this song is one of the most beautiful i have ever heard - wholly enveloping.
while i am not translating the text myself, i believe the second stanza reads:
It's absolutely certain
It's the voice of the oracle -- what I say
Understand, and
Not knowing how to express myself without using pagan words,
I prefer to remain silent.
i think of depeche mode - "shake the disease" - in which martin gore writes of the pain of being misunderstood, and "sacred" in which they communicate the importance of words when i hear the last line disintegrate into the music and beats of "gnosis."
it seems here that garm as he sings is agreeing with rimbaud...there exists something so great - 'the Spirit' - that can't be comminicated without becoming defiled...both would rather not attempt the expression.
this song is one of the most beautiful i have ever heard - wholly enveloping.
while i am not translating the text myself, i believe the second stanza reads:
It's absolutely certain It's the voice of the oracle -- what I say Understand, and Not knowing how to express myself without using pagan words, I prefer to remain silent.
i think of depeche mode - "shake the disease" - in which martin gore writes of the pain of being misunderstood, and "sacred" in which they communicate the importance of words when i hear the last line disintegrate into the music and beats of "gnosis."
it seems here that garm as he sings is agreeing with rimbaud...there exists something so great - 'the Spirit' - that can't be comminicated without becoming defiled...both would rather not attempt the expression.