Many of L'âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German or English, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals. Current work has moved away from the band's electronic roots into the neue deutsche härte (New German hardness) genre.
L'âme Immortelle was formed in 1996 in Vienna, Austria by friends Thomas Rainer and Hannes Medwenitsch. Soon vocalist Sonja Kraushofer, a former classmate of Rainer, joined and the band sought a record contract. They released their first album, "Lieder die wie Wunden bluten" in 1997 on MOS Records in Lichtenstein, which became popular in the underground German Goth subculture. In 1999, L'âme Immortelle switched to Trisol Records. From 1998 through 2001, L'âme Immortelle released another LP yearly, each bringing the band greater popularity. In 2002, Medwenitsch left the band. Kraushofer and Rainer recruited Ashley Dayour as a guitarist and the re-formed L'âme Immortelle released a new single, "Tiefster Winter" in November 2002. In 2003, L'âme Immortelle released "Als die Liebe starb", as well as "Seelensturm", a collection of re-issued and re-mixed early material.
In 2004, the band switched labels again, this time to major label Supersonic, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The first issue following the switch was a collaboration with OOMPH! on the non-album single "Brennende Liebe" (released as OOMPH! feat. L'âme Immortelle); they also appeared in the video. Following that, L'âme Immortelle released a new album, "Gezeiten", which includes some of their most popular songs like "5 Jahre", "Stumme Schreie" and "Fallen Angel". A significant change in L'âme Immortelle's style is evident now that the band is on a major label; notably the electronic instrumentation of earlier work was less prominent in "Gezeiten".
Their latest album "Auf deinen Schwingen" has been released on August 2006 along with "Phönix" single. The record also includes songs like "Wohin" which contains text from another famous LAI song called "Aus den Ruinen", and "Nur Du" — a song which totally differs from older L'âme Immortelle work. The music video for this song is a cartoon, an unusual thing for the band.
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Silver Rain
L'Âme Immortelle Lyrics
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Brother to death, sweetly thy self dispose
On this afflicted prince, fall like a cloud
In gentle show're, give nothing that is loud
Pass by his troubled senses; sing his pain
Like hollow murmuring wind, or silver rain
Into this princes gently, oh gently slide
On this afflicted prince, fall like a cloud
In gentle show're, give nothing that is loud
Or painful to his slumbers; easy, sweet
And as a purling stream, thou son of night
Pass by his troubled senses; sing his pain
Like hollow murmuring wind, or silver rain
Into this princes gently, oh gently slide
And kiss him into slumber like a bride
The lyrics of "Silver Rain" by L'Âme Immortelle is a ballad dedicated to sleep, personified as a caring entity, who brings relief and comfort to the afflicted prince. The song starts with the invocation of sleep as the "easer of all woes," and "brother of death." The lyrics suggest that sleep should be gentle and calming like the soft rain or the gentle murmurs of the wind. The song requests sleep to help the prince by falling like a cloud and passing by his senses, soothing him with amorous kisses, and singing his pain away, comforting him like a bride.
The song evokes a dreamy and romantic mood, invoking the idea that sleep can provide a healing effect and can provide solace and relief from pain. It also suggests that sleep should be free from any disturbance and should be allowed to work its magic gently and effortlessly. The soothing of the troubled senses through sleep creates a peaceful refuge, a place where one can escape and find tranquillity.
Line by Line Meaning
Care-charming sleep, thou easer of all woes
Addressing the power of sleep as a reliever of troubles and a remedy for all afflictions
Brother to death, sweetly thy self dispose
Comparing sleep to death in its peaceful and restful nature
On this afflicted prince, fall like a cloud
Invoking sleep to come upon a suffering prince like a soft cloud
In gentle show're, give nothing that is loud
Asking for a quiet and peaceful sleep, with no disturbances
Pass by his troubled senses; sing his pain
Requesting sleep to soothe the prince's senses and alleviate his suffering
Like hollow murmuring wind, or silver rain
Asking for a soft and calming presence that will lull the prince into peaceful sleep, like the gentle sound of wind or rain
Into this princes gently, oh gently slide
Asking for sleep to come upon the prince softly and without any abruptness
And kiss him into slumber like a bride
Invoking sleep to embrace the prince like a loving bride and usher him into a state of restful slumber
Lyrics © BLEUNIG MUSIC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KIM L. OWENS, MARCUS MILLER, ERIC PATRICK CLAPTON, BILL WITHERS, JOEL ALAN KIBBLE
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