ALS CATARS
Lemuria es una banda de Bélgica que hace un sonido que podríamos catalogar como black folk metal sinfónico, con una temática lírica históríco - mitológica. El grupo se forma en 2001 como tal aunque provenía de las cenizas de otro llamado "Spinal Chill" que funcionó entre los años 1999 y 2001. En ese 2001 deciden orientar su música hacia su concepto actual cambiando a "Lemuria", habiendo desarrollado su carrera de forma independiente, sin apoyo de discográficas. En 2002 editan su primer material en forma de demo, "The vault of the witness". La banda comienza a dar que hablar en la escena underground belga y poco a poco van cogiendo un cierto renombre. En 2005 editan su primer LP, "Tales, ale and fire", un más que correcto y bastante interesante disco que les abre el horizonte a nuevos seguidores, aunque la firma con una discográfica no llega. Este álbum conceptual trata de la invasión vikinga de Flandes, y en el recrean una grandes atmosferas musicales que te meten de lleno en su música. Ya en 2010, editan su segundo LP, "Chanson de la Croisade", un disco aún más sinfónico, más apoyado en la construcción de melodías con teclados, aunque en la misma línea que su debut, con un concepto en esta ocasión sobre la persecución de los Cátaros, movimiento religioso cristiano que apareció en Europa en el siglo XI, y floreció en el XII y XII. Quiero dejar en el blog hoy un tema de esta segunda y hasta la fecha de esta reseña última obra de estudio de Lemuria, "Chanson de la Croisade", concretamente "Als Catars", donde podemos ver bien el estilo de la banda, una canción de la que dejo un enlace a youtube.
"The last bastion, the last icon of resistance has fallen.
In the ten months of siege the small garrison never stood a chance.
And shorthanded, hungry and numb with cold, their surrender was
close at hand. Yet clemency was given to all those who renounced
their beliefs. For the others a fiery fate awaited them.
An armistice of fourteen days was granted to convince them
of the one true faith."
And the omens were right
For king and for God
The eagles nest suppressed
A victory born in pain
The war now finished at last
By the powers from above
Undisturbed, determined, undaunted
For the cross and the crusade
I had to give up for my people
Hunger and thirst forced me to surrender
My fortress was a refuge for the good
But with the treason of Toulouse, we never stood a chance
It was beyond my power
Their intolerant policy
For indulgence and tyranny
Blood of child and woman sticks to their hands
Oh lord, we'll meet you soon
Dispelled by defenders of the flesh
But never have we sighed in the face of death
With hand on the heart we'll meet our end
Never!
Never!
Shall we surrender to a wrong god!
Ever!
Forever!
The last step on the way home!
Now follow me my children
Don't fear the fire, don't linger, be brave
We have made a vow and can't go back
The mercy of God will guide us through
Look they're preparing the pyres
With straw and wood
Where our houses once stood
The blood of innocence sticks to their hands
Our spirits will be finally free
Back to the place where they belong
Have pity on them for they don't see
Trust our Father, he'll make us strong
Never!
Never!
Shall we surrender to a wrong god!
Ever!
Forever!
The last step on the way home!
And on the 15th of March the catholic army
entered the fortress of Montségur and captured
the inhabitant heretics. The morning after
they were led downhill and executed. The quiet
Murmuring of their prayers was drown out by
the igniting fire beneath their feet. And then,
no sound was heard but tears and sorrow.
By then, resistance had fallen, but a small group had escaped the enclosure of Montségur,
carrying with them the heretic treasure. They
Fled to the surrounding woods, hid in caves
and traveled by night. Their only assignment,
to find a safe haven for their secret and forbidden words."
Never!
Never!
Shall we surrender to a wrong god!
Ever!
Forever!
The last step on the way home!
In the ten months of siege the small garrison never stood a chance.
And shorthanded, hungry and numb with cold, their surrender was
close at hand. Yet clemency was given to all those who renounced
their beliefs. For the others a fiery fate awaited them.
An armistice of fourteen days was granted to convince them
of the one true faith."
And the omens were right
For king and for God
The eagles nest suppressed
A victory born in pain
The war now finished at last
By the powers from above
Undisturbed, determined, undaunted
For the cross and the crusade
I had to give up for my people
Hunger and thirst forced me to surrender
My fortress was a refuge for the good
But with the treason of Toulouse, we never stood a chance
It was beyond my power
Their intolerant policy
For indulgence and tyranny
Blood of child and woman sticks to their hands
Oh lord, we'll meet you soon
Dispelled by defenders of the flesh
But never have we sighed in the face of death
With hand on the heart we'll meet our end
Never!
Never!
Shall we surrender to a wrong god!
Ever!
Forever!
The last step on the way home!
Now follow me my children
Don't fear the fire, don't linger, be brave
We have made a vow and can't go back
The mercy of God will guide us through
Look they're preparing the pyres
With straw and wood
Where our houses once stood
The blood of innocence sticks to their hands
Our spirits will be finally free
Back to the place where they belong
Have pity on them for they don't see
Trust our Father, he'll make us strong
Never!
Never!
Shall we surrender to a wrong god!
Ever!
Forever!
The last step on the way home!
And on the 15th of March the catholic army
entered the fortress of Montségur and captured
the inhabitant heretics. The morning after
they were led downhill and executed. The quiet
Murmuring of their prayers was drown out by
the igniting fire beneath their feet. And then,
no sound was heard but tears and sorrow.
By then, resistance had fallen, but a small group had escaped the enclosure of Montségur,
carrying with them the heretic treasure. They
Fled to the surrounding woods, hid in caves
and traveled by night. Their only assignment,
to find a safe haven for their secret and forbidden words."
Never!
Never!
Shall we surrender to a wrong god!
Ever!
Forever!
The last step on the way home!
By Nash
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