
ACT II · THE WAR
Orbis: The War
“My love is dead. My war is born.” She swears by ice and fire and raises an army under one law: spare the mothers, spare the little ones. Victory devours her. The law is drowned out by a new one — kneel or burn — and the dead are counted in the hundreds of thousands. She spares one woman, the one he chose, and gives her a sentence: live, and watch. Then the queen’s world turns to ash, and night takes her.
Act II of Black Swarm’s Latin electronic opera, sung by Kat. Every Latin line is translated below.
Tracklist
- 01CoemeteriumThe Cemetery
- 02Animae DamnataeDamned Souls
- 03Bellum Meum Natum EstMy War Is BornLyrics
- 04Ex Cineribus SurgoFrom the Ashes I RiseLyrics
- 05Ad ArmaTo ArmsLyrics
- 06Lex MeaMy LawLyrics
- 07Mille AnimaeA Thousand SoulsLyrics
- 08Victoria Me VoratVictory Devours MeLyrics
- 09LamentumLament
- 10Furor ZelotypiaeThe Fury of Jealousy
- 11Genua Flectite Aut ArdeteKneel or BurnLyrics
- 12Vive et VideLive, and WatchLyrics
- 13Una AnimaOne SoulLyrics
- 14Regina Sine RegnoA Queen Without a KingdomLyrics
- 15Sola RestoI Alone RemainLyrics
- 16Tyranni CaduntTyrants Fall
Lyrics & translation
TRACK 3
Bellum Meum Natum Est — My War Is Born
Frigidus iaces
Sub luna muta
Amor meus mortuus est
Amor meus… mortuus est
You lie cold
Under a silent moon
My love is dead
My love… is dead
Non fleo
Numero
Una anima
Una anima
I do not weep
I count
One soul
One soul
Bellum meum natum est
Bellum meum natum est
Iuro per glaciem
Iuro per ignem
My war is born
My war is born
I swear by ice
I swear by fire
Orbis solvet
Orbis ardebit
Bellum meum natum est
(bellum… bellum…)
The world will pay
The world will burn
My war is born
(war… war…)
Amor meus mortuus est
Bellum meum natum est
My love is dead
My war is born
Bellum meum natum est
(bellum… bellum…)
Iuro per glaciem
Iuro per ignem
(bellum… bellum…)
My war is born
(war… war…)
I swear by ice
I swear by fire
(war… war…)
Una anima
Una… anima
One soul
One… soul
TRACK 4
Ex Cineribus Surgo — From the Ashes I Rise
Glacies liquescit
Glacies liquescit
Ignis sub glacie
The ice is melting
The ice is melting
Fire beneath the ice
Ex cineribus surgo
Ex cineribus surgo
From the ashes I rise
From the ashes I rise
Flamma renovata
Flamma renovata
Ex cineribus surgo
Flamma renovata
The flame reborn
The flame reborn
From the ashes I rise
The flame reborn
Cudite gladios
(Cudite!)
Candet ferrum
(Candet!)
Surgite, surgite
(Surgite!)
Forge the swords
(Forge!)
The iron glows white-hot
(It glows!)
Rise, rise
(Rise!)
Ignis crescit
Ignis crescit
Numquam exstinguetur
The fire grows
The fire grows
It will never be put out
Flamma renovata
(Surgite!)
Ex cineribus surgo
(Surgite!)
Numquam exstinguetur
The flame reborn
(Rise!)
From the ashes I rise
(Rise!)
It will never be put out
Una anima
Una… anima
One soul
One… soul
TRACK 5
Ad Arma — To Arms
Ad arma
Ad arma
Regina vocat
Regina vocat
To arms
To arms
The queen calls
The queen calls
Signa ferte
Imus ad bellum
Imus… ad bellum
Raise the banners
We go to war
We go… to war
Ad arma… regina vocat…
Regina iubet…
To arms… the queen calls…
The queen commands…
Pro regina omnia
Unum cor, una regina
Ad arma… ad arma…
Everything for the queen
One heart, one queen
To arms… to arms…
Pro una anima
Pro una… anima
For one soul
For one… soul
TRACK 6
Lex Mea — My Law
Parcite matribus
Parcite parvulis
Nolite nocere
Haec est lex mea
Spare the mothers
Spare the little ones
Do no harm
This is my law
Iurate!
