Calamari Inkantation
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Calamari Inkantation is a song performed by the Squid Sisters.
Description
Calamari Inkantation is primarily an electronic style song, showing musical similarities to certain J-Pop songs. In-game, the Squid Sisters version is actually a cover of the chorus of Calamari County, as shown through the 23rd Sunken Scroll. The song is shown to have major significance, and the melody is being described as being etched into Inkling and Octoling's DNA, and listening to the song causes them to have powerful effects, from heightened strength to curing brainwashing. It is first played during Enter the Octobot King! At the beginning of the fifth and final phase, the Squid Sisters, as Agents 1 and 2 override DJ Octavio's I am Octavio, to play Calamari Inkantation, which gives Cap'n Cuttlefish the strength to break free of his restraints and dance, while Agent 3 continues on and defeats DJ Octavio, who is also led to dance with the music.
In the Super Smash Bros. series
The song also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and has a chance of playing in the Moray Towers stage. It's also one of the songs that can play when the Squid Sisters Assist Trophy is in use, along with Ink Me Up, and plays when fighting the final boss in Classic Mode as Inkling.
Lyrics
From the booklet included with Splatune was the official lyrics for Calimari Inkantation. The lyrics are nonsensical; the Japanese hiragana simply gives the pronunciation.
Calamari Inkantation Lyrics
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Ya weni marei mirekyarahire Kire hyari yoriherahe nyurahera Chopperipo shurashurafe Nannyuruni weranira shuraharahi Ya weni marei mirekyarahire Kire hyari yoriherahe nyurahera Na nire jute mirekyaraherya Kire hyari nuriherahe nyurahera |
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や うぇに まれぃ みれきゃらひれ きれ ひゃり よりへらへ にゅらへら ちょっぺりぽ しゅらしゅらふぇ なんにゅるに うぇらにら しゅらはらひ や うぇに まれぃ みれきゃらひれ きれ ひゃり よりへらへ にゅらへら な にれ じゅて みれきゃらへりゃ きれ ひゃり ぬりへらへ にゅらへら |
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Remixes
Chorus of Calamari County
This is a folk song rendition of the song, which is also referred to as the Calamari Shanty in the European release of Splatoon. In-universe, this version is not actually a remix, but rather the original version before the Squid Sisters made their own version. Although it is only mentioned in the game through the 23rd Sunken Scroll, this song is not actually heard in Splatoon, instead it appears in Splatune. In Splatoon 2, the song can be heard playing in the background in Skipper Pavilion, but is only noticeable during Recon, where no other music is present.
