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For the quest, see A [10-50] Daughter of the Sea.
Chantress Jaina

"Beware, beware ..." - Artwork of Chantress Jaina from Hearthstone.

"Daughter of the Sea" is a Kul Tiran sea chanty maligning Jaina Proudmoore for her role in the death of her father, Lord Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, during the latter's invasion of Durotar after the Third War. As Daelin threatened the peace between the Alliance and Horde, Jaina stood aside and allowed the Horde to kill him at Theramore Isle.[1] For this decision, the people of Kul Tiras came to despise her as a traitor—a daughter who had turned against her family—and the song warns listeners to beware of her.[2][3][4] Years later, after the Destruction of Theramore, with the beginning of the Fourth War and Jaina's return to Kul Tiras, she reevaluated her father's actions and embraced the song and the moniker of "Daughter of the Sea" for herself.[5][6]

In a nightmare, Jaina saw Daelin singing a song with the same tune but happier lyrics to a child version of herself,[7] implying that the shanty was originally a nursery rhyme that her father used to sing to her when she was young and that the lyrics were changed after his death. Jaina's brother Derek referenced one of the lines from this original version of the song when he reunited with Jaina.[8]

Lyrics[]

Official version of "Daughter of the Sea" from Warbringers: Jaina.

"Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea."
"Beware," I heard him cry.
His words carried upon the ocean breeze,
As he sank beneath the tide.

Those blood-soaked shores of Kalimdor,
Where sailors fought and died.
The Admiral fell at Theramore,
because she left his side.

Why this? Why this, oh Daughter of the Sea?
Why this? Did you forget your seaside days?
Always the pride of our nation's eyes,
How could she go astray?

When she did flee across the ocean deep,
The Admiral followed west.
What else but sail to save a daughter's life,
And pray she still drew breath?

But there he found upon those distant shores,
Enemies 'pon the rise!
But when he faced those savage foes
His daughter stood aside.

And buried deep beneath the waves,
Betrayed by family.
To his nation, with his last breath, cried,
"Beware the Daughter of the Sea."

In Warbringers: Jaina, Jaina adds a final stanza:

I heard, I heard, across a moonlit sea,
The old voice warning me,
"Beware, beware the Daughter of the Sea",
"Beware, beware..."
...of me.

Original version[]

During Jaina's nightmare in A [10-50] The Nation of Kul Tiras, Daelin and a young Jaina sing a happier version of the song:

Ahoy, ahoy, sweet Daughter of the Seas.
Ahoy this child be mine.
The Admiral's girl, his whole entire world,
for as long as stars do shine.

Appearances[]

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References[]

 
  1. ^ A Blaze of Glory
  2. ^ A [10-50] Daughter of the Sea
  3. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pg. 112
  4. ^ Jaina: Reunion
  5. ^ Warbringers: Jaina
  6. ^ Jaina Proudmoore Battle for Azeroth click quotes
  7. ^ a b A [10-50] The Nation of Kul Tiras
  8. ^ A [60] My Brother's Keeper
  9. ^ a b A [10-50] Daughter of the Sea
  10. ^ A [35-60] Xibala
  11. ^ A [50D] Siege of Boralus: Lady Ashvane's Return
  12. ^ a b Robert Brooks on Twitter
  13. ^ Christie Golden on Twitter: "@RoBrooks13 wrote the lyrics and script!"
  14. ^ Laura Bailey on Twitter: "This song was SO MUCH FUN to record!! (Jaina is a boss, y’all.)"
  15. ^ Neal Acree on Twitter: "So excited to finally be able to share this amazing song that I arranged & co-produced! Vocals by the incomparable voice of Jaina, @LauraBaileyVO & @donalkearney of @Anuna_Choir. Song by @LoganLaflotte. Amazing work as always by visionary director Doug Alexander & team!"
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