This song is the eighth song on Cat Stevens' Catch Bull at Four album. The eighth bull stage of Zen is ego death. This song is about ego death or reaching Nirvana while on earth. If your Christian, ego death is represented by the crucifixion; that is why he sang it in Latin. Rebirth or resurrection is the ninth bull stage of Zen. Song nine on the album is entitled Sweet Scarlet and it was about his lost love for Carly Simon, and how it could possibly be rekindled. Death and rebirth.
This song is the eighth song on Cat Stevens' Catch Bull at Four album. The eighth bull stage of Zen is ego death. This song is about ego death or reaching Nirvana while on earth. If your Christian, ego death is represented by the crucifixion; that is why he sang it in Latin. Rebirth or resurrection is the ninth bull stage of Zen. Song nine on the album is entitled Sweet Scarlet and it was about his lost love for Carly Simon, and how it could possibly be rekindled. Death and rebirth.