Following the 1993 demo releases the demos Rehearsal 1993 and Vargnatt, which have a similar (albeit somewhat rawer) style, the band's first album, 1994's Bergtatt - Et eeventyr i 5 capitler, is a folk-themed black metal album. The title Bergtatt literally translates as “mountain-taken”, but is more commonly used to describe someone who is stricken with awe. In Norwegian folk tales the word refers to people who wander off into mountains, lured by trolls or other mythical beings. The narrative of the album’s lyrics follows a woman as she becomes so mountain-taken. The subtitle means “An Adventure in 5 Chapters”. Bergtatt features a melancholic, fully acoustical song “Een Stemme Locker” (“A Voice Beckons”).
1995's Kveldssanger, Ulver’s second album, contrasts with Bergtatt as it uses classical guitars, cello and chamber chants, and completely eschews the black-metal elements of Bergtatt, while still having a folk theme. Garm has since remarked that Kveldssanger was an “immature attempt at making a classical album.” He later clarified this by saying that the performance was immature, yet the content is strong when their youth is taken into account.
The third album, 1997's Nattens madrigal - Aatte hymne til ulven i manden, was a return to black metal, more ferocious than Bergtatt was, with only one mellow acoustic interlude in the first track. The album is intentionally under-produced, akin to Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger, with buzzing guitars and rather muffled drums. There are rumours surrounding this album and its recording, the most famous being that the band recorded this album in a forest. The band has dismissed this as impossible, although When Bitter Spring Sleeps later would record their albums in a forest. Another and less-known rumor is that the band purposely recorded the album on a four-track cassette recorder and used the money that Century Media gave them for other things, for example Armani suits, haircuts, cocaine, beer, and/or a new car. When questioned about this, Garm said the band did have rather expensive tastes, though he has denied buying a new car, saying there wasn't enough money.
Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, released in 1998, was different from what Ulver, or even any other band, had made before. Tore Ylwizaker, a new composer and sound architect, paired up with Garm's expanding artistic visions and together they stepped over the boundaries of black metal aesthetics, creating a genre-defying work. In this album, the musicians blended electronics, industrial music elements, progressive metal and avant-garde rock, adding ambient passages. Lyrically, the album incorporates the entire text of the William Blake's poem The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, and features guest vocals. Despite confounding and perhaps alienating many fans of the band's first three albums, the album received widespread acclaim from critics within both the rock/metal and alternative music press. For instance, it was reviewed as 'album of the month' in several high-profile magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, and Rock Hard. It also ranked very high at many year's best polls that same year.
Ulver's next two releases, the EP Metamorphosis and full-length album Perdition City: Music to an Interior Film, were even more experimental than the “Blake Album”, and a lot more pensive. The Metamorphosis disclaimer reads: “We are as unknown to you as we always were”. The band had moved further away from rock and metal and into a more ethereal style, much like that of Coil. The use of programmed sound and atmospheric style is dominant here, unlike the previous albums. Neo-classical composer and film scorer Craig Armstrong may have been an influence on Ulver as his use of electronics and hip-hop beats over strings and pianos is somewhat reminiscent of Ulver's later works.
The band followed up these two releases with two minimalist/ambient/glitch works, Silence Teaches You How to Sing and Silencing the Singing. These works featured minimal melodies and often had subtle weird and unnatural noises throughout the song structures; the band also stretched out at length, with "Silence Teaches You How to Sing" being the band's longest composition to date at over twenty-four minutes in length. Due to their individual rarity, they were later released together as Teachings in Silence.
Having proved their proficiency at making atmospheric electronic music, Ulver were hired to make music for cinema films Lyckantropen (whose soundtrack was released as Lyckantropen Themes), Svidd neger, and Uno.
In 2003, Ulver began making more symphonic music. They released A Quick Fix of Melancholy, which kept the minimalist, sparse stylings of their previous albums, while adding a much more expressive, dramatic, symphonic element, with various string sounds (most likely sampled) and various operatic singing styles.
In July 2004, the band finished recording their next album, Blood Inside, which was released on June 6th, 2005. With Blood Inside, the band stepped away from the more minimal styles they had been experimenting with previously. Bringing back more traditional rock instruments like guitar and acoustic drums (since 1998 the band had used primarily digital drums and/or sampled beats), and combining them with real and synthetic classical instruments, brass horns and sound samples, the band created something they had never done before. Managing to fuse genres ranging from rock, classical, minimalism, electronica and vintage progressive rock music with Garm's broad vocal range, Ulver created an album that was far beyond anything anyone has heard in the avant-garde scene.
