[Strofa]
Gloria a Babele
Rida la Sfinge ancora per millenni
Si fabbrichi nel cielo fino a Sirio
Schiumino i cavalli sulla Via Lattea
Ma quanta vita ha ancora il tuo intelletto
Se dietro a te scompare la tua razza?
Literally “Miserere to history”, where Miserere is the most notorious psalm from the Vulgata, the one where David asks God to forgive his sins; in latin, the word means “to have pity” and today is used to design a situation where all hope is definitely lost.
The song represents the ascent of mankind (who expanded their knowledge and were able to build immense creations such as the Sphynx, and in the future will also conquer the space), which though will terminate with its extinction; the title can be interpreted as “vain plea to History for having more time”
Glory to Babel
Should the Sphynx still laugh for further millennia
Should things be built in the sky up to Sirius
Should the horses foam onto the Milky Way
But
How much life does your intellect still have
If behind you disappears your race?
____________________
Sielos polėkis, išmokantis skrist -
Galimybės ribotos, bet pasiryžęs bandyt.
Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly
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Genius Annotation
Literally “Miserere to history”, where Miserere is the most notorious psalm from the Vulgata, the one where David asks God to forgive his sins; in latin, the word means “to have pity” and today is used to design a situation where all hope is definitely lost.
The song represents the ascent of mankind (who expanded their knowledge and were able to build immense creations such as the Sphynx, and in the future will also conquer the space), which though will terminate with its extinction; the title can be interpreted as “vain plea to History for having more time”
Glory to Babel
Should the Sphynx still laugh for further millennia
Should things be built in the sky up to Sirius
Should the horses foam onto the Milky Way
But
How much life does your intellect still have
If behind you disappears your race?
____________________
Sielos polėkis, išmokantis skrist - Galimybės ribotos, bet pasiryžęs bandyt. Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly