Wolf & Man lyrics
Song information
Artist: Ulver Album: The Madrigal Of The Night: Eight Hymnes To The Wolf In Man
Lyrics
Da trolddomen bleff h¦ved - & need Paa jorden han sv¦ved: da som nu Vaer jaget ved at lefve, ved at aande Ved hver bev¦gelse saa stoor at n¦sten Dend vaer smerte
Medens han gik omkring Blandt mennisker, vaer han skuffed fèrst: I liivets ydre vaer der intet skifte Lig det han hafvde fèlt I ulvens liiv
De tr¦ller under ham Med at troskyldig sind Fryckter ham Een krafft aff sand natur Som sanser uden selfbedrag
Han gliider useet blandt dem, streifer I sit jag Lig kv¦ldens farver, nattens aandedrag
For ingen guderèst hafver nogensinde Git mennisket svar paa hvem han skiulede D¦mon, phantom & varulv Vaer kund naffn paa det de aldrig kunde finde
End han - I hans hi¦rte: een affgrund tung Som det sorte hav Der eldsker sine dyb
Der - Sammenkrèget I vintrens bund F¦lder han al deris gl¦de Liiv, mod & haab
Maanen, stiigende paanye Hilser ham fra en sunken himmel
...Oc ved den lydende midnattssalme Som fryckt I natten v¦ver Skald de ffromme atter falme
The spell did breake and gave release To hours amongst mankynde But then, as now, the strayn Of living, breathing, yea ev'rie move A burden approaching payn
Dishearten'd he was As he wander'd with men On the surface of life - no change No change as the beast within
They fear him, these fooles A power pure, nature unveil'd Perception sans delusion
Amongst them he walks unseen Like a tint if twilight The breath of night
No voice of god did tell Man what he did hide Werewolf & phantom, daemon & beast - Mere names given to what they fear'd
But he - In his heart: an abyss unfathomable As teh blacken'd sea Which loves its deeps
There - An animal shadow crawling O'er the wintry soil All hope, joie & life he slayes
The moone, rising anew Bids him welcome from a waning sky
... and by the sounding Of his midnight psalme Feare shall be harvest agayn From the pious hearts of men
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
"The Madrigal Of The Night: Eight Hymnes To The Wolf In Man" album track list
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