(Iuramus)
Iurate!
(Iuramus)
Parcite matribus
(Iuramus)
Parcite parvulis
(Iuramus)
Swear it!
(We swear)
Swear it!
(We swear)
Spare the mothers
(We swear)
Spare the little ones
(We swear)
Bellum est ignis
Innocentibus parcite
Haec est lex mea
Haec est lex
War is fire
Spare the innocent
This is my law
This is the law
Iurate!
(Iuramus)
Nolite nocere
(Iuramus)
Parcite matribus
(Iuramus)
Parcite parvulis
(Iuramus)
Swear it!
(We swear)
Do no harm
(We swear)
Spare the mothers
(We swear)
Spare the little ones
(We swear)
Servate animas
Servate… animas
Save the souls
Save… the souls
TRACK 7
Mille Animae — A Thousand Souls
Venit tempestas
Venit tempestas
The storm is coming
The storm is coming
Mundus ardet!
Caelum cadit!
Mundus ardet!
Caelum cadit!
In media tempestate
The world is burning!
The sky is falling!
The world is burning!
The sky is falling!
In the heart of the storm
State firmi
(Mundus ardet!)
Nolite cedere
(Caelum cadit!)
Mecum ite
(In media tempestate!)
Stand firm
(The world is burning!)
Do not give way
(The sky is falling!)
Come with me
(In the heart of the storm!)
Mundus ardet!
(Venit tempestas!)
Caelum cadit!
(Venit tempestas!)
In media tempestate
In media tempestate
The world is burning!
(The storm is coming!)
The sky is falling!
(The storm is coming!)
In the heart of the storm
In the heart of the storm
Mille animae
Mille… animae
A thousand souls
A thousand… souls
TRACK 8
Victoria Me Vorat — Victory Devours Me
Victoria me vorat
Victoria me vorat
Quod capio, me capit
Victory devours me
Victory devours me
What I seize, seizes me
(Parcite matribus… parcite parvulis…)
Tace!
(Spare the mothers… spare the little ones…)
Silence!
Plus volo
Plus volo
Non satis
Numquam satis
I want more
I want more
Not enough
Never enough
(Parcite… parcite parvulis…)
Tace!
(Tace!)
(Spare… spare the little ones…)
Silence!
(Silence!)
Fames mea crescit
Quod capio, me capit
Victoria me vorat
Et ego… volo
My hunger grows
What I seize, seizes me
Victory devours me
And I… want it
(Parcite…)
Tace.
(Spare…)
Silence.
Victoria me vorat
Et ego volo
Victoria me vorat
Et ego volo
Victory devours me
And I want it
Victory devours me
And I want it
Decem milia animarum
Decem milia… animarum
Ten thousand souls
Ten thousand… souls
TRACK 11
Genua Flectite Aut Ardete — Kneel or Burn
Audite
Audite
Regina dicit
Hear me
Hear me
The queen speaks
Genua flectite
(aut ardete… aut ardete…)
Genua flectite
(aut ardete… aut ardete…)
Flamma aut palus
(flamma aut palus…)
Bend the knee
(or burn… or burn…)
Bend the knee
(or burn… or burn…)
The flame or the stake
(the flame or the stake…)
Qui non flectit
(ardet…)
Qui non flectit
(ardet…)
Nulla misericordia
(nulla…)
Whoever does not kneel
(burns…)
Whoever does not kneel
(burns…)
No mercy
(none…)
(Parcite matri—)
(Spare the moth—)
Genua flectite
(aut ardete… aut ardete…)
Omnes flectent
(aut omnes ardebunt…)
Flamma aut palus
(flamma aut palus…)
Bend the knee
(or burn… or burn…)
All will kneel
(or all will burn…)
The flame or the stake
(the flame or the stake…)
Centum milia animarum
Centum milia… animarum
A hundred thousand souls
A hundred thousand… souls
TRACK 12
Vive et Vide — Live, and Watch
Occide me
Te precor
Mori volo
Da mihi mortem
Kill me
I beg you
I want to die
Give me death
Mori vis?
