The Three Mothers

Verse 1: Suspiriorum Spirat ubi silentium non audet procedere Manus molles in fronte fati Susurrus manet ex mortuis Levamen quod sero venit Verse 1 repeat Spirat ubi silentium non audet procedere Manus molles in fronte fati Susurrus manet ex mortuis Levamen quod sero venit Una cum suspiriis, una cum lacrimis, Et una quae errat per tenebris. Ubi tacet terra, ibi sunt tres, Velum se stringit — nemo scies. Verse 2: Lacrymarum Flet ubi memoria ignoscere nolit Dolor involutus in linteo et osse Docet moerorem vivere Et numquam derelinquit perditos Una cum suspiriis, una cum lacrimis, Et una quae errat per tenebris. Ubi tacet terra, ibi sunt tres, Velum se stringit — nemo scies. Verse 3: Tenebrarum Nulla vox, nulla lacrima, nullus somnus lenis Stat ultra flammam deficientem Umbra frigida, alte contexta Respondet tantum suo nomini Una cum suspiriis, una cum lacrimis Et una quae ambulat ubi nemo appropinquat Cunabula, sepulcrum, et ostium apertum Relinquent te minus quam eras Translation: Mother of Sighs: She breathes where silence dares not tread Soft hands upon the brow of fate A whisper lingers from the dead Relief that comes a moment late Chorus: One with sighs, One with tears, Darkness brings silence, Three mothers, daughters of death. Mother of Tears: She weeps where memory won't forgive Each sorrow wrapped in lace and bone She teaches grief the way to live And never leaves the lost alone Mother of Darkness: No voice, no tear, no gentle sleep She stands beyond the failing flame A shadow sown so cold and deep And answers only to her name Final Chorus: One with sighs, one with tears, And one who wanders through the darkness. Cradle, tomb, the gates of hope, Will leave you less than you once were.