| The Venetia Fair – The Ringleader (Nonus The Hobo) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The whole album "The Circus" is about a circus, hence the name. But there are also a lot of references to mythology. "The Ringleader (Nonus The Hobo)", "The Animal's Tent (Decimus The Tramp)", and "The Performer's Tent (Mortus The Bum)" are based on the Parcae (The Fates) in Roman Mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parcae). The parcae are "the personifications of destiny". Nona spun the thread of life, Decima measured the thread of life, and Morta cut the thread of life. A ringleader in a circus basically starts the show, just as Nona "started" life. The lyrics of "The Animal's Tent" are about pushing, or "measuring" life, and "The Performer's Tent" mentions people dying. (Morta = death) Also, in "The Animal's Tent", there is a lion called Sekhmet. Sekhmet is an Egyptian goddess who is depicted as a lion. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhmet). And then there are the bears on tricyles, Arcas and Callisto. Callisto was a nymph in Greek mythology who was turned into a bear, and Arcas was her son. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_%28mythology%29). And the elephant, Airavata, was named a white elephant in Hindu mythology that was supposed to have carried the god Indra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airavata). And then there is the song "Gullinkambi's Return". Gullinkambi in Norse mythology is supposed to be one of three roosters Valhalla, though I am not sure why the name Gullinkambi was used for this song (Gullinkambi is also mentioned in "The Clowns And The Escape"). This is just what I know, I could be wrong. |
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