Ulver have recently collaborated with drone band Sunn O))) on a 15-minute track which appears on Sunn O)))'s WHITEbox box set, released in July of 2006. Additionally, Ulver had announced back in 2002 that they had been working on a string remake of Nattens madrigal, but Garm has stated on the message board of his alternative rock band, Head Control System, that the project "is in a state of total dormancy".
The band's seventh album, Shadows of the Sun, was released on October 1, 2007. Garm called it “our most personal record to date. Low key, dark, and tragic”. The album mostly consists of dark ambient music, with lush symphonic orchestrations backing up the band's mellow material.
The band's eighth album, Wars of the Roses, appeared after nearly four years of silence in April 2011. This time around the band was highly influenced by progressive rock music, also incorporating elements of ambient, post-rock, and spoken word. The same year, the band also released the live album The Norwegian National Opera, a nearly career-spanning performance with the opera cited in the title that featured renditions of material dating from the Blake album to Wars of the Roses.
The band's ninth album, Childhood's End: Lost & Found from the Age of Aquarius, followed in 2012. A long-delayed cover album of material from the '60s psychedelic rock era, the material Ulver chose to cover was mostly quite obscure (with Jefferson Airplane's "Today" being easily the best known track), but further revealed the band's diverse range of influences.
In 2013, Messe I.X-VI.X appeared. A companion piece of sorts to Shadows of the Sun, the music on Messe continues in the same reflective, brooding vein as that album, but contains more influence from post-rock and modern classical music. Most of the tracks were instrumental this time around, and the band stretched out in length, with the longest song exceeding eleven minutes. The same year also saw the release of the live album Live at Roadburn, consisting mainly of live renditions of Childhood's End material (one improvised piece, inspired by and dedicated to the German krautrock band Can, was included as an encore).
2014 found the band's second collaboration with Sunn O))) released, the full-length album Terrestrials. Despite the metal background of the two bands, the material here was mostly subdued drone/dark ambient with little metal influence. The same year also saw the release of the box set Trolsk sortmetall 1993-1997, serving as the definitive retrospective on the band's black metal phase by collecting their 1993 demo Vargnatt, their first three albums, and previously unreleased rehearsal versions of four songs from Nattens madrigal. All material was remastered for this set, with Nattens madrigal seeing substantially more dynamic range and its bass line being clearly audible for the first time.
2016 saw the release of the band's double album ATGCLVLSSCAP, its title an acronym consisting of the signs of the Zodiac. Ulver constructed the material on this album around a series of improvised soundscapes recorded live at twelve different shows, but the studio overdubs create a tightly structured set of compositions, some of which are rearrangements of earlier Ulver songs such as Nowhere/Catastrophe. The material here, which consists of twelve tracks spanning eighty minutes, covers a wide range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, dark ambient, avant-garde, and post-rock. The end of 2016 also saw the release of the film soundtrack Riverhead.
2017 saw the release of the band's synth pop album The Assassination of Julius Caesar, which marked the band's first album in since 2011 that wasn't: partially recorded live (ATGCLVLSSCAP, Messe I.X-VI.X); a cover album (Childhood's End); a collaboration (Terrestrials and, to a lesser extent, Messe again); or a film soundtrack (Riverhead). Hailed as a return to form (as much as a band like Ulver can have), it received some of the band's most positive reviews in years. The end of the year saw the release of a companion EP, Sic transit gloria mundi (Thus Passes the Glory of the World).
Ulver have established themselves as some of the most remarkable musical chameleons of the twenty-first century, and continue to evolve with each new release.
1993 - Rehearsal 1993 (demo)
1993 - Vargnatt (demo) (Wolf Night)
1994 - Bergtatt - Et eeventyr i 5 capitler (Spellbound - A Fairy Tale in 5 Chapters)
1995 - Kveldssanger (Twilight Hymns)
1997 - Nattens madrigal - Aatte hymne til ulven i manden (The Madrigal of the Night - Eight Hymns to the Wolf in Man)
1997 - The Trilogie: Three Journeyes Through the Norwegian Netherworlde (box set)
1998 - Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
1999 - Metamorphosis (EP)
2000 - Perdition City: Music to an Interior FIlm
2001 - Silence Teaches You How to Sing (EP)
2001 - Silencing the Singing (EP)
2002 - Teachings in Silence (compilation of the above two EPs)
2002 - Lyckantropen Themes (soundtrack)
2003 - 1993-2003: 1st Decade in the Machines (anthology)
2003 - Svidd neger (soundtrack)
2003 - A Quick Fix of Melancholy (EP)
2005 - Blood Inside
2007 - Shadows of the Sun
2011 - Wars of the Roses
2012 - The Norwegian National Opera (live album/video)
2012 - Childhood's End: Lost and Found from the Age of Aquarius
2013 - Oddities and Rarities #1 (anthology)
2013 - Live at Roadburn (live album)
2013 - Messe I.X-VI.X
2014 - Terrestrials (collaboration with Sunn O))))
2014 - Trolsk sortmetall 1993-1997 (Trollish Black Metal 1993-1997 or Bewitching Black Metal 1993-1997; box set)
2016 - ATGCLVLSSCAP
2016 - Riverhead (soundtrack)
2017 - The Assassination of Julius Caesar
2017 - Sic transit gloria mundi (Thus Passes the Glory of the World; EP)
2019 - Drone Activity
2020 - Flowers of Evil
Proverbs of Hell
Ulver Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The cut worm forgives the plow.
