HESPERIA LYRICS AENEAS. (M: Caprino, Bucci L: Vergilius, adapted by Bucci)

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1 AENEAS HESPERIA LYRICS (M: Caprino, Bucci L: Vergilius, adapted by Bucci) Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram; multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem, inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum, Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae. Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso, quidve dolens, regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum, tot adire labores impulerit. Tantaene animis caelestibus irae? Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni, Karthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli; quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma, hic currus fuit; Progeniem sed enim Troiano a sanguine duci audierat, Tyrias olim quae verteret arces; Multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem, inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum, Albanique patres, atque altae moenia Romae. I

2 Sic volvere Parcas. Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem! Trad.: Arms I sing and the man who first from the coasts of Troy, exiled by fate, came to Italy and Lavinian shores; much buffeted on sea and land by violence from above, through cruel Juno's unforgiving wrath, and much enduring in war also, till he should build a city and bring his gods to Latium; whence came the Latin race, the lords of Alba, and the walls of lofty Rome. Tell me, O Muse, the cause; wherein thwarted in will or wherefore angered, did the Queen of Heaven drive a man of goodness so wondrous, to traverse so many perils, to face so many toils. Can resentment so fierce dwell in heavenly breasts? There was an ancient city, the home of Tyrian settlers, Carthage, over against Italy and the Tiber's mouths afar, rich in wealth and stern in war's pursuits. This, it s said, Juno loved above all other lands, holding Samos itself less dear. Here was her armour, here her chariot; Yet in truth she had heard that a race was springing from Trojan blood, to overthrow some day the Tyrian towers; such was the course ordained of Fate. and much enduring in war also, till he should build a city and bring his gods to Latium; whence came the Latin race, the lords of Alba, and the walls of lofty Rome. So vast was the struggle to found the race of Rome. MOTHERLAND (M: Caprino, Bucci L: Bucci) For the Queen of Gods the blazing fire was soaring high through a blood red sky and weaving a shroud of crimson ash and distress made for my fleet We were the fallen, we are the chosen ones Once we were fallen, II

3 now we are the chosen ones Of Ilium, we are the sons The foaming waves are calling, why can t you hear them? Listen, the wind screaming your name You shall answer! Acesta must be left behind, that s the will divine We were the fallen, we are the chosen ones Once we were fallen, now we are the chosen ones Thus Nautes spoke Aeneas, now gather your soldiers as the sun begins to set The skies command you to bring back the glory of Troy Sail on! Forget all your regrets, ride the waves and cross the sea to find an homeland, to bring back the glory of Troy Fato ti volle ramingo, dai lidi violati da Ulisse ti spinse per mare e per terra sino a lambire le italiche coste Soffrendo l'ira celeste nel Lazio porrai nuovi Dei ed il sangue latino dei padri che sopra quei colli ergeran Roma The time has come to gather the warriors, beyond the horizon lies the hope The skies command you to bring back the glory of Troy Sail on! Forget all your regrets Ride the waves and cross the sea to find an homeland, to bring back the glory of Troy Follow your fate Out of the darkness a shade arose Follow your fate III

4 Father, speak to me again! Follow your fate Of Dis I ll wander the nether halls Follow your fate till my breed will be revealed BEARER OF FATE (M: Caprino, Bucci L: Bucci) I know the burden of being the chosen one, every step I take the world seems to judge I know the fire that lurks in every man, someone calls it love, some other just desire Torn between flesh and divine, human drives against the Faith, tell me, what should I choose as Dido weeps my name? Never I will rest my mind she s my love, I must leave her Dying a bit inside as Dido weeps, as Dido weeps my name Vast looming walls and towers begun and left undone, the works are broken off, no more the city grows Slave to this passion, we left ourselves behind A sweet oblivion, a sin in the eyes of the Gods. Torn between flesh and divine, human drives against the faith, tell me, what should I choose as Dido cries my name? Never I will rest my mind she s my love, I must leave her Dying a bit inside as Dido cries, as Dido cries my name Venus, release this life Hades, please, receive my soul Forgive me, Queen of Carthago IV

5 The shining of a pyre reflecting on the sea as my fleet is sailing away to distant shores I feel your sorrow, I wasn't strong enough to be your lover and not the bearer of Fate Torn between flesh and divine, human drives against the faith Tell me, what should I choose as Dido curse my name? Never I will rest my mind she s my love, I must leave her Dying a bit inside as Dido curse, as Dido curse my name Venus, release this life Hades, please, receive my soul Goodbye, my wretched queen HESPERIA (M: Caprino L: Bucci) Dei trionfi gli echi remoti nel vento sussurrano il nome Hesperia Il tuo lauro è il mio supplizio Figlia del verbo divino dilani ed infiammi quest animo pio Tu sei Hesperia Silenzio, duro come fosse selce, il dono di colei che da monarca, per mio amore si fece donna Alle acque increspate dello Stige, gravide di ombre penitenti, lo sguardo adombrato ella ora rivolge Se di tal dolenza il seme fu celeste, come mai i futuri allori non fugano dal cuore con l oblio la brama di esitare, V

