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{{Infobox Song
'''Saria's Song''' is a song that made its debut in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'', making several appearances afterward.
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|OoT= Providing friendship with [[Saria]], Contacting Saria
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|OoT= [[Sacred Forest Meadow]]
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"{{Term/Store|Saria's Song||Series, OoT, OoT3D}}" is a recurring song in {{TLoZ|Series}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 96 {{Exp Game|OoT}}}}</ref> It usually serves as background music for places that are related to forests or woods.


Saria's Song is a tune taught to [[Link]] by his best friend, [[Saria]] the [[Kokiri]]. He learns Saria's Song as a symbol of friendship, and playing the song allows him to communicate with Saria.<ref>{{cite|When you want to hear my voice, play Saria's Song. You can talk with me anytime...|Saria|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> Other uses include playing it to cheer up [[Darunia]] when Link first meets him<ref>{{cite|Heeey!! What a nice tune! Just like that, my depression is all gone! Something just came over me! I
==Learning Locations and Uses==
suddenly wanted to dance like crazy!|Darunia|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>, to become friends with the [[Skull Kid]] in the [[Lost Woods]] and win a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]]<ref>{{cite|You know Saria's Song! We should be friends! Here, take this!|Skull Kid|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>, and to get [[Mido]] out of [[Link#Adult Link|Adult Link's]] way on his return journey to the [[Lost Woods]] to find Saria again.<ref>{{cite|Saria plays that song all the time! You...Do you know Saria? That song... Saria taught that song only to her friends... OK... I trust you.|Mido|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>
==={{OoT|-}}===
[[Saria]] teaches "Saria's Song" to [[Link]] as a symbol of friendship when he visits her in the [[Sacred Forest Meadow]] in {{OoT}}. Playing the song allows Link to communicate with Saria at any time.<ref>{{Cite|When you want to hear my voice, play Saria's Song. You can talk with me anytime...|Saria|OoT}}</ref> When Link speaks to her, Saria provides him with information about what to do or where to go next in his quest. If Link opts not to speak to Saria, [[Navi]] will ask if he wants to speak with her instead.<ref>{{Cite|Really? Then do you want to talk
to me?|Navi|OoT}}</ref>


A [[Goron]] near the shortcut to the [[Lost Woods]] in the [[Goron City]] states that all Gorons love music from the forest.<ref>{{cite|By the way, do you know the music coming from deep inside of this tunnel? We all like this music!|Goron|Ocarina of Time}}</ref>
Link can play "Saria's Song" to cheer up [[Darunia]] and receive the [[Goron's Bracelet]] in return.<ref>{{Cite|Heeey!! What a nice tune! Just like that, my depression is all gone! Something just came over me! I suddenly wanted to dance like crazy!|Darunia|OoT}}</ref>. By playing the song to the lone [[Skull Kid]] in the [[Lost Woods]], Link a can obtain a [[Piece of Heart]].<ref>{{Cite|You know Saria's Song! We should be friends! Here, take this!|Skull Kid|OoT}}</ref> Once Link turns into an adult, he must play "Saria's Song" in front of [[Mido]] in the Lost Woods to gain access to the Sacred Forest Meadow.<ref>{{Cite|Saria plays that song all the time! You...Do you know Saria? That song... Saria taught that song only to her friends... OK... I trust you.|Mido|OoT}}</ref>


==How to Play==
"Saria's Song" also serves as the background music for the Lost Woods and the Sacred Forest Meadow.
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==Song==
==={{MM|-}}===
In {{MM}}, "Saria's Song" appears as the background music for the [[Woods of Mystery]] and when [[Pierre]] dances with Link. It also plays during the scene where [[Tatl]], [[Tael]], and the Skull Kid are playing in the woods. During the ending of the game, the Skull Kid mentions that Link has the same smell as the fairy kid who taught him that song in the woods,<ref>{{Cite|Eh-hee-hee...You have the same smell as the fairy kid who taught me that song in the woods...|Skull Kid|MM}}</ref> assuming he is the same Skull Kid as the one in {{OoT|-}}.


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The notes for "Saria's Song" can sometimes appear on a wall in the northern part of [[Termina Field]], where Link can play a song for [[Rupee]]s.


The song makes a last appearance after the game credits, where the [[tree]] stump showing a drawing of Link, Skull Kid, Tatl, and Tael appears.


==={{TP|-}}===
In {{TP}}, a remix of "Saria's Song" appears as the background music of the [[Sacred Grove]]. Also, the Skull Kid plays the song on his horn from time to time.


==={{TFH|-}}===
In {{TFH}}, "Saria's Song" appears as one of the tunes the [[Lucky Lobby Ball]] plays when hit with the [[Sword]].


