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Prologus
01:55
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Latin:
Romule, oh, Romule, pater noster,
Specta et gaude!
Villa tua, parvula, hodie caput mundi est!
Roma caput mundi est, aeterna est,
Sublimior quam sidera,
praeclare sol piorum,
Roma, ubique es, Roma,
In linguis, in legibus, libri, lapis,
Hodie, mundus Roma est.
English:
Romulus, oh Romulus, our father,
Look and admire,
Your small village is now the capital of the world!
Rome is the capital of the world, it is eternal,
More sublime than the stars, famous sun of the godly,
Rome, you are everywhere Rome,
In languages, in laws, books, stones.
Today, the world is Rome
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2. |
Mors Certa
03:58
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Empires come and go
like seasons, like day and night
Sometimes they last for millennia
Sometimes only a few years
Nothing lasts forever, only death is certain
Whether man or empire, only death is real
From Spain to Syria,
From Scotland to Egypt
Shines the world empire
But the end is shure
Nothing lasts forever, only death is certain
Whether man or empire, only death is real
Nothing lasts forever, only death is promised
Mors Certa
Whether man or empire, only death is real
Mors Certa
Death will never destroy the greatness
Death will never destroy the glory
One day, O haughty Rome
a deserved blow will descend you
You will be plundered and destroyed
Death speaks the last word
Nothing lasts forever, only death is certain
Mors certa
Whether man or empire, only death is real
Mors certa
Nothing lasts forever, only death is promised
Mors Certa
Whether man or empire, only death is real
Mors Certa
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3. |
Furia
03:34
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There´s only one way
The way to the top
To supreme power
For me and my spawn
I take it all
Without compromises
The opposition
I´ll destroy
Augusta Messalina - Empress of desire
Her lustful legacy lives to this day
An arranged accident
An unexpected murder
I´ll stop at nothing
To expand my power
Deaf and dumb servants
Who cannot tell the truth
Everything happens
as I foresee
How men are easily fooled when their semen´s harrasing them
What boundless greed for power, property and men, lurked behind this mask
Trapped, irredeemably, in the cage of her crimes and her misdeeds
Messalina
Imperial whore
Messalina
Furia
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4. |
Gladiators
03:21
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Sun burns red, pounding drums, empty streets
The Forum is filled to the last seat
The bravest men, send to fight, all eyes on them
A matter of life and death
Fighting begins, man against man, brutal and fast
With spears and swords they are playing their roles
Spectators roar, the emperor smiles, a gigantic show
Only the strongest survives
Deathhammer rise
Live and let die
Deathhammer rise
Deathhammer rise
Warriors cry
Deathhammer rise
Die, die, die …
Fighting, clashing, roman gladiators
Die, die, die …
Fighting, clashing, roman gladiators
One´s badly hit, sand turns red, he sinks to the ground
Screams of pain are lost in the cheers
Mercy or death, how will it end? Deadly this time!
The people judge with a show of hands
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5. |
Divus Iulius
05:38
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Born into the haze
Of politics and reign
A grandiose rise to power
Predestined by his blood
Ruler for Life
Heart of power
He will determine the fate
of Rome
Father of the Land
Total ruler
Chosen by the gods
Protector of Rome
Divus, Divus Iulius
Divus, Divus Iulius
In lifetime - Chosen by the gods
After death - elevated to god
No power but thine.
But remember that you are a human being too
Evil forebodings
Announce the Ending
A tyrant must be killed
To restore the order
Pride before the fall
Cold-blooded betrayal
60 conspirators
23 stabbings
Father of the Land
Tyrant, dictator
Killed by his own friends
Citizens of Rome
Father of the Land
Tyrannicide
Politics knows no friends
Rome is lost
Divus, Divus Iulius
Divus, Divus Iulius
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6. |
The Burning of Rome
04:09
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Fire!
The Forum burns!
Strong winds fuel the fire
The flames spread
More and more buildings burn
Smoke everywhere
The sky is dark, the sun is black
Chaotic scenes
The whole city burns
Inspired by the fire
he plays on the lyre
Whilst Rome burns
Whilst Rome burns
The fire rages
People are trapped
Burn horribly
Wailing and shrieking
from men and women alike
No change to escape
collective panic
sweeps all to death
An easy game for the fire
And what does the emperor?
