OK, so here's the story. One of my favorite bands is Rhapsody, an Italian power metal band. Wonderful stuff, really. Anyhow, on their newest album, "Power of the Dragonflame," they have a song sung entirely in Italian. It's a beautiful song, it really is...but I have no idea what the hell it's saying. So, if anyone knows any Italian, I'd appreciate a little help in understanding what the hell this song is about.
Just a warning: if you're not familiar with power metal, the lyrics tend to be very geeky. Rhapsody is particularly bad, as the band was founded to write songs about the fantasy world that the lead guitarist wrote. Supreme dorks. It's wonderful. So, if you get a lot of stuff about dragons or something, that's normal.
Lamento Eroico
Langue in me l'eco infranto
al truce sguardo dell'angelo cieco
rovina in me l'antica rima
nel cuor del cigno ferito e morente...
Cosmi di eternita' tradita
di verita' svanite che ora versano
lacrime d'addio in un vuoto nero...
sincero e fiero al mio destino andro'...
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
Spiriti di mondi arcani
chiedo la vita al di la' della morte
per allinear le stelle amiche
e diventar guardiano celeste
Custode di eternita' guarita
di verita' trovate per tutti i figli di madre terra...
sempre a lei ho dato la vita... la morte...
cosi' continuero'!
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
As a quick side note, yes, I've run this through Babel Fish, and no, it didn't make any sense whatsoever. The translation was very literal, and it didn't translate roughly a good third of the song. This has been bugging me for a while, 'cause it's a really good song.
Just a warning: if you're not familiar with power metal, the lyrics tend to be very geeky. Rhapsody is particularly bad, as the band was founded to write songs about the fantasy world that the lead guitarist wrote. Supreme dorks. It's wonderful. So, if you get a lot of stuff about dragons or something, that's normal.
Lamento Eroico
Langue in me l'eco infranto
al truce sguardo dell'angelo cieco
rovina in me l'antica rima
nel cuor del cigno ferito e morente...
Cosmi di eternita' tradita
di verita' svanite che ora versano
lacrime d'addio in un vuoto nero...
sincero e fiero al mio destino andro'...
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
Spiriti di mondi arcani
chiedo la vita al di la' della morte
per allinear le stelle amiche
e diventar guardiano celeste
Custode di eternita' guarita
di verita' trovate per tutti i figli di madre terra...
sempre a lei ho dato la vita... la morte...
cosi' continuero'!
URLA IL TUONO
AL MIO LAMENTO EROICO
SORTE... CONSUMA LA REALTA'!
As a quick side note, yes, I've run this through Babel Fish, and no, it didn't make any sense whatsoever. The translation was very literal, and it didn't translate roughly a good third of the song. This has been bugging me for a while, 'cause it's a really good song.