the theme is obvious, from the title forward, the process of zarathustrean rebirth: going down to elevate oneself. it ends with a nice couplet, but on the whole the lyrics are unremarkable. the delivery, however, truly is. another thing that strikes me: the piece is sung by three different voices, as if the process it describes were just too harrowing for a single one to convey, or even withstand.
the theme is obvious, from the title forward, the process of zarathustrean rebirth: going down to elevate oneself. it ends with a nice couplet, but on the whole the lyrics are unremarkable. the delivery, however, truly is. another thing that strikes me: the piece is sung by three different voices, as if the process it describes were just too harrowing for a single one to convey, or even withstand.