Der Ketzer
Lacrimosa is a duo led by German-born Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Fi… Read Full Bio ↴Lacrimosa is a duo led by German-born Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland and founded in 1990. Lacrimosa was at the beginning a solo project of Tilo Wolff and his musical genre originally was neue deutsche todeskunst (New German Death Art). Between Satura and Inferno, when Anne Nurmi (ex-Two Witches) joined a group, their music style has shifted much more towards hard rock/(neo)progressive rock with gothic influences. Their musical style mixes heavy metal and gothic rock sounds along with violin, trumpet and more classical instruments, although their musical development throughout the years has also led to changes in instrumentation. Lacrimosa's lyrics are written almost exclusively in German, although since the 1995 album Inferno every album has featured one or two songs in English, generally written by Anne Nurmi. Finnish has also appeared in brief spoken intros to two songs (Schakal on Inferno and The Turning Point on Elodia) and on a bonus track in a limited edition release of Fassade. Their lyrics are mainly about loneliness, sadness, darkness, despair and love.
All albums were released through Wolff's own label Hall of Sermon.

Their official site is www.lacrimosa.ch.

Der Ketzer
Lacrimosa Lyrics


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Selbstgerecht
Unfehlbar
Sündenlos
Do nennst dich Papst
Mit blutverschmierten Händen
Aus längst vergangenen Zeiten
Mit gespaltener Zunge
Tröstest do die Armen
Arm, weil do ihr Geld stahlst
Arm, weil sie dir glaubten
Oh Papst, do hast es weit gebracht
Ich weine um deine Seele
Herr der Fliegen
Satan
Do bist der Herr
Der Kirche
I'm Namen Gottes
Tust do dein Werk
Her der Fliegen
Do bist der Papst
Unser Papst auf Erden
Dein Name vergehe
Dein Wille ist des Satans
Dein Reich ist die Hölle
Vergib uns unseren Hass
Wie auch wir vergeben deinem Fleisch




Deinem Fleisch - Des Satans Diener
Deinem Blut - Des Fleisches Kraft

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lacrimosa's song Der Ketzer are full of anger and criticism towards the Pope, who is addressed directly in the song. The singer of the lyrics accuses the Pope of being self-righteous, infallible, and sinless while claiming to comfort the poor and needy, whom he has actually exploited and stolen from. The Pope is depicted with blood-stained hands, suggesting his involvement in brutal and violent acts from the past. The singer views the Pope as a servant of Satan, addressing him as 'Herr der Fliegen' ("Lord of the Flies"), which is a reference to William Golding's novel conveying the idea of the darkness inherent in human nature.


The lyrics also convey the message that the Pope's kingdom is not of God but of Satan, and they criticize the corruption and wickedness that the singer perceives within the institution of the church. The lyrics end by asking for forgiveness for the hatred that the singer feels towards the Pope and his flesh, which is believed to be serving the devil.


Line by Line Meaning

Selbstgerecht
Thinking you are always right


Unfehlbar
Believing you never make mistakes


Sündenlos
Considering yourself sinless


Do nennst dich Papst
You call yourself the Pope


Mit blutverschmierten Händen
Your hands stained with blood from the past


Aus längst vergangenen Zeiten
From times long gone


Mit gespaltener Zunge
Speaking with a forked tongue


Tröstest do die Armen
Comforting the poor


Arm, weil do ihr Geld stahlst
Poor, because you stole their money


Arm, weil sie dir glaubten
Poor, because they believed you


Oh Papst, do hast es weit gebracht
Oh Pope, you have come a long way


Ich weine um deine Seele
I cry for your soul


Herr der Fliegen
Lord of the flies


Satan
The devil


Do bist der Herr
You are the Lord


Der Kirche
Of the church


Im Namen Gottes
In the name of God


Tust do dein Werk
You do your work


Her der Fliegen
Lord of the flies


Do bist der Papst
You are the Pope


Unser Papst auf Erden
Our Pope on earth


Dein Name vergehe
Your name will disappear


Dein Wille ist des Satans
Your will is the devil's


Dein Reich ist die Hölle
Your kingdom is hell


Vergib uns unseren Hass
Forgive us for our hatred


Wie auch wir vergeben deinem Fleisch
As we also forgive your flesh


Deinem Fleisch - Des Satans Diener
Your flesh - the devil's servant


Deinem Blut - Des Fleisches Kraft
Your blood - the power of the flesh




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Comments from YouTube:

Laura Cecilia MI

ya extrañaba tus videos! en tu ausencia empece a estudiar alemán, ahora admiro mas tus traducciones. gracias por regresar!! :D

PunkRocker94

uno de los mejores temas de Lacrimosa

Samuel Anzaldo Durán

Tus traducciones son las mejores, que bueno que regresaste.

Lacrimosa Forever by Wenn Ich Träume Lacrimosa

+Samuel Anzaldo Durán Gracias por tu comentario ^-^
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DeR ketzer Q canción tan hermosa Gracias por regresar con estos vídeos

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pienso lo mismo dominan bien el aleman creo que mucho mejor que yo y muero con ansias que lleguen a inferno

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Darth Fader

Meine schöne Nachbarin die rundungen hatte von denen man als junger knaaaab nur träumen durfte lieh mir mal die cd aus. Dieser Song war meine Wahl weil er wirklich gruselig war. Abstruse Struktur und Abstraktionen, die nicht so, für Metal Ohren, albern waren sondern wirklich gruselig. 26 Jahre her.

Miguel Angel Guel

Chulada de maiz prieto.

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