Schwarze Sonne

And now to the meaning:

Oh boy, this IS hard. THe german text doesnt actually match the latin one AT ALL. The latin one speaks of Cerberus - interestingly he seems to have given up his guarding the gate of hades job and hunts for mortal flesh. Doesnt seem to make much sense atm.

Then the german part: "You are older than the light" - given the religious basis of (almost all) E Nomine Songs, this can only mean "the darkness" (AT the beginning there was darkness... Then light was created). This also maches with "you hide eternally" and "you are created invisible": darkness cant be seen, and as it was created (supposedly it was created at all) it couldnt be seen (well, for a lack of light, hehe) so it was invisible. Also, darkness is faster than the light - everywhere the light gets, the darkness is already there (kudos to Terry Pratchett) - therefore it is everywhere at once. Finally, its just to figure out who is it who actually sings the song. Someone with a black heart, who takes comfort in darkness being there, and still be scared of it. I dont exactly know who is meant by this, but any evil badguy would fit in the mold.

Could anyone do a myth check if there is a evil badguy that is scared of cerberus? Wouldnt fit a christian one like lucifer - he would hardly fear an oversized puppy, three heads or not, that longs for his flesh and blood...

The German Schwarze Sonne, is an occult symbol incorporated in a floor of Wewelsburg Castle during the Nazi era. But I also know that in mythology the black sun was used as a passage way for the ancient serpent god Quetzalcoatl to enter the underworld. The Aztecs associated the passage of the black sun, on its nightly journey through the underworld, with the image of a butterfly. The butterfly is an archetypical symbol of the transcendent soul, transformation and mystical rebirth.

would ne one happen to have a translation or the translation for the latin?

Always following the smell of blood-- Wild running from hell Always following the smell of blood It is Cerberus (The mythical Three-Headed Dog that serves to guard Hell.)

I'm escaping without end Demon, spare me Furious hidden fear My life fractures, (hush) and is dejected And destroyed.

The hunting Cerberus in Hell craves passionately the mortal, human flesh.

This is a rough translation of the Latin lyrics.

Ugio sine fine Daemon, parce mihi Furiosus occulos timeo Frigeo, cor fit petra Vita mea fracta st et demissa Et perdita

You seem darker than the night (also: You shine darker... two meanings of the word) you are older than the Light you are created invisible have no husk (and) no face

And scarily you hide eternaly Black Sun

You penetrate into the mind you enlighten my mood you entice and you defile you are cold and burned out (probably wrong word - something that has glowed hot/bright, and now is burned out)

And inside (me) you heat me (up) eternaly Black Sun

Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Ferrox currendo ex infernalis Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Est cerberus

You appear in my dream you pamper my black heart give (donate?) light to the Tree of Life you free me of the pain (Infact "the pain", not just "pain")

and infact you scare me eternally Black Sun

You fly faster than the light you are everywhere at once you are not father, mother and not (the kingdom of) heaven too

But without you i wouldnt be (there) eternally Black Sun

Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Ferrox currendo ex infernalis Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Est cerberus (Black Sun)

Frigeo, cor fit petra Vita mea fracta st et demissa Et perdita

Predator cerberus qui vit infernus fames ardens carme hominis mortalis

Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Ferrox currendo ex infernalis Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Est cerberus (Black Sun)

Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Ferrox currendo ex infernalis Semper sequindo odorem sanguis Est cerberus, est cerberus (Black Sun)

Here is the german parts filled in, i left the latin as it was. torso already provided them, though in the wrong order ;)

I love the interpretive qualities of this song, the German lyrics could almost be describing science, logic or knowledge itself. From greatdreams. com: "The symbolism of the Black Sun is the subject to fear for the powers of stasis, since it indicates drastic and terminal change." I like applying this to the speaker, whom can represent the dogmatic views of religion, devoured by their own ignorance, their own hellish demons, yet at the same time admitting the truth that reason "penetrates and numbs the mind, freeing one from pain."

Of course I could be wrong.

For a better translation: enomineforus.com

In english:

You shine darker than the night You are older than the Light You're invisible to me Without a face or skin to see So terrible, and secretly Eternally, black sun

You penetrate and baste the mind Show my soul another light You seduce and desecrate So damn cold and far away And yet inside you heat me up Forever comes the black sun

You appear in all my dreams Touch my blank heart with your things The tree of life strives in your ace As you free me from the pain To tell the truth, you frighten me Eternally, black sun

You exceed the speed of light You're everywhere, and every time Not the father, nor the mother Nor the kingdom come of heaven But without you I'm nothing Endlessly, my black sun

My black sun

My first thought was drugs, then it was sin. Sin fits with the latin lyrics and the german ones in my opinion. I don't know what the Schwarze Sonne has to do with anything though, but then again I don't really know that much about it. It could represent paganism or something unchristian drawing him away from god. I'm not sure.