The band split up in 1997, after releasing only one full-length album, Written in Waters, with the British label Misanthropy Records. Ved Buens Ende rehearsed for a new album in 2006 (never released), but split up again in 2007, because, as stated in their Myspace, Vikotnic and Czral realized they had grown apart musically. Much of the material intended for this release ultimately appeared on Virus' The Black Flux.
Carl-Michael Eide also founded Virus in 2000. This band is considered a continuation of his previous work with Buens Ende because of similar musical elements and an avant-garde form of unusual experimentation, although the band has its own characteristic sound.
The band reunited a second time in 2019.
Autumn Leaves
Ved Buens Ende Lyrics
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Singing songs that even brought the devil to his knees.
We shall inherit the time... Like the thunder stands for comfort.
With the dancer in our dreams. Autumn witches mesmerizing leaves to flee.
Dancing dances that even gods and undreamt dreams would wish to see.
We shall inherit the soil... Like the one who wants our songs to end.
The one who perishes on moonlit fields.
And the winterking shall be the one who carries the burden of the thorns.
The lyrics of Ved Buens Ende's song "Autumn Leaves" are quite enigmatic and require a closer look to be understood. The song opens with "Autumn witches standing barefoot in the sea" which creates a mystical and eerie atmosphere. The line seems to imply that the women referred to as "autumn witches" are in communion with nature and have a deep connection with the sea. The next line, "Singing songs that even brought the devil to his knees" further establishes the supernatural quality of these women. Their songs are so powerful that they can even bring the devil to submission. The third line, "We shall inherit the time... Like the thunder stands for comfort" is more cryptic. It could suggest that the witches will inherit the time as a means of finding comfort in the way that one takes solace in the sound of thunder. The next line, "With the dancer in our dreams. Autumn witches mesmerizing leaves to flee" repeats the phrase "autumn witches" and adds that they can mesmerize leaves with their dance.
The second verse again speaks of the "autumn witches" and "undreamt dreams," which raises the question, what is an "undreamt dream?" The line, "The one who perishes on moonlit fields," may reference a pagan or occult ritual. The identity of "we" in the lyrics is unclear, but the following line, "We are the daughters of the one with broken wings and horns," suggests that they are either witches or followers of some pagan god. The concluding line of the song, "And the winterking shall be the one who carries the burden of the thorns" is a reference to the mythological figure, the Green Man or the Holly King, and the symbolism in the lyrics emphasizes the role of the witches as powerful and ephemeral.
Line by Line Meaning
Autumn witches standing barefoot in the sea.
Autumn witches stand in the sea, barefoot, representing the raw power of nature.
Singing songs that even brought the devil to his knees.
Their songs possess an irresistible and bewitching quality so great, that even the devil himself bows to their power.
We shall inherit the time... Like the thunder stands for comfort.
They recognize that they will one day inherit a future, just as comforting as the sound of thunder during a storm.
With the dancer in our dreams.
They dream of a world of dancing with no constraints, where anything is possible.
Autumn witches mesmerizing leaves to flee.
Their power over nature is such that even the falling leaves are spellbound and flee from their grasp.
Dancing dances that even gods and undreamt dreams would wish to see.
Their dances are so magnificent and awe-inspiring that not only would the gods themselves want to witness them, but they even surpass the wildest imaginations of those who dream.
We shall inherit the soil... Like the one who wants our songs to end.
They will one day inherit the earth where they belong, but at the same time, there are those who wish their enchanting songs would stop.
The one who perishes on moonlit fields.
This one who wishes for their songs to end, and in doing so brings about their own destruction under the light of the moon.
We are the daughters of the one with broken wings and horns...
They are the descendants of one who was once powerful, but now is weak and broken.
And the winterking shall be the one who carries the burden of the thorns.
They know that the king of winter will carry the burden of the painful and burdensome trials ahead.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GIORGIO CANALI, FRANCESCO MAGNELLI, GIANNI MAROCCOLO, MASSIMO ZAMBONI, GIOVANNI LINDO FERRETTI
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