ALKONOST LYRICS

1. Bloody Grasses

There had winds arise
They made clouds so dark
In the storm-sky
In the black mirk

Then they had stripped up
Drowsy fields of grass
And prophetic stars
Fall from sky

Open to me gates
Let me know the secrets
Or will weakly fall
Three of Universe

Waiting is my life
Under snow of ash
Like this blood red
River my flow

Veiled dream prophetic
Will occurs like shadow
In the abysstime
It will vanish from the life

I see blood
On the grass
I see blood
In the blaze

There had winds arise
They made clouds so dark
In the storm-sky
In the black mirk

Then they had strip up
Drowsy fields of grass
And prophetic stars
Fall from sky

2. Nevertimes

Sun's down skyline
Nignt is crawling long
Time have no stopped
Night came stone-cold

Can't keep me warm
Those stars in far space
Clad in snow ground
And trees lifeless

Spiteful blizzard
Howls in deadly night
Howl meant to freeze
Like wolf's despair

Can't give reprieve
Those towns abandoned
Flame can no more
Save me from fate

Towns are desert
All around the world
Lands was in ruin
For long ago

Faltered time
Past died like iceform
All was taken
By flame of heaven

All scattered are nests now
And memory's filled by dreams
They'll give me drink cold venom
They'll burn me with the vain hope

You can't get back the wind
And ashes can't revive fire
In heavenly keen flare

Tears are scanty
Heart is made of stone
Sprouts are lifeless
On fields that boundless

3. The Abyss

My sight is dimmed
Tears are still alive
No one will
Mourn my soul

Heart will rouse a song
Pain of hope will burn
Like a wounded bird
With the broken wing

Can't find me home
In my native land
Have no kin
Among live men

Brothers fall in fight,
Underground they lie
Gloomy life of mine
Leave me now with cry

Like the abyss
My life became to me

Oh, don't flow
Like scalding water
Words my into tears-
Sorrow is unspoken

Path is lying across ashes
Show me way, wind

Somewhere in legends
In the heavens leas
I will live forever
With my new hope

Like the abyss
My life became to me

Oh, don't flow
Like scalding water
Words my into tears-
Sorrow is unspoken

Oh, don't flow
Like scalding water
Words my into tears-
Sorrow is unspoken

4. Waiting

Where had you roam, where had you wander
For days undayly you'd rove like wind through wild lea
So long years had roads weaved their meshes
And you'd forget where were you heading

Those grasses charmed me in dark oblivion
Poisoned me, and drawn in deep black swamp
And I went round and roamed in thick mist
Had not know light - that just lost dreams

Already birds fly back home from foreign lands
Birds those white to nests that was forsaken
And only you're not bind by yearning yet
To native land still you turn not your gaze

I am seeking you in land deserted
I am calling but have no reaply

Just so all troubled, vernal waters will go
Just I will wait you but have no return

But days of mine will die away like sparkles
And lowering sky will bloody my last sunset
And I will follow you through flames of interment
And grass of dreams will cover up my mound

River is wide, it's winding on the long way
Across the fields of death
I could never pass

And light grows dim - my sun will soon be leaving
So I will stretch my weak hands
To sundown, biding farewell.

5. Evil Times

Light of Sun hidden by smoke
Water of black fills the rivers
Animal hides in its lair
Bird don't sing in the sky

And hard years like wind
Impetuous
Had broke my life sorrowfull
Don't go round my shelter
Like black bird, you, bad news

Unexpected death
Here had came to me
It had call with it
Driving into flames

Parched by the light
Capturing by dark
I'll return on sword
Being my own master

I see you in my dreams
Mother my, you, Magozh
Give me strength to stand up
Years of distemper

Don't you abandon me
Amid mortal foes
Cover you my sword now
From the evil spells

Unexpected death
Here had came to me
It had call with it
Driving into flames

Parched by the light
Capturing by dark
I'll return on sword
Being my own master

6. Unknown Lands

Over forests' wall
In the rivers glass
In a gloomy field
Fire burns unhide

And the voice calls from faraway
Whispers over threshold

As a hostile arrow
Pain pierce my heart
Senses mine
Will befog just a bit

And the darken waters' shadows
Will reveal veiled face

They will lighten me
And will guide my path
Distant lands
Are waiting me

But in wandering there's no shelter
There's no repose

Distant, distant voice will
Call beyond, call me over threshold

But in wandering there's no shelter
There's no repose
But in wandering there's no shelter
There's no repose

Years that had gone for now-
Leafage-like under snow-cover
Days that will not return-
Clouds' shade-like they're flying over

And ahead is just void-
Luring presentiment
Waits unremittingly
It will envelop me

And I'll be lost, I'll perish, I'll die.

7. Before The Epoch Of Twilight

Dark of the Night
My scream will piers like arrow
And trees of the forest
Will let out veiled word

And secret word is proud
Winds whisper up to Heaven
And fire take and hide
Heart what was tormented

I dont know
No other days
My Light went out
In soils blood

Burning Land
Filled with blood
Shine of swords had
Turn back rivers

Light is fading
From my eyes
Face of Sun went dark
In the Heaven

Dark is my gaze
And soothsayers threaten misfortune
And anew the foe descendes
On our forts with great force

And foe this have no face
His strength is in the dim words
He makes mind drunk with lie
And put folk into irons

Blackened sun's face
Will herald the death
And with fire will go
Power of my words

Sword hadn't taste
Blood of brothers
And my rebellious spirit
Is clean to Heaven

Burning Land
Filled with blood
Shine of swords had
Turn back rivers

Light is fading
From my eyes
Face of Sun went dark
In the Heaven

Wind, wind awaits
Light of my legends
In breath of star's

Singing, singing of past days
Pain of my heart
Torment of my torments

Winnow ashes mine
One who came behind
One who came with cross

Wind, wind awaits
Light of my legends
In breath of stars

8. Мать-тоска

[Lyrics by A. K. Tolstoy]

Уж ты мать-тоска, горе-гореваньице
Ты скажи, скажи, ты поведай мне
На добычу то, как выходишь ты,
Как сживаешь люд ты со свету.

Ты змеёй ползёшь подколодною?
Бурым коршуном бьёшь ты со неба?
Бурым коршуном бьёшь ты со неба?
Серым волком ли рыщешь по полю?

Аль ты, Горе, богатырь могуч
Выезжаешь ты со многой силою,
Выезжаешь ты со дружиною,
Выезжаешь на смертный бой?

Полно, полно добрый молодец,
Словы неразумны выговаривать.
Не змеёй ползу, я не коршуном
С поднебесья я не бью.

Выхожу-то я красной девицей,
Выношу я чару - в пояс кланяюсь.
Выпьешь чару - отуманишься
Отуманишься - меч свой выронишь.







ALKONOST LYRICS