Music for Scorpio: Nevermore

Sounds of the Celestial Season for Everyone

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The Three Ravens

Lyrics:

There were three Ravens sat on a tree,
Downe a downe, hey downe.
They were as blacke as blacke might be—with a downe.
Then one of them said to his mate,
Where shall we our breakefast take?
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.

Downe in yonder greene field,
Downe a downe, hey downe.
There lies a Knight slain under his shield—with a downe.
His hounds they lie downe at his feete
So well do they their Master keepe
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.

His Hawkes they flie so eagerly,
Downe a downe, hey downe.
There is no fowle dare come him nie—with a downe.
But downe there comes a fallow Doe,
As great with yong as she might go
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.

She lifted up his bloody head,
Downe a downe, hey downe.
And kiss'd his wounds that were so red—with a downe.
She got him up upon her backe
And carried him to earthen lake.
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.

[Additional verse not sung]

She buried him before the prime,
Downe a downe, hey downe.
She was dead her selfe ere evensong time—with a downe.
God send every gentleman,
Such hawkes, such hounds, and such a leman
With a downe derrie, derry, derry, downe, downe.

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The Silver Swan

Lyrics:

The silver Swan, who, living, had no Note
When Death approached, unlocked her silent throat
Leaning her breast upon the reedy shore
Thus sang her first and last, and sang no more:
"Farewell, all joys! O Death, come close mine eyes!
More Geese than Swans now live, more Fools than Wise."

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Voilà

English Translation:

Verse 1:
Listen to me
Me, the half-baked singer
Talk about me
To your loved-ones, to your friends
Tell them about this girl with the black eyes
And the crazy dream
What I want is to write stories
That you will hear about
That's all

Chorus:
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà, this is me
Here I am
Even if I'm scared because I'm naked, yes
Here I am in the noise
And in the silence

Verse 2:
Look at me
Or at least what's left of it
Look at me
Before I hatе myself
What can I say that another hasn't already said?
Somеone else has said?
I don't have much, but everything I have
I have revealed
Voilà

Chorus:
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà, this is me
Here I am
Even if I'm naked, it's over
That's my face, that's my scream
Here I am, never mind
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà, right here
Me, my dream, my passion
How it destroys me, how I am laughing about it
Here I am in the noise
And in the silence

Verse 3:
Do not leave
I'm begging you to stay for a long time
It may not save me, no
But I don't know how to live without you
Love me how you would love a friend
Who's leaving forever
I want to be loved, because I don't know myself
How to like the shape of me

Chorus:
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà, here is who I am
Here I am
Even if it's the end as I'm naked
Here I am in the noise
And in rage too
Finally, look at me
And my eyes and my hands
All I have is here
It's my face, it's my scream
Here I am, here I am, here I am
Voilà
Voilà
Voilà
Voilà

[Vocalization]

Chorus:
Voilà, voilà, voilà
Voilà, this is me
Here I am
Even if I'm naked, it's over
That's my face, that's my scream
Here I am, never mind

[Vocalization]

Voilà!

Olim lacus colueram

English Translation:

(The roasted swan sings)

Once I lived on lakes,
once I looked beautiful,
when I was a swan.

Misery me!
Now black
and roasting fiercely!

The servant is turning me on the spit;
I am burning fiercely on the pyre:
the steward now serves me up.

Misery me! etc.

Now I lie on a plate,
and cannot fly anymore,
I see bared teeth:

Misery me! etc.

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Weep, O Mine Eyes - John Bennet

Lyrics:

Weep, o mine eyes and cease not
Alas, these your spring tides methinks increase not
O when begin you to swell so high
That I may drown me in you?

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Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber

[very sad, but cathartic]

Pavane for a Dead Princess

Tragedy