1.Self-described "neoceltic pagan folk" band based in The Netherlands and Belgium
2. Electronic dance music producer from Ukraine
1. Omnia is a self-described "neoceltic pagan folk" band based in The Netherlands and Belgium and whose members (and former members) are Irish, Dutch, Indonesian, English and Belgian. Their traditional music takes on the form of various cultural routes, from places around the world such as Ireland, England and Afghanistan.
They sing in Welsh, English, Irish, Breton, Finnish, German, Dutch, Latin and Hindi and play Celtic harp, mouth harp, hurdy-gurdy, bodhrán, guitar, bouzouki, didgeridoo, flutes of all kinds, bagpipes, various drums and percussion instruments.
List of albums:
* Sine Missione (2000)
* Sine Missione 2 (2002)
* 3 (2003) - EP
* Crone of War (2004)
* Live Religion (2005) - live album
* PaganFolk (2006)
* Cybershaman (2007) - remix album
* Alive! (2007)
* History (2007) (American sampler) - compilation
* Pagan Folk Lore (2008) - live DVD
* PaganFolk At The Fairy Ball (2008) - live album
* World Of OMNIA (2009)
* Wolf Love (2010)
* Musick and Poëtree (2011)
* Live on Earth (2012)
* Earth Warrior (2014)
Present members:
Steve Sic (Steve Evans-van der Harten); Frontman, flutes, bouzouki, percussion, vocals
Jenny (Jennifer Evans-van der Harten); harp, hurdy-gurdy,hammered dulcimer, bodhran, piano, vocals
Daphyd Crow (Daphyd Sens); sliding didgeridoo
Rob Thunder (Rob van Barschot); Drums and percussion
Satrya; DADGAD Guitar
Previous members:
Mitch Rozek; Drums
Luka Aubri-Krieger; sliding didgeridoo
Joe Hennon; DADGAD guitar
Tom Spaan; drums
Philip Steenbergen; DADGAD guitar
Information from WorldOfOmnia.com and Wikipedia
2. Omnia is an electronic dance music producer, his track Stick in monday was featured in the Trance Mix Mission Podcast.
Man behind it all, is Evgeny Smirnov. Born in 1987, he would grow up with a diverse taste in music, loving and exploring the beauty of different genres. In the 90’s, he turned his passion for EDM into a hobby and started toying around with producing programs. After discovering trance music, Evgeny knew which path to follow and started developing his sound into this direction.
At the end of 2006, when Evgeny was only 20 years old, he concentrated on creating his own, quality tracks and saw big names like Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz and Above & Beyond play his tracks and remixes on the radio and during gigs. Remixes on ‘Ørjan Nilsen – La Guitarra’ and ‘Armin van Buuren feat. Jacqueline Govaert – Never Say Never’ put Omnia’s name on the map.
Sacrificium
Omnia Lyrics
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Apollo musagetes
deus musicorum
precas nostras exaudi.
Quia perpetuo nos adfuisti
et semper tibe veneravimus
iteram te sacra facimus
teque haec volens accipere rogamus.
illustres nos et opulentes
nostra protegas organa
divinaque concites nos afflatu
The lyrics of Omnia's song Sacrificium begin by invoking the Greek god Apollo, who was known as the god of music, poetry, and prophecy. It is said that the inspiration for the song comes from the Ancient Greek practice of making offerings to the gods in exchange for their favor and protection. Here, Apollo is addressed as "Apollo musagetes" which means "leader of the muses". The words "deus musicorum" mean "god of musicians".
The second and third lines of the song call out to Apollo, asking him to listen to their prayers. The next two lines pay homage to Apollo, saying that he has always been present with them and that they have always revered him. The last two lines of the first verse express their willingness to make a sacrifice to him and ask him to accept it.
In the second verse, they continue to pray to Apollo, asking him to protect their musical instruments and bless them with his divine inspiration. The closing words "divinaque concites nos afflatu" mean "may you inspire us with divine breath". Overall, the lyrics of the song are a plea to Apollo for his divine protection and inspiration so that they may continue to create beautiful music.
Line by Line Meaning
Phoebus Apollo
We call upon the god of music, Phoebus Apollo
Apollo musagetes
We invoke Apollo, the leader of the Muses
deus musicorum
We recognize Apollo as the god of music
precas nostras exaudi.
We plead for Apollo to hear our prayers
Quia perpetuo nos adfuisti
We acknowledge that Apollo has always been there for us
et semper tibe veneravimus
We have always honored Apollo
iteram te sacra facimus
We now perform this sacred rite again
teque haec volens accipere rogamus.
We ask Apollo to willingly accept this offering
Ergo te Apollo oramus
Therefore, we pray to Apollo
illustres nos et opulentes
May Apollo bless us with brilliance and prosperity
nostra protegas organa
May Apollo protect our musical instruments
divinaque concites nos afflatu
May Apollo inspire us with divine inspiration
Contributed by Alex L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mindlabytinth
Apollo -is- a greek god and this -is- latin. The ancient Roman pantheon, however, featured many greek gods, usually changing their names (Apollo's latin name was Helios, if I'm not mistaken). As to why this is in latin but uses Apollo's greek name, a possible explaination is that upper-class Romans (aristocrats) were educated in greece, and held greek culture and language as paragons of culture and civilization.
Arjan h.
wtf :p