A fire in the sky
Ablaze the spark beyond the stars
Its gleaming wings will cut their way
Through the silent paths of space
Planets whirl, suns are lit
Mountains fly, stars are dimmed
Its golden sabres tear through time
In the night of the river of death
Fly the silent prince electors
On the banks of Tuonela
Bleach the skeletons of kings
Their skulls of sugar sickly sweet
Their bones piled up on the shore
On bed of mottled rocks
Amid flowers cold as ice
Pray the weak, the old, the poor
And when the tiny one from heaven comes
Crawls inside the chosen skull
And when the tiny one it summons the others
To crawl inside the chosen skull
They build their castles in the heads of kings
Bring life to the empty halls
They build their castles in the heads of kings
And honey will flow once more, once more
In the night of the river of death
Fly the silent prince electors
And when the tiny one from heaven comes
Crawls inside the chosen skull
And when the tiny one it summons the others
To crawl inside the chosen skull
They build their castles in the heads of kings
Bring life to the empty halls
They build their castles in the heads of kings
And honey will flow once more, once more
Ablaze the spark beyond the stars
Its gleaming wings will cut their way
Through the silent paths of space
Mountains fly, stars are dimmed
Its golden sabres tear through time
Fly the silent prince electors
Bleach the skeletons of kings
Their skulls of sugar sickly sweet
Their bones piled up on the shore
Amid flowers cold as ice
Pray the weak, the old, the poor
Crawls inside the chosen skull
And when the tiny one it summons the others
To crawl inside the chosen skull
Bring life to the empty halls
They build their castles in the heads of kings
And honey will flow once more, once more
Fly the silent prince electors
Crawls inside the chosen skull
And when the tiny one it summons the others
To crawl inside the chosen skull
Bring life to the empty halls
They build their castles in the heads of kings
And honey will flow once more, once more
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a member of this band has confirmed that this song has to do with 'Kalevala' (which is a Finnish national epic compiled from old Finnish ballads, lyrical songs & incantations that's part of Finnish oral tradition). This song is about the hero Lemminkäinen dying and being sent to the river Tuonela (the underworld) & his mother going to fetch him back. His mother sews his body back in one piece and the sky god Ukko sends a bee from the heavens to blow life back into him. Also, their song 'Silent Waters' is about the same thing, but mainly from the mother's point of view.
@EternalTearsOfSorrow, thank you for this very interesting translation. I do like Amorphis and this song
@EternalTearsOfSorrow, thank you for this very interesting translation. I do like Amorphis and this song
This song is about the fragility and mortality of human civilizations. It tells ironically how the smallest and most humble beings like bees will outlive even the greatest human empires.
The kingdoms will fall, castles will crumble and eventually even the mightiest of kings will be but a pile of bones. And maybe one day a swarm of bees will come and his royal skull will have the honour of providing a place for their nest.