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  • 作词 : Anna-Varney Cantodea
    作曲 : Anna-Varney Cantodea
    here was a country by the sea
    but I cannot say for certain
    whether it was part of a lonely isle
    or merely some coastal region.
    A landing-stage of rotten blanks stretched carefully into the waves
    and for one moment I did wonder
    what frightening purpose it might serve.
    Oh,heavy, roaring
    endless seas
    what secrets does this rage entomb?
    Have ancient memories or hungry ghosts
    gathered all their strength
    to call for this storm?
    Deep-seated gardens
    almost a labyrinth
    walled in by ruins and rocks ivy-clad
    perhaps this strange place had once been a palace
    where now viole(n)t bushes bear dark thorns instead.
    A young boy was taking me by the hand
    and unerringly he was leading me down below the gardens
    which I hardly remembered
    the moment I took the first step underground.
    We came to a room with only small windows
    and to my suprise I could somehow still hear
    though reduced to a murmur
    now chant-like and humming
    to once savage voice of the roaring sea.
    The boy has built a catacomb
    he is living in a tomb
    below the ground
    where there's no sound
    he is hiding from the world.
    Something resembling an altar was built there
    a secret overshadowed structure and use
    underneath
    in inanimate self-contemplation
    lay a jet-black mass of coal-like granules.
    Yet, this dark material had an unearthly lightness
    and when I touched it, to feel what it was
    it did seem to totally ignore my presence…
    without leaving a trace
    it came trickling off.
    Then out of a sudden from under the barrow something appeared
    unexpectedly:
    it was the bones of the little boy's mother
    which he had placed with greatest care underneath
    The boy has built a catacomb
    he is living in a tomb
    below the ground
    where there's no sound
    he is hiding from the world
    There must have been something in my look(s)
    'cause the little boy started to speak
    and to my unvoiced Question of why he had done this
    he answered these words to me:
    "This is the only way I can be save from her
    only this can guarantee
    that she will not rise again
    because when she does
    she is always following me.
    There's just no alternative
    I cannot escape from her
    because as soon as I try
    she will get up again
    merely to haunt me…
    oh, believe me
    I have tried numerous times!
    But here in these vaults I have finally found something that works like a seal
    these jet-black granules do keep me from harm
    and her bones can no longer hurt me.
    Piled up in a certain
    specific form
    all the remains must be covered with it
    then everything keeps still and for a brief moment I can pretend
    that she does not exist.
    Yet, all the time I must be on my guards
    because now and then it can happen indeed
    that frequently the earth does tremble and shaken
    and some of the stones are Starting to slip.
    So, constantly I have to control the barrow
    the jet-black darkness of the coal-like mass
    in order to be there
    to repair the damage
    to pile all back safely and to replace..."
    The boy has built a catacomb
    he is living in a tomb
    below the ground
    where there's no sound
    he is hiding from the terrible world
    It took me a while to realize that we all have secrets and fears…
    - is it then a surprise that we close our minds
    from the pain that is causing these tears ?
    he boy has built a catacomb
    he is living in a tomb
    far below the ground
    where there's no sound
    he is hiding from the
    terrible world…
  • [00:00.000] 作词 : Anna-Varney Cantodea
    [00:01.000] 作曲 : Anna-Varney Cantodea
    [00:51.98]here was a country by the sea
    [00:56.76]but I cannot say for certain
    [01:01.59]whether it was part of a lonely isle
    [01:05.77]or merely some coastal region.
    [01:10.40]A landing-stage of rotten blanks stretched carefully into the waves
    [01:19.15]and for one moment I did wonder
    [01:23.53]what frightening purpose it might serve.
    [01:28.11]Oh,heavy, roaring
    [01:30.86]endless seas
    [01:32.64]what secrets does this rage entomb?
    [01:37.02]Have ancient memories or hungry ghosts
    [01:41.86]gathered all their strength
    [01:43.69]to call for this storm?