Dip him in the river who loves water.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom: no clock can measure.
All wholsom food is caught without a net or a trap.
Bring out number weight & measure in a year of dearth.
No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
A dead body, revenges not injuries.
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
Folly is the cloke of knavery.
Shame is Prides cloke.
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion.
The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.
Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
The selfish smiling fool, & the sullen frowning fool, shall be both thought wise, that they may be a rod.
What is now proved was once, only imagin'd.
The rat, the mouse, the fox, the rabbit: watch the roots; the lion, the tyger, the horse, the elephant, watch the fruits.
The cistern contains; the fountain overflows.
One thought, fills immensity.
Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
Every thing possible to be believ'd is an image of truth.
The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the crow.
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
He who has suffer'd you to impose on him knows you.
As the plow follows words, so God rewards prayers.
The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
Expect poison from the standing water.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
Listen to the fools reproach! it is a kingly title!
The eyes of fire, the nostrils of air, the mouth of water, the beard of earth.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
The thankful reciever bears a plentiful harvest.
If others had not been foolish, we should be so.
The soul of sweet delight, can never be defil'd.
When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius, lift up thy head!
As the catterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
To create a little flower is the labour of ages.
Damn, braces: Bless relaxes.
The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.
Prayers plow not! Praises reap not!
Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not!
The head Sublime, the heart Pathos, the genitals Beauty, the hands & feet Proportion.
As the air to a bird of the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible.
The crow wish'd every thing was black, the owl, that every thing was white.
Exuberance is Beauty.
If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.
Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.
Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
Where man is not nature is barren.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believ'd.
Enough! or Too much!
The song "Proverbs of Hell" by Ulver is inspired by William Blake's book "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." The lyrics delve into a range of philosophical concepts and poetic metaphors. The verses address themes like death, wisdom, desires, folly, and more. The lines, "In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead" suggests the idea of learning from experiences, teaching what one has learned, and enjoying life's moments, even in the face of death. The metaphorical "bones of the dead" signify the past experiences that one might have to overcome to succeed in life.
Other lines in the song, such as "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom," promote the notion of embracing life to the fullest to gain wisdom, while "Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity," suggests that caution and carefulness may impede one's progress in life. The refrain, "Enough! or Too much!" signifies the idea of finding the right balance in life, where anything beyond the right measure becomes toxic.
Overall, "Proverbs of Hell" is a testimony to the profundity and multifaceted nature of Blake's work. It explores the concepts of life, death, pleasure, pain, wisdom, folly, and more, making it a deeply philosophical and evocative piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Learn in your youth, teach in your prime, and enjoy the fruits of your labor in old age.
Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.
Do not let the past hold you back from moving forward and achieving success.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
By indulging in excess, one can gain wisdom through experience.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Being overly cautious can prevent one from taking risks and making progress.
He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
Desiring without taking action can lead to negative consequences.
The cut worm forgives the plow.
Nature accepts the destruction caused by humans.
Dip him in the river who loves water.
Give what someone desires most to them.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
Perception and understanding vary greatly between individuals.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
If someone does not have passion, they will never achieve greatness.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
The creations of the finite world are loved by the infinite world.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
Hard work can help to alleviate sadness.
The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock, but of wisdom: no clock can measure.
Foolish actions can be measured in time, but wise actions are immeasurable.
All wholsom food is caught without a net or a trap.
Pure and healthy food is not obtained through deceitful or questionable means.
Bring out number weight & measure in a year of dearth.
In difficult times, it is important to be precise and meticulous in order to succeed.
No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
Self-reliance and self-determination are the keys to achieving success.
A dead body, revenges not injuries.
Revenge is futile as it cannot heal the wounds of the past.
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
The greatest achievement is to be selfless and put others first.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
Continuing to make mistakes can lead to learning and growth.
