1) Tùatha dé Danann is a brazilian folk metal band:

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The band comes from the city of Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which is an important historical region because of the fight against the Imperial domination for Brazil's independence. And the violinist comes from Curitiba city, state of Paraná. The band's first name was Pendragon, and they began their activities 1995 intending to do a different kind of music, with no comparison in the scene, mixing Heavy Metal with the Celtic and medieval music. Their first demo tape was released in 1996, named "The Last Pendragon", and this work got very good reviews in the specialized media, mainly because of the unique sonority. Afterwards they changed the band name to Tùatha dé Danann, which was perfect to represent their thematic proposal. The name comes from the Celtic mythology; it means "People of the Goddess Danu". The Tùatha dé Danann were one of the mythical races that settled in Ireland before the arrival of the Milesians, the ancestors of modern Gaels. The Dananns were descendants of the goddess Danu. The Tùatha dé Dananns were a race of deities as well as race of heroes. They were skilled in art and science, poetry and magic.

In the year of 1998 Tùatha dé Danann recorded the second demo "Faeryage", totally dived into the magic and beauty of the Celtic music, including instruments like flutes, violins, viols and mandolins, but supported by a heavy sound. "Faeryage" impressed everybody, pleasing the audiences and the specialized media. As a result the band signed their first contract with the record label "Heavy Metal Rock".

By the end of 1999, was released the EP "Tùatha dé Danann" with four new songs plus "Faeryage" as bonus track. This material kept the same characteristic with the magic beauty of the Celtic and medieval music mixed to the Metal style, with melodic and guttural vocals side by side, added to the sound of flutes and a lot of delirium. This EP brought a great recognition to Tùatha dé Danann in the whole country. Finally, 2001, in October, the 'debut' CD comes out. Entitled "TingaralatingaDun", this album is an invitation to the total delirium in the land of the magic, where all the elements of the nature walk hand in hand.

Presenting ten previously un-released songs, recorded with a great production job, "TingaralatingaDun" is plenty of sounds of flutes, mandolins, violins, and guiding wonderful trips to the Celtic world, also referred as subject in the lyrics. The album conquered more fans and again the specialized media. The popularity arrived, and so the invitation for presentations in several festival and venues around the whole country, placing Tùatha dé Danann in a prominence position. The CD was licensed for France, Russia, and other countries, and tends a great acceptance of the European public. In the same period the band took part in one of the most important projects of the Brazilian Metallic scene, the thematic album "William Shakespeares Hamlet", recording the song "The Last Words". Once again Tuatha de Danann could show their essence in a singular way.

The year 2002 is marked by the release of the EP "The Delirium Has Just Began" a kind of experimental work that was also released in France, obtaining an excellent acceptance with the public and the media.

In 2004 the label record Paradoxx Music released their new work, the album "Trova di Danú". Tùatha dé Danann remained based in their strong influences of Celtic and folk music, what forged their personalized style, with the combination of Rock-Heavy Metal. Once more, with the use of instruments not commonly played in rock music, such as violins, viols, flutes, bagpipes, harmonicas, they made a trip through the world of pure feeling and magic music. Free from any kind of labels, they are just Tuatha de Danann.

In 2008 Martin Walkyier (ex Skyclad vocalist and ex Sabbat ) played on a Brazilian Tour with Tuatha de Dannan Skyclads songs but in 2011 the band ended its activities, then since 2012 they reunited to play some sporadic shows.

In 2014 the band officially reunited and recorded an EP with two new songs ''We're Back'' and ''Dawn of a New Sun'' to give fans a taste of what will come on the new album that will be released later this year.

2) Tuatha de Danann is also a French coldwave band active in the late 80', that has released a tape called Eclectique and several other songs appearing on various coldwave compilations.

The Wheel
Tuatha de Danann Lyrics

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Coming with the whistle of the wind there's a leaf dancing in the air
Floating, rounding, shining, laughing it comes changing colours and tearing in front of me

Suddenly it turns into a wild being
That sits on the ground - So quietly
Looking at me... it rises... So the creature starts to tell me this:

"Sometimes when you think everything's gone

No lights, reason, love or hope
Everything lost its sense
You feel down, want to leave it all...

Life is an old wheel
You must learn it soon
Wheel of transformations...
Everything goes and has their own purpose..."

Sometimes in, but sometimes out - never stand and still...
New horizons, that's the mysterious wheel
Cycles, roundings, time, birth, death chances to try again
That's a secret - Everything is turning

Welcome to this play my friend - most call it life
You have many ways to pick - but try choose the right.
What's right?

Sometimes in, but sometimes out - never stand and still...
New horizons, that's the mysterious wheel
Cycles, roundings, time, birth, death chances to try again
That's a secret - Everything is turning

Night - is the sleep of the sun
Death of our light king
Next day he rises again - The wheel completes its whole process
"What is alive must die - what dies must be harvested
What is Harvested must be seeded - The seeded must Rebirth"
Secrets of the Wheel...

Sometimes in, but sometimes out - never stand and still...
New horizons, that's the mysterious wheel

Cycles, roundings, time, birth, death chances to try again
That's a secret - Everything is turning

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "The Wheel" by Tuatha de Danann unveil a thought-provoking message that life and nature have a cyclic process that is continuously evolving. The song begins with a metaphor of a leaf, which is blown away by the wind and dancing around in the air. The leaf then metamorphoses into a being that sits quietly and reveals the secrets of the wheel of transformations to the singer. The chorus emphasizes that the wheel never stops turning, and new opportunities arise with every cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

The next verse reveals how in life, sometimes things go sideways, and everything seems lost. But the wheel of transformations also applies here, emphasizing that tough times create chances for new beginnings. The lyrics urge the listener to choose their path wisely because there are numerous opportunities available. The song equates day and night with birth and death, respectively. The night serves as the sleep of the sun or the death of our light king; however, the next day the sun rises again, signifying the completion of the wheel's process. The cycle of life is a secret meant to be felt and embraced, according to the song's lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Coming with the whistle of the wind there's a leaf dancing in the air
A leaf floating, rounding, shining and laughing in the air comes and dances with the sound of wind.

Floating, rounding, shining, laughing it comes changing colours and tearing in front of me
The leaf changes its color, tears in front of me and transforms into a wild being that sits down quietly and looks at me.

Sometimes when you think everything's gone No lights, reason, love or hope Everything lost its sense You feel down, want to leave it all...
Sometimes when one feels like everything's lost, with no hope, love or reason to live, they may feel down wanting to quit the journey of life.

Life is an old wheel You must learn it soon Wheel of transformations... Everything goes and has their own purpose...
Life is a wheel of transformations where everything has its own purpose, and one must learn to understand it sooner for their own good.

Sometimes in, but sometimes out - never stand and still... New horizons, that's the mysterious wheel Cycles, roundings, time, birth, death chances to try again That's a secret - Everything is turning
The wheel of life keeps moving, bringing chances to try again, and new horizons. Life goes through cycles of birth, death and experiences which keeps flowing without standing still.

Welcome to this play my friend - most call it life You have many ways to pick - but try choose the right. What's right?
Life is a play, and one has various ways to choose, but it's essential to pick the right choice. That leads to the question of what's 'right'?

Night - is the sleep of the sun Death of our light king Next day he rises again - The wheel completes its whole process "What is alive must die - what dies must be harvested What is Harvested must be seeded - The seeded must Rebirth" Secrets of the Wheel...
Just like the sun sleeps at night and dies every evening, but births again, the cycle of life also completes the whole process of birth, death, harvest, and rebirth- which is the secret of the Wheel.

Contributed by John S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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