    [01:49.14]Deep-seated gardens
    [01:51.38]almost a labyrinth
    [01:53.56]walled in by ruins and rocks ivy-clad
    [01:58.04]perhaps this strange place had once been a palace
    [02:01.86]where now viole(n)t bushes bear dark thorns instead.
    [02:07.35]A young boy was taking me by the hand
    [02:10.67]and unerringly he was leading me down below the gardens
    [02:18.04]which I hardly remembered
    [02:20.43]the moment I took the first step underground.
    [02:24.20]We came to a room with only small windows
    [02:28.88]and to my suprise I could somehow still hear
    [02:33.06]though reduced to a murmur
    [02:35.19]now chant-like and humming
    [02:37.59]to once savage voice of the roaring sea.
    [03:10.01]The boy has built a catacomb
    [03:16.07]he is living in a tomb
    [03:22.63]below the ground
    [03:25.22]where there's no sound
    [03:28.65]he is hiding from the world.
    [04:28.34]Something resembling an altar was built there
    [04:32.87]a secret overshadowed structure and use
    [04:37.08]underneath
    [04:38.30]in inanimate self-contemplation
    [04:41.66]lay a jet-black mass of coal-like granules.
    [04:46.06]Yet, this dark material had an unearthly lightness
    [04:50.85]and when I touched it, to feel what it was
    [04:55.08]it did seem to totally ignore my presence…
    [04:59.75]without leaving a trace
    [05:01.49]it came trickling off.
    [05:03.93]Then out of a sudden from under the barrow something appeared
    [05:10.71]unexpectedly:
    [05:13.62]it was the bones of the little boy's mother
    [05:17.63]which he had placed with greatest care underneath
    [05:47.99]The boy has built a catacomb
    [05:53.89]he is living in a tomb
    [05:59.90]below the ground
    [06:02.59]where there's no sound
    [06:05.85]he is hiding from the world
    [07:02.18]There must have been something in my look(s)
    [07:06.51]'cause the little boy started to speak
    [07:11.14]and to my unvoiced Question of why he had done this
    [07:15.52]he answered these words to me:
    [07:20.31]"This is the only way I can be save from her
    [07:25.36]only this can guarantee
    [07:28.97]that she will not rise again
    [07:32.50]because when she does
    [07:34.54]she is always following me.
    [07:38.71]There's just no alternative
    [07:41.57]I cannot escape from her
    [07:43.96]because as soon as I try
    [07:47.62]she will get up again
    [07:50.21]merely to haunt me…
    [07:51.89]oh, believe me
    [07:53.32]I have tried numerous times!
    [07:56.79]But here in these vaults I have finally found something that works like a seal
    [08:05.39]these jet-black granules do keep me from harm
    [08:09.66]and her bones can no longer hurt me.
    [08:14.40]Piled up in a certain
    [08:16.58]specific form
    [08:18.78]all the remains must be covered with it
    [08:22.95]then everything keeps still and for a brief moment I can pretend
    [08:29.72]that she does not exist.
    [08:32.11]Yet, all the time I must be on my guards
    [08:36.49]because now and then it can happen indeed
    [08:40.97]that frequently the earth does tremble and shaken
    [08:45.80]and some of the stones are Starting to slip.
    [08:52.36]So, constantly I have to control the barrow
    [08:57.33]the jet-black darkness of the coal-like mass
    [09:01.78]in order to be there
    [09:04.22]to repair the damage
    [09:06.36]to pile all back safely and to replace..."
    [09:57.02]The boy has built a catacomb
    [10:02.87]he is living in a tomb
    [10:08.82]below the ground
    [10:11.78]where there's no sound
    [10:14.88]he is hiding from the terrible world
    [10:21.94]It took me a while to realize that we all have secrets and fears…
    [10:33.74]- is it then a surprise that we close our minds
    [10:39.57]from the pain that is causing these tears ?
    [10:46.23]he boy has built a catacomb
    [10:52.18]he is living in a tomb
    [10:57.48]far below the ground
    [11:00.92]where there's no sound
    [11:04.08]he is hiding from the
    [11:06.29]terrible world…