==Other Appearances==
==={{FPTRR|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
In {{FPTRR}}, "Saria's Song" appears as part of the background music of the [[Deku Temple]].<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= July 12, 2009|retrieved= June 11, 2016|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvp9yZYNxYs&t=55s|title= Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland Music - Deku Temple|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref> A remix of the song also appears as the [[Bana Bana]] boss theme.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= March 18, 2012|retrieved= June 11, 2016|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vryPuPiJ1Q|title= Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland - Deku Temple Boss 2|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
{{Noncanon|End}}


==={{SSBM|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
In {{SSBM}}, "Saria's Song" appears as an alternative background music on the [[Great Bay]] stage, also serving as [[Young Link]]'s theme song.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==={{SSBB|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
"Saria's Song" can be heard at the end of the "[[Ocarina of Time Medley]]" in {{SSBB}}.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==={{HW|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
In {{HW}}, "Saria's Song" substitutes the victory theme during Darunia's victory animation, where he dances to the music as he did in {{OoT|-}}.


When [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] performs a [[Special Attack]] using the [[Baton]], one of the songs that she can play is "Saria's Song".
{{Noncanon|End}}


==={{SSB4|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
"Saria's Song" can be heard at the end of the "Ocarina of Time Medley" in {{SSB4}}. A medley containing "Saria's Song", "[[Saria's Song / Middle Boss Battle]]", is featured as track in {{SSB4|Wii U|-}}.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==={{SSBU|-}}===
{{Noncanon|Start}}
"Saria's Song" can be heard at the end of the "Ocarina of Time Medley" in {{SSBU}}. "Saria's Song / Middle Boss Battle" reappears as a track in {{SSBU|-}}. {{SSBM|-}}'s arrangement of "Saria's Song" also returns as a track.
{{Noncanon|End}}


==Music Theory==
Saria's Song is based on three main notes, F, A, and B. The tonic of the piece is F, resulting in a scalar mode of F Lydian (a major scale with a raised 4th). Although this is where the piece is based harmonically, it is still overall ambiguous in its harmonization, as accidentals in the harmony later on in the piece suggest that the piece is in fact in C Major and it simply starts on the 4th scale degree and a IV in the harmony. The modal basis of the piece is a way to make the song sound more [[Medieval elements in The Legend of Zelda Universe#Music|medieval]]  and removed from classical western music.


The piece is in duple meter and is constructed in binary form (an A section and a B section, with a short intro on tambourine) which is looped "ad infinitum." Both A and B sections are characterized by straight-forward dance rhythms in metric groupings of two. The A section is 8 bars long (in 4/4 time) and the B section is 10 bars long, which can be viewed as a 6 + 4 hypermetric grouping.<ref>{{Cite Web|url= http://cruiseelroy.net/2008/04/ocarina-music-2/|title= Music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|site= Cruise Elroy}}</ref>


==Trivia==
*In {{OoT|-}}, a [[Goron]] near the shortcut to the Lost Woods in [[Goron City]] states that all Gorons love "Saria's Song."<ref>{{Cite|By the way, do you know the music coming from deep inside of this tunnel? We all like this music!|Goron|OoT}}</ref>
*Through the use of cheats, it is possible to play "Saria's Song" and the "[[Sun's Song]]" in {{MM|-}}. "Saria's Song" has no effect except changing the background music to the "Final Hours."<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author=|published= January 1, 2008|retrieved= |url= http://youtu.be/DTr_DWGTwsU|title= BETA Sun's song and Sarias song in Majora's Mask|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
*In {{TWW}}, the background music of the [[Forest Haven]]'s interior features a segment of "Saria's Song."<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= |author= |published= July 16, 2011|retrieved= June 11, 2016|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcMWbGRKsdw&t=53s|title= Inside Forest Haven - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
*In the internal files of {{TMC}}, there is an unused music track that uses motifs from "{{Term|Series|Saria's Song}}", particularly the rendition that plays during the credits of {{OoT|-}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The Lost Woods part of the Credits BGM from Ocarina of Time is also present in the game. |url= https://tcrf.net/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap#Lost_Woods |title= The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Unused Items|site= The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref>
*In {{SSBM|-}} and {{SSBU|-}}, "Saria's Song" is incorrectly referred to as "Saria's Theme".


==Nomenclature==
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==Appearances==
==Gallery==
Although Saria's Song has only appeared as a playable tune in ''Ocarina of Time'', it has served as background music in several ''Zelda'' games and in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
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File:MM3D Saria's Song.jpg|The notes for "Saria's Song" on a wall in Termina Field from {{MM3D|-}}
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*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'': taught by [[Saria]] in the [[Sacred Forest Meadow]]. It is also background music of the [[Lost Woods]] and [[Sacred Forest Meadow]].
{{Ref}}
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'': background music of the [[Woods of Mystery]], plays during some cinematics, and plays at the end of the credits.
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'': briefly quoted in the inner [[Forest Haven|Forest Haven's]] background music
*''[[Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]]'': background music for the third dungeon, Deku Temple
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'': background music of the [[Sacred Grove]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Daigasso! Band Brothers|Daigasso! Band Brothers]]'': part of Zelda Medley.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': alternative background music of the [[Great Bay]] arena, and it is also [[Young Link]]'s theme song.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': at the end of the ''Ocarina of Time'' medley.


==References==
{{OoT Songs}}
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