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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Eden
Elend Lyrics
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Quid faciebas, malefice
Die irae, dies ille
Sovet saeculum in favillam.
Lost in the garden,
with the blood on my hands,
Captive of the luminous trees,
Of wisdom and of life
My face unmasked, monstrous, bloodred,
Is shining through the emerald light.
Numquam diruetur templum
adamantinum
Nos, qui olim vicimus,
vincemus te iternum.
I eat the deadly flowers
of murderous lust,
And begin to chant my freedom.
Musical death, of Heaven the dirge.
The Universe I master,
I make mine the burning delights of life,
The joy of power unbounded,
Eternal Fury of celestial destruction...
Lucifer, damnatus es, pro ea,
quae faciebas.
Persequemur te,
iterum perdemus te,
Inferna dulcius perfugium
Quam vorago cruciatuum,
In quam te praecipitabimus.
Non est dominus noster,
nihil potest.
God is dead
God is dead
God is dead
As I tore the shreds
of this morbid dream,
I abandoned my heart,
And on the silent ocean of my soul,
The waters were so calm
one could hear the dying of light.
The lyrics to Elend's "Eden" convey a sense of horror and terror through their use of graphic imagery and powerful themes. The first stanza begins with the line "Horror atque terror," which translates to "Horror and terror." This is followed by the line "Quid faciebas, malefice," which means "What were you doing, wicked one?" The third line, "Die irae, dies ille," translates to "The day of wrath, the day of judgment." The final line of the stanza, "Sovet saeculum in favillam," is a reference to the end of the world or apocalypse.
The second stanza takes on a more introspective tone as the singer describes being lost in a garden with blood on their hands. The imagery of being captive to the luminous trees of wisdom and life adds to the surreal and unsettling atmosphere. The line "Numquam diruetur templum adamantinum" means "The indestructible temple will never be destroyed," perhaps suggesting a sense of divine inevitability. The stanza concludes with a reference to eating deadly flowers and chanting for freedom, adding to the sense of rebellion and defiance.
The final stanza shifts back to the theme of God's death, repeating the phrase "God is dead" for added emphasis. The singer tears apart their own morbid dream and abandons their heart, suggesting a loss of faith or a rejection of traditional values. The final line, "The waters were so calm one could hear the dying of light," echoes the sense of impending doom from the first stanza and adds to the overall sense of despair and hopelessness.
Line by Line Meaning
Horror atque terror
Feeling of horror and terror
Quid faciebas, malefice
What were you doing, evil one
Die irae, dies ille
The day of anger, that day
Sovet saeculum in favillam.
The age will be reduced to ashes
Lost in the garden,
Confused in paradise
with the blood on my hands,
Guilty of shedding blood
Captive of the luminous trees,
Trapped by the glowing trees
Of wisdom and of life the Holy Keepers,
The trees held the secrets of wisdom and life
My face unmasked, monstrous, bloodred,
My true face revealed, terrifying and covered in blood
Is shining through the emerald light.
Visible through the green light
Numquam diruetur templum
The temple will never be destroyed
adamantinum
Made of diamond
Nos, qui olim vicimus,
We who were once victorious
vincemus te iternum.
We will overcome you again
I eat the deadly flowers
I consume lethal plants
of murderous lust,
causing a desire to kill
And begin to chant my freedom.
Start to sing about my liberation
Musical death, of Heaven the dirge.
A song about death, the melody of Heaven
The Universe I master,
I control the entire universe
I make mine the burning delights of life,
I enjoy the passionate pleasures of life
The joy of power unbounded,
The ecstasy of limitless power
Eternal Fury of celestial destruction...
The endless rage of divine destruction
Lucifer, damnatus es, pro ea,
Lucifer, you are condemned for what you did
quae faciebas.
What you did
Persequemur te,
We will pursue you
iterum perdemus te,
We will destroy you again
Inferna dulcius perfugium
Hell is a sweeter refuge
Quam vorago cruciatuum,
Than the abyss of torment
In quam te praecipitabimus.
Where we will throw you down
Non est dominus noster,
God is not our master
nihil potest.
He can do nothing
God is dead
There is no God
As I tore the shreds
As I destroyed
of this morbid dream,
This twisted fantasy
I abandoned my heart,
I left behind my emotions
And on the silent ocean of my soul,
In the stillness of my inner being
The waters were so calm
The surface was very peaceful
one could hear the dying of light.
The sound of fading brightness
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