The Song Of The Sibyl lyrics

Artist	Dead Can Dance
Album(s)	Aion

Lyrics

The song of the sibyl

Original catalan version
Al jorn del judici
Parra' qui haura' fet servici

Un rei vendra' perpetual
Vestit de nostra carn mortal;
Del cel vindra' tot certament
Per fer del segle jutjament

Ans que el judici no sera'
Un gran senyal se mostrara':
Lo sol perdra' lo resplendor
La terra tremira' de por

Apre's se badara' molt fort
Amostrant-se de greu conhort;
Mostrar-se han ab crits I trons
Les infernals confusions

Del cel gran foc davallara'
Com a sofre molt pudira';
La terra cremara' ab furor
La gent haura' molt gran terror

Apre's sera' un fort senyal
D'un terratre'mol general;
Les pedres per mig se rompran
I les muntanyes se fondran

Llavors ningu' tindra' talent
D'or, riqueses ni argent
Esperant tots quina sera'
La sente'ncia que es dara'

De morir seran tots sos talents
Esclafir-los han totes les dents;
No hi haura' home que no plor
Tot lo mo'n sera' en tristor

Los puigs I plans seran iguals
Alli seran los bons I mals
Reis, ducs, comtes I barons
Que de llurs fets retran raons

Apre's vindra' terriblement
Lo fill de de'u omnipotent;
De morts I vius judicara':
Qui be' haura' fet alli es parra'

Los infants qui nats no seran
Dintre ses mares cridaran
I diran tots plorosament:
"Ajuda'ns, de'u omnipotent"

Mare de de'u, pregau per no's
Puix so'u mare de pecadors
Que bona sente'ncia hajam
I paradis possejam

Vosaltres tots qui escoltau
Devotament a de'u pregau
De cor ab gran devocio'
Que us porte a salvacio'

Back to top

The song of the sibyl

English translation of original catalan version
An eternal king will come
Dressed in our mortal flesh:
He will come from heaven certainly
To pass judgement on the century

Before judgement is passed
A great sign will show itself:
The sun will lose its shine
The earth will tremble with fear

After will come mighty thunder
A sign of great wrath:
In an infernal confusion
Lightning and cries will resound

A great fire will come down from heaven
In a stink of sulphur
And the earth will burn furiously
And great terror will afflict people

After will come the terrible signal
Of a great earthquake
As rocks shatter
And mountains collapse

Then no-one will have pieces of gold
Silver or riches
And everyone will await
The sentence

Death will leave them without a penny
And will crush them all:
There will remain only men in tears
And sadness will cover the world

The plains and peaks will be all the same
Good and evil will reach them both
Kings, dukes, counts and barons
Will have to account for their actions

And then will come impressively
The son of god omnipotent
He will judge the dead and the living
The good will go to heaven

Children not yet born
Will cry from their mother's wombs
And with the crying say:
"Help us, god, omnipotent"

Mother of god, pray for us
You, the mother of sinners
May the sentence be merciful
May paradise be open to us

You, who listen to everything
Pray god with all devotion
With all your heart and fervour
That we should be saved

great sites:
Instant Song Lyrics • Pokemon Database • Simpsons Crazy • Cartoon images • The Funny Pages