noli manere, manare in memoria
Noli manere, manare in memoria
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Veni, mi fili. Veni, mi fili
Hic veni, da mihi mortem iterum
Veni, mi fili. Veni, mi fili
Hic veni, da mihi...
Noli manere in memoria
Saevam iram et dolorem
Ferum terribile fatum
Ille iterum veniet
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
(Qui mortem invitavis)
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
(Poena funesta natus)
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
(Noli nomen vocare)
Mi fili, veni, veni, veni, mi fili
(Ille iterum veniet)
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Sephiroth
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ENGLISH
Won't remain, remain in memory
Won't remain, remain in memory
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Raging anger, anger and misery
Raging anger, anger and misery
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Fierce terror, fierce fate
Won't remain, remain in memory
Won't remain, remain in memory
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
Come, my son. Come, my son
Come here, give me death once more
Come, my son. Come, my son
Come here, give me...
Won't remain in memory
Raging anger and misery
Fierce, terrible fate
The second advent
My son, come, come, come, my son
My son, come, come, come, my son
My son, come, come, come, my son
My son, come, come, come, my son
My son, come, come, come, my son
(By death's invitation)
My son, come, come, come, my son
(Painful tainted birth)
My son, come, come, come, my son
(Won't call the name)
My son, come, come, come, my son
(The second advent)
Sephiroth, Sephiroth
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