Folly is the cloke of knavery.
Ignorance often disguises true intentions.
Shame is Prides cloke.
Pride can often cover feelings of shame.
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion.
Institutions meant to uphold moral standards and law can often be corrupted and turned into places of oppression and exploitation.
The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
The beauty and uniqueness of nature is a reflection of a higher power.
The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
Even base desires can be seen as blessings in the grand scheme of things.
The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
Even seemingly negative emotions can be seen as part of a greater plan.
The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
The natural form of humanity is a creation of a higher power.
Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
Emotions can often be unpredictable and counterintuitive.
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.
The power and scope of the natural world may be too vast for humans to fully comprehend.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
It is human nature to blame external factors for problems rather than taking responsibility.
Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.
Joy can lead to creation, while sorrow can lead to growth.
Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.
Men should be strong and fierce, while women should be gentle and nurturing.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
Different creatures use different methods to create a home or connect with others.
The selfish smiling fool, & the sullen frowning fool, shall be both thought wise, that they may be a rod.
Even the foolish can be seen as wise in order to teach others a lesson.
What is now proved was once, only imagin'd.
The impossible can become possible through innovation.
The rat, the mouse, the fox, the rabbit: watch the roots; the lion, the tyger, the horse, the elephant, watch the fruits.
The actions of small creatures can have great impact, while large creatures may not be as significant as they appear.
The cistern contains; the fountain overflows.
Being overly cautious can prevent one from taking risks and making progress.
One thought, fills immensity.
Even the smallest idea can have great implications and consequences.
Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
The bold and outspoken may intimidate those who lack confidence or are ashamed of their actions.
Every thing possible to be believ'd is an image of truth.
The most believable things are often rooted in truths.
The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the crow.
Even those who are wise can learn from those they deem beneath them.
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
Different creatures rely on different sources of sustenance and assistance.
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
A balanced and efficient schedule can lead to success and productivity.
He who has suffer'd you to impose on him knows you.
Those who allow themselves to be taken advantage of are aware of the manipulations of others.
As the plow follows words, so God rewards prayers.
Actions based on belief can lead to positive outcomes through divine intervention.
The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
Rebellion and passion can lead to greater wisdom than blind obedience and conditioning.
Expect poison from the standing water.
Beware of what appears calm or passive, as it can conceal danger.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
Understanding excess is crucial in order to appreciate what is necessary and valuable.
Listen to the fools reproach! it is a kingly title!
Even the foolish can impart important lessons and observations.
The eyes of fire, the nostrils of air, the mouth of water, the beard of earth.
Elements of nature have different attributes that make them unique and powerful.
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
Lacking courage can be compensated for with cleverness and resourcefulness.
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
Each creature has inherent skills and abilities that drive them to success.
The thankful reciever bears a plentiful harvest.
Gratefulness leads to abundance and prosperity.
If others had not been foolish, we should be so.
Mistakes of the past have shaped the present and will shape the future.
The soul of sweet delight, can never be defil'd.
Innocent joys and pleasures are never tainted by corruption or evil.
When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius, lift up thy head!
Being in the presence of greatness can inspire admiration and motivation.
As the catterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.
Even the purest and most innocent things can be corrupted or marred by those in positions of authority or power.
To create a little flower is the labour of ages.
The beauty of the natural world is the result of tremendous effort and time.
Damn, braces: Bless relaxes.
Sometimes, letting go or relaxing can lead to better outcomes than holding on too tightly.
The best wine is the oldest, the best water the newest.
Aged wine holds great value, while fresh water is always necessary and valuable.
Prayers plow not! Praises reap not!
Hoping for change or success is not enough, as action is necessary to bring about results.
Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not!
Expressing emotions is key to processing and healing from them.
The head Sublime, the heart Pathos, the genitals Beauty, the hands & feet Proportion.
Different parts of the body represent different aspects of humanity and emotion.
As the air to a bird of the sea to a fish, so is contempt to the contemptible.
Those who are viewed as inferior have different strengths and abilities that should be respected.
The crow wish'd every thing was black, the owl, that every thing was white.
Different creatures have different perspectives on the world and what they desire.
Exuberance is Beauty.
Energy and enthusiasm can be incredibly attractive and beautiful.
If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.
Even the powerful can learn and benefit from those they see as being weaker.
Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.
Even though progress can lead to efficiency, maintaining uniqueness and individuality can be just as valuable.
Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.
It is better to let hopes and dreams die rather than to live without pursuing them.
Where man is not nature is barren.
Humanity is key to shaping and transforming the world around us.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believ'd.
Truth is often viewed as subjective and not universally accepted.
