Eternal love

Antonio Corradini - Modesty

Heaven, it seems so close when you're by my side

When we're together it's paradise

There's nothing in this world that brings me greater joy

As when I look into your eyes

I never wanted anyone so much before

I call you up just so I could hear your voice

Your laughter is music to my ears

Your gentle touch sends shivers down my spine

My passion soars when you are near

My love for you grows stronger day by day

My heart belongs to you, believe me when I say

My life means nothing without you

I feel such joy when we're together

With all my heart I cherish you

I want to make you mine forever my love

To kiss your tender lips and feel your warm embrace

When you're upset, to make you smile

To whisper in your ear and take you by the hand

I'd travel for one million miles

The thought of losing you is just too much to bear

Just hear these words and you will see how much I care

My life means nothing without you

I feel such joy when we're together

With all my heart I cherish you

I want to make you mine forever my love

My life means nothing without you

I feel such joy when we're together

With all my heart I cherish you

I want to make you mine forever my love

Ready to fight! Fire at will...

Henry Merwin Shrady - Cavalry charge (front details)

Leaving all behind,

the award is to be found

Like a scene from a dream

and a vision of heavenly might

In the cradle of this war, I know,

and that's for sure

When the battle's done:

there can be only one

I am marching against evil

May the Lord be on our side

Ready to fight; fire at will

We shall die in Gettysburg

Ready to fight; fire at will

People will cry over Gettysburg

This inferno turned me blind

there was fire and smoke all around

Dead bodies and blood everywhere

in this unholy ground

Now the future is no more,

we're all lost to this vicious whore

When the victory's won,

I'm a fatherless son

We went out to fight for glory

Only one of us came home

I sit here on my porch

as an old and lonely man

Sometimes I recall

when terror struck the land

Was it right to go to arms

to defend the freedom rights

I am sure or else I've lived upon a lie

(Civil War - Gettysburg)

Devil's Dinner

Lucifer

(George Gordon Byron - Lucifer's monologue from the play "Cain")

A superior?! Superior?!

No! By heaven, which he

Holds, and the abyss, and the immensity

Of worlds and life, which I hold with him—No!

I have a Victor—true; but no superior.

Homage he has from all—but none from me:

I battle it against him, as I battled

In highest Heaven—through all Eternity,

And the unfathomable gulfs of Hades,

And the interminable realms of space,

And the infinity of endless ages,

All, all, will I dispute! And world by world,

And star by star, and universe by universe,

Shall tremble in the balance, till the great

Conflict shall cease, if ever it shall cease,

Which it ne'er shall, till he or I be quenched!

And what can quench our immortality,

Or mutual and irrevocable hate?

He as a conqueror will call the conquered

Evil, but what will be the Good he gives?

Were I the victor, his works would be deemed

The only evil ones. And you, ye new

And scare-born mortals, what have been his gifts

To you already, in your little world?

But few; and some of those but bitter.

Back with me, then, to thine earth, and try the rest

Of his celestial boons to you and yours.

Evil and Good are things in their own essence,

And not made good or evil by the Giver;

But if he gives you good—so call him; if

Evil springs from him, do not name it mine,

Till ye know better its true fount; and judge

Not by words, though of Spirits, but the fruits

Of your existence, such as it must be.

One good gift has the fatal apple given—

Your reason: — let it not be overswayed

By tyrannous threats to force you into faith

'Gainst all external sense and inward feeling:

Think and endure, — and form an inner world

In your own bosom — where the outward fails;

So shall you nearer be the spiritual

Nature, and war triumphant with your own.

(Lake of Tears - Devil's Dinner)

In Union we stand!

Henry Merwin Shrady: Cavalry

(The Charge Of The Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

The art of war

Henry Merwin Shrady: Cavalry

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
“All warfare is based on deception.”
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”
“Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.”
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”
“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”
“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.”
“One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.”
“Hold out baits to entice the enemy.  Feign disorder, and crush him.”
“Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”
(And many more from Sun Tzu book The art of war)

(Manowar - Warriors of the world)

Daughter of Darkness

Frank Cadogan Cowper: La belle dame sans merci

She came to me inside a dream

Bathed in the light of a thousand years

Through the mist of another cold black night

A lonely road at the edge of the world

A sudden change in the mist occurred

Her eyes glowed bright, but her gaze spoke of doom

I felt the wind on my back, I saw the knife in her hand

That's when I knew I had to run away

Daughter of darkness, now I see who you are

Daughter of darkness, an evil face in the crowd

Daughter of darkness, I know who you are

Daughter of darkness, let me come inside

A simple touch put an end to my fears

Her soothing voice was all I could hear

Beckoning me toward her gift of light

I tried to hide from the shadow she cast

Will I face the morning at last

God help me please, have I gone mad

I felt the wind on my back, I saw the knife in her hand

That's when I knew I had to run away

Daughter of darkness, now I see who you are

Daughter of darkness, an evil face in the crowd

Daughter of darkness, I know who you are

Daughter of darkness, let me come inside

God help me, save me, take me away

So now I live in fear of a dream

The wait feels like a thousand years

When I face my one last cold black night

I travel roads to the ends of the world

My future, my past, folded and furled

The light of her eyes will lead me back home

I felt the wind on my back, I saw the knife in her hand

That's when I knew I had to run away

Daughter of darkness, now I see who you are

Daughter of darkness, an evil face in the crowd

Daughter of darkness, I know who you are

Daughter of darkness, let me come inside

Let me come inside, take me away

God help me, save me, take me away

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(Jack Starr - Daughter of Darkness)

George Frampton: La Belle Dame sans Merci

Far beyond the sun...

