All'inizio è La Morte
Haggard Lyrics
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Tremens factus sum ego (I shake because of the facts)
Et timeo (and I'm scared)
Dum discussio (while I talk)
Venerit at que ventura ira (it will come to the upcoming wrath)
Et timeo (and I'm scared)
Dum discussio (while I talk)
Herbei, ihr Leut' - das Fest beginnt (come run up you people, the celebration starts)
Nehmt Platz auf besten Rängen (take your seats on best places)
Seht, wie der flehend Mann dort kniet (see how the begging man kneels there)
Seht den Ketzer, ich sag, er soll brennen heut' Nacht (see the heretic, tonight he shall burn I say)
Soll ihn spür'n, den Tod, er kommt langsam und lacht ((he) should feel death, it comes slowly and laughs)
Und als die Töchter des Teufels er nennt (and as he tells about Devil's daughters)
Die Sense den Faden des Lebens zertrennt (the scythe severs the thread of life)
Und als sein letzter Schrei erstirbt (and when his final scream dies)
Die Flammen ihn verschlingen (flames consume him)
Und Kindesweinen bricht die Still... (children's crying breaks the silence...)
Seht zur Asche ward er, der die Lügen erzählt (see to ashes he went who told those lies)
Im Zeichen des Kreuzes (under the sign of the cross)
Hat er seinen Tod selbst gewählt (he chose his death himself)
Doch unsere Seelen sind rein... (but our souls are pure...)
Doch unsere Seelen sind rein... (but our souls are pure...)
Schenkt aus den Wein! (pour out the wine)
Profundis Clamavi (endlessly we cry out)
And as the dark procession then has been fulfilled
For their god - a sacrifice - his blood was spilled
So Death took him to mother's chest
Where he may rest...
And the weather says, it's springtime
See the leafs of darkest green
And his screams hall in the nightly breeze
As the darkened sorrows feels
Dark are all the secret nights
Where mind and stars unite
Knowing forbidden wisdom
And all the things he sees
Collected in a chamber
Secrets of astronomy
The rage in their eyes
Torches in their hands
And the power of the cross
Bringing fear to all the land
...And darkness will come to us all!
Profundis Clamavi! (endlessly we cry out)
And as the dark procession then has been fulfilled
For their god - a sacrifice - his blood was spilled
So Death took him to mother's chest
Where he may rest...
Schenkt aus den Wein! (pour out the wine)
The beginning of the song sees the singer tremble and fear for the upcoming wrath, while he talks. The following lines present a celebration in which a heretic is burned, and the scythe ultimately severs his thread of life. The last lines of the first verse indicate that the souls of those who performed this act are pure, contrasting the heinous act they committed. The following lines depict the death of the heretic as flames consume him and children cry, with his ashes finally mixing with the earth. The second verse talks of how the heretic chose his death under the sign of the cross but offers a contrast to the pure souls of those who killed him by presenting the purity of their souls after committing the act. The following lines of the song talk about the dark nights where minds and stars unite, where forbidden wisdom and astronomy are known. The last lines of the song call for wine to be poured out.
Line by Line Meaning
Tremens factus sum ego
I am trembling with fear
Et timeo
And I'm scared
Dum discussio
While I talk
Venerit at que ventura ira
It will come to the upcoming wrath
Herbei, ihr Leut' - das Fest beginnt
Come run up you people, the celebration starts
Nehmt Platz auf besten Rängen
Take your seats on best places
Seht, wie der flehend Mann dort kniet
See how the begging man kneels there
Seht den Ketzer, ich sag, er soll brennen heut' Nacht
See the heretic, tonight he shall burn I say
Soll ihn spür'n, den Tod, er kommt langsam und lacht
He should feel death, it comes slowly and laughs
Und als die Töchter des Teufels er nennt
And as he tells about Devil's daughters
Die Sense den Faden des Lebens zertrennt
The scythe severs the thread of life
Und als sein letzter Schrei erstirbt
And when his final scream dies
Die Flammen ihn verschlingen
Flames consume him
Und Kindesweinen bricht die Still...
Children's crying breaks the silence
Seht zur Asche ward er, der die Lügen erzählt
See to ashes he went who told those lies
Im Zeichen des Kreuzes
Under the sign of the cross
Hat er seinen Tod selbst gewählt
He chose his death himself
Doch unsere Seelen sind rein...
But our souls are pure...
Schenkt aus den Wein!
Pour out the wine
Profundis Clamavi
Endlessly we cry out
And as the dark procession then has been fulfilled
And as the dark procession has been completed
For their god - a sacrifice - his blood was spilled
For their god - a sacrifice - his blood was shed
So Death took him to mother's chest
So Death took him to the afterlife
Where he may rest...
Where he may find peace...
Contributed by Charlie K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.