Liva was founded in Sherbrooke, in 1997. In 2001 the group released its self-titled 4-song demo. Those songs would later end up on its first album, Requiem, released in November 2002. In May, 2007, Liva released their second full length, De Insulis, inspired by the Latin writings of the French theologian and poet Alain de Lille.
Throughout the years, Liva has opened for many internationally-acclaimed bands such as Voivod (October 2000), Gorguts (September 2nd 2001), Nightwish (September 6th 2003) and Therion (September 11th and 12th 2005). The band also played on the night dedicated to metal’s future in Quebec at the Week-end extrême, on June 2nd 2002. On stage, the Liva experience offers a meeting between the age-old nobility of classical music and the contemporary urgency of metal.
Liva has been featured in reports, like the one for the program Bande-à-part on the Radio-Canada channel, aired in fall 2001 on the ARTV channel. As well as on the radio concert from March 8th 2002 with 13 guest musicians, recorded for Bande-à-part, which aired in April 2002.
On March 9th 2003, the quartet won the Mimi prize for the most avant-garde artist who “most radically break with stereotypes and established criterions: language, musical style, artistic considerations.” The members of Liva have received this prize because "they have the capacity to harmonize classical music with metal.”
Discography:
*Liva (EP, 2000)
*Requiem (Full-length, 2002)
*De Insulis (Full-length, 2007)
Agnus Dei
Liva Lyrics
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Dona eis requiem
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem sempitername
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei
Domine cum sanctis (tuis) in aeternum quia pius (es)
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat eis
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei
The lyrics to Liva's song Agnus Dei are a prayer-like chant, sung in Latin. The first stanza begins by addressing the Agnus Dei, which translates to "Lamb of God." The phrase "qui tollis peccata mundi" follows, which means "who takes away the sins of the world." The final line of the stanza is a plea for "Dona eis requiem," which roughly translates to "grant them eternal rest."
The second stanza builds on the theme of eternal rest and divine light. "Lux aeterna luceat eis" translates to "may eternal light shine upon them," while "Domine cum sanctis in aeternum" asks that they be with the Lord and his saints forever. The line "quia pius es" means "you are merciful," connecting the ideas of mercy and eternal rest. The final two lines repeat the plea for "eternal rest" and "perpetual light."
Overall, the lyrics to Agnus Dei are a plea for mercy and eternal rest, a common motif in religious music. The use of Latin adds an air of reverence and tradition to the chant, as Latin was the language of the Catholic Church for centuries. The music itself is somber and meditative, evoking the prayerful mood of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Agnus Dei, qui tollis pecatta mundi
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world
Dona eis requiem
Grant them rest
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world
Dona eis requiem sempitername
Grant them eternal rest
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God
Lux aeterna luceat eis
May eternal light shine upon them
Domine cum sanctis (tuis) in aeternum quia pius (es)
Lord, with your saints forever for you are merciful
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine
Grant them eternal rest, Lord
Et lux perpetua luceat eis
And may perpetual light shine upon them
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God
Contributed by Elliot D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
-Romans 7:24
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
-Romans 3:23
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
-Romans 3:10
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
-Isaiah 64:6
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