Good evening.
This is the voice of Enigma.
In the next hour
We will take you with us
Into another world,
Into the world of music,
Spirit and meditation.
Turn off the light,
Take a deep breath
And relax. Start to move slowly,
Very slowly.
Let the rhythm be your
Guiding light.
Enigma - MCMXC a.D. Album Lyrics
Enigma - MCMXC a.D. Lyrics
Writer: M.C. CURLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Principles Of Lust
The principles of lust are burned in your mind
Do what you want, do it until you find love
Feel your heartbeat
The principles of lust are easy to understand
Do what you feel, feel until the end
The principles of lust are burned in your mind
Do what you want, do it until you find love
I am to come...
The principles of lust are burned in your mind
Do what you want, do it until you find love
I am to come...
Do what you want, do it until you find love
Feel your heartbeat
The principles of lust are easy to understand
Do what you feel, feel until the end
The principles of lust are burned in your mind
Do what you want, do it until you find love
I am to come...
The principles of lust are burned in your mind
Do what you want, do it until you find love
I am to come...
Writer: M.C. Curly
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Sadeness
(Curly M.C./F.Gregorian/David Fairstein) (Latin) Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
(Let us go forth in peace
In the name of Christ, So be it)
(Latin)Cum angelis et pueris,
fideles inveniamur
(We shall find the faithful in the
company of angels and children)
(Latin)Attollite portas, principes, vestras
et elevamini, portae aeternales
et introibit rex gloriae
Qius est iste Rex glorie?
(Lift up ye heads o ye glorious gates,
and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors,
and the king of glory shall come in.
Who is the king of glory? )
(French) Sade dit moi
Sade donne moi
(Sade tell me
Sade give me)
(Latin)Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
(Shall we proceed in peace
In the name of Christ, Amen)
(French) Sade dit moi
qu'est ce que tu vas chercher ?
le bien par le mal
la vertu par le vice
Sade dit moi pourquoi l' 'evangile du mal ?
quelle est ta religion ou` sont tes fide`les ?
Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'homme
(Sade tell me
what is it that you seek?
The rightness of wrong
The virtue of vice
Sade tell me why the Gospel of evil ?
What is your religion? Where are your faithful?
If you are against God, you are against man)
(French) Sade dit moi pourquoi le sang pour le plaisir ?
Le plaisir sans l'amour.
N'y a t'il plus de sentiment dans le culte de l'homme ?
(Sade tell me why blood for pleasure?
Pleasure without love?
Is there no longer any feeling in man's Faith?)
(French) Sade es-tu diabolique ou divin?
(Sade are you diabolical or divine?)
(French) Sade dit moi
Hosanna
Sade donne moi
Hosanna
Sade dit moi
Hosanna
Sade donne moi
Hosanna
(Sade tell me
Hosanna
Sade give me
Hosanna
Sade tell me
Hosanna
Sade give me
Hosanna)
(Latin) In nomine Christi, Amen
(In the name of Christ, Amen)
In nomine Christi, Amen
(Let us go forth in peace
In the name of Christ, So be it)
(Latin)Cum angelis et pueris,
fideles inveniamur
(We shall find the faithful in the
company of angels and children)
(Latin)Attollite portas, principes, vestras
et elevamini, portae aeternales
et introibit rex gloriae
Qius est iste Rex glorie?
(Lift up ye heads o ye glorious gates,
and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors,
and the king of glory shall come in.
Who is the king of glory? )
(French) Sade dit moi
Sade donne moi
(Sade tell me
Sade give me)
(Latin)Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
(Shall we proceed in peace
In the name of Christ, Amen)
(French) Sade dit moi
qu'est ce que tu vas chercher ?
le bien par le mal
la vertu par le vice
Sade dit moi pourquoi l' 'evangile du mal ?
quelle est ta religion ou` sont tes fide`les ?
Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'homme
(Sade tell me
what is it that you seek?
The rightness of wrong
The virtue of vice
Sade tell me why the Gospel of evil ?
