Marduk - Accuser/ Opposer

Marduk - Accuser/ Opposer - Rome 5:12 (2007)

At the beginning of this song a man croaks some latin words. Here we have a perfect example of the use of latin language I mentioned in the blog's summary. These lines are part of the catholic exorcism ritual:

Exorcizo te, immundissime spiritus, omnis incursio adversarii, omne phantasma, omnis legio: in nomine Domini nostri eradicare, et effugare ab hoc plasmate Dei.
Ipse tibi imperat, qui te de supernis coelorum in inferiora terrae demergi praecepit. Ipse tibi imperat, qui mari, ventis, et tempestatibus imperavit.

I exorzise you, you filthiest spirit, you topmost run of the enemy, you total ghost, all legion:
in the name of our Lord, to eradicate and to get away from this representation of God.
He himself reigns you who commands you to vanish from the highs of heaven into the depths of the earth. He himself reigns you who reigned over the sea, the winds and the storms.

Marduk - Death march

Marduk - Death march - Plague Angel (2004)

The lyrics are just a few latin lines:

Quod fuimus, estis, quod sumus, eritis.
Quod fuimus, estis, quod sumus, eritis.
Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas.
Memento mori, memento mori.
Nemo ante morten beatus dici potest.
Memento mori, memento mori.

What we were, you are (now), what we are, you'll be.
What we were, you are (now), what we are, you'll be.
Meaningless! Meaningless! Utterly meaningless!
Remember you must die, remember you must die.
Noboby can be called happy before his death
Remember you must die, remember you must die.

The line vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas is a quote from the Old Testament, Ecclesiastes 1:2. Later, this quote as well as memento mori, was an important motto during the baroque era (about 1600-1700 a.d.). In view of the Thiry Years' War and plagues the people reminded themselfs that just a few things, like the faith and the soul, remain eternally. All the other "important" aspects like wealth, beauty or possessions have to decay sooner or later.

The line nemo ante mortem beatus dici potest is said to be the answer of the wise man Solon, who was asked by the Lydian king Croesus if he - because of his wealth - is the happiest man on earth...

Marduk - Imago mortis

Marduk - Imago Mortis - Rome 5:12 (2007)

The title of the song means "the picture of death". The song contains two lines in latin:

Lux rigor mortis - light, the rigidity of death
cinis ater et ossa - black ash and bones