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==Description==

===Overall===
The "Ballad of the Wind fish" has two different versions in the Legend of Zelda which don't seem to have any link between them, except for one thing: they are both composed by Mr. [[Koji Kondo]].

===Link's Awakening (DX)===
[[Image:BoTWF.gif|left]]The "Ballad of the Wind fish" is a song that [[Marin]] teaches you in this game. She sings it all the time, although it is never cleared up how or when she learned that song. Many people in [[Mabe Village]] like it and even all the way over in [[Animal Village]] there are fans of that song. Marin has actually even sung the BotWF in front of the [[Wind Fish's Egg]] herself, but without the [[Instruments of the Sirens]] the [[Wind Fish]] will not respond. 

 [[Image:LinkMarinBallad_LA.png|center]]

For Link the BotWF proves to be the most valuable of the three songs as it is the only way to make the Wind fish arouse from his eternal slumber. Also this song must be played on the [[Ocarina]] combined with all eight Instruments of the Sirens to open the entrance of the Wind fish's Egg, which leads him to the final battle with the most powerful [[Nightmares]] of [[Koholint]]. 

===Majora's Mask===
In Majora's Mask a different version of the BotWF exists, which is performed by the ancient Zora Band named the "[[Indigo-gos]]" with their lead singer who was the mother of [[Lulu]], who is the current singer in the new group of the "Indigo-gos". The BotWF is a classic number that only some of the adult people like [[Toto]] and [[Gorman]] still seem to remember. The main purpose of performing the song as all four versions of Link in the [[Latté Milk bar]] at night, is to obtain the "[[Circus Leader's Mask]]" from Gorman. The song itself sounds different to its LA counterpart.

[[Image:4LinksBallad_MM.jpg|center|400px]]

Here are the lay-outs for all of the four instrument versions:

{|style="background:white"
|- style="background:#CC9966;"
| '''Instrument''' || '''Button Combination'''
|- style="background:beige;"
| Goron Drums || {{N64 a}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 c down}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 c right}}
|- style="background:beige;"
| Zora Guitar || {{N64 c up}}{{N64 c right}}{{N64 c down}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 c up}}{{N64 c left}}{{N64 c right}}{{N64 c down}}
|- style="background:beige;"
| Deku Pipes || {{N64 c left}}{{N64 a}}{{N64 c down}}{{N64 c left}}{{N64 c right}}
|- style="background:beige;"
| Ocarina of Time || {{N64 c up}}{{N64 c left}}{{N64 c right}}{{N64 c left}}
|}

==Relevant Quotes==

===Link's Awakening===

Marin after [[Tarin]] leaves for the woods:

 Hi!  Tarin went 
 to the forest to
 look for toad-  
 stools, but I'd 
 rather sing.    
 Listen to this, 
 it's called the 
 'Ballad of the  
 Wind Fish.'<br>
 Hey!  That's a 
 nice Ocarina you
 have there! Will
 you accompany   
 me as I sing?<br>
 I just love to  
 sing-- what can 
 I say?  What do 
 you like to do, 
 Link ?

Marin just after [[Tarin]] returns home:

 Link , Tarin's  
 taking a nap at 
 home.  I don't  
 know how he can 
 sleep on such a 
 nice day!  It   
 makes me want to
 sing a song...  
 Yes, the song is
 'Ballad of the  
 Wind Fish!'

Marin after she teaches you the Ballad of the Wind Fish on the Ocarina:

 You've learned  
 the 'Ballad of  
 the Wind Fish!' 
 This song will  
 always remain in
 your heart!<br>
 Please remember 
 this song!  You 
 should play it  
 every once in a 
 while to keep it
 fresh in your   
 mind!

The [[Owl]] after completing the 7th Dungeon:

 Hoot!  That girl
 sang her song in
 front of the    
 Egg! Her 'Ballad
 of the Wind     
 Fish' is a song 
 of awakening!   
 Did she actually
 intend to wake  
 the Wind Fish?! 
 The next Sirens'
 Instrument is in
 the west.  Play 
 your melodies so
 the unliving    
 stones might    
 hear!  Show your
 courage!  The   
 Wind Fish waits 
 for you!  Hoot!

===Majora's Mask===

[[Toto]] when meeting him in the lobby of [[Mayor Dotour]]'s Residence:

 That's the greeting used among us
 Zoras.<br>
 Oh, forgive me. I am Toto,
 manager of the band, The
 Indigo-Go's.<br>
 I'm out of business cards, so a
 Zora greeting will have to do.<br>
 The Indigo-Go's is the popular
 group that we Zora are so proud
 of. They've put out a lot of songs.<br>
 One of their hits is
 "Ballad of the Wind Fish."
 You know that song, don't you?<br>
 Huh? You don't?
 Really?
 Even one that famous?
 Hmmm...
 You'd be able to hear it if the
 show wasn't canceled. It's such
 a shame.<br>
 Canceling the show isn't
 something I want to do at all.<br>
 It was the first performance at
 the carnival for The Indigo-Go's in
 a while, so I'm sorry for the fans.<br>
 But with the diva the way she is
 right now, a show would be...<br>
 Urr...Lately, only bad things have
 been happening at Zora Hall...


Gorman & Toto dialog after playing the BoftWF on stage:

Gorman:

 Tha-That melody...<br>
 That melody...It brings back so
 many memories!

Toto:

 It's their old standby...
 "Ballad of the Wind Fish."<br>
 That's the song that members of
 the previous generation of The
 Indigo-Go's made famous!

Gorman:

 I entered show business because I
 heard this song at the Carnival of
 Time long ago...<br>
 By doing performances, I thought
 maybe I'd get to meet the singers
 of that song...

Toto:

 The one you heard singing must
 have been the original Lulu,
 mother of the current lead singer
 who's also named Lulu.

Gorman:

 So her daughter is singing now...<br>
 Is that so?
 I'd like to hear that...<br>
 I'm sorry I booed you...
 Please, take my mask.

(Recieves the Circus leader's Mask)

 You've done good work...
 Now you flee, too...


==Miscellaneous Notes==

Here's a link to a page containing several real ocarina songs for the Ballad of the Windfish: [http://www.songbirdocarina.com/songbook.asp?letter=b|Ocarina Song Book]


==Translations==

{|style="background:white"
|- style="background:#CC9966;"
| '''Country''' || '''Name'''
|- style="background:beige;"
| Japanese || 「かぜのさかな」 (?)
|- style="background:beige;"
| English || Ballad of the Wind fish
|- style="background:beige;"
| French || La Ballade du Poisson du Vent
|- style="background:beige;"
| German || Die Ballade vom Wind fish
|- style="background:beige;"
| Spanish || Balada del Pez Volador
|}

==See Also==
*[[Instruments of the Sirens]]
*[[Marin]]
*[[Wind Fish]]
*[[Wind Fish's Egg]]
*[[Circus Leader Mask]]
*[[Indigo-gos]]
*[[Gorman]]
*[[Toto]]
*[http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?p=178 Zeldalegends]



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