What is your religion? Where are your faithful?
If you are against God, you are against man)
(French) Sade dit moi pourquoi le sang pour le plaisir ?
Le plaisir sans l'amour.
N'y a t'il plus de sentiment dans le culte de l'homme ?
(Sade tell me why blood for pleasure?
Pleasure without love?
Is there no longer any feeling in man's Faith?)
(French) Sade es-tu diabolique ou divin?
(Sade are you diabolical or divine?)
(French) Sade dit moi
Hosanna
Sade donne moi
Hosanna
Sade dit moi
Hosanna
Sade donne moi
Hosanna
(Sade tell me
Hosanna
Sade give me
Hosanna
Sade tell me
Hosanna
Sade give me
Hosanna)
(Latin) In nomine Christi, Amen
(In the name of Christ, Amen)
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Find Love
The principles of lust
are easy to understand
do what you feel
feel until the end
the principles of lust
are burned in your mind
do what you want
do it until you find
love...
are easy to understand
do what you feel
feel until the end
the principles of lust
are burned in your mind
do what you want
do it until you find
love...
Writer: M.C. Curly
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Sadeness (Reprise)
Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
Cum angelis et pueris
Fideles inveniamur
Attollite portas, principes, vestras
Et elevamini, portae aeternales
Et introibit rex gloriae
Qius est iste Rex glorie?
Sade, dis-moi
Sade, donne-moi
Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
Sade, dis-moi
Qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher?
Le bien par le mal
La vertu par le vice
Sade, dis-moi, pourquoi l'évangile a du mal?
Quelle est ta religion, où sont tes fidèles?
Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'Homme
Sade, es-tu diabolique ou divin?
Sade, dis-moi
Hosanna
Sade, donne-moi
Hosanna
Sade, dis-moi
Hosanna
Sade, donne-moi
Hosanna
In nomine Christi, Amen
In nomine Christi, Amen
Cum angelis et pueris
Fideles inveniamur
Attollite portas, principes, vestras
Et elevamini, portae aeternales
Et introibit rex gloriae
Qius est iste Rex glorie?
Sade, dis-moi
Sade, donne-moi
Procedamus in pace
In nomine Christi, Amen
Sade, dis-moi
Qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher?
Le bien par le mal
La vertu par le vice
Sade, dis-moi, pourquoi l'évangile a du mal?
Quelle est ta religion, où sont tes fidèles?
Si tu es contre Dieu, tu es contre l'Homme
Sade, es-tu diabolique ou divin?
Sade, dis-moi
Hosanna
Sade, donne-moi
Hosanna
Sade, dis-moi
Hosanna
Sade, donne-moi
Hosanna
In nomine Christi, Amen
Writer: FABRICE CUITAD, FRANK PETER, MICHAEL CRETU
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, EMI Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, EMI Music Publishing
Callas Went Away
Callas went away
But her voice forever stay
Callas went away
She went away
Ah! je les relis sans cesse
Je devais les detruire
Ces lettres! Ces lettres!
God bless you
But her voice forever stay
Callas went away
She went away
Ah! je les relis sans cesse
Je devais les detruire
Ces lettres! Ces lettres!
