[Intro – lute arpeggio, hurdy-gurdy drone, soft choir humming, no vocals] [Verse 1 – MALE tenor solo, bard-like, intimate tone, minimal sibilance, no choir] Die Schatten wandern über Stein, ein Fluch legt Eis in Mark und Bein. Der Himmel weint in schwarzer Pracht, so klingt der Gesang der verfluchten Nacht. [Pre-Chorus – MALE soprano echo, light vielle tremolo, airy reverb, no choir] Das Dunkel ruft, der Atem bebt, ein Echo bleibt, das ewig lebt. [Chorus – MALE tenor with full choir, strong hymnal cadence] Gesang der verfluchten Nacht, vom Leid, das in den Klingen wacht. Von Blut, das auf den Feldern brennt, bis keiner mehr den Fluch erkennt. [Verse 2 – MALE tenor lead, hurdy-gurdy drone grows, percussion with frame drum, no choir] Die Krähen kreisen überm Feld, kein Retter kommt, kein goldner Held. Die Toten flüstern ohne Rast, die Nacht hält alles fest in Last. [Pre-Chorus – MALE soprano echo, vielle and choir pad, chamber tone] Das Dunkel ruft, der Atem bebt, ein Echo bleibt, das ewig lebt. [Bridge – MALE, rising strings, choir pad, dramatic build] Die Monde sinken, Feuer bricht, die Hoffnung weicht dem kalten Licht. Doch einer steht, der alles trägt, bis selbst der letzte Fluch vergeht. [Final Chorus – full choir and MALE tenor, epic, soaring harmonies] Gesang der verfluchten Nacht, vom Leid, das in den Klingen wacht. Von Blut, das auf den Feldern brennt, bis keiner mehr den Fluch erkennt. Gesang der verfluchten Nacht, der Wolf, der keine Ruhe hat. [Outro – lute only, soft fade, no vocals] ---- TRANSLATION ---- [Intro – lute arpeggio, hurdy-gurdy drone, soft choir humming, no vocals] [Verse 1 – MALE tenor solo, bard-like, intimate tone, minimal sibilance, no choir] Shadows wander over stone, a curse lays ice in flesh and bone. The heavens weep in blackened splendor, this is the song of the cursed night’s vendor. [Pre-Chorus – MALE soprano echo, light vielle tremolo, airy reverb, no choir] The darkness calls, the breathing shakes, an echo stays that never breaks. [Chorus – MALE tenor with full choir, strong hymnal cadence] Song of the cursed night, of sorrow guarding blades in light. Of blood that burns across the fields, until the curse no longer yields. [Verse 2 – MALE tenor lead, hurdy-gurdy drone grows, percussion with frame drum, no choir] Crows are circling over fields, no savior comes with gilded shields. The dead keep whispering without rest, the night holds all in heavy chest. [Pre-Chorus – MALE soprano echo, vielle and choir pad, chamber tone] The darkness calls, the breathing shakes, an echo stays that never breaks. [Bridge – MALE, rising strings, choir pad, dramatic build] The moons sink down, the fire breaks, all hope retreats from cold awakes. Yet one remains who bears it all, till even the last curse starts to fall. [Final Chorus – full choir and MALE tenor, epic, soaring harmonies] Song of the cursed night, of sorrow guarding blades in light. Of blood that burns across the fields, until the curse no longer yields. Song of the cursed night, the wolf that never finds its quiet. [Outro – lute only, soft fade, no vocals]