6 la brama di fuggire, la brama di fallire, questa brama di esistere? Canti di onori venturi da Roma declamano il nome Hesperìa Il tuo lauro è il mio supplizio Figlia del verbo divino dilani ed infiammi l anima mia Tu sei Hesperia Hesperia Trad: Of remote triumphs the echoes in the wind they whisper the name Hesperia Your laurels is my torture Daughter of the divine word you tear apart and set on fire this spirit of mine You are Hesperia Silence, as hard as a flint, The gift of she who became woman from monarch, for my love To the rippled waters of river Styx, fraught with repentant shadows, her sombre gaze she now turns If heavenly was the seed of such a grief, why the laurels to come can t banish from my heart, with oblivion, the lust for hesitating the lust for escaping the lust for failing this lust for being alive Songs of distant honours from Rome, they declaim the name Hesperia Your laurels is my torture Daughter of the divine word You tear and set on fire my soul You are Hesperia Hesperia VI

7 ONWARD TO ROMA (M: Caprino, Bucci L: Bucci) Like nomads of the oceans we searched for the land the prophecy told us about Countless losses to fulfil this dream Like mermaids the shores were singing: Come sailors, for too long now the salt has been thy lover and the chant of the wind thy serenade When the strength will leave your limbs the voice of Gods will thunder: Onward to Roma! Ancient Mother waits for you to seal an oath divine Onward to Roma! These words, the priestess of Cuma, possessed by the Archegetes, spoke to the heir of Dardanus prophesying war and victory I will lead you beyond the swamps of Acheron This bough of gold will be the key to wastelands yet unknown Many trials lie ahead, the path of darkness you should not walk unless your faith is strong When despair will grip your will the fallen ones will cry out: Onward to Roma! Ancient Mother waits for you to seal an oath divine Onward to Roma! En huius, nate, auspiciis illa incluta Roma imperium terris, animos aequabit Olympo, septemque una sibi muro circumdabit arces, felix prole virum (trad.: Behold, O son! by his auspices shall that glorious Rome extend her empire to earth s ends, her ambitions to the skies, and shall embrace seven hills with a single city s wall, blessed in a brood of heroes; - Liber VI, ) VII

8 Be thy charge, Roman, to rule the nations in thine empire, to crown peace with justice, to spare the vanquished and to crush the proud When the strength will leave your limbs the voice of Gods will thunder: Onward to Roma! Ancient Mother waits for you to seal an oath divine. Onward to Roma! Onward to Roma Onward to Fate Onward to glory Onward to Roma SIC VOLVERE PARCAS (M: Caprino) Instrumental MY LOST EMPIRE (M: Caprino, Bucci L: Bucci) Too deep for words, the grief my mind is calling back now; the fall of Ilium will blind my eyes with salty tears Of Hector the ghost stole my dreams, a feeble warning to save my life Voices from the past, by moonlight I can hear them screaming up to the sky Close to my heart the memory of Troy remains My lost empire VIII

9 Our men, like a leaf against the storm, in one night they were swept away I was loyal to the shadows, sword held in my hand, my faithful son and wife by my side Forty soldiers born from the horse, havoc bringer made of wood, were the ruthless makers of Trojan doom Close to my heart the memory of Troy remains My lost empire Not even the sovereign, King Priamus the wise, was spared from death Under the pale shade of a sacred altar Achilles first born child became among the sinners the worst man, Pyrrhus Too deep for words, the pain brought by this bitter story whose remembrance still blinds my eyes with salty tears This dying domain was a cradle of flesh where from blood and fire the Eagle rose Voices from the past, by moonlight I can hear them screaming up to the sky Close to my heart the memory of Troy remains My lost empire. And when the world will fear your name, it will bow to my lost empire and to those who gave their lives for you to claim the crown, for you to shine IX

10 THOSE UPON THE PYRE (M: Caprino L: Bucci) Thunder God has spoken: with these mortal hands I will forge among the gems of the Olympian Crown the brightest jewel My comrades hail me as a king, Anchises s worthy heir, the one who shall fulfil the prophecy that made us bear the torments. Lone I m standing on this foreign ground as they worship the remains whose fame makes my shadow larger and my heart sink. Far away from home we roam, covered with the long, heavy shades of the forefathers, We feel of centuries the weight Our destinies, every single one of them now belongs to those upon the pyre. All for those laid on the fire When the rays of a future sun will shine over a thousand domes, when all these old wounds will hurt no more, when the Warbringer will rest, in the flame you will find us all, you ll find us all into the pyre Spirits lost in fire, rise up! Take a look at our pain and behold the pride of your offspring We belong to those upon the pyre All for them, all for those laid on the fire When silence reigns. just before the dawn, we can hear their call La progenie di Iulo cantiamo, che estenderà il dominio sino alle terre distese oltre le stelle, dove eterno Atlante la celeste volta regge (trad.: The offspring of Iulo we sing, that will lead the kingdom until the lands laid beyond the stars, where Atlas carries the heavens eternally; ) X