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Ocarina Songs

Songs3: Ballad of the Wind Fish, Manbo’s Mambo, Frog’s Song of Soul
NeedsThe Ocarina from the Dream Shrine, equipped on X or Y
TeachersMarin (Ballad), Manbo the Sun Fish (Mambo), Mamu the frog (Frog’s Song, 300 rupees)
UsesWake the Walrus and the Wind Fish’s Egg; warp across the island; revive the Flying Rooster and wake the Turtle Rock stone head

Link’s Awakening has three Ocarina songs. Marin teaches the Ballad of the Wind Fish, which moves the Walrus and later opens the Wind Fish’s Egg. Manbo the Sun Fish teaches Manbo’s Mambo, a warp song. Mamu the frog teaches the Frog’s Song of Soul for 300 rupees, which revives the Flying Rooster and opens Turtle Rock. You cannot play any song until you carry the Ocarina from the Dream Shrine and know at least one.

Quick reference

#SongWhere you learn itRequirementMain use
Ocarina1Ballad of the Wind FishMarin in Animal Village or Mabe VillageOcarinaMoves the Walrus; opens the Wind Fish’s Egg
Ocarina2Manbo’s MamboManbo’s cave in the cliff west of Angler’s Tunnel’s entranceFlippers, OcarinaWarp to a visited warp point; out of dungeons
Ocarina3Frog’s Song of SoulMamu’s cave under the Signpost Maze, Ukuku PrairieHookshot (to reach the maze), 300 rupees, OcarinaRevives the Flying Rooster; wakes the Turtle Rock stone head

Getting the Ocarina

Move the heavy stones in front of the Dream Shrine in Mabe Village with the Power Bracelet, go in and sleep in the bed. Cross the dream room with the Pegasus Boots or spin attacks against the Arm-Mimics, open the chest for 100 rupees and lift the Ocarina from its pedestal. The full route is in the Yarna Desert chapter.

Link at the Dream Shrine in Mabe Village with heavy stones beside the entrance
Link crossing the dream room with an Arm-Mimic on the left
Link holding up the chest reward with the 100 rupees message box
Link walking to the pedestal that holds the Ocarina
Link holding up the Ocarina with its message box

How to play a song on Switch

Equip the Ocarina on X or Y from the item menu, then press that button in the field. A list of the songs you know appears; pick one and confirm, and Link plays it for you, so there are no notes to enter. The exact buttons for browsing the list were not confirmed by the sources used here; the on-screen prompt shows them.

Link playing the Ocarina in a field with music notes rising
Link playing the Ocarina beside a stream with music notes

Ballad of the Wind Fish

Where to learn it

Once you have the Ocarina, talk to Marin in Animal Village or by the Weather Vane in Mabe Village and she teaches you the song. Bring her to the sleeping Walrus on the path to Yarna Desert; when you talk to him, she sings the Ballad and he wakes up and swims away. Follow the Yarna Desert chapter.

Marin carried on Link's head at Toronbo Shores with the message box
Marin singing beside the sleeping Walrus on the path
The Walrus waking and rolling toward the water while Marin sings
Link raising the Ocarina in the meadow with the Ballad learned message
The Walrus in the water below the cliff after waking

What it does

Once the Walrus has gone, playing it yourself near where he slept makes him surface again, and a Secret Seashell flies up into your hands. Later, with all eight Instruments, play it in front of the Wind Fish’s Egg on Mt. Tamaranch to crack the shell open. See the final chapter.

The Walrus surfacing in the water beside the cliff after Link plays the song
A Secret Seashell rising above Link on the grass above the cliff
Link playing the Ocarina on the stairs below the Wind Fish's Egg
The eight Instruments of the Sirens appearing around Link on the stairs
The Instruments of the Sirens circling Link beneath the giant egg
The Wind Fish's Egg cracked open above the stairs

Manbo’s Mambo

Where to learn it

You need the Flippers. Swim to the cliff face just west of the entrance to Angler’s Tunnel and dive into the cave flanked by fish carvings. Manbo the Sun Fish asks whether you have an Ocarina; say yes, play along, and he teaches you the Mambo. Details are in the Martha’s Bay chapter.

Link swimming into Manbo's Pond among the plants
Manbo the Sun Fish asking whether Link has an Ocarina
Link playing along with Manbo as golden notes rise
Link holding up the Ocarina with the Manbo's Mambo learned message

What it does

Play it outdoors to open a “Where to?” map and pick any warp point you have switched on, or Manbo’s Pond. Play it inside a dungeon and you return to the entrance. Light up the warp pads on the way first, otherwise they do not appear on the list.

A glowing warp pad in a stone basin on Koholint Prairie
Link standing at the warp pad after arriving on Koholint Prairie
Blue warp portal glowing in a Turtle Rock room

Frog’s Song of Soul

Where to learn it

Solve the Signpost Maze in Ukuku Prairie by reading each sign and following its arrow; a wrong turn sends you back. At the end stairs open to Mamu’s cave. Pay him 300 rupees and play along. You can only learn it once, because Mamu leaves afterwards. See the Southern Face Shrine chapter. Several guides state that you need the Hookshot to reach the maze.

The first sign of the Signpost Maze with a start here hint
Link reading a sign in the maze that says go this way
Link near the holes and stairs at the end of the Signpost Maze
Mamu the frog on stage introducing himself in his cave
Mamu singing under spotlights while Link listens
Link holding up the Ocarina with Mamu's song learned message

What it does

Play it over the bird bones under the Weather Vane in Mabe Village to revive the Flying Rooster, which carries you over gaps in the Tal Tal Mountain Range (Eagle’s Tower chapter). Play it again in front of the stone head in the Western Tal Tal Mountains to start the fight that opens Turtle Rock (Turtle Rock chapter).

Link beside the weather vane statue in Mabe Village
Link standing over the bird bones on a pedestal in a pool
Link holding up the revived Flying Rooster with its message box
The revived Flying Rooster standing next to Link beside the weather vane
Link standing before the stone head in the Western Tal Tal Mountains
The stone head stirring as Link waits on the sandy platform
The stone serpent head charging across the sand toward Link

Tips

  • Light every warp pad before relying on the Mambo.
  • Keep 300 rupees ready for Mamu; he cannot be visited again.
  • Play the Ballad at the Egg only after you hold all eight Instruments.

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