1. A Symphonic Power Metal b… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists using this name:
1. A Symphonic Power Metal band from Italy that eventually split into Rhapsody of Fire and Luca Turilli's Rhapsody.
2. A reggae band from Germany.
3. A girl group from Austria.
4. An AOR band from Sweden.
5. A funk metal band from Estonia.
1. Rhapsody is a Symphonic Power Metal band from Italy, that eventually split into Rhapsody of Fire and Luca Turilli's Rhapsody. They incorporate classical music, baroque and power metal styles. The classical influences include such composers as Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolò Paganini, and Antonin Dvořák. Their songs are also heavily influenced by power metal in general and their lyrics are fantasy-themed.
In 1997 Rhapsody released their debut album, Legendary Tales. Co-founders Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli created an epic sound with this first album. Although neo-classical metal had existed previously, Rhapsody incorporated classical music, baroque and heavy metal styles in a new sub-genre known as "Hollywood metal".
In the years that followed, Turilli and Staropoli, joined by Fabio Lione on vocals, developed this new sound with their albums Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998), Dawn of Victory (2000), Rain of a Thousand Flames (2001), and Power of the Dragonflame (2002). They wrote pieces such as "Emerald Sword", drawing on Russian folklore and Celtic style elements and creating what was known as the "Emerald Sword Saga".
Turilli is the band's lyricist, as well as guitarist. His lyrics often refer to mystical lore from the medieval age and the heroic valor of those times, highlighting in particular the ever-lasting fight between good and evil. "Evil can be found everywhere," says Turilli. "But it will never win as long as there are enough good people who fight against it." While Turilli writes the lyrics and guitar riffs, the composition of the classical music is all Staropoli's doing.
Christopher Lee was involved in their last project, narrating part of the storyline. This album, labeled Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret, was a follow-up to the Emerald Sword Saga and was released in 2004.
The band produced a new single CD in 2005 labeled The Magic of the Wizard's Dream, featuring new versions of "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream", one of the more popular songs from their album Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret. The band had Lee sing backup vocals for Lione, because Lee felt that the narrator's part of being the Wizard King was not as good as it could be without him contributing his voice to at least one song. The song was reworked into four different languages, English, German, Italian, and French they also included both the original version of the song with a duet, and an orchestral version of the song, both in English. This also produced Rhapsody's third music video. The band also released two new tracks exclusively on this single, "Autumn Twilight" and "Lo Specchio D’Argento". This single was released March 29th.
In July of 2006, the band changed their name to Rhapsody of Fire due to a conflict in copyrights.
2. Rhapsody is a reggae band from Germany who released two albums in the 1980s. One of the band members was B.B. Connell.
3. Rhapsody is a girl group from Austria who had a minor hit in the 1990s called Cowboy Lover.
4. Rhapsody is an AOR from band Sweden who released one album in 1978 called Strange Vibrations.
5. Rhapsody is a funk metal band from Estonia who released only one demo in 1992 before they split up. In 2008 they made a comeback and are going to release their first album in the future.
Lamento Eroico
Rhapsody Lyrics
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Al truce sguardo dell'angelo cieco
Rovina in me l'antica rima
Nel cuor del cigno ferito e morente...
Cosmi di eternita' tradita
Di verita' svanite che ora versano
Lacrime d'addio in un vuoto nero...
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
Spiriti di mondi arcani
Chiedo la vita al di la' della morte
Per allinear le stelle amiche
E diventar guardiano celeste
Custode di eternita' guarita
Di verita' trovate per tutti I figli di madre terra...
Sempre a lei ho dato la vita... la morte...
Cosi' continuero'!
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
The lyrics to Rhapsody's song Lamento Eroico describe a sense of loss and longing for something greater beyond death. The first stanza speaks of a broken echo and the gaze of a blind angel, signifying a loss of communication and direction. The ancient rhyme within the singer is ruined, while they are dying like a wounded swan. The second stanza speaks of betrayed eternity and vanished truths, which cry farewell in a void of darkness. Despite all of this, the singer remains sincere and determined to face his destiny, which is heroic lamentation.
The third stanza begins with a plea to the spirits of arcane worlds for a life beyond death, in order to align with friendly stars and become a celestial guardian. The singer wishes to be the guardian of an eternity that is healed and filled with truth, where all of the children of Mother Earth will thrive. The final stanza repeats the chorus of the song, where thunder roars and fate consumes reality. Ultimately, the singer accepts his heroic lamentation and chooses to continue giving his life and death to Mother Earth.
Overall, the lyrics of Lamento Eroico are filled with emotive imagery and yearning for spiritual fulfillment beyond death.
Line by Line Meaning
Langue in me l'eco infranto
The broken echo lingers inside me
Al truce sguardo dell'angelo cieco
Under the harsh gaze of the blind angel
Rovina in me l'antica rima
The ancient rhyme crumbles within me
Nel cuor del cigno ferito e morente...
In the heart of the wounded and dying swan...
Cosmi di eternita' tradita
Realms of betrayed eternity
Di verita' svanite che ora versano
Of vanished truths that now shed
Lacrime d'addio in un vuoto nero...
Tears of farewell in a black void...
Sincero e fiero al mio destino andro'...
I'll go true and proud to my destiny...
URLA IL TUONO
THE THUNDER SCREAMS
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
AT MY HEROIC LAMENT
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
FATE... CONSUME REALITY!
Spiriti di mondi arcani
Spirits of arcane worlds
Chiedo la vita al di la' della morte
I ask for life beyond death
Per allinear le stelle amiche
To align friendly stars
E diventar guardiano celeste
And become a celestial guardian
Custode di eternita' guarita
Guardian of healed eternity
Di verita' trovate per tutti I figli di madre terra...
Of truths found for all the children of mother Earth...
Sempre a lei ho dato la vita... la morte...
Always to her, I gave life... death...
Cosi' continuero'!
So I'll continue!
CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
CONSUME REALITY!
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
FATE... CONSUME REALITY!
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALESSANDRO STAROPOLI, LUCA TURILLI
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