Rhymes of a Tragic Poem -The Gothic Saga- IV. The Wizard's Last Rhymes

The Wizard's Last Rhymes (ティアーズ・オブ・ア・ダイイング・エンジェル, Tears Of A Dying Angel) is the fourth track of Rhapsody's fourth full-length album, Rain Of A Thousand Flames. It is also the first part of Rhymes of a Tragic Poem -The Gothic Saga-.

Booklet Lyrics
The aim of the serpent, the serpent's creation

reveals itself now through crystal spheres

He's riding the waves as a real conqueror

colliding with ships, the ships of the kings

He owns… your sword!

The emerald weapon, the steel of the heroes

Flow the black tears of dark angels

Your blade is now serving the dark force…

the evil source of the unborn

the truth is there… in his hands

QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR FAC UT ANIMAE

DONETUR / Starless is my night, silent is my ride

through the paradox of wisdom… to the sea of souls

Nel silenzio tragiche realta'…

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM / THESE ARE THE

WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS… / THE WIZARD'S LAST

RHYMES

We are reaching the brutal, the tragic dimension

led by reflections, reflections of death

the ghosts in the fog… wander lamenting

while violence devours my wasted brain

Let me… awake!

The astral bewitchement is the fatal witness

of created surge of chaos

I reflect the constellations' fall

Now close your eyes and fight blind

The moon is dying, don't fear his might

QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR FAC UT ANIMAE

DONETUR / Starless is my night, silent is my ride

through the paradox of wisdom… to the sea of souls

Nel silenzio tragiche realta'…

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM / THESE ARE THE

WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS… / THE POEM'S TRAGIC

RHYMES

Fierce blows the wind, infinite fires

on Elnor sea… hail to the king!

He died as brave, oh valiant hero

but so in vain, facing the storm… the storm!

And soon the snakes of the abyss

swallowed the mighty woodships

while the waves of the bloody ocean

were reaching the walls of the falling town…

My brothers' limbs, food for those snakes

their divine steel, deep under me… under me!

QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR FAC UT ANIMAE

DONETUR / Starless is my night, silent is my ride

through the paradox of wisdom… to the sea of souls

Nel silenzio tragiche realta'

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM / THESE ARE THE

WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS… / THE POEM'S TRAGIC

RHYMES

Actual Lyrics
-'s vocals are italicised.

(Allegro con fuoco; Dana Lurie ~ Manuel Staropoli?, -)

The aim of the serpent, the serpent's creation

reveal itself now through crystal spheres

He's riding the waves as a real conqueror

colliding with ships, the ships of the kings

He owns… your sword!

-The emerald weapon, the steel of the heroes-

-Flow the black tears of dark angels-

-Your blade is now serving the dark force…-

the evil source of the unborn

the truth is there… in his hands

QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR FAC UT ANIMAE DONETUR

Starless is my night (starless, my night),

silent is my ride (silent, my ride)

through the paradox wisdom (to the sea of souls)… to the sea of souls

Nel silenzio tragiche realtà… Operatic: Bridget Fogle & Previn Moore

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA chorales: Fabio Lione (double; lead and backing), Robert Hunecke-Rizzo ?, Olaf Hayer?, Oliver Hartmann?, Tobias Sammet, -

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM chorales: Fabio Lione (double; lead and backing), Robert Hunecke-Rizzo ?, Olaf Hayer?, Oliver Hartmann?, Tobias Sammet, -

THESE ARE THE WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS… chorales: Fabio Lione (double; lead and backing), Robert Hunecke-Rizzo ?, Olaf Hayer?, Oliver Hartmann?, Tobias Sammet, -

THE WIZARD'S LAST RHYMES chorales: Fabio Lione (double; lead and backing), Robert Hunecke-Rizzo ?, Olaf Hayer?, Oliver Hartmann?, Tobias Sammet, -

We are reaching the brutal,

the tragic dimension

led by reflectionsechoing, reflections of death

the ghost in the fog… wander, lamenting

while violence devours… my wasted brain!

Let me… awake!

The astral bewitchement is the fatal witnessOnly epic choirs with Previn Moore as lead ?

of created surge of chaos Only epic choirs ?

I reflect the constellations' fall Only epic choirs ?

Now close your eyes and fight blind

The moon is dying,

don't fear his might

QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR FAC UT ANIMAE DONETUR

Starless is my night (starless, my night),

silent is my ride (silent, my ride)

through the paradox wisdom (to the sea of souls)… to the sea of souls

Nel silenzio tragiche realtà… Operatic: Bridget Fogle & Previn Moore

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM

THESE ARE THE WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS…

THE POEM'S TRAGIC RHYMES

(1:10 of Allegro con fuoco)

(Solo)

(Bass solo)

(Solo)

(Solos)

Fierce blows the wind, infinite fires

'on Elnor sea… hail to the king!

He died as brave, oh valiant hero

but so in vain, facing the storm…

…the storm!

And soon the snakes of the abyss Sir Jay Lansford

swallowed the mighty woodships Sir Jay Lansford

while the waves of the bloody ocean Sir Jay Lansford

were reaching the walls of the falling town… Sir Jay Lansford

My brothers' limbs, food for those snakes

their divine steel, deep under me… under me!

(Solo)

QUANDO CORPUS MORIETUR FAC UT ANIMAE DONETUR

Starless is my night (starless, my night),

silent is my ride (silent, my ride)

through the paradox wisdom (to the sea of souls)… to the sea of souls

Nel silenzio tragiche realtà… Operatic: Bridget Fogle & Previn Moore

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM

THESE ARE THE WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS…

THE POEM'S TRAGIC RHYMES

(Solo)

(1:10 of Allegro con fuoco)

Nel silenzio tragiche realtà… Operatic: Bridget Fogle & Previn Moore

FIRE IS BLAZING FAST ACROSS THE BLOODY RED SEA

THE SUNLIGHT IS FADING ON HIM

THESE ARE THE WIZARD'S LAST HOLY SIGHTS…

THE POEM'S TRAGIC… RHYMES!

(Melody of Rain Of A Thousand Flames)

Japanese Lyrics
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Japanese Lyrics (Translation)
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Main

 * Fabio Lione - vocals
 * Thunderforce - drums
 * Thunderforce - drums

Guest / Additional

 * Sir Jay Lansford - Narrator
 * - - __ choir
 * - - __ choir
 * - - __ choir
 * - - __ choir

Externals

 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWElXut0i7o Olaf Mayer (vocalist! )
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNuwOYQPr-s Oliver Hartmann (vocals; lead)
 * Tobias Sammet

Trivia

 * The latin phrase "Quando corpus morietur, fac ut animæ donetur" in this song is taken from the hymn Stabat Mater. The full line being Quando corpus morietur, fac, ut animæ donetur paradisi gloria.