Duel of the Fates is a musical theme recurring in the Star Wars prequels. It was composed by John Williams. John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores. ... Image File history File links John_Williams_Duel_Of_The_Fates. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... A prequel is a work that portrays events which include the structure, conventions, and/or characters of a previously completed narrative, but occur at an earlier time. ... Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra during the recording of the score for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ...

This symphonic piece resembles Carmina Burana and is played with both a full orchestra, as well as choir that chants an archaic Celtic poem Cad Goddeu (Battle of the Trees) in Sanskrit. In English, a translation attempting to keep the rhythm and rhyme would be "Under the tongue root a fight most dread, and another raging behind, in the head." A symphony is an extended piece of music for orchestra, especially one in the form of a sonata. ... From the 11th-13th Century Carmina Burana, a collection of love and vagabond songs. ... The Boston Pops orchestra performing on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Massachusetts. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... This article is about the European people. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Cad Goddeu (Welsh: The Battle of the Trees) is a sixth-century Welsh poem from the Book of Taliesin. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम्) is an Indo-European Classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language — the source text — and the production, in another language, of a new, equivalent text — the target text, or translation. ... Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds or other events over time. ... A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry. ... The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ...

The music is played primarily during a duel between Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. In addition to this scene, it was also played as Anakin Skywalker searched for his kidnapped mother on Tatooine. A section of "Duel of the Fates" is played in Revenge of the Sith, during the battle sequence between Yoda and Palpatine, and the simultaneous battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi. It also plays during Anakin's final battle with the Dark Reaper in the Clone Wars videogame, in the Darth Maul level of Lego Star Wars, and in the final battle in the Revenge of the Sith videogame. (Albeit without vocalizing) George Lucas believes the sense that everything is "in larger hands," as implied in "Duel of the Fates," plays very well into the third movie. Lightsaber combat is the fictional style of lightsaber fighting used by Jedi and Sith in the Star Wars franchise. ... Qui-Gon Jinn (92 – 32 BBY) is a Jedi Master, the mentor of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and was once the Padawan of Count Dooku in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi (57 – 0 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Darth Maul (54 – 32 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ... Anakin Skywalker (42 BBY – 4 ABY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Shmi Skywalker (72 BBY - 22 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, the mother of Anakin Skywalker and paternal grandmother to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. ... In George Lucass Star Wars saga, Tatooine is the home planet of the Skywalker family and the setting for much of the action in the sagas films (as well as several of the novels and other pieces of written fiction). ... Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the third episode of the Star Wars film series (but the sixth film to be produced), to be released on Thursday, May 19, 2005. ... Jedi Master Yoda (896 BBY–4 ABY), voiced by Frank Oz, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... His Imperial Majesty Emperor Palpatine of the Galactic Empire (82 BBY – 4 ABY, spirit incapacitated 11 ABY), often simply referred to as the Emperor, is one of the main characters and the foremost villain in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi (57 – 0 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... Destiny or fate refers to the all but inevitable course of events. ...

"Duel of the Fates" is unusual among recurring themes in the Star Wars scores because it does not represent a specific character, location, or group. Some consider it to reflect the conflict between the noble Jedi and the evil Sith, as each time the theme is heard there is either a battle between the rival orders or, in the case of Attack of the Clones, an internal conflict within Anakin Skywalker that could lead him to either remain with the Jedi or join the Sith, though this is open to debate. Two examples of Jedi, Master Qui-Gon Jinn & his padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi. ... Darth Vader and the Emperor Within the fictional Star Wars universe, the term Sith is used to describe two separate but related groups. ...

Lyrics (Version One--Sanskrit Words)

 Translation Khara Matha Khara Rath Amah Khara = dreadful Khara Rath Amah Yuddha Khara Matha = head Khara Syada Rath Amah Dai Ya Rath = speak Khara Ki La Dan Ya Amah = give Niha Ki La Khara Rath Amah Yuddha = battle Syada Ki La Khara Rath Amah Syada = raging Khara Dan Ya Khara Rath Amah Dai = purify Khara Dan Ya Khara Rath Amah Ya = going Niha Ki La Khara Rath Amah Ki = like Syada Ki La Khara Rath Amah La = taking Khara Dan = separate Khara Matha Khara Rath Amah Niha = loss Khara Dan Ya Khara Rath Amah Niha Ki La Khara Rath Amah Syada Ki La Khara Rath Amah Khara 

Lyrics (Version Two--Pronunciation)

 Korah Matah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Rahtamah Yoodhah Korah Korah Syahdho Rahtahmah Daanyah Korah Keelah Daanyah Nyohah Keelah Daanyah Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Daanyah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Nyohah Keelah Daanyah Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Daanyah Rahtahmah Korah Korah Matah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Nyohah Keelah Daanyah Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Daanyah Rahtahmah Korah 

Common parody lyrics

In the matter of a popular ytmnd.com fads in which songs in other languages are interpreted as funny English words, the introduction chant is most popularly "translated" to "Corn on the Cob, Corn on the Kabob." [1] [2] Yourethemannowdog. ...

See also

• The Imperial March
• Battle of the Heroes