The "Ballad of Gales" is a recurring song in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]
Location and uses[]
The "Ballad of Gales" is taught to Link by the Wind God, Cyclos.[2] He teaches it to Link after shooting an Arrow at him while caught in one of his cyclones, which can be found at the Mother & Child Isles, the Northern Triangle Island, and the Shark Island. The song allows Link to warp to one of following islands of the Great Sea:
- Mother & Child Isles
- Windfall Island
- Dragon Roost Island
- Tingle Island
- Greatfish Isle
- Tower of the Gods
- Southern Fairy Island
- Forest Haven
- Outset Island
The "Ballad of Gales" is also required to obtain the Fire and Ice Arrows from the Fairy Queen in the Mother and Child Isles.
Spinoff appearances[]
Hyrule Warriors Legends[]
In Hyrule Warriors Legends, the "Ballad of Gales" is played whenever a Warrior uses the Ocarina item during a battle, summoning a cyclone that carries them to one of the Owl Statues on the map.
Trivia[]
- The last nine seconds of the "Ballad of Gales" resemble the "Minuet of Forest" from Ocarina of Time.
Nomenclature[]
- Ballads are usually plot-driven songs, typically showing rather than telling what is happening.
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Language | Name | Meaning | |
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Japanese | 疾風の唄 (Hayate no Uta) | Song of Gales |
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FrenchEU | Requiem de la Tornade | Requiem of the Tornado |
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German | Kanon des Sturmes | Canon of the Storm |
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Italian | Melodia del Tifone | Melody of the Typhoon |
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SpanishEU | Melodía del Tornado | Cyclone Melody |
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 97 (TWW)
- ↑ "Waaaaa-hoooooooooooooo! In the hands of a Wind Waker like you, my adorable little cyclones will be as happy as can be!" — Cyclos (The Wind Waker)
Song of Time · Epona's Song · Song of Storms · Wind's Requiem· Ballad of the Wind Fish · Saria's Song · Zelda's Lullaby · Ballad of the Goddess · Recurring Music
Manbo's Mambo · Minuet of Forest · Bolero of Fire · Serenade of Water · Requiem of Spirit · Nocturne of Shadow · Prelude of Light · Song of Soaring · Ballad of Gales
Ceremonial Song · Elegy of Emptiness · Frog's Song of Soul · Goron Lullaby · New Wave Bossa Nova · Oath to Order · Scarecrow's Song · Sonata of Awakening · Song of Healing · Sun's Song
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Harp |
Flute |
Other |
Link's Awakening (Ocarina)
Manbo's Mambo · Frog's Song of Soul · Ballad of the Wind Fish
Ocarina of Time (Fairy Ocarina / Ocarina of Time)
Zelda's Lullaby · Epona's Song · Saria's Song · Sun's Song · Song of Time · Song of Storms · Scarecrow's Song
Minuet of Forest · Bolero of Fire · Serenade of Water · Requiem of Spirit · Nocturne of Shadow · Prelude of Light
Majora's Mask (Ocarina of Time)
Song of Time (Inverted Song of Time · Song of Double Time) · Song of Healing · Epona's Song · Song of Soaring · Song of Storms · Scarecrow's Song
Sonata of Awakening · Goron Lullaby · New Wave Bossa Nova · Elegy of Emptiness · Oath to Order
Oracle of Ages (Harp of Ages)
Tune of Echoes · Tune of Currents · Tune of Ages
Skyward Sword (Goddess's Harp)
Ballad of the Goddess · Farore's Courage · Nayru's Wisdom · Din's Power · Song of the Hero
Wind's Requiem · Command Melody · Ballad of Gales · Song of Passing · Earth God's Lyric · Wind God's Aria