Ishjärta
from Mörkrets Tid by Svavelvinter
about
Ishjärta (Heart of Ice) depicts a disastrous expedition to the submerged ruins of the city Krau-Ki. A band of monks are looking for an ancient blade that they think will be useful against the undead Crurer. The ruins are located in a giant ice cave under the glacier Kmorda. To make things even worse, a lake has formed on the glacier above the city.
Lyrics explanation at: erik-granstrom.blogspot.com/2018/06/ishjarta-lyrics.html
Lyrics explanation at: erik-granstrom.blogspot.com/2018/06/ishjarta-lyrics.html
lyrics
Swedish lyrics
Bortom berg, bortom snö
finns en stad under sjö
Markens märg hör jag dö
Hjärtat slår, håller rytmen än
Ur en tid, av ett band
utan frid, vinterns hand
letar strid, klyver land
genom köld ännu vandrar hän
Vad än vi söker så finner oss ödet
Vi blir allt färre, vi faller i vår grav
Där isen kröker att leda oss till möte
ren vinterns herre det kalla rummet gav
Allt ska vakna
Allt ska dö
Den oss hemsöker drar ner oss i flödet
är inte kräsen. Konfluxen blir vårt nav
Regnbågen fångad under frusna himlavalv
i stumma speglar hennes skri
Miljoner tårar regnar ner med isens skalv
Vi delar bittert hennes sorgestund
aldrig mer bli fri
Kom ät med mig
känn giftet fylla ben och blod
Bli ett med allt
låt dela syskonspillrans bord
Hör natten gå till ton från isens tusendropp
Med gryningsljus
ska vattnet tvaga fallen kropp
Vart än vi strävat vi aldrig funnit något
Under vår väntan förbannelsen låg kvar
Vi ständigt bävat
men alltid plikten vågat
Förfädrens längtan
vårt hopp i tiden bar
# # #
English lyrics
Beyond mountains, beyond snow
there’s a town under a lake
I hear the earth’s marrow die
while the heart beats, still keeping it’s rythm
Out of time, of a bond
without rest, winter’s hand
seeks battle, cleaving land
roaming still through the cold
Whatever we seek, destiny finds us
We’re getting fewer, falling in our graves
Where the ice curves leading us to meet him
the lord of winter opening his cold abode
All shall awaken
All shall die
He who haunts us pulls us down into the flow
He devours. The Conflux be our grave
The rainbow trapped beneath the frozen heavens
silent mirrors showing her fear
A million tears fall from shuddering ice
We share her bitter sorrow
never again to be free
Come eat with me
feel the poison flow through bone and blood
Become one with all
share the table of our shrinking group
Hear the night pass, resounding dripping ice
With the morning light
water shall cleanse our fallen bodies
Wherever we strived, nothing was found
Throughout our wait the curse remained
Incessantly we trembled
but still honoured our duties
The ancestors’ longing
bore our hope through ages
Bortom berg, bortom snö
finns en stad under sjö
Markens märg hör jag dö
Hjärtat slår, håller rytmen än
Ur en tid, av ett band
utan frid, vinterns hand
letar strid, klyver land
genom köld ännu vandrar hän
Vad än vi söker så finner oss ödet
Vi blir allt färre, vi faller i vår grav
Där isen kröker att leda oss till möte
ren vinterns herre det kalla rummet gav
Allt ska vakna
Allt ska dö
Den oss hemsöker drar ner oss i flödet
är inte kräsen. Konfluxen blir vårt nav
Regnbågen fångad under frusna himlavalv
i stumma speglar hennes skri
Miljoner tårar regnar ner med isens skalv
Vi delar bittert hennes sorgestund
aldrig mer bli fri
Kom ät med mig
känn giftet fylla ben och blod
Bli ett med allt
låt dela syskonspillrans bord
Hör natten gå till ton från isens tusendropp
Med gryningsljus
ska vattnet tvaga fallen kropp
Vart än vi strävat vi aldrig funnit något
Under vår väntan förbannelsen låg kvar
Vi ständigt bävat
men alltid plikten vågat
Förfädrens längtan
vårt hopp i tiden bar
# # #
English lyrics
Beyond mountains, beyond snow
there’s a town under a lake
I hear the earth’s marrow die
while the heart beats, still keeping it’s rythm
Out of time, of a bond
without rest, winter’s hand
seeks battle, cleaving land
roaming still through the cold
Whatever we seek, destiny finds us
We’re getting fewer, falling in our graves
Where the ice curves leading us to meet him
the lord of winter opening his cold abode
All shall awaken
All shall die
He who haunts us pulls us down into the flow
He devours. The Conflux be our grave
The rainbow trapped beneath the frozen heavens
silent mirrors showing her fear
A million tears fall from shuddering ice
We share her bitter sorrow
never again to be free
Come eat with me
feel the poison flow through bone and blood
Become one with all
share the table of our shrinking group
Hear the night pass, resounding dripping ice
With the morning light
water shall cleanse our fallen bodies
Wherever we strived, nothing was found
Throughout our wait the curse remained
Incessantly we trembled
but still honoured our duties
The ancestors’ longing
bore our hope through ages
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from Mörkrets Tid,
released June 1, 2018
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Svavelvinter Sweden
In 2014, as the album Nidingsverk had been released, singer and guitarist Christian Älvestam teamed up with fantasy writer Erik Granström for the death metal album Mörkrets Tid. Svavelvinter (Winter of Sulphur) is named after Erik's fantasy novel, based on his RPG-games from the nineties that Christian played as a teen. ... more
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