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Blessed Be
02:24
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Fiddler's Green
03:33
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English translation by Velvet R. Wings
The fields of green grass are filled with fire
I'm living my life, from birth to dying again
I am the one that is always changing
The one flying high and the one you are trying to blame
Though I'll have to leave
I still want to say
I will bring you back home anyway
I'm the soul
I love to play this game
In the shades
You cannot find me
I'm the light
And if you can see the truth
Follow me
You have to learn your mask and your body
You have to accept the world as gods'
Fairy tale
We'll meet again in our Eternal Summer
Then we will be parted,
But not forever again
There in my eyes you can see the truth
Follow me and once I'll follow you
I'm still here
Playing eternal game
I'm still here
I'm not afraid of me
I'm still here
And I still can see your face
Covered by this mask
There's the only thing this world is about
Merry meet and always merry part
All the same
We move in circles
All the same
We will meet again
Fare thee well
I will wait for you
At the Fiddler's Green
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Petäjärvi Forest
03:59
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Wiccan Rede
04:18
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Passing Time
04:22
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XV
03:59
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Lyrics translation by Velvet R. Wings
Without single praying
Like someone fell down from the roof
You're born once more maybe
And someone is caring for you
You're shining so brightly
Like any new life can be bright
Oh who is this mortal
Who's happy to be by your side?
So heavy is blessing
And this prophecy seems so light
Oh someone please tell me
In which cradle lies my love?
You'll never be sold out
My jealousy can tell you that
I'm going to find you
Across our great motherland
I'll cross in the midnight
All lands and all borders I'll find
Oh where is my wounded
Oh where I can look in his eyes
I'll take him, I'll miss him
I'll give to him all of my heart
Oh who please can whisper
In which cradle lies my love?
I see pearly grains
I see that muslin sleepy veil
And looks so much like thorns
Those sharp-toothed shades on your face
Not curtain, but white bird's
Protecting you with her great wings
And to be born once more,
That could be swept by winter winds?!
Fly higher I beg you!
Just don't give away! Hold high!
Oh who will breathe me
In which cradle lies my love?
But all of these stories
More likely will never come true
That's how this world is
And nothing can bring back you
Your eyes looked so tired
This sight I can never forget
I will never see you
You'll sleep till the world comes to end
The country pasture
Reliable, rusty and quiet
The old guard will show me
In which cradle lies my love.
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Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
Mary Elizabeth Frye
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For him Not To Be Alone
02:37
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English lyrics by Velvet R. Wings
When they met for their first time
He was old and young was she
She came often by his side
Sat and listened for the songs that he sings
And the days passed by like seagulls
And the waves embraced the shore
She sat silently by his side
Just to make him feel not alone
Days ran fast and flied away
And ships marked every year
She became a mother, and her child
Came with her to visit her friend
And his old tales became alive
Like they never ever were gone
They were happy, their eyes were bright
And he no more felt alone
But mortal age is very short
And her age was so too
So she asked her family
To do the best they could do
"Don't you cry for I must go
And here is my last will
Please make him never feel alone
Build a house right near to him
No more tears please for I must go
And here is my last will
Make the lighthouse never feel alone
Build a house right near to him"
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9. |
Longest Night
05:55
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English translation by Velvet R. Wings
Oh deliver me from here, I beg you
Oh calm down my heart and soul, I beg you
I want to find hope and salvation in your hands
Please help me to overcome my fear and pain
I've been waiting for you and I still do
I will turn back the time just to see you
I am calling for you, you can hear my call
From beginning of the world until it falls
Hear my call, oh please believe me once again
Hear, the scary beast is whispering your name
Looking for the light to make it fade away
There's no way to fight and no more hope to pray
He's the Nightmare, he's our greatest fear of night
He is making our eyes blind and cold our hearts
So you cannot hear me and I cannot see
So it seems so dangerous to go to sleep
Look, the joy and happiness are no longer here
Hear, our words are cold and full of hate and fear
I can feel the lace of hatred and despair
See, it covers every step and every stair
I fear, in this darkness I will never see the light
I fear, there is no more hope and cure in sight
Oh please come to me, please be here by my side
Oh please come to me while I am still alive
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Spiritus Ignis
03:36
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English translation by Velvet R. Wings
I will come to you, to your forest in the night
I will sing for you, to make your dreams soft and bright
I will be by your side
I'll be there with you
I will come to you with soft whispers of campfire
I will give you warmth and be dancing with the light
I will be singing your song
I will play your drum
But when you look for ways I see you in my dreams
You're standing right behind me and your eyes are full of tears
I'm coming when you call me, no matter when
And you remember me, and you are whispering my name
I will come to you with the brightness of the moon
Small talk or catchy song, or just "I'll be there soon"
Please tell me that you see me
Please call my name
Now look - the line is bright, it's looks just like the chain
The one you don't want to lose and don't want to break
I'm coming to you my shaman, I'm your spirit of fire
I'm coming to you while you are still alive
When you can see no way, but can reach my dreams
When you cannot find any words, but can find your tears
I'm coming for your call to make you feel alive again
To make your light shine bright and never fade away
I'm coming for your call...
