Lyrics For Dark Funerals "Vobiscum Satanas" (1998) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. RAVENNA STRIGOI MORTII Music by Lord Ahriman. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula AS THE NIGHT OPENS, I SEE YOUR FACE IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON I SEE YOUR GLIMMERING EYES, REFLECTED BY THE GLITTERING SNOW FROZEN WINDS, WHINES OVER THE SILENT LANDSCAPE THE ONLY SOUND I HEAR, ARE THE STROKES OF YOUR WINGS RAVENNA, STRIGOI MORTII OH, COUNTESS IN BLACK, YOU WHO RIDES ON STORMY WINDS PRIMEVAL GODDESS, WHOİS NAME IS SPOKEN WITH FEAR THUNDER ROAR, LIGHTNING STRIKES UNLOCK YOUR DEMON GATE COME FORTH, THE SERPENTİS QUEEN TORTURE BE THY NAME I GIVE TO YOU THIS SACRIFICE, TAKE THIS CHILD LEND ME ONE OF YOUR SERPENT EYES, TO SEE BEYOND……. THE DEMON GATES!!! I INVOKE THE FLYING GODDESS, COME OUT FROM THE GORGE OF NIGHT SPREAD YOUR DARKENED WINGS, AND SOAR ABOVE THE GROUND RAVENNA, STRIGOI MORTII CAST THY SHADOW OVER EARTH, IN ANSWER OF MY CALLS DEMONIC BEAUTY, I SUMMON THEE THE INFERNAL MISTRESS OF THE UNDER WORLD FROM THE DARKEST DEPTHS OF THE ABYSS, THAT HOLDS LIEGE ONLY FOR YOU WITH YOUR MALICE, AND YOUR SPITE WE COMMAND THE UTTER DESTRUCTION OF LIGHT SO COME FORTH, SERPENT QUEEN LEND ME YOUR FLAME OF HATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. ENRICHED BY EVIL. Music by Lord Ahriman & Typhos. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula SATAN-ANGEL OF DARKNESS CARRY ME THROUGH THE SEVENTH GATE TAKE ME TO THE REGIONS OF EVIL LET YOUR FLAMES SURROUND MY SOUL I HAVE GIVEN YOU MY MORTAL LIFE I WEAR YOUR MARKS WITH PRIDE YOU WERE THE RAZOR IN MY FLESH NOW TAKE MY BLACKENED SOUL ENRICH ME WITH THE POWERS OF EVIL LET ME STAND BY YOUR THRONE LET ME BECOME A SOLDIER OF DARKNESS FOR YOU IİLL RAISE MY SWORD I AM THE ONE, LET ME BE YOUR SON A PRINCE OF EVIL, FATHER I AM THE ONE, LET ME BE YOUR SON A PRINCE OF EVIL, SATAN IN MY HEART YOUR BLACK FLAME BURNS MY EYES ARE COLD AS DEATH MY BLOOD IS RIVERS OF HATE I AM THE VERY ESSENCE OF….EVIL!!!! EVIL!!! YOUR WINGS WILL CARRY ME THROUGH THE DARKENED SKIES FAR BEYOND THE REALMS WHERE LIGHT NO MORE SHINES MY EYES REFLECT YOUR FLAME FOREVER I WILL REMAIN I AM THE ONE, LET ME BE YOUR SON A PRINCE OF EVIL, FATHER I AM THE ONE, LET ME BE YOUR SON A PRICE OF EVIL, SATAN… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. THY LEGIONS COME. Music by Lord Ahriman. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula MY WORD WILL SET THIS WORLD AFLAME HAIL ME!!! WAR, WAR, WAR... THE EARTH TREMBLES, BENEATH THE ALL-CONQUERING CLOVEN HOOVES OF THE BLACK HORDE FOR A THOUSAND YEARS, THE HORDE HAS BEEN DENIED THE THRONE……. "AND THE WINGS WERE TAKEN FROM OUR LORD! HE WAS CAST DOWN, INTO THE NETHERWORLD FOREVER BUT NOW ITİS TIME FOR US, TO RECLAIM HIS REALM AND BRING THIS WORLD INTO, ETERNAL DARKNESS (LUCIFER) LORD OF THE EAST, GATHER YOUR BEWINGED LEGIONS OF THE WIND AND PREPARE TO DEFEND OUR LORD ABOVE THE GROUND (SATAN) LORD OF THE SOUTH, SPREAD YOUR INFERNAL FLAMES ACROSS THE LAND AND GATHER YOUR STRENGTH TO FIGHT FOR THE THRONE OH, TYRANNOUS MASTER, BRING HELLISH STORM UPON THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM SET THE VAULT OF HEAVEN, INTO FLAMES WAR!!! SET THE LEGIONS FREE, OPEN WIDE YOUR GATES LET THEM STRIKE THE EARTH, WITH YOUR WRATHFUL HATE LET ME SEE, YOUR MAJESTIC KINGDOM RISE BEFORE MY EYES, THE ABODE OF THE DAMNED LET THE WEAK BE HURLED, INTO YOUR ETERNAL FIRE TO PERISH FOREVER MORE LISTEN TO ME MY INFERNAL LEGIONS OH, MIGHTY HORDES OF NIGHT-FLYING DEMONS THROUGHOUT THE DARKNESS THOU SHALLT RIDE JOIN MY WARLORDS AND FIGHT THE WAR WITH PRIDE (LEVIATHAN) LORD OF THE WEST, COMMAND YOUR APOCALYPTIC WAVE TO BREAK THROUGH THE BARRIER OF THE WEAK (BELIAL) LORD OF THE NORTH, MAKE THE EARTH STRONG FOR OUR LEGIONS AND DO NOT DENY THEM TO TREAD FORBIDDEN LAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. EVIL PREVAIL Music by Lord Ahriman. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula WE COME THROUGH THE DAMPENED FOG FILLED NIGHT OUR ARMOUR SHOOK IN MEASURED BEATS OUR WEAPONS ARE CARVED WITH THE SYMBOLS OF THE GREAT DEMON GOD WE ARE INLAID WITH GORE AND GRIME FROM UNCOUNTED BATTLEFIELDS IN THE DISTANT LAND THE SMOKE WITNESSES OUR MURDEROUS PATH I SUMMON THE FORCE, OF GEBURAH LET GO OF YOUR HATE, SO LONG BEEN SEALED I NEED YOUR STRENGTH, THAT DWELLS WITHIN YOU LEND ME YOUR FLAME, SO THE SINNERS CAN BURN CHRISTIAN SOULS CRY, THE SWEET SOUND OF TORMENT SURROUNDED BY FLAMES, FOREVER THEYİLL BURN ANGELS STRUCK DOWN, EVIL PREVAIL LIKE A COLD HATERED STORM, DESCENDED FROM HELL WE STRIKE THE EARTH, WITH OUR LORDS FURIOUS HATE I SUMMON THE FORCE, OF GEBURAH LEND ME YOUR FLAME, SO THE SINNERS CAN BURN BURN!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. SLAVA SATAN Music by Lord Ahriman. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula IN THE NAME, OF HE WHO REIGNS IN THE KINGDOM OF FIRE AND ICE ARISE YE CREATURE OF SATAN-LORD ASCEND YOUR STORMS ACROSS THIS WORLD, AND ANSWER TO OUR SUMMONING OH, SATAN-LORD I AM A CREATURE OF THY CREATION, SPAWN OF THY FLAME, INFLAME OF THY MIND CARRIER OF THE ALTERATION LET LIGHTNING STORMS HAIL THE APPROACH OF THY ARRIVAL OH, MIGHTY SATAN-LORD EVIL LORD OF THE DARKEST FLAME ARISE FROM YOUR GRAVE OH, IMMORTAL GOD SLAVA SATAN!!! FLY OUT OVER HOLY DOMINION OVER THEIR TEEMING LANDS THROUGHOUT THE DARKENED NIGHT-SKY CARRIED BY YOUR BLIZZARD STORM. BRING WITH YOU THEIR WORLDS DESTRUCTION THAT ABIDE WITHIN THE ABYSS ALL-CONQUERING FLYING DEMON YOUR ARE UNDER MY DOMINATION EVIL LORD OF THE DARKEST FLAME ARISE FROM YOUR GRAVE OH, IMMORTAL GOD SLAVA SATAN!!! EVIL LORD OF THE DARKEST FLAME ARISE FROM YOUR GRAVE OH, IMMORTAL GOD HAIL SATAN!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. THE BLACK WINGED HORDE. Music by Lord Ahriman & Typhos. