The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Lepaca Kliffoth
Telna ha ilan ha hizon
Mol Sitra ahra
Olahm ha Kliffoth
Oiht Eoga Mlu
La bahm Lml Eoan oee
Oze prg basp oi
Esap M oavaanBabalon
In nia o sob zon i
Lepaca Kliffoth
Telna ha ilan ha hizon
Mol Sitra ahra
Olahm ha Kliffoth
Oiht Eoga Mlu
La bahm Lml Eoan oee
Oze prg basp oi
Esap M oavaanBabalon
In nia o sob zon i
Lepaca Kliffoth
Lyrics submitted by Idan
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Lepaca Kliffoth means Hail the Adverse Tree. It's used in Kaballah and occultism, but I still don't have it straightened out. As for the rest of the lyrics, I can't even tell you what language it is.
It's referring to the "Qliphoth", as wiki states. It's probably written in enochian, but I could be wrong
For Kliffoth i've read somewhere that this is an opposite of Tree of Live but it's not meant to be "Tree of Dead" but the "Three of Knowledge" (is it the same tree like from genesis?)
"Telna ha ilan ha hizon" it think that "telna" is female from midland, "ilan" is a hebrew name, but I have no idea what "hizon" could be.
Sitra Ahra is the dark energy coming from God itself (becouse of necceseary equilibrium of evil and good, and therefore this religion (kabbalistic jewish? Not sure) have no Satan-like creature, they have this dark energy from God)
"Olahm ha" sounds like uzbekistan words for "world" and "yes" ... :D but I rather think this is refference to Judaistic ritual. It's first mention in story of Noah, it's offer to burn some animal as a sacrifice. Does it mean to burn Kliffoth? Or make sacrifice "for" kliffoth?
Oiht Eoga Mlu well, here I'm just guessing by a similarity with europian languages, but it seems like "to take a risk" or "to face the danger" or somthing like that
well... for the rest I have no focken idea what could it mean. But i feel it's about some wierd therion-version of the event, when God is telling to Adam and Eva to get out of the Eden (becouse they found Kliffoth, so his evil energy sends them for eternal danger? )