Ballad of Gales

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:

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

Non-Canon Information

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
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	疾風の唄 (Hayate no Uta)	Song of Gales
	French^EU	Requiem de la Tornade	Requiem of the Tornado
	German	Kanon des Sturmes	Canon of the Storm
	Italian	Melodia del Tifone	Melody of the Typhoon
	Spanish^EU	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)