Wave Goodbye
Wave Goodbye
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| Artist | Squid Sisters |
| Lyricist | Callie (in-game)[1] |
| Vocals | keity.pop Mari Kikuma Callie (in-game) Marie (in-game) |
| Game | Splatoon 3 |
| Heard in Splatoon 3 | Endcredits after finishingStory Mode |
| Featured in |  JukeboxSplatune 3 - disc 3, track 18  Nintendo Music –link |
| Genre | Pop |
| BPM | 126 |
| Key signature | D major |
| Time signature | 4/4 |
| Length | 5:31 2:11 (In the Studio video) |
| Sample | https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:RotM_Wave_Goodbye.mp3 |
Wave Goodbye is asong by theSquid Sisters. It is played during the endcredits ofSplatoon 3's story mode,Return of the Mammalians.
Description
Wave Goodbye is an atmospheric J-pop song that starts with somber, drawn-out melodies that build up to an energetic chorus. Following the chorus, the intensity drops again, and the Squid Sisters pause singing as unidentified human-sounding vocals sing the lyrics toCalamari Inkantation. The Squid Sisters then harmonize with this voice singing their own lyrics before transitioning out of the interlude and back into the pre-chorus.
The major mode of the track (as opposed to the relative B minor) is implied harmonically but it does not fully resolve to the tonic D major until the interlude, around 3:19 in theSplatune 3 release. This keeps the tension and momentum up throughout the first half of the track, as it never feels securely anchored in the major key.
According to the interview withMarie,Marina, andBig Man inSplatune 3,Callie wrote the lyrics toWave Goodbye, wanting to write a song about her feelings toward her distant ancestors and the planet, andShy-Ho-Shy then wrote the melody.
Wave Goodbye plays during thecredits sequence ofReturn of the Mammalians inSplatoon 3. Before the credits play, the release of the song is reported on byDeep Cut in a specialAnarchy Splatcast broadcast;Frye initially claims to be "big MAD about it", but the three of them then realize that Agents 1 and 2 are in fact the Squid Sisters and decide to play the song.
The credits ofSplatune 3 reveal thatWave Goodbye is the only new track in the game byShiho Fujii, the original sound team member responsible for the music of the Squid Sisters. The other new Squid Sisters songs,Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today andLiquid Sunshine (as well as the arrangement ofCity of Color (2023)), were written and produced byYumi Takahashi. This is alluded to in the interview with Marie, Marina, and Big Man, which states that, in-universe, Shy-Ho-Shy producedWave Goodbye whereasYou★Me producedTomorrow's Nostalgia Today.
Lyrics
The booklet included withSplatune 3 gives the official lyrics forWave Goodbye. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanesehiragana simply give the pronunciation.
| Wave Goodbye | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squid Sisters | Japanese Lyrics[2] | Romanized Lyrics | ||
| Callie | Marie | |||
 |  | まの しゅらり ゆわめきゅ しゃしゃれて ぴゅらり うねりにっちゅ みやてにゅこら のらうぇて にゅらめら しゅらめら てゅらめきゅ | Mano shurari yuwamekyu Shasharete pyurari unerinitchu Miyatenyukora norawete Nyuramera shuramera tyuramekyu | |
| | そうぇて きゅらり もれにけ しゃしゃれて ぴゅらり うねりにゅって よわけにゅもら てゅらりて にゅらめら しゅらめら てぃらめけらっしょ | Sowete kyurari morenike Shasharete pyurari unerinyutte Yowakenyumora tyurarite Nyuramera shuramera tiramekerassho | |
