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Sadeness and Marquis de Sade

Sadenessis about Marquis de Sade (pronounced sahd). Marquis de Sade was born in 1740 and died in1814. He was a controversial French novelist and essayist whose works were considered so obscene

that many of them remained unpublished until the mid-1900s. He is regarded by some as insane andoffensive, and by others as brilliant and descriptive.

Donatien Alphonse Francois Sade was born in Paris and started showing signs of mental disturbance inhis 20's. This disturbance was shown through his scandals, acts of cruelty, and sexual behavior. Sadespent most of the years from 1768 to 1803 in prison as a result of his writings and actions. He was

placed in an asylum in 1803, where he died in 1814.

Some of Sade's better known works include Philosophy in the Bedroom (1795), and120 Days ofSodom, which was not published until 1904. In his writings, Sade tried to show that criminal acts andsexual abnormalities are natural to human behaviour. Not surprisingly then, the word sadism comes

from his name! (Sadism refers to the enjoyment of cruelty, usually for sexual gratification) These days,his works are used to illustrate certain psychological theories.

It is interesting to note that onMCMXC a.D. the track is calledSadeness (notice the extra 'e'), areference to his surname which was the result of a wordgame that Michael Cretu and his manager,Jrgen Thrnau, made up. The single that was released in the UK and Australia was called Sadness

because the record companies decided to go with the dictionary spelling.

The Chants in Sadeness

LATIN CHANT

Procedamus in paceIn nomine Christi, Amen

TRANSLATION

Shall we proceed in peaceIn the name of Christ, Amen

EXPLANATION

Antiphon used on Palm Sunday (the before Easter), when priests consecrate the palms and before theprocession with palms. Deacons sing 'Procedamus in pace' and all of the others answer 'In nomine

Chriti, Amen'

LATIN CHANT

Cum angelis et pueris, fideles inveniamur


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TRANSLATION

With angels and children, the faithful singing (in heaven)

EXPLANATION

Antiphon sung before Psalm 23(24) and other Psalms on the Palm Procession on Palm Sunday.

LATIN CHANT

Attollite portas, principes, vestraset elevamini, portae aeternales:

et introibit rex gloriaeQuius est iste Rex glorie?

TRANSLATION

Lift up your heads, O you gates;be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come inWho is He, this King of glory?

EXPLANATION

Psalm called 'Antiphonal psalm for solemn entry into the sanctuary' sung on Palm Sunday when peoplewith palms in their hands walk in the procession around a church or inside it. Taken from Psalm 23/4

of the Bible.

Callas

Callas Went Away is about Maria Callas, who was born in 1923 and died in 1977. She was anAmerican-born soprano who become one of the world's best-known opera singers because of her fierytemperament and stirring singing and acting abilities. She made her debut in Athens at the age of 14,

and made her U.S. debut in 1954 at the age of 31.

Callas Went Away has references to Maria Callas in both the mentioning of her voice in the lyrics, andalso in the use of soprano singing throughout the song.

The Bible andMCMXC a.D.

The Voice & The Snake

The Voice & The Snake has a direct link to the Revelations from the New Testament of the Bible.

Revelations notably discusses the scroll with seven seals. When each seal was broken open, aparticular result occurred - the first on the earth, the second on the sea, the third on the rivers, thefourth on the sun, the fifth on the beast, the sixth on the stars, and the seventh on the air. This alsorelates to the first 'verse' of the track. Below are the references of the second 'verse', which details

exactly what the results were, with the corresponding passages from the Bible:


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The earth turned grey

The first angel blew his trumpet. Hail and fire, mixed with blood, came pouring down on the earth. A

third of the earth was burnt up, a third of the trees, and every blade of green grass (Rev 8:7)

The sea turned black

Then the second angel blew his trumpet. Something that looked like a huge mountain on fire was

thrown into the sea. A third of the sea was turned into blood(Rev 8:8)

The rivers turned red

Then the third angel blew his trumpet. A large star, burning like a torch, dropped from the sky and fell

on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(Rev 8:10)

The sun turned cold

Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a

third of the stars, so that their light lost a third of its brightness (Rev 8:12)

The beast turned pale

Then I looked, and I heard an eagle that was flying high in the air say in a loud voice, 'O horror!

horror! How horrible it will be for all who live on earth when the sound comes from the trumpets that

the other three angels must blow!'(Rev 8:13)

The stars turned fast

Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet. I saw a star which had fallen down to the earth, and it was given

the key to the abyss. (Rev 9:1)

The air turned to poison

Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet... the horses' heads were like lions' heads, and from their mouths

came out fire, smoke, and sulphur. A third of mankind was killed by those three plagues: the fire, the

smoke, and the sulphur coming out of the horses' mouths (Rev 9: 13, 17-18)

The Rivers of Belief

The Rivers of Beliefis essentially a continuation ofThe Voice & The Snake andKnocking on

Forbidden Doors as it continues through the Revelations in the Bible. The first reference is shownwhere in the song it is sung 'And when the Lamb opened the seventh seal, silence covered the sky'. In

Revelations 8:1, it is stated that 'When the lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence inheaven for about half an hour'.

