When live, additional members include: Gábor Végh (drums, percussion) and Gergely Cseh (bass).
They craft a distinct artistic signature, reflected not only in their music but also in the unique visual universe that illustrates their work.
Ágnes, a skilled singer and multi-instrumentalist, is also the talented lady responsible for the paintings which bring to The Moon and the Nightspirit’s music a fantasy-setting populated by creatures that trace back to traditional Hungarian legends and folklore. These memories of times forgotten also echo through the lyrics written by guitarist Mihály, which outline the spiritual mindset behind the project.
Such a combination has been greeted with growing enthusiasm since the release of their 2005 debut album on Equilibrium Music, “Of Dreams Forgotten and Fables Untold”, and the early shows that followed, which included an appearance on Hungarian National Television. Later, and in support of “Regõ Rejtem”, their second album, The Moon and the Nightspirit had the opportunity to tour throughout most of Europe. Playing in small fair markets and large festivals alike, including prestigious events such as Trolls et Legendes (Belgium), Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Germany) and Castle Party (Poland), the band shared the stage with names like Corvus Corax, Faun, Blackmore’s Night or Korpiklaani, and gradually conquered a prominent role in the Pagan Folk scene.
Returning with “Ösforrás”, their third album, the duo invite the listener to the star-woven realm of the wise elders, the ones who knew the secrets of nature and walked the path of light eternal, and embody on their new material a more tribal and exotic approach, in intense rituals dedicated to the old and eternal tradition.
This collection of songs, which feed from the Ösforrás - the “Source Pristine”, the primordial womb, from which all has sprung, a sacred place where all is one - comes together as an offering to the slumbering gods of the old forests, streams and stones.
Weaving a web where threads of ancient mysticism combine with dreamy atmospheres, where World Music acquires a bewitching Pagan aura, The Moon and the Nightspirit live up to their potential as one of the most exciting and refreshing acts in the genre.
“Ösforrás” is released by Equilibrium Music, in two formats: Digipak CD with booklet, and collector’s edition hard-cover 19,5cm x 14cm Digibook (limited to 1000 copies), with full-colour booklet including large reproductions of several paintings created for this purpose. The collector’s edition also includes one exclusive bonus track featuring guest appearances by Catarina Raposo (Dwelling), Saskia Dommisse (Poets to their Beloved) and Alessandra Santovito (Hexperos).
Official site: http://www.themoonandthenightspirit.com
Pagan
The Moon and the Nightspirit Lyrics
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The sylvan abode of faeries and fauns
Lead us whispering spirits of times bygone
To lands fabulous and forgotten
O, Scythed Empress of retrieveless aeons
Let us wander thy fathomless kingdoms,
Like vagrant seraphims of some remoter heavens,
O, steadfast guardians of edenic times
Let us return to the garden amarinthine
Let us leave this sad and grey world,
That knows us not,
This bitter realm of pain, that is not ours
Let us recall the nights, when delight was all,
The world ere the atlantean doom
O, Great Enchantress of the ivory moon,
Let us taste the dreamful anodyne of joy
The Moon and the Nightspirit's song "Pagan" is a plea, a prayer, and a nostalgic call to the ancient gods of time immemorial. The song starts with an invocation to the old gods to allow the singer to enter the ancient forests. The forests are described as a sylvan abode of faeries and fauns, with whispering spirits of times past leading the way. The singer seeks to be taken to lands that are fabulous and forgotten. The emphasis is on the singer's desire to access a world that has been lost to time, a world where mythical creatures roam free.
The second verse is a plea to the Scythed Empress, a name that refers to the goddess of death in Greek mythology, to allow the singer to wander her fathomless kingdoms. The singer seeks to experience the world as a vagrant seraphim of some remoter heavens, without mortal fears and burdens. The focus here is on the desire to be free from the trappings of the human world and to experience something more celestial.
The final verse is a plea to the steadfast guardians of edenic times to allow the singer to return to the garden amarinthine. The singer seeks to leave the sad and grey world that does not know them, a world of pain that is not theirs. They recall the nights when delight was all, the world before the Atlantean doom. The singer seeks to taste the dreamful anodyne of joy, a plea to be able to find happiness and fulfillment in a world that has become increasingly burdened by pain and suffering.
Overall, the song is a nostalgic call for a world that has been lost to time, a plea to the ancient gods for access to a world that is more free, more magical, and more fulfilling than the world of today.
Line by Line Meaning
O old gods, let us enter the ancient forests,
We humbly ask the ancient gods to allow us entry into the long standing forests where fairies and fauns reside
The sylvan abode of faeries and fauns
An abode in the woods where fairies and fauns reside
Lead us whispering spirits of times bygone
Please guide us, whispering spirits of the past, towards ancient times
To lands fabulous and forgotten
Towards beautiful, yet forgotten lands
O, Scythed Empress of retrieveless aeons
Oh, powerful empress of timeless periods, we plead towards you
Let us wander thy fathomless kingdoms,
With your blessing, let us roam your vast kingdoms
Like vagrant seraphims of some remoter heavens,
We desire to travel like vagrant angelic beings from faraway heavens
Without mortal fears and burdens
Free from mortal fears and earthly burdens
O, steadfast guardians of edenic times
Oh, strong protectors of a long-gone paradise of purity and bliss
Let us return to the garden amarinthine
Allow us to revisit the everlasting garden of beauty and life
Let us leave this sad and grey world,
Please release us from this melancholy and lifelessness
That knows us not,
A world that does not understand us
This bitter realm of pain, that is not ours
A place of suffering and hurt that we do not belong in
Let us recall the nights, when delight was all,
Take us back to a time when happiness was all we knew
The world ere the atlantean doom
A world before it met its fate in the great disaster of Atlantis
O, Great Enchantress of the ivory moon,
Oh, the mighty sorceress of the white moon, we address you
Let us taste the dreamful anodyne of joy
Allow us to experience the euphoric remedy of pure joy
Contributed by Jason O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Victor Ortiz
hermoso, saludos de Chile
Nicolás
A very sweet rhythm :)
Jay
This is to all my Norse pagans out there, skal!
Alvin Williams
The Spirit Welcomes Me.
Gunbeard_Samurai
Cool stuff : D
Rollz
The Witcher 3 Vibes!
Gray Jedi
Same region as the Witcher is based on. The Polish are our brothers and many Hungarians worked on the Witcher too.
Alex Lion
Real life vibes!
Gamer Key
Skyrim vibes
ImplOse Aude
I try to find the lyrics at 1:50 but I don't manage to. Every lyrics I can find on website don't show it. Can everyone help me ?