What a vibe! I love it! Reading the translated portion of lyrics, it's lucky they didn't find a priest to officiate lol.Not quite a song I requested, but definitely one I would if I ever get the chance in the future.
Some years ago, I was at the wedding of two very dear friends. They're goth, the wedding was goth, the music was dark, brooding, and everyone was clad in black with red details, including the bride. It was eerie, and beautiful. One of the bride's siblings had gotten ordained since they couldn't find a priest to officiate.
Well, the ceremony came and went, and the after-party was kicking up a gear. Music? Death metal, black metal, symphonic metal, metal metal metal.
Time for first dance. I didn't know what I'd expected, but, it sure as hell wasn't a wedding-mosh-pit. Wanting something a bit more dance-able, they'd opted for finnish-swedish band Finntroll.
If you've never heard black/folk metal with polka influences, with accordions and a half-step rhythm... Do yourself a favor and experience something new.
Finntroll - Kitteldags! (Time for the Cauldron!)
Full med hat
Präst blir mat
Han läggs på fat
Full of hate
Priest becomes food
As he's put on the platter
@MissLabelled I bet you'll enjoy this one
Glad you liked it! It's... weirdly catchy! The full lyrics would be
Människofolk ej festa Humankind won't feast anymore
Gammelfar lemlästa Oldfather's maiming
Uråldrig ilska och trolldom Ancient fury and sorcery
Häxeri blev festens slut Witchery ended the feast
Så ska de nu genast stekas In this way we now shall fry them
Som de en gång stekte oss In the same way they once fried us
De ska saltas de ska kokas They'll be salted and then boiled
Köttet skall flagna från benen loss The meat will fall from their bones
Måltiden nu nått sitt slut The feast has reached its end
Mätt och nöjd mången trollrut Full and pleased, the mouths of trolls
Småtroll kött nu river Little trolls now rending meat
Rivfader fram kliver Rivfader (Rending Father, name of the king of trolls) steps forth
Absolute perfection for that type of wedding! The lyrics recall a certain song from the musical Sweeney Todd, lolNot quite a song I requested, but definitely one I would if I ever get the chance in the future.
Some years ago, I was at the wedding of two very dear friends. They're goth, the wedding was goth, the music was dark, brooding, and everyone was clad in black with red details, including the bride. It was eerie, and beautiful. One of the bride's siblings had gotten ordained since they couldn't find a priest to officiate.
Well, the ceremony came and went, and the after-party was kicking up a gear. Music? Death metal, black metal, symphonic metal, metal metal metal.
Time for first dance. I didn't know what I'd expected, but, it sure as hell wasn't a wedding-mosh-pit. Wanting something a bit more dance-able, they'd opted for finnish-swedish band Finntroll.
If you've never heard black/folk metal with polka influences, with accordions and a half-step rhythm... Do yourself a favor and experience something new.
Finntroll - Kitteldags! (Time for the Cauldron!)
Full med hat
Präst blir mat
Han läggs på fat
Full of hate
Priest becomes food
As he's put on the platter
@MissLabelled I bet you'll enjoy this one
It's priest. Have a little priest
Well, that too actually, how perfectly macabre! Thanks for sharing themGlad you liked it! It's... weirdly catchy! The full lyrics would be
Code:Människofolk ej festa Humankind won't feast anymore Gammelfar lemlästa Oldfather's maiming Uråldrig ilska och trolldom Ancient fury and sorcery Häxeri blev festens slut Witchery ended the feast Så ska de nu genast stekas In this way we now shall fry them Som de en gång stekte oss In the same way they once fried us De ska saltas de ska kokas They'll be salted and then boiled Köttet skall flagna från benen loss The meat will fall from their bones Måltiden nu nått sitt slut The feast has reached its end Mätt och nöjd mången trollrut Full and pleased, the mouths of trolls Småtroll kött nu river Little trolls now rending (<-- as in rending meat) Rivfader fram kliver Rivfader (Rending Father, name of the king of trolls) steps forth
Very wedding-appropriate, huh
edit: oh shoot, I read your message as "I love reading the translated portion of the lyrics".
Might have put too much effort into this
This is one of my favorite Cohen songs. I love the form, written as a letter. I love the imagery. I love his voice and the simple guitar. I love that it is one of the few songs I know that references L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics. And it is such a dense, subtle story. "Thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes/I thought it was there for good, so I never tried" is one of the most relatable, painful lyrics I know.