The second reference is where it is sung 'Take me back to the rivers of belief my friend. I look insidemy heart. I look inside my soul. I promise you, I will return'. The rivers are in reference to Revelations22:1, where it is stated 'The angel also showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal,

and coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb'. The rest is in reference to where John fallsdown to his feet, ready to worship the angel. Here Jesus says, 'Listen! I am coming soon! I will bring

my rewards with me, and give to each one according to what he has done' (Rev 22:12).

The Chant in The Eyes Of Truth

MONGOLIAN CHANT


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Alsin gazrin zeregleennAduu shig mal shig torolzonoo khuoo

Alia khongor huugeeAisuy baihadnn bayarlalaa

TRANSLATION

In the distance the mirage

stands out like horses and cattle.Very glad to see my beloved son.

EXPLANATION

This chant is part of a National Mongolian song called 'Als gazrin zereglee ' (Mirage in the distance).Mongolian singer: ChimidTsayee

Subtlety ofSilent Warrior

Silent Warrioris interpreted as Cretu's 'position against the murderous insanity of colonization and thecombined genocide of the American Indians'. The entire album repeats this theme, at least at the

beginning and again at the end.

Man?

The Dream of the Dolphin refers to an old saying of shamans telling people that the dolphins haveslept away the conquest of the land and envy man for it. This is how scientists explain why dolphins

attack creatures of the sea but not humans.

Symbols and Pictures from The CROSS Of Changes

The Back Cover

On the back cover of the album The CROSS Of Changes is the track listing with each track's numbersurrounded by a symbol. The number of edges (connected 'lines') for each track is the quite obviouslythe same as the track number itself. In a letter from March 1995, Michael Cretu stated that the album

was partly based on numerology, but gave no further details. He is far too fascinated with numerologyand astrology. It is sad to see such talent wasted on such a superstitious mind.

The CD

The writing on the CD itself is ancient Sumerian, dating approximately between 4,000-2,000B.C. Theastrological symbols on the outside represent each house of the zodiac, including their position in thesky, while the symbols in the middle represent seven of the twelve 'celestial' bodies (the Sumerians

believed in a twelth planet which orbited every 3,600 years).

A Few of the Symbols

The circle with horns on it is TaurusThe two wavy lines are Aquarius

The 6 and 9 together are Cancer

Pictures

The woodcut lithograph is a drawing of the Hindu god Shiva performing the dance of creation. The


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drawing of a man inside a double circle is believed to have come from witchcraft and ceremonialmagic and similar bullshit.

Morse Code

The morse code at the start of the albumLe Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! has no meaning, according toMichael Cretu. He stated that the sample used comes from space.

The Chants in The Child In Us

SANKSRIT CHANT

prasanna vadanaam.hsaubhaagyadaaM bhaagyadaam.hhastaabhyaaM abhayapradaam.h

maNigaNairnaanaavidhairbhuushhitaam.h

TRANSLATION

who is of smiling face, bestower of all fortuneswhose hands are ready to rescue anyone from fear

who is adorned by various ornaments with precious stones

EXPLANATION

These lines have been taken from the 'dhyaana-shloka' (invocation song) of 'lakshmi ashhTottarashatanaama stotraH' ('108 Names of Lakshmi').

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. The actual 'shloka' goes like this (tranliterationas per ITRANS):

FULL SANSKRIT TEXT

vande padmakaraaM prasanna vadanaam.M saubhaagyadaaM bhaagyadaam.M hastaabhyaaMabhayapradaam.M maNigaNairnaanaavidhairbhuushhitaam.M bhaktaabhiishhTa phalapradaaMharihara brahmaadibhiH sevitaaM paarshve pa.nkajasha.nkhapadma nidhibhir- yuktaaM sadaa

shaktibhiH

FULL TRANSLATION

I salute the Goddess, who bears lotus flowers in hands, who is of smiling face, bestower of allfortunes, whose hands are ready to rescue anyone from fear, who is adorned by various ornaments with

precious stones, who showers boons fulfilling the ambitions of Her devotees, who is worshipped byHari, Hara and Brahma, who is the possesser of wealth ('nidhi') symbolized by Lotus and conch-shell

('sha.nkha-padma').


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LATIN CHANT

Puer natus est nobiset filius datus est nobis

cujus emperium super humerum

TRANSLATION

For to us a child is bornto us a son is given

and the government will be upon his shoulder

EXPLANATION

'Puer Natus est Nobis' is a carol. It means 'a child is born to us'. These words are taken from Isaiah 9:6.

It is called an 'Introit': text which is sung or read before mass, when the priest goes to the altar to praymass, or he himself reads it when he stops in front of altar and before he starts to pray mass. It is the

beginning of mass.

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