Vives
Vive et vide
Vives
You want to die?
You will live
Live, and watch
You will live
Ille te elegit
Ille te elegit
Nunc ego te eligo
Vive et vide
He chose you
He chose you
Now I choose you
Live, and watch
Mille animae
Decem milia animarum
Centum milia animarum
(Vive et vide)
(Vive et vide)
A thousand souls
Ten thousand souls
A hundred thousand souls
(Live, and watch)
(Live, and watch)
Amavi eum
Amavi eum
(Ego quoque)
Amavi eum
I loved him
I loved him
(So did I)
I loved him
Vives!
(Te precor!)
Vive et vide!
(Occide me!)
Vives!
(Te precor…)
Memento omnia
You will live!
(I beg you!)
Live, and watch!
(Kill me!)
You will live!
(I beg you…)
Remember everything
Scribam iterum
Vive… et vide
I will write again
Live… and watch
TRACK 13
Una Anima — One Soul
Adferte librum
Numera animas
Numerate mortuos
Numerate
Bring the book
Count the souls
Count the dead
Count them
Mille animae
Mille animae
Decem milia
Decem milia
A thousand souls
A thousand souls
Ten thousand
Ten thousand
(Centum milia… centum milia…)
(A hundred thousand… a hundred thousand…)
Centum milia
Decies centena milia
Decies centena milia
Decies… centena… milia
A hundred thousand
A million
A million
A… mil… lion
Tot animae
Tot… animae
Quis numerabit me?
So many souls
So many… souls
Who will count me?
Una anima
Una… anima
One soul
One… soul
TRACK 14
Regina Sine Regno — A Queen Without a Kingdom
Orbis meus
Cinis et umbra
Omnia teneo
Nihil habeo
My world
Ash and shadow
I hold everything
I have nothing
Regina sine regno
Regina sine regno
A queen without a kingdom
A queen without a kingdom
Regina sine regno!
Orbis meus, cinis et umbra
Regina sine regno!
Nihil restat
Sola sto
A queen without a kingdom!
My world, ash and shadow
A queen without a kingdom!
Nothing remains
I stand alone
Amor meus
Ad te venio
My love
I am coming to you
Libera es
Vive et narra
Memento omnia
Narra omnibus
You are free
Live, and tell it
Remember everything
Tell everyone
Numero me
Ultima anima
Ultima… anima
I count myself
The last soul
The last… soul
Frange caelum!
(Frange caelum!)
Rumpe terram!
(Rumpe terram!)
Frange caelum!
(Frange!)
Break the sky!
(Break the sky!)
Split the earth!
(Split the earth!)
Break the sky!
(Break it!)
Nox…
Nox me accipit…
Night…
Night takes me…
TRACK 15
Sola Resto — I Alone Remain
Sola resto
Cinis ubique
Sola… resto
I alone remain
Ash everywhere
I alone… remain
Litteras teneo
Omnes litteras
Memini omnia
Memini… omnia
I hold the letters
All the letters
I remember everything
I remember… everything
Vivo et video
Vivo et narro
Narrabo omnibus
Narrabo omnibus
I live, and I see
I live, and I tell
I will tell everyone
I will tell everyone
Et te numero
Et te… numero
And I count you
And I… count you
Una anima
Una… anima
One soul
One… soul
Amor meus means both “my love” the feeling and “my love” the man; the opera uses both.