Lacrimae
"Lacrimae" is a metal music composition by Rove Monteux, which complements his extensive repertoire in classical, cinematic, and electronic genres.
"Lacrimae" is a deeply evocative narrative structured into seven parts, each exploring themes of death, mourning, and the ultimate search for peace and meaning in the aftermath of loss.
I. Introitus
In umbra mortis, sub griseo caelo,
Convocantur omnes, silentes umbrae.
Stant vetustae arbores, venti murmure plenae,
Flebilem cantum portant, qui corda frangit.
II. Vox in Desolatione
Advenit illa dies, atrum et fatale,
Quo vita desinit et memoria incipit.
Nemo loquitur, solum lacrimae cadunt,
Et passus gravis, in terra resonat.
Oculos clausos, manibus junctis,
Pallidus vultus, aeternum dormit.
Ultima verba, susurrata in ventum,
Nulla spes, nulla salus, solum finis.
III. Cantus Doloris
Dolemus, plangimus, in hunc diem nigrum,
Corona spinea nostri doloris.
Velut flumen, lacrimae sine fine fluunt,
In amissum, corruimus.
IV. Soliloquium ad Mortem
Morte, cur nos derelinquis solos?
Fractis animis, fractis spei vinculis?
Tu rapis lumina, tu frigora corda,
Et nos relinquimus in cinere mundi.
V. Ritus Absolutionis
Ferunt aromata, thuris nubem,
Sub sigillo crucis, suscipimus absolutionem.
Tenebrae cadunt, ultima preces murmurantur,
Requiem aeternam, dona ei, Domine.
VI. Valedictio
Vale, dulce lumen, in tenebras mergitur,
Iter tuum finitum est, pacem nunc posside.
Stellae vigilent in perenne noctem,
In memoria aeterna, semper vivere.
VII. Postludium
Solus ambulo, per vias vacuas,
Umbra inter umbras, finem quaerens.
Finit hic, sub arboris fronde,
Canens carmen mortis, carmen solitudinis.
Label: Lua Vermelha
Release Date: 17 of May 2024, pre-sales 8 of May 2024 (https://luavermelha.bandcamp.com/album/lacrimae).
©℗ Rove Monteux, 2024
