Donnerstag, 15. März 2012
Imperium Dekadenz - Procella Vadens
Roman's emperor Vespasian and Horaz, one of the greatest Roman poets, were the inspiration for the artist's names of Imperium Dekadenz. In 2010, they released their third album, which has a Latin title and some Latin song titles. Procella Vadens means the coming storm/ onslaught.
Two other songs have Latin titles: Ego Universalis and Lacrimae Mundi. The first one means I, Universal, and the second one Tears of the World.
Freitag, 27. Januar 2012
Gorgoroth are right!
Long time ago, I wrote about the album title "Quantos possunt ad satanitatem trahunt". I said that it is "horrible latin" because it sounds like a google-translated phrase. Now, I recognized that Gorgoroth took this phrase out of a book written in the 11th century. So I thought: well, foolish medieval latin.
But - and right now I'm wearing sackcloth and ashes - now I have to confess that it's even good latin. I checked my big fat dictionary which told me that "quantus - as much as" is used instead of "quam" in combination with "posse - to can, to be able to".
Back to the 11th-century book. It's called "Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum - History of the archbishopric of Hamburg", written by the cleric Adam of Bremen in 1070 CE.
There you can find the title in chapter 33, where Adam of Bremem wrote: quantos possunt ad christianitatem trahunt. So, Gorgoroth did the black-metal-trick by changing one imporant word.
And there is a second reason for me quoting this book: maybe it's interesing for all the metal maniacs out there in America, especially in the U.S. In Chapter 38 Adam of Bremen wrote:
"Praeterea unam adhuc insulam recitavit a multis in eo repertam occeano, quae dicitur Winland, eo quod ibi vites sponte nascantur, vinum optimum ferentes. Nam et fruges ibi non seminatas habundare, non fabulosa opinione, sed certa comperimus relatione Danorum."
"Moreover, he has also reported one island discovered by many in that ocean, which is called Winland, for the reason that grapevines grow there by themselves, producing the best wine. That there is not even seeded fruit in abundance available, we do not learn through an improbable rumor, but actually through the report by the Danes."
This is the first example in literature of the "island" Vinland - Newfoundland, discovered by the vikings about 1000 CE. Burn in hell, Mr. Columbus!
But - and right now I'm wearing sackcloth and ashes - now I have to confess that it's even good latin. I checked my big fat dictionary which told me that "quantus - as much as" is used instead of "quam" in combination with "posse - to can, to be able to".
Back to the 11th-century book. It's called "Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum - History of the archbishopric of Hamburg", written by the cleric Adam of Bremen in 1070 CE.
There you can find the title in chapter 33, where Adam of Bremem wrote: quantos possunt ad christianitatem trahunt. So, Gorgoroth did the black-metal-trick by changing one imporant word.
And there is a second reason for me quoting this book: maybe it's interesing for all the metal maniacs out there in America, especially in the U.S. In Chapter 38 Adam of Bremen wrote:
"Praeterea unam adhuc insulam recitavit a multis in eo repertam occeano, quae dicitur Winland, eo quod ibi vites sponte nascantur, vinum optimum ferentes. Nam et fruges ibi non seminatas habundare, non fabulosa opinione, sed certa comperimus relatione Danorum."
"Moreover, he has also reported one island discovered by many in that ocean, which is called Winland, for the reason that grapevines grow there by themselves, producing the best wine. That there is not even seeded fruit in abundance available, we do not learn through an improbable rumor, but actually through the report by the Danes."
This is the first example in literature of the "island" Vinland - Newfoundland, discovered by the vikings about 1000 CE. Burn in hell, Mr. Columbus!
Donnerstag, 3. November 2011
Deathspell Omega - Kénôse
This little EP contains three songs, called I, II and III. All of them contain some Latin fragments , which I want to explain right now. But first, some comments about the title. The ancient greek word kenosis means emptiness and in theological contexts it means the emptying of oneself to be able to accept the divine grace.
Kénôse I - III
si non credideritis, non intellegetis - If you haven't believed, you'll not understand (Isaiah 7.9)
immaculata - the immaculated (female)
res rapta - the/a stolen/ catched thing
res rapienda - a thing that has to be stolen/ catched
in visceribus - in the entrails
et vestitus erat veste aspersa sanguine - And he was clothed with a garment sprinkled with blood (Rev. 19,13)
in abstracto - in abstract
ecce lignum crucis in quo salus mundi pependit - see the wood of the cross in which the salvation of the world hung (which is a call to the worship of the cross on Good Friday)
thesaurus ecclesiae - the treasure of the church
sanctorum communionem - the community of the saints
Et proiectus est draco ille magnus serpens antiquus qui vocatur Diabolus et Satanas qui seducit universum orbem proiectus est in terram et angeli eius cum illo missi sunt
(Revelation 12,9) - And the great dragon was cast out that old serpent called the Devil and Satan which deceiveth the whole world he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him
consummatum est - it is completed
There are some German words as well, maybe you are interested in their meaning as well:
Du wirfst mich in den Moderstaub des Todes - you throw me into the musty dust of death
Qual und Tod bringt dieser Sarg, der ihn bestürmt, sein Herz zerreißt, Sinne zerstört - agony and death brings this coffin which besieges him, tears his heart into pieces, destroys senses
The saying lamma sabacthani is the cry of Jesus and means why hast thou forsaken me?
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