Enough! or Too much!
Knowing when to stop and finding balance is crucial to success and happiness.
Contributed by Christopher O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Google Account
[plates 7-10]
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy, drive your cart and
your plow over the bones of the dead, the road of excess leads to the
palace of wisdom. Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by incapacity.
He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence. The cut worm forgives the
plow. Dip him in the river who loves water. A fool sees not the same tree
that a wise man sees. He whose face gives no light, shall never become a
star. Eternity is in love with the productions of time. The busy bee has
no time for sorrow. The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock; but of
wisdom, no clock can measure. All wholsom food is caught without a net or
a trap. Bring out number, weight & measure in a year of dearth. No bird
soars too high, if he soars with his own wings. A dead body revenges not
injuries. The most sublime act is to set another before you. If the fool
would persist in his folly, he would become wise. Folly is the cloke of
knavery. Shame is pride's cloke. Prisons are built with stones of law,
brothers with bricks of religion. The pride of the peacock is the glory of
God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is
the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God. Excess of
sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps. The roaring of lions, the howling of
wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are
portions of eternity too great for the eye of man. The fox condemns the
trap, not himself. Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth. Let man wear the
feel of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep. The bird a nest, the
spider a web, man friendship. The selfish smiling fool,& the sullen,
frowning fool shall be thought wise, that they may be a rod. What is now
proved was only once imagin'd. The rat, the mouse, the fox, the rabbet
watch the roots; the lion the tyger, the horse, the elephant, watch the
fruits. The cistern contains: the fountain overflows. One thought fills
immensity, always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid
you. Every thing possible to be beliv'd is an image of truth. The eagle
never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the crow. The
fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion. Think in the
morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. He who
has suffer'd you to impose on him knows you. As the plow follows words, so
God rewards prayers. The tygers of wrath are the wiser than the horses of
instruction. Expect poison from the standing water. You never know what is
enough unless you know what is more than enough. Listen to the fool's
reproach! It is a kingly title! The eyes of fire, the nostrils of air, the
mouth of water, the beard of earth. The weak in courage is strong in
cunning. The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow; nor the
lion, the horse, how he shall take his pray. The thankful receiver bears a
plentiful harvest. If others had not been foolish, we should be so. The
soul of sweet delight can never be defil'd. When thou seest an eagle, thou
seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head! As the caterpiller chooses
the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on. So the priest lays his curse on the
fairest joys. To create a little flower is the labour of ages. Damn
braces: bless relaxes. The best wine is the oldest, the best water the
newest. Prayers plow not! Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not! The head
sublime, the heart pathos, the genitals beauty, the hands & feet
proportion. As the air to bird or the sea to fish, so is contempt to the
contemptible. The crow wish'd every thing was black, the owl that every
thing was white. Exuberance is beauty. If the lion was advised by the fox,
he would be cunning. Improve (me) nt makes strait road; but the crooked
roads without improvement are roads of genius. Sooner murder an infant in
its cradle than nurse unacted desires. Where man is not, nature is barren.
Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be beliv'd.
Enough! Or too much
JParks1981
I remember when I first heard this album very soon after it was released. I was in love with Arcturus' La masquerade so I was very aware and familiar with works Garm did on which he was no longer screeching. Still though I was frankly shocked that ULVER had gone in this direction. They'd done the folk album of course and I loved that but I don't remember any indication that they'd change into this. Now nearly 2 decades later and I absolutely love this album and this my favorite track from it. which also makes it one of my favorite Garm songs from any of his projects
sakemmat
This is surely one of the best songs on the album.. If not the best. Well, in my opinion.
ASP Culture
"The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword..."
LUISTARWIND
Filosofem: I have tremendous respect for Garm; truly an intellectually gifted individual, all of us should honor both him and Ulver for using the art of music in all its manifestations for the betterment of the masses. It shouldn't be mandatory only to Ivy league Universities around the world , the works of William Blake must be open for the whole of Humanity . William was one of the enlightened ones along with Milton.There's so many treasures hidden in their works if only you know where to C
AKRIDASGAMWEKSOGIINI
almost every ulver album has it's own sound.. : )
AKRIDASGAMWEKSOGIINI
@Rafael Nobre Greece
Rafael Nobre
@AKRIDASGAMWEKSOGIINI hahahaha wow ten years. Where u from, mate?
AKRIDASGAMWEKSOGIINI
@Rafael Nobre hahaha thanks for reminding me I was illiterate 10 years ago (its*) <3
Rafael Nobre
That was an interesting observation. Agree with you. Greetings from Brazil pal
James Eberlein
Masterclass group!