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Liberi Fatali is a song from Final Fantasy VIII. Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Shiro Hamaguchi, and written by Kazushige Nojima and Taro Yamashita, "Liberi Fatali" is the Latin choral opening to the game. It is notable for being fully orchestrated, unusual for game music at the time, and the first time Square had done such a thing.

Liberi Fatali translates to "Fated Children". The line 'Fithos lusec wecos vinosec' is not actually Latin, being an anagram of two phrases: "succession of witches" and "love."

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While there is no official translation to this song, the following is considered to be the most accurate:

The line "Veni hortum veritatis" is often translated "discover the truth of the Garden", which makes sense within the context of the game. However, the Latin lyrics actually say "discover the garden of truth" / "discover the true garden." Also, although the word "Cunae" means "Nest for young birds, "Cunae sunt non" is usually translated as "The childhood years are gone", or "Your cradles are gone".

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