In an interview with a French magazine posted in June 2007 on their website, Iskander Hasnawi indicated that the costs and difficulties of recording the orchestral music associated with Elend have made it impossible to continue with the Elend project. Both composers will be continuing with personal projects, including L'Ensemble Orphique.
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Chanting
Elend Lyrics
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We do not rue the dire event
That, with sad overthrow and foul defeat, hath lost us Heaven.
Ever to do ill will be our sole delight,
Reassembling our afflicted powers
On the burning Lake of liquid fire.
Hail horrours! Hail infernal World!
Here at last we shall be free!
The opening lines of Elend's song "Chanting" reference the Christian tradition of the Seraphim, an order of angels often associated with divine light and holiness. The lyrics, however, cast these angels in a different light, depicting them as an army that has lost Heaven due to a "dire event." The following lines suggest that this defeat does not trouble them - in fact, they take pleasure in doing evil and reassembling their powers in the burning Lake of liquid fire. The final lines express their joy in being in Hell, where they can reign freely rather than serve in Heaven.
The overall tone of the song is one of rebellion and triumph in darkness. The use of Christian imagery and language gives the lyrics an ominous weight and suggests a certain moral ambiguity - are these "host of Seraphim" truly evil, or are they merely rebelling against an oppressive order? The lyrics are set to a choral arrangement that only heightens their sense of grandeur and drama, evoking a sense of a dark ritual or ceremony.
Line by Line Meaning
We, the host of Seraphim, the armies of bright,
We are the Serafim, bright and mighty soldiers.
We do not rue the dire event
We do not regret the catastrophic event.
That, with sad overthrow and foul defeat, hath lost us Heaven.
The overthrow and defeat have taken away our place in Heaven.
Ever to do ill will be our sole delight,
Our sole pleasure is to do evil.
Reassembling our afflicted powers
Gathering our weakened abilities together.
On the burning Lake of liquid fire.
In the fiery lake we reside in.
Hail horrours! Hail infernal World!
Glorify the horrors and the underworld!
Here at last we shall be free!
Finally, we can be free here.
Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven!
We prefer to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven.
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@davidbarra446
Découverte du groupe avec ce morceau début 1995, un excellent titre qui m'a spontanément rappeler les DEAD CAN DANCE sur l'album Into the labyrinth en 1993. Un très beau début de catalogue pour le label HOLY RECORDS également. Une belle époque !
@AndresAcheron
This song is so beautiful but in a tormentous way
@yanygosth2105
Te amo