The lineup for this album was:
Dmitry Shiyka - vocals
Irina Berestneva - vocals, keyboards
Dmitry Tracevski - guitars
Michail Sobol - guitars
Alexey Savchenko - bass
Dmitry Laptenok - drums
Their second, most recent album, My Endless Sorrow, which was released in 2008, features a new vocalist and lineup which is:
Maryna Volovik : Vocals
Alex Adamchenko : Bass
Johny Holodzow : Guitar
Dmitry Laptenok : Keyboard
Dmitry Shiyka : Vocals
This second album could be described as gothic metal, sounding almost similar to Within Temptation's earliest EPs. Though Dmitry Shiyka remains a vocalist, he doesn't dominate their sound, with Maryna Volovik fronting the band. Their sound also changed significantly with the release of My Endless Sorrow; from death metal to, again, female fronted gothic metal.
Willow
Diathra Lyrics
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And she was naked with sad noise
Her tears-leaves were like hailstones
Her dying brunches was so gloomy
The gods see I could not leave her,
I tried to understand her grief
I looked for it in the bottomless depths
I embraced her so gentle
And kissed her slim trunk
But she was like fancy bride
Which suffered about her fate
The lyrics of Diathra's song "Willow" appear to be a poetic tribute to the beauty of nature, particularly to the image of a weeping willow tree. The first few verses describe the tree's decline, its bare branches and weeping leaves. The language here is highly metaphorical, with the "tears-leaves" being compared to hailstones and the branches described as "gloomy." The second half of the song reflects the singer's attempts to understand the tree's sadness, reaching out to it in an effort to console it. The final line, comparing the tree to a "fancy bride" suffering for her fate, suggests a romanticization of nature, perhaps indicating a reverence for the cyclical life and death of all living beings.
The song appears to be a meditation on grief, loss, and the powerful beauty of nature. It seems to offer a sense of catharsis to the listener, encouraging them to appreciate the beauty around them and to embrace the inevitability of change and loss. The lyrics are evocative and poetic, and the use of metaphor and imagery help to create a vivid and emotional portrait of the weeping willow.
Line by Line Meaning
The dozing willow declined so beautifully
The willow tree appeared to be in a serene, peaceful state despite its eventual demise
And she was naked with sad noise
The tree had shed all its leaves and was making a mournful sound
Her tears-leaves were like hailstones
The falling leaves from the tree looked like small, icy droplets
Her dying brunches was so gloomy
The branches of the tree that were losing their vitality appeared dismal and cheerless
The gods see I could not leave her,
Despite attempting to distance oneself from the tree, it was impossible due to a feeling of divine attachment
I tried to understand her grief
An effort was made to comprehend the agony of the tree
I looked for it in the bottomless depths
The search for understanding began from deep within oneself
And transparent endless sky
The exploration of the tree's sorrow also extended to the limitless expanse of the sky
I embraced her so gentle
The tree was held tenderly and with great care
And kissed her slim trunk
The trunk of the tree was shown affection through a gentle kiss
But she was like fancy bride
Despite the care and attention given, the tree still appeared delicate and fragile
Which suffered about her fate
The tree was burdened by its own inevitable decline
Contributed by Jasmine G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.