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula OPEN YOUR PORTALS, INFERNAL LORD OH, GREAT OPENER OF THE WAY COME FORTH, HEAR MY CALLS BLAST YE FORTH THROUGH THE GATES UNHOLY MASTER, SPREAD YOUR WINGS FLY THEN HIGH, INTO THE BLOOD RED SKIES BRING THIS WORLD, INTO ETERNAL DARKNESS IT'S TIME TO CLAIM YOUR RIGHTFUL DOMAIN SEND OUT YOUR BLACK WINGED HORDE, THROUGH THE NIGHT DEFEND THEIR LORD, WHEN ANGELS STRIKE UNHOLY WAR, THUNDER ROAR ANGELS BLOOD FALLS TO THE GROUND SATAN LORD- THROUGH THE NIGHT HE FLIES HOLDING HIGH THEIR IMPALED NAZARENE SON COVERED IN BLOOD, AND HIS JAWS AGAPE HIS EYES AGLOW WITH THE FIRES OF HATE SATAN LORD- THROUGH THE NIGHT HE FLIES HOLDING HIGH THEIR IMPALED NAZARENE SON COVERED IN BLOOD, AND HIS JAWS AGAPE HIS EYES AGLOW WITH THE FIRES OF HATE ONCE AGAIN, THE DARK AGE WILL RISE WORLDS SET AFLAME, BY YOUR HELLISH HATE NO MORE FEEBLE CHRISTIANS EVER WILL REIGN BURNED INTO ETERNAL FIRE, IN YOUR DARKENED DOMAIN SATAN LORD- THROUGH THE NIGHT HE FLIES HOLDING HIGH THEIR IMPALED NAZARENE SON COVERED IN BLOOD, AND HIS JAWS AGAPE HIS EYES AGLOW WITH THE FIRES OF HATE SATAN LORD- THROUGH THE NIGHT HE FLIES HOLDING HIGH THEIR IMPALED NAZARENE SON COVERED IN BLOOD, AND HIS JAWS AGAPE HIS EYES AGLOW WITH THE FIRES OF HATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. VOBISCUM SATANAS Music by Lord Ahriman. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula. VOBISCUM SATANAS CURSED NAZARENE, IMPOTENT KING BEHOLD GREAT SATANAS AS HE DRIVES HIS NAILS DEEPER INTO THY HANDS THE WEAK FUGITIVE GOD EYES, CRIES HOLY TEARS OF BLOOD AS THE EVIL ONE, PRESS DOWN HIS CROWN OF THORN EGO VOS BENEDICTIO IN NOMINE MAGNI DEI NOSTRI SATANAS AVE SATANAS AVE DOMINI INFERI OH, CRUSIFIED NAZARENE, WHERE ARE YOUR POWERS NOW WHEN YOU ARE FACING, THEE GREATER FORCE CURSED NAZARENE, IMPOTENT KING BEHOLD THEE, GREAT SATANAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. INEFFABLE KING OF DARKNESS Music by Lord Ahriman & Typhos. Lyrics by Emperor Magus Caligula & Lord Ahriman. I AM ONE WITH SATAN I AM THE HORNED BEAST I AM THY MIGHTY EMPEROR RULER OF THE DARK DOMAIN MY BODY IS A TEMPLE WHEREIN ALL DEMONS DWELL A PANTHEON OF FLESH AM I AM I HAIL ME THE HORNED ONE I AM THE BEAST I AM THE TRUTH I AM EVERYTHING WHEREVER LIFE IS BORN I AM THE FLAME WHEREVER DEATH WILL STRIKE I AM THE KNIFE WHEREVER EVIL DWELLS I AM THE ONE BEHIND INFRONT OF THE INEFFABLE KING OF DARKNESS… YOU SHALL DIE !!! I AM ONE WITH SATAN I AM THE HORNED BEAST I AM THY MIGHTY EMPEROR RULER OF THE DARK DOMAIN MY BODY IS A TEMPLE WHEREIN ALL DEMONS DWELL A PANTHEON OF FLESH AM I HAIL ME THE HORNED ONE I AM THE BEAST REGE SATANAS, AVE SATANAS, HAIL SATAN ! REGE SATANAS, AVE SATANAS, HAIL SATAN ! (c) Dark Funeral 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vobiscum Satanas is: Recorded & Mixed at the Abyss Studio Produced by Dark Funeral & Peter Tagtgren Anno Satanas 97.09.01- 97.09.21 Recording Line-Up: Lord Ahriman-Guitars Typhos-Guitars Emperor Magus Caligula-Bass/Vocals Alzazmon-Drums Front Cover by Per Johansson ------------------------------------------------------------------------