| | まの とぅられ しゅらめきゅ ちゃちゃれけ ぴゅらり うねらにっちゅ みやてにゅこら そりゃめて にゅらめら しゅらめら にゅらめきゅ | Mano turare shuramekyu Chachareke pyurari uneranitchu Miyatenyukora soryamete Nyuramera shuramera nyuramekyu | |
| | きうぇて ひゅらり もれにけ しゃしゃれて ぴあり うねりめっちぇ よわてにゅ そりゃ てゅられて にゅらめら しゅらめら てぃらめけら | Kiwete hyurari morenike Shasharete piari unerimetche Yowatenyu sorya tyurarete Nyuramera shuramera tiramekera | |
| | もうぇて ふぃらりら なみにょわて よら しゃんしゃん こうぇて きゅらしぇ うぃんうぃん よりけらにゅ | Mowete firarira naminyowate Yora shanshan kowete kyurashe Win'win yorikeranyu | |
| | わな しゅーりん にょえて きゅられいきゅ ぱけな ちぇっきゅ もらにっしゅ となうぇて ゆのわに もゆうぇて | Wana shūrin nyoete kyurareikyu Pakena chekkyu moranisshu Tonawete yunowani mo yuwete | |
| ちゅてらぺ とぅらぺ ぬらめっきゅ けしぇらて ふぉにゅ られきゅって | Chuterape turape nuramekkyu Kesherate fonyu rarekyutte | ||
| | くねらにゅらけ うぉこらっちぇ もにゅれ てゅらにて | Kuneranyurake wokoratche Monyure tyuranite | |
| | わな しゅーりん ぽえて てぃらてきゅら ぱけら めっきゅ られてゅうり きゅらめきゅ しうぉかれの ふぉしに | Wana shūrin poete tiratekyura Pakera mekkyu raretyuuri Kyuramekyu shiwokareno foshini | |
| ちゅてらぺ とぅらペ ぱらめっきゅ けしぇらて もりん られきゅって | Chuterape turape paramekkyu Kesherate morin rarekyutte | ||
| | くねらにゅら ゆらめらり もにゅれ てゅらりにゅきゅ | Kuneranyura yuramerari Monyure tyurarinyukyu | |
| | うぉりん とぅら みゅってらてしょ のら にゅら うぇな | Worin tura myutteratesho Nora nyura wena | |
| | たうぇて ふぃらりら なみにょわけ うぉら しゃんしゃん こうぇて にゅける ひらりめって しょめて | Tawete firarira naminyowake Wora shanshan kowete nyukeru Hirarimette shomete | |
| | わな しゅーりん ゆうぇに にゅらめいちぇ ぱけら てぃっきゅ もらにしゅ きゅらめきゅ てぃうぉかれに ゆうぇて | Wana shūrin yuweni nyurameiche Pakera tikkyu moranishu Kyuramekyu tiwokareni yuwete | |
| ちゅてらぺ とぅらぺ ぬらめっきゅ けしぇらて ふぉり られきゅって | Chuterape turape nuramekkyu Kesherate fori rarekyutte | ||
| | くねらみゅらけ うぉこらっちぇ もにゅれ てゅらにて | Kuneramyurake wokoratche Monyure tyuranite | |
| | わな しゅーりん ぽえて きゅらめきゅら ぱけら めっきゅ られてゅうり となうぇて わのてゅらに きうぇて | Wana shūrin poete kyuramekyura Pakera mekkyu raretyuuri Tonawete wanotyurani kiwete | |
| ちゅてらぺ とぅらぺ ぬらめっきゅ うぉってみて ちゃり められきゅって | Chuterape turape nuramekkyu Wottemite chari merarekyutte | ||
| | くねらみゅら ゆら めらり もにゅれ てゅらりめきゅ | Kuneramyura yura merari Monyure tyurarimekyu | |
| | うぉりん とぅら みゅってらてしょ のら にゅら うぇな | Worin tura myutteratesho Nora nyura wena | |
| | まの とぅられ ゆらめきゅ にゅらめら しゅらめら てぃらめけらっしょ | Mano turare yuramekyu Nyuramera shuramera tiramekerassho | |
Other versions
Wave Goodbye (In the Studio)
The behind-the-scenes video uploaded by Nintendo[3][4] uses a shortened version of the song.
Samples and interpolations
Chorus of Calamari County
- Main article:Chorus of Calamari County
Part ofCalamari Inkantation and theChorus of Calamari County can be heard inWave Goodbye.
Fresh Start
- Main article:Fresh Start
Samples ofFresh Start can be most noticeably heard at 3:00-3:07, before theCalamari Inkantation section.
Trivia
- One of the verses appears to be saying "Shiokaze no hoshi", the Japanese title of the song.
- Wave Goodbye is the one of the only credits songs to not have a live version or aGrand Festival version along with#47 onward.
Etymology
Wave Goodbye is a pun onwave, and waving goodbye as theSplatoon 3 credits song.
Names in other languages
The name of the song is the same as English in all languages except for Japanese.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | シオカゼの星 shiokaze no hoshi | Star of the Sea Breeze. Also a pun onshiokara. |
