Kalt' Ritt in leicht faltiger Leere - English translation

Bethlehem

Kalt' Ritt in leicht faltiger Leere

Album:

Bethlehem (2016)

Original lyrics

Translation

Kalt' Ritt in leicht faltiger Leere

Ich bin schon viele Male gestorben

Doch der Tod war nur vorübergehend

Genauso wie mein Augenblick

Der verdorben, verwittert, verblichen nicht ist

Nun schleife ich die noch schwarze Kette in der Dunkelheit meines Ichs

Sie spricht nur noch selten, verzehrt die Antwort

Er sprach mit mir

Es war der Brodem der Bosheit

Er hat an mir gefressen

Das war der Pakt den ich schloss

Das böse Spielzeug treibt aus uns den Schmerz in hold' Feuer der Herrschaft

Die noch dunkle Sonne erlischt, verführt von der Unschuld der Freuden

Ich schmiede mich albern, denn ich heuchle dem Schrei der Verbannung

Wenn die Reiter verblassen in der Singularität des erpressten Gewichts

Nur wisse, wenn du nun dienst der Schönheit deines befreienden Todes

Verlange nach Wolfram, das führt dich in die Leere deiner Verkommenheit

Er hat mich liebkost

Es war der Ausdruck der Lust

Er sagte

Verfaule noch heute, oh du mein Herrscher

Cold' Rode in Slighty Wrinkled Emptiness

I have died many times before

But death was only temporary1

Just like my moment2

Which is not not spoiled, weathered, or faded

Now I drag the still black chain into the darkness of my mind3

It only speaks rarely, distorts the answer4

He spoke to me

It was the breath of evil5

He fed on me6

That was the pact I made

The evil toy drives the pain out of us into the sweet fire of domination7

The still dark sun extinguishes, seduced by the innocence of pleasures

I forge myself foolishly, for I feign the cry of banishment.

When the riders disappear in the uniqueness of the extorted weight

Just know that if you now serve the beauty of your liberating death8

Demand for Wolfram, it will lead you to the void of your depravity

He caressed me

It was the expression of lust

He said

Decay today, oh you my ruler

1. Indicates that the speaker sees life as fleeting and transitory.
2. Nevertheless, the moment in which one lives is somehow preserved and unforgettable.
3. The speaker may be struggling with some sort of inner darkness or pain, represented by the "black chain" that they drag through the darkness of their psyche.
4. The fact that the chain "speaks only rarely" and "twists the answer" could represent a sense of confusion or disorientation that the speaker experiences as they try to confront and understand this inner darkness, but can not.
5. The devil? A malevolent force.
6. The malevolent force is somehow draining or consuming the speaker's energy or life force.
7. The "evil toy" could be interpreted as a symbol of temptation that drives individuals to act against their better judgment by the pain transforming into a desire for power and control.
8. Seems to suggest that the speaker is advocating for embracing death as a means of liberation from one's own corruption and decay.

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Mackui

submitted on 13 Apr 2023 - 18:04

Added in reply to request by

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Author's comments:

The title, "Cold' Rode in Slighty Wrinkled Emptiness," is possibly intended to describe the feeling of being lost, akin to the sensation of a cold ride through an uneven and empty landscape.

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