THERION Lemuria (2004) 1. Typhon 2. Uthark Runa 3. Three Ships Of Berik - Part I: Calling To Arms and Fighting The Battle 4. Three Ships Of Berik - Part II: Victory! 5. Lemuria 6. Quetzalcoatl 7. The Dreams Of Swedenborg 8. An Arrow From The Sun 9. Abraxas 10. Feuer Overtüre/Prometheus Entfesselt 1. Typhon [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Kristian Niemann] Typhon is alive - Descending with allies From the mountain of the snake – In the deepest night of Pan Typhon will return – With Erebos and Nyx And a vision of the storm – And the Ocean and Tethys [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 Typhon overthrow – the throne of Father Zeus The creation of the gods – And the order of Mankind Typhon is alive- Descending with allies And the empires will fear – All the power of ther wrath [chorus] 2. Uthark Runa [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] Hail, hail, hail the mystery! Uthark – Code of secrecy Frey, Frey – God of ecstasy Rise, rise from Ginnungagap [chorus:] Eter the path of Runa And drink from the well of Urd Taste the fruits of Iduna Decipher the signs from the north Hail, hail – God of mysteries! Hail, Frey, your prosperity Come forth from the depth of Ur Rise, rise from eternity [chorus repeat] [Uthark Runa, Galdra:] UruR Thurs AnsuR Raidho Kaun Uthark Runa MannaR LaguR IngwaR DagaR Odal Fehu Life is eternal for you When you pass the gate of Hel (And) come to the end of the row (Where you find) The Beast and the God conjoined 3. Three Ships Of Berik - Part I: Calling To Arms and Fighting The Battle [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.] [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] Leitmotif of the Gothic Army Jordanes told us the story. Yes, of Berik! [Berik, the Gothic King:] „Gather all the Ostrogoths And Visigoths! Ride like an arctic storm Across the world!“ Leitmotif of the Gothic Army Gather all the Gothic tribes, all the sons of Berik On three ships you sail away on a pagan crusade Tyrants of the christian world fear you more than their God Theoderik, gothic King: „Gog iste gothus est“ The flashing spear of the sublime Is flying in the air Like the fear of the divine The goths are everywhere Leitmotif of the Gothic Army 4. Three Ships Of Berik - Part II: Victory! [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] [The Triumph March of the Gothic Army] [Finale] 5. Lemuria [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] In the ocean, deep down Under raging waves, wrapped in memories, you'll find Wrecks of stately ships, they all went astray Captain, did you find Land of Mu, Eldorado for the seaman? Or did you sink in dreams (and) lose your ship In the Sirens' symphony? When the sailman's sailing away He shows that the dream of Lemuria is true A land lost he will find again Hear the call from the depth of the anemone song Do you dare to enter the ship? Hear the call from below of an underwater world Land of Mu is close to the stars In the arms of the sea you will live as hypnotized Call of Narayana, the seven-headed on Lemuria, rise! When the sailman's sailing away He shows that the dream of Lemuria is true A land lost he will find again Hear the call from the depth of the anemone song Do you dare to enter the ship? Hear the call from below of an underwater world Land of Mu is close to the stars In the arms of the sea you will live as hypnotized 6. Quetzalcoatl [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson (Spanish translation by Martin Fernandez Cufre)] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] One day in (the) Maya calendar The Winter Solstice is open Like a gate to the Plumped Serpent For the Maya and the Toltec he return [chorus:] Sol volverá, en la costa vimos su luz Quetzalcoatl Oh Seáor del Sol! Ride on Quetzalcoatl and you will reach another day When Capricon will change the world Enter into 2012 Ancient forecast of the Maya will be true [chorus repeat] 7. The Dreams Of Swedenborg [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] Wake up in the darkest hour! Angels are surrounding you In the borderland of heaven Lucid are yor dreams tonight Open a door, a gate in a dream (The) dead will pass by to show you the sky [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 Dream a vision clear and splendid When you visit afterlife Daedalus Hyperboreus Delinate the astral world Write all your dreams in your diary Give to the world a glimpse of the sky [chorus repeat] 8. An Arrow From The Sun [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] [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! On Olympia the sun is born Radiating from god Apollo From the utmost North arrived a mankind And he took a spark, a shaft of light Arrows from the sun, they penetrate the human mind Sophia is born when we catch on of these Arrows from the sun, they bunr the soul and make us see Him who took the spark: Abaris Eiwar Eiwar, Eiwar, take an arrow from the sun Abaris, pilgrim from the regions of darkness when you catch the sun, you'll ride a beam All across the world, in every place Like Abaris did, he took the spark As a riding broom; a magic world Arrows from the sun will penetrate the human mind Sophia is born when we catch on of these Arrows from the sun, they bunr the soul and make us see Deep inside the maze: the Psyche, the soul An arrow from the sun is like a sceptre in your hand A key to time and space, to joureys within Arrows form the sun will open up your beating heart Sophia will shine when they hit your soul Eiwar, Eiwar, take an arrow from the sun Abaris, pilgrim from the regions of darkness Eiwar, Eiwar, bend the bow now and shoot now Abaris, bowman, shoot an arrow from the sun 9. Abraxas [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson] [Music by Christofer Johnsson] Eros and Thanatos are brances on the same old tree Rooted in the soil of shadow and light If God was seperated from the dark twin, the Devil Could he ever know the soul of mankind? We want a new god called Abraxas! Enter the Pleroma and see that nothingless is all And you must destroy a world to be born Alpha and Omega are the beginning and the end United in the shape of Abraxas Darkness and the light Sermones ad Mortous, empty fullness Abraxas, your words is a riddle to be solved You bear the mark of Cain And you are fighting like a bird (To) free you from the egg, the egg is all the world The Sermon to the Dead A gospel to another life Hear the words of Cain, the sinner and the saint The grave is a flower And you are dying to be born Baptized by fire and you will slough your skin The sign of Abraxas The circle of the solar year Deep in the winter you'll see the sun be born 10. Feuer Overtüre/Prometheus Entfesselt [Lyrics by Thomas Karlsson (German translation by Dr. Christian Rätsch)] [Music by Christofer Johnsson/Kristian Niemann] Ersteig' den höchsten Berg Trotze des Zeus Gesetz Stiel die Feuerfackel Schenke sie dem Menschengeschlecht Des Prometheus Funke Ward zur Menschenseele In Ketten schlug ihn Zeug An den Fels im Kaukasus [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 Zeus straft die Menschheit mit (Der) Büchse der Pandora Aber Herakles Kraft Entfesselt den Titanen Gewunden im Leid Doch fühlst es kaum Du stahlst der Sonne Feuer Erleustest der Menschen Nacht [chorus repeat]