enigma
Amorphis Lyrics


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On his trail the stones they grew
He was lead astray
Forces strange he had to face
Magic unseen

When he asked, he was not answered
But he would not yield
What he asked for was not given
A shape to his dream

To a whirling mass of water
Mountains of high
His desire he spoke out
To claim his due
A shadow moved in Louhi's mirror
The fairest maid of them all
Restless mind found her to his liking
But the queen wanted more

Louhi spoke in riddled tones of three things to achieve
Find and catch the devil's moose and bring it here to me
Seize the stallion born of fire, harness the flaming horse
He captured and bound the moose, he tamed the golden horse





Still remained the one final test
Hunt the bird from the stream of death

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Amorphis's song Enigma describe a journey of a person who is searching for something profound, a manifestation of their own dreams. The singer faces several confrontations with strange and magical forces that do not answer his questions, though he refuses to give up on his quest. He voices his desire to claim his due and encounters Louhi, the queen who speaks in riddles and sets forth three challenges for him to achieve - finding and catching the devil's moose, seizing the stallion born of fire and harnessing the flaming horse, and hunting the bird from the stream of death. The singer succeeds in completing the first two challenges by capturing and binding the moose and taming the golden horse, but the song ends with the final, daunting task of hunting the bird from the stream of death remaining.


Line by Line Meaning

On his trail the stones they grew
As he journeyed, obstacles and challenges appeared before him.


He was lead astray
He was led away from his intended path.


Forces strange he had to face
He encountered unusual and mysterious powers.


Magic unseen
He encountered mysterious and invisible forms of magic.


When he asked, he was not answered
He sought answers but received no response.


But he would not yield
Despite the lack of response, he persisted in his quest for answers.


What he asked for was not given
He did not receive what he had asked for.


A shape to his dream
He sought to give form and structure to his aspirations.


To a whirling mass of water
He spoke his desires to a tumultuous body of water.


Mountains of high
His journey carried him to towering peaks.


His desire he spoke out
He vocalized his deepest longings.


To claim his due
He sought to receive that which he believed he was owed.


A shadow moved in Louhi's mirror
An unknown figure made an appearance in Louhi's reflection.


The fairest maid of them all
This unknown figure was the most beautiful woman of all.


Restless mind found her to his liking
He was drawn to this woman with a constantly active mind.


But the queen wanted more
Louhi had additional demands and expectations.


Louhi spoke in riddled tones of three things to achieve
Louhi presented three cryptic challenges that must be completed.


Find and catch the devil's moose and bring it here to me
The first challenge was to locate and capture a moose belonging to a devilish creature and bring it to Louhi.


Seize the stallion born of fire, harness the flaming horse
The second challenge was to capture and tame a powerful horse born of flames.


He captured and bound the moose, he tamed the golden horse
He successfully completed the first two challenges.


Still remained the one final test
There was still one challenge left to complete.


Hunt the bird from the stream of death
The final challenge was to hunt down and capture a bird from a treacherous stream.




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