Typhon: (Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson) (Music by Kristian Niemann)
Typhon: (Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson) (Music by Kristian Niemann)
Typhon: (Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson) (Music by Kristian Niemann)
Typhon
[Chorus:]
The Dragon breaks the temple wall
The Flood will drown our gods
Break down the wall
And let another kingdom rise
The castle of Olympia
Is shaking by the storm
The King lost his crown
And now the wall is tumbling down
[chorus]
2. Uthark Runa
[chorus:]
Enter the path of Runa
And drink from the well of Urd
Taste the fruits of Iduna
Decipher the signs from the north
[chorus repeat]
[Acording to the Roman storyteller Jordanes, the Gothic Tribes gatheres unter the flag of their
leader Berik. From their Motherland up in the North they sailed away with three ships to invade
the christian Rome like pagan crusaders. The crew on the three ships were ancestors of three
legendary Gothic tribes calles Ostrogoths, Visigoths and Gepids. The christian Rome empire
feared the Goths and monks identified the Goths with Gog, a heathen chief mentioned the Bible.
The Gothic king Theoderik founded his kingdom in Italy year 488 CE. Althoug the aristocracy of
Italy and Spain often claimed their heritage back to the Goth the word gothic was later assciated
with darkness and paganism. The Gothic god was Wotan or -odin and his spear insired fear and
terror. During the Romanticism the Gothic art was revalued and become synonyme with art and
inspiration. The renaissance of the Gothic spirit have made the three ships of Berik sail once
again.]
5. Lemuria
[chorus:]
Sol volverá, en la costa vimos su luz
Quetzalcoatl
Oh Señor del Sol!
[chorus repeat]
7. The Dreams Of Swedenborg
[chorus:]
Astral presence everywhere
In the dreams of Swedenborg
He could see across the sky
Through the boundaries of time
Lucid dreams and astral sight
In the dreams of Swedenborg
Every part of universe's
Corresponding to the world
[chorus repeat]
8. An Arrow From The Sun
[Solo soprano:]
Sunshine hides behind a cloud
[Bass/Tenor:]
Eiwar!
[Solo soprano:]
There's no light for us to see
[Bass/Tenor:]
Eiwar!
[Solo soprano:]
But a ray is breaking through
[Bass/Tenor:]
Eiwar!
[Solo soprano:]
The ignorance of human mind
[Bass/Tenor:]
Eiwar!
9. Abraxas
[chorus:]
Prometheus Fessel
Sie sei gelöst!
Prometheus Kette
Erlöst den Gott eur' Seele
Prometheus Fessel
Sie sei gelöst!
Prometheus steig' auf
Dem Adler und Rauche gleich
Gewunden im Leid
Doch fühlst es kaum
Du stahlst der Sonne Feuer
Erleuchtest der Menschen Nacht
[chorus repeat]
[English translation]
Prometheus's spark
Became a human soul
Zeus enchained him
On a rock in the Caucasus Mountains
Prometheus's chain
It be unfastened!
Prometheus's chain
Release the god of your soul
Prometheus's chain
It be unfastened!
Prometheus rise
Like the eagle and the smoke
Bound in suffering
But you hardly feel it
You stole the fire of the sun
You enlighten mankind's night