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English translation by Velvet R. Wings
Don't look at the mirror in the night
You'd better not know what's hiding inside
Get under your blanket and close your eyes
That laugh that you heard is just sound of the night
I am not only, there are even more
Please listen to us, please open that door
Light up the candle, count five seconds down
Thank you my friend. Now you'd better run
Don't listen, don't listen to things that they whisper
Hide under the pillow your talisman
They are here just to corrupt you
To turn into creature who is like they are
Please never break this silver door
Don't make this world suffer more
Turn around and leave it far behind
Then go back to bed and close your eyes
Don't listen, don't listen to things that they whisper
Hide under the pillow your talisman
They are here just to corrupt you
To turn into creature who is like they are
The mirror laugh is what you can hear
So listen to me and don't come near
Never stand between two mirrors
And never tell anyone you can hear us
Don't listen, don't listen to things that they whisper
Hide under the pillow your talisman
They are here just to corrupt you
To turn into creature who is like they are
Don't listen, don't listen to things that they whisper
Forget all your nightmares in precious dreams
I am here just to defend you
To save you from creatures who are just like me
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Porte-Bonheur
05:46
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English translation by Velvet R. Wings
You could think it's right behind
From the corner of your eye
If you turn to it - it's there
On the river or the sea
You see the lighthouse's flashlight
Don't be afraid of it, my child
In the fog it's standing still
In the lands you've never been
Where will cross all our paths
Here's a story how it can be found
You must go across the seven seas
You must go far away and find your home right there
Find on your compass 33rd point
Then you should look at the shore
It might be cape or even island
You can't tell it from that side
See quick flashes in the dark
They mean something lost and found
True or not, a tale or story
New or old, dusty or clean
You will find that point of meeting
Right there where the day meets evening
Where seashore sings it's lullaby
I will be there by your side
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13. |
Levu La Velojn!
02:14
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English lyrics by Velvet R. Wings
On the border of the sences
Sunlight falls - and time is changing
We can change everything around us
But nothing ever changes at all
My sky is blue 'cause I want it to
So I paint it sapphire for you
My heart is full of love, though I know
That my love costs nothing at all
On the border of the sences
My paper boat floats in the sea of forgets
But I see the saving lighthouse
Set the sails! I'm coming home
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14. |
Always Coming Home
02:57
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English lyrics by Velvet R. Wings
Here is another world passed by
So strange and unknown
With all my gratitude I bid farewell
And I'm on the road again
So let us see what's before us
Today and tomorrow
And tell me my friend where can I find
The road to my homeworld?
You're on the road, you think you were made for
The river's so soft and the moon is shining above
But in every place I remember the one I truly belong
And I'm always coming home
There you feel no more heartbreaks and pain
Try once to stay, just try not to fade away
You have a key to every open door
But you're always coming back home
We're always coming back home
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