Deathspell Omega - Si monumentum requires, circumspice

Deathspell Omega - Si monumentum requires, circumspice (2004)

Little more work to do. I don't know why I didn't write about the older DSO album before - it's full of latin phrases. So here we go:

The album's title means: If you are looking for a/the monument, look around you. I think it would have been better to use "requiris" instead of "requires". While "requiris" is present tense, "requires" is future tense and in a conditional sentence ("if...") there is no need for a future form.
So, the correct translation is: If you gonna need a/the monument, look around you.

~ First Prayer ~

Omnis humana cogitatio in fundamentis putrefactionis conditur, quam ecclesia Domini nostri ei praeposuit. - Every human consideration/ thought/ plan is based upon the fundaments of putrefaction, which the church of our Lord gave him. - Well written, without any mistake.

~ Sola fide II ~

In this song, he sings the phrase Sola Fide. Sola Deo Infernali Gloria several times. It means: Just in faith. Just (in) the glory for the infernal God. While the form "fide" is just ablative case, a case used to answer the questions when?, how?, because of what?, where? by what?, the form "sola gloria" can be nominative (who?) as well as ablative case.

~ Second prayer ~

Ita est putrefactio Dei similes, sive materialis substantia spiritus Domini in orbe terrarum. - This is how the putrefaction of God is [similar], or the material substance of the Lord's holy ghost on earth.
I'm wondering at the form "similes", which is nominative/accusative plural masculine. There is no other word in this phrase to which "similes" can correspond. Maybe the band wanted to say: Ita est putrefactio Dei similis, ... which means This is how the similiar putrefaction of God is, ... or This is how the putrefaction of the similar God is, ...

~ Hétoimasia ~

This ancient greek word ("preparation") refers to the empty throne of Christ which is prepared for his second coming. The wiki-article obout hetoimasia tells you more about this symbol.

~ Odium nostrum ~

This album title is plurivalent. "odium" means "hatred". "Nostrum" can be an adjective refering to "odium", so the correct translation is our hatred. It can also be a genitive plural form, and if so, the genitive refers to the one who feels the hatred ("our hatred" again) as well as to the one who is hated ("the hate against us").

Every latin student hates this phenomenon... Or does every phenomenon hate latin students? I'm not sure, but I think I know quite well whom the mysterious guys from DSO hate.

Annotation: The album's title might be inspired by the inscription of Christopher Wren, who was the architect of St' Pauls Cathedral in London. He was buried there as well and the latin inscpription (link to a picture which I found in Dave Etzold's blog) says: Underneath lies buried the architect of this church and this city, Christopher Wren, who lived almost 90 years, not for himself, but for public wellfare. Reader, if you search a/his monument, look around.

Deathspell Omega - Paracletus

Deathspell Omega - Paracletus (2010)

Deathspell Omega calls again and for sure it's gonna be a bouquet of sophisticated, philosophic and religious thoughts - written down in english, french, latin and ancient greek. So here is my little help:

~ Paracletus ~

The album's title comes from the ancient greek word "paráklêtos" (literally: "he who was called" or "he who was send for") and means "advocate, helper". The latin form "paracletus" was often used in the Bible and in other religions.

~ Epiklesis I + II ~

the ancient greek word "epíklêsis" means "sobriquet" or , in greek texts of christian times, "invocation". In Epiklesis I and II, there is one latin line: Vestigia nulla retrorsum - no footprints backwards.

~ Wings of Predation ~

De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine is the opening line of Psalm 130 an means: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.

~ Abscission ~

Implemini Spiritu Sancto - we are filled with the holy Ghost.

~ Dearth ~

Eritis sicut dii - you'll be like (the) Gods.

~ Phosphene ~

Ignis ardens - burning fire

~ Have you beheld the Fevers? ~

Nihil videt et omnia videt - he sees nothing and sees everything.

~ Apokatastasis Pantôn ~

The song's title again is ancient greek: "apokatástasis" means "reconstruction, rebuilding", but in the New Testament the phrase "apokatástasis pantôn" means "recreation of the universe" (literally: recreation of everything).

Finally, I doff my head to Deathspell Omega for using some fine phrases without making any mistake. Tomorrow, I'm surely going to doff my head again - after I'll have listened to their new record.

Watain - Lawless Darkness

Watain - Lawless Darkness (2010)

The opening line of the first song is De profundis mors advocat. This correct line means Out of the depths death calls over.

Mmmh, no more words, just a few Watain impressions ...