God bless you
Writer: M.C. CURLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Mea Culpa
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Je ne dors plus
(The time hascome)
Je te desire
(The time has come)
Prends moi
Je suis a toi
Mea culpa
Je veux aller au bout de me fantasmes
Je sais que c'est interdit
Je suis folle. Je m'abandonne
Mea culpa
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Je suis la et ailleurs
Je n'ai plus rien
Je deviens folle
Je m'abandonne
Mea culpa
e ne dors plus
Je te desire
Prends moi
Je suis a toi
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Je suis la et ailleurs
Je veux tout
Quand tu veux
Comme tu veux
Mea culpa
Kyrie eleison
"Mea Culpa"
(translated in english)
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
I can't sleep anymore
(The time hascome)
I desire you
(The time hascome)
Take me
I'm yours
I'm guilty
I want to go to the end of my fantasies
I know it is forbidden
I am crazy. I am letting myself go
I'm guilty
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
I am here and somewhere else
I have nothing more
I am becoming crazy
I am letting myself go
I'm guilty
I can't sleep anymore
I desire you
Take me
I'm yours
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
I am here and somewhere else
I want everything,
When you want,
As you like
I'm guilty
Lord have mercy
Christe eleison
Je ne dors plus
(The time hascome)
Je te desire
(The time has come)
Prends moi
Je suis a toi
Mea culpa
Je veux aller au bout de me fantasmes
Je sais que c'est interdit
Je suis folle. Je m'abandonne
Mea culpa
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Je suis la et ailleurs
Je n'ai plus rien
Je deviens folle
Je m'abandonne
Mea culpa
e ne dors plus
Je te desire
Prends moi
Je suis a toi
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Je suis la et ailleurs
Je veux tout
Quand tu veux
Comme tu veux
Mea culpa
Kyrie eleison
"Mea Culpa"
(translated in english)
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
I can't sleep anymore
(The time hascome)
I desire you
(The time hascome)
Take me
I'm yours
I'm guilty
I want to go to the end of my fantasies
I know it is forbidden
I am crazy. I am letting myself go
I'm guilty
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
I am here and somewhere else
I have nothing more
I am becoming crazy
I am letting myself go
I'm guilty
I can't sleep anymore
I desire you
Take me
I'm yours
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
I am here and somewhere else
I want everything,
When you want,
As you like
I'm guilty
Lord have mercy
Writer: DAVID FAIRSTEIN, M.C. CURLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
The Voice & the Snake
The first bowl on the earth
The second bowl on the sea
The third bowl on the rivers
The fourth bowl on the sun
The fifth bowl on the beast
The sixth bowl on the stars
The seventh bowl on the air
And the earth turned grey
Sea turned black
The rivers turned red
The sun turned cold
The beast turned pale
The stars turned fast
The air turned to poison
The second bowl on the sea
The third bowl on the rivers
The fourth bowl on the sun
The fifth bowl on the beast
The sixth bowl on the stars
The seventh bowl on the air
And the earth turned grey
Sea turned black
The rivers turned red
The sun turned cold
The beast turned pale
The stars turned fast
The air turned to poison
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Knocking On Forbidden Doors
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui.
Hurray, therefore, our advocate, turn those, your merciful eyes, toward us.
And Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui.
Hurray, therefore, our advocate, turn those, your merciful eyes, toward us.
And Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb
Writer: M.C. CURLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Back to the Rivers of Belief
A: Way to Eternity
... quem quaerimus adjutorem, nisi te, Domine... Sancte Deus, Sancte fortis, Sancte misericors Salvator, amarae morti ne tradas nos.
B: Hallelujah
Turn off the lights
take a deep breath... and relax...
Turn off the lights... relax...
take a deep breath... relax...
C: The Rivers of Belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend...
I look inside my heart
I look inside my soul
I promise you
I will return
... and when the lamb opened the seventh seal...
... silence covered the Sky...
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend...
I look inside my heart
I look inside my soul
I'm reaching out for you
lets hope one day
We'll rest in peace
on my rivers of belief
... quem quaerimus adjutorem, nisi te, Domine... Sancte Deus, Sancte fortis, Sancte misericors Salvator, amarae morti ne tradas nos.
B: Hallelujah
Turn off the lights
take a deep breath... and relax...
Turn off the lights... relax...
take a deep breath... relax...
C: The Rivers of Belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend...
I look inside my heart
I look inside my soul
I promise you
I will return
... and when the lamb opened the seventh seal...
... silence covered the Sky...
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend...
I look inside my heart
I look inside my soul
I'm reaching out for you
lets hope one day
We'll rest in peace
on my rivers of belief
Writer: DAVID FAIRSTEIN, M.C. CURLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Way To Eternity
...quem quaerimus adjutorem, nisi te, Domine...
