All'inizio E La Morte

At the Beginning Is Death

All'inizio E La Morte

I am made to trembleTremens factus sum ego
And I fearEt timeo
While the discussionDum discussio
Will come and the impending wrathVenerit at que ventura ira
And I fearEt timeo
While the discussionDum discussio
Will come and the impending wrathVenerit at que ven que ventura ira

Come here, people, the celebration beginsHerbei, ihr Leut', das Fest beginnt
Take your seats in the best ranksNehmt Platz auf besten Rängen
See how the pleading man kneels thereSeht, wie der flehend Mann dort kniet
See the heretic, I say he shall burn tonightSeht den Ketzer, ich sag, er soll brennen heut' Nacht
He shall feel death, it comes slowly and laughsSoll ihn spür'n den Tod, er kommt langsam und lacht
And as he calls the daughters of the devilUnd als die Töchter des Teufels er nennt
The scythe cuts the thread of lifeDie Sense den Faden des Lebens zertrennt

And as his final scream dies outUnd als sein letzter Schrei erstirbt
The flames engulf himDie Flammen ihn verschlingen
And a child's cry breaks the silenceUnd Kindesweinen bricht die Still
See, he turned to ashes, the one who told liesSeht zur Asche ward er, der die Lügen erzählt
In the sign of the crossIm Zeichen des Kreuzes
He chose his own deathHat er seinen Tod selbst gewählt
But our souls are pureDoch unsere Seelen sind rein

But our souls are pureDoch unsere Seelen sind rein

Pour out the wine!Schenkt aus den Wein!

I have cried out from the depthsProfundis clamavi
And as the dark procession has been fulfilledAnd as the dark procession then as been fulfilled
For their God, a sacrifice, his blood was spilledFor their God, a sacrifice, his blood was spilled
So Death took him to his mother's chestSo Death took him to mother's chest
Where he may restWhere he may rest

And the weather says it's springtimeAnd the weather says, it's springtime
See the leaves of darkest greenSee the leafs of darkest green
And his screams echo in the nightly breezeAnd his screams hall in the nightly breeze
And the dark sorrows are feltAnd the darkened sorrows feels

Dark are all the secret nightsDark are all the secret nights
Where mind and stars uniteWhere mind and stars unite
Knowing forbidden wisdomKnowing forbidden wisdom
And all the things he seesAnd all the things he sees
Collected in a chamberCollected in a chamber
Secrets of astronomySecrets of astronomy

The rage in their eyesThe rage in their eyes
Torches in their handsTorches in their hands
And the power of the crossAnd the power of the cross
Bringing fear to all the landsBringing fear to all the lands
And darkness comes to us all!And darkness comes to us all!

I have cried out from the depths!Profundis clamavi!

And as the dark procession has been fulfilledAnd as the dark procession then as been fulfilled
For their God, a sacrifice, his blood was spilledFor their God, a sacrifice, his blood was spilled
So Death took him to his mother's chestSo Death took him to mother's chest
Where he may restWhere he may rest

Pour out the wine!Schenkt aus den Wein!