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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Blade in the Snow" by the artist "Whispered"

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The lyrics of the song "Blade in the Snow" by Whispered tell the story of the legendary Japanese warrior monk Benkei, his life, inner struggles, and reflections. The song is divided into five parts, each reflecting a specific stage of his journey.

Part I ("Curse of the Sakura") serves as an introduction and refers to a woodcut where Benkei and his future lord Yoshitsune admire the blooming sakura – a symbol of the ephemerality of life against the backdrop of eternity.

Part II ("Master and Servant") describes Benkei's fateful encounter with Yoshitsune, where after being defeated in a duel on the Gojo Bridge, the proud warrior becomes the prince's loyal vassal. The lyrics convey the changes in Benkei: "Ashamed mind conquered the arrogant being, in the master, a servant awakened."

Part III ("Betrayal and Awaiting Death") tells of the betrayal of Yoshitsune by his brother, their forced flight, and the inevitability of death. The atmosphere is filled with bitterness and despair: "Traitor, betrayer, defector to the enemy, a snake poisoning me, venom in my blood."

Part IV ("Sanzu River/Birth of a Legend") is an instrumental interlude, symbolizing Benkei's death and his crossing of the Sanzu River, which separates the world of the living from the world of the dead.

The final part ("Blade in the Snow") reflects the last minutes of Benkei's life, his epiphany, and the finding of peace. The image of a sword left in the snow symbolizes the abandonment of earthly anxieties and acceptance of his fate. Benkei finds freedom in death, dissolving into the eternal cycle of life and death: "Spring flowers, winter blizzards, there is no life or death," just as there is no self-denial." "I am free."

[Part I: Sakura's Omen]

[Instrumental]

[Part II: A Master and a Servant]

Scars of countless number

Carved with the knife of time

Gone are fights for pain inside

Flames smothered by defeat

Once was he invincible

Once walked above the gods

Beat by unlikely champion

Now he kneels before a man

All was changed, a fateful night

Battle for the thousandth blade

Humble mind over haughty matter

In a master a servant revealed

Flakes cold, white slowly fall

Grows silent the land again

Leaves wither, speak the words unheard

Yet true for a tormented soul seeking answer

Flakes cold, white slowly fall

Grows silent the land again.

Silent are the woods, silent are the waters,

Silent is the bridge once surrounded by a wall of steel

One arrived, two walked away, nothing stayed the same

To feel the life in every breath,

Every soul he takes

That is the way of a warrior.

Stars so far away, alone they stay,

Like now my blade in the snow

No more there's a need to ask the questions

Stars they guide me, they give my peace,

As I leave my blade in the snow

No more there's a need to find an answer

Stars so far away, alone they stay

Like now my blade in the snow

Now I've found the path,

Now's there a meaning for my war

Free from all, he joined a war

No longer one his own

Once alone, now gives his swords

To serve his master's cause

[Solo: Pepe, Jouni, Mika, Matias]

[Part III: Betrayal and standing death]

Traitor, a betrayal, a fallen among them

Serpent, poisons me, it's venom my own blood

Despair, defeat draws near,

No way to change the course

Only one, after nightfall still stands on his feet.

[Part IV: River Sanzu / Birth of a legend]

[Instrumental]

[Part V: Blade in the Snow]

Stars so far away, alone they stay,

Like now my blade in the snow

No more there's a need to ask the questions

Stars so far away, alone they stay,

Like now my blade in the snow

No more there's a need to ask the questions

(Please give me peace)

Stars, they guide me, they give me peace,

I leave my blade in the snow

Stars please guide me

Flakes cold, white slowly fall

Grows silent the land again

Earth, mountains, rivers —

Hidden in the nothingness

In the nothingness

Earth mountains, rivers revealed

It is our path defining our desires

Our desires defining our goal

Our goal defining our deeds

Our deeds defining who we are

Spring flowers, winter snows

There's no being or non-being,

Nor denial itself.

I've been set free

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