Sancte Deus, Sancte fortis, Sancte misericors Salvator,
amarae morti ne tradas nos.
...we search the helper, if not you, Lord...
Divine God, Sacred Firm, Holy (and) merciful Savior,
don't hand us conscientiously over to (the) bitter death.
Sancte Deus, Sancte fortis, Sancte misericors Salvator,
amarae morti ne tradas nos.
...we search the helper, if not you, Lord...
Divine God, Sacred Firm, Holy (and) merciful Savior,
don't hand us conscientiously over to (the) bitter death.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Hallelujah
Turn off the light
take a deep breath
and relax
Turn off the light
relax
take a deep breath
relax
take a deep breath
and relax
Turn off the light
relax
take a deep breath
relax
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
The Rivers Of Belief
If you believe in light, it's because of obscurity
If you believe in joy, it's because of sadness
And if you believe in God, it's because of the devil
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend
I look inside my heart, I look inside my soul
I promise you I will return
And when the Lamb opened the seventh seal, silence covered the sky.
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend
I look inside my heart, I look inside my soul
I'm reaching out for you, let's hope one day
We'll rest in peace, on my rivers of belief.
If you believe in joy, it's because of sadness
And if you believe in God, it's because of the devil
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend
I look inside my heart, I look inside my soul
I promise you I will return
And when the Lamb opened the seventh seal, silence covered the sky.
Take me back to the rivers of belief
Take me back to the rivers of belief, my friend
I look inside my heart, I look inside my soul
I'm reaching out for you, let's hope one day
We'll rest in peace, on my rivers of belief.
Writer: DAVID FAIRSTEIN, M.C. CURLY
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
MCMXC a.D. is the debut studio album by the German musical project Enigma, led by Romanian-German musician Michael Cretu. It was released in Europe by Virgin Records on 3 December 1990, and in the United States by Charisma Records on 12 February 1991. Cretu became fascinated with mixing archaic sounds with modern music after producing German pop singer Sandra's song "Everlasting Love", for which he experimented with Gregorian chant. Following Michael Cretu and Sandra's marriage in 1988, Michael developed the idea of the musical project Enigma and recorded the album over the course of eight months in 1990 at A.R.T. Studios.
MCMXC a.D. combines new-age music with dance rhythms, as well as combining themes of religion and Gregorian chant with sexuality, for which the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. The Gregorian chant was taken from recordings by Capella Antiqua München, which resulted in the Munich-based choir's label, Polydor Germany suing Cretu and Virgin Records for infringing on its "right of personality". The case was dropped after Cretu agreed to pay compensation.
Commercially, MCMXC a.D. became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 on record charts in 10 countries, including charting at number six in the United States, staying on the country's Billboard 200 chart for 282 weeks. It was certified quadruple platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Four singles from the album were released: "Sadeness (Part I)", "Mea Culpa (Part II)", "Principles of Lust", and "The Rivers of Belief". The lead single topped charts worldwide
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EnigmaMCMXC a.D. combines new-age music with dance rhythms, as well as combining themes of religion and Gregorian chant with sexuality, for which the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. The Gregorian chant was taken from recordings by Capella Antiqua München, which resulted in the Munich-based choir's label, Polydor Germany suing Cretu and Virgin Records for infringing on its "right of personality". The case was dropped after Cretu agreed to pay compensation.
Commercially, MCMXC a.D. became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 on record charts in 10 countries, including charting at number six in the United States, staying on the country's Billboard 200 chart for 282 weeks. It was certified quadruple platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Four singles from the album were released: "Sadeness (Part I)", "Mea Culpa (Part II)", "Principles of Lust", and "The Rivers of Belief". The lead single topped charts worldwide
Genre(s): New-age, worldbeat, pop
Producer(s): Michael Cretu
Length: 40:16
Released: December 3rd, 1990
Year: 1990