1. Pilori is a German neo… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than artist with this name:
1. Pilori is a German neofolk band with three members; Inge Breichler, Gernot Musch, Marion Musch.
.. Founded 1996 by Marion and Gernot more as a hobby than as a serious band Pilori quickly managed to gain some local popularity by supporting live shows of Sol Invictus, Hekate, Sieben, Shadow Project and many others booked by dear friends Mother Dance. 1999 the well-known German label [Trinity] - today Trisol - got in touch with them and signed them up. Within the next four years Pilori released the Albums "Soufre", "...and when the twilight's gone (la recolte)" and the very gloomy "Zeit des Lichts" and gigs lead them throughout different countries in Europe like Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. In Germany they played also many gigs and three well received shows on the famous Wave-Gotik-Treffen in fabulous Leipzig. The melancholic and enchanting music, lead by the beautiful voice of Marion, found lots of friends in those years. After the release of their musically most complex, reflective and melancholic fourth album "Elegia" a major change occured, when 2004 Pilori - who despite of several musicians helping out in live shows insisted on staying a duo - were expanded by a third full time member Inge Breichler, a godess on the viola.
Releases:
Feuilles Tombantes '99
...And When The Twilight's Gone (La Récolte) '02
Zeit Des Lichts '02
Elegía '04
Until The Day Dawn '09
2. Black metal/grindcore/crust from Rouen, France
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A Winter's Tale
Pilori Lyrics
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I am winter - I will make children laugh in the snow
I make all green turn to white
Pure and beautiful like in a fairy tale
I make all snow turn to ice
Pure and beautiful like a fairy tale
I will freeze your body and take your soul away to my icy lands like in a fairy tale
I make all ice turn to death
Pure and beautiful like in a fairy tale
The shining sun will warm up the world, the next day will bring back laughter and happiness
I make all death turn to life
When nights are getting longer, I send my cold breath over this world
But you will not be here anymore
The lyrics to Pilori's song "A Winter's Tale" paint a vivid picture of winter as a personified entity. In the opening lines, the singer declares himself as winter, sending his "cold breath" over the world as the nights grow longer. Winter is depicted as both a playful and perilous figure, capable of making children laugh in the snow while also causing travelers to lose their way and freeze to death in his icy lands.
The chorus continues the theme of winter's transformative power, as he turns all green into white and all snow into ice, creating a landscape that is "pure and beautiful like in a fairy tale." However, as the verse warns, winter's beauty can also be deadly, as he turns all ice into death.
The final lines of the song suggest a cyclical nature to the seasons, with the "shining sun" eventually bringing back "laughter and happiness" to the world after winter's icy grip loosens. But the haunting final line, "But you will not be here anymore," leaves the listener with a sense of finality and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
When nights are getting longer, I send my cold breath over this world
As winter approaches, my coldness begins to spread across the world.
I am winter - I will make children laugh in the snow
Despite my coldness, I bring joy to children who play in the snow.
I make all green turn to white
As I cover everything with snow, all the greenery disappears and everything becomes white.
Pure and beautiful like in a fairy tale
Despite the disappearance of greenery, the beauty of the white snow creates a fairytale-like setting.
I make all snow turn to ice
As the temperature drops, the snow eventually freezes over and becomes ice.
Take care in dark hours and stay away, I will surround you and make you lose your way
During the darker times of winter, it's important to be careful, as I can disorient and confuse people with snow and ice.
I will freeze your body and take your soul away to my icy lands like in a fairy tale
Under certain conditions, winter can be dangerous and lead to illness, even to the point of death.
I make all ice turn to death
As beautiful as ice may be, it can also lead to danger and death under certain circumstances.
Pure and beautiful like in a fairy tale
Despite the danger of ice, it can appear innocent and magical like something out of a fairytale.
The shining sun will warm up the world, the next day will bring back laughter and happiness
Despite the coldness and dangers of winter, the sun will eventually shine again and bring warmth and joy.
I make all death turn to life
The eventual arrival of spring means that the death and dormancy brought on by winter will be replaced by new growth and life.
When nights are getting longer, I send my cold breath over this world
As winter draws to a close, my coldness will gradually recede and eventually disappear.
But you will not be here anymore
Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to see the eventual end of winter and the arrival of spring.
Contributed by Lucy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.