What does the emperor?
Inspired by the fire
he plays on the lyre
Whilst Rome burns
Whilst Rome burns
Blind for the Suffering
He's starting to act and sing
Whilst Rome burns
Whilst Rome burns
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7. |
Scream of the Volcano
03:49
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Below the mountainside
Under the roman sun
They live their dissolute lives
Years of deceptive silence
Deceived about the danger
A hidden killer
Rises and strikes
No one suspects
That all life will be destroyed
If you hear the scream
The scream of the volcano
Beware
Beware
Earth shakes, deafening noise
An infernal column of smoke
Despair and fear of death
Avalanches of ash and stone
Death bringing pyroclastic flow
The greedy fiery mouth
Devours all life
Run away or die?
There is no escape
If you hear the scream
The scream of the volcano
Beware
Beware
People await their hell
Burned and buried alive
Forever torn from time
Countless lives, extinguished
So always be alert
And beware of the scream
of the Volcano
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8. |
In hoc signo vinces
07:22
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I come to free Rome
From chaos and ignorance
To restore and let shine
It´s ancient dignity
The decisive battle
At the old milvian bridge
If I lose, everything
is forfeit forever
In hoc signo vinces
Under the sign of the cross
I will be victorious
I, Constantine the Great
A cross shaped light
Appears in the evening sky
On the eve of the battle
Christ prophesies victory
The battle is murderous
Roman blood flows in streams
Guided by the god´s hand
The victory is mine
In this sign thou shalt conquer
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9. |
Damnatio Memoriae
04:54
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How they changed cityscapes with impressive buildings
Emperors, visionary and insane
Always trying to surpass their predecessors
Will their monuments stand the next reign?
For the good of the people or a reign of terror
With their death they take stock and decide
Elevation to god and and eternal worship
Or extinction from history and time
Decide, be wise, decide
Erase the hated emperors
Their palaces, graves and names
All evidence of existence
Damnation of memory
Damnatio memoriae
Damnatio memoriae
Burn the books with the poems and heroic stories
Ban their names from inscriptions and walls
Smash their busts, marble statues and mural paintings
Rewrite history and free us all
Caligula, Nero, Domitian, Commodus
Caligula, Nero, Domitian, Commodus
Smash to pieces those arrogant smiling faces
Punch your fist, strike the axe, throw the stone
Raise your swords against everything they stood for
Blood and pain will follow our blows
Destroy, erase, destroy
Destroy, erase, destroy
Erase the hated emperors
Their palaces, graves and names
All evidence of existence
Damnation of memory
Damnatio memoriae
Damnatio memoriae
But are they really forgotten?
But are they really forgotten?
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10. |
The Downfall of Rome
08:14
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You seemingly
Unshakable empire
The pillars on which you stand
Have become brittle
Mutated into a monster
Too big to manage
A tottering colossus
On feet of clay
Oh you malaria-infested settlement in a swampy valley on the Tiber.
From the Palatine you started your triumphal march around the world.
Your will to power knew no mercy and tolerated no rivals.
But to every thing there is a season, and to every purpose (under heaven) there is an hour:
a time to be born, a time to die.
You endured for 1000 years, now your bright light is extinguished
From all sides enemies
Beset the empire
Taken to the wringer
From within and without
Megalomaniac rulers
Do not establish order
Plagues, famines and crop failures
Accelerate decay
The End is near
The Downfall
The End of Rome
The Downfall
Migrations of the people
Danger from the Hunts
Attacks of the Persians
Vandals, Goth and Slawes
Civil rights were replaced
By slavery and oppression
Peace and prosperity
Give way to exploitation
The End is near
The Downfall
The End of Rome
The Downfall
Your sublime, shining fire
Has never been extinguished
The memory of your glory
Has outlasted the times
Even today your influence
Is still noticeable
In law, language and culture
A real decline looks different
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SUMEN Berlin, Germany
SUMEN is an international Death Metal project founded by Michael Schulze. The first EP "Pesthammer over Europe" was released
im march 2021. First Album "Mors certa" out in Spring 2023.
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