Michelangelo: Dying Slave

... to where the sun sets...

(Yngwie Malmsteen - Far beyond the sun)

Tearing out my heart...

Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Pluto and Proserpine (detail)

First time I saw your face

By your side was the only place

That I would wanna be

Sometimes and I don't know why

Love can come or it can pass you by

Now you take all the love you gave to me

(You take it from me)

You're tearin' out my heart

Oh -

Never thought I'd see the day

You would throw my love away

And oh... it's killing me

One thing you'll never know

How it hurts to let you go...

As you turn and walk away from me...

(Walk away)

You're tearin' out me heart

Feel like I been ripped apart

You're tearin' out my heart...

Daybreaks, I try to be free

But your memory is haunting me

Oh - there's nothing I can do

All alone in the candlelight

I see your face again tonight

And I feel all the emptiness without you

(Without you) tearin' out my heart

Oh, I feel like I been ripped apart

Tearin' out my heart...

Whoa... my heart

Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Pluto and Proserpine 

The night of the demon!

Joseph Geefs: L'ange du mal

There's a scream in the night
There's death on the wind
And a heartbeat that's pounding like rain
There's a flash in the sky
A cry of a hound
As if someone is wailing the dead

And the nightmare begins as the Devil rides out
From the heat thru the gates of Hell
And there's no escape from the curse of the damned
You better beware

Don't you know it's the night of the demon
When spirits run high
Don't you know it's the night of the demon
When spirits run high

Better lock up your doors
And get off the streets
If you fear for the reaper of souls
For they say when he rides he never returns
Till he's paid back the debt that he owes

So beware of the night
As the darkness descends the terror's about to unfold
And pray that your life will be spared of the fate
You better beware

Don't you know it's the night of the demon
When spirits run high
Don't you know it's the night of the demon
When spirits run high

And the nightmare begins as the Devil rides out
From the heat thru the gates of Hell
And there's no escape from the curse of the damned
You better beware

Don't you know it's the night of the demon
When spirits run high
Don't you know it's the night of the demon
When spirits run high

And ask ye why these sad tears stream?

Frederick William Pomeroy: The Nymph of Loch Awe

And ask ye why these sad tears stream?

Why these wan eyes are dim with weeping?

I had a dream–a lovely dream,

Of her that in the grave is sleeping.

I saw her as ’twas yesterday,

The bloom upon her cheek still glowing;

And round her play’d a golden ray,

And on her brows were gay flowers blowing.

With angel-hand she swept a lyre,

A garland red with roses bound it;

Its strings were wreath’d with lambent fire

And amaranth was woven round it.

I saw her mid the realms of light,

In everlasting radiance gleaming;

Co-equal with the seraphs bright,

Mid thousand thousand angels beaming.

I strove to reach her, when, behold,

Those fairy forms of bliss Elysian,

And all that rich scene wrapt in gold,

Faded in air–a lovely vision!

And I awoke, but oh! to me

That waking hour was doubly weary;

And yet I could not envy thee,

Although so blest, and I so dreary.

(Alfred Lord Tennyson)


Saint-Saëns : "Introduction et Rondo capriccioso"

Do you dream of me?!

Giannoulis Halepas: Sleeping beauty

Cause we've ended as lovers

Gilbert Bayes: Destiny

No matter what...

Clodion (Claude Michel): Nymph and Satyr Carousing

Redeemer

Frederick William Pomeroy: Perseus

All rise, face the light!

Fall to your knees, repent please, oh yeah

Down from the mountains the elders came

With a message for man

Fire and brimstone will follow you all

To the ends of the earth

As sure as the stars shine down on you

You must never look back

Abandon all hoe ye who enter here

Spoke the man in black

Lead us from temptation

Help us find the way

Show me the direction

That leads to my salvation

Inscribed in blood on the scroll of life

Was the auracle's will

Death and damnation will be your destiny

Purgatory awaits

A thousand curses I invoke on thee

In the name of tonight

A hellish fire will follow you all

Better run for your life

Redeemer save our souls

Redeemer grant us peace

Redeemer save our souls

Redeemer save our souls

We shouldn't have to fight

Let's go all the way tonight

I don't know what you've been told

But you're never too young to rock and roll

I don't know what tomorrow might bring

So let me love and let me sing tonight

So let's go all the way

It's gonna be alright

Let's go all the way

Love me or say goodnight

We shouldn't have to fight

Let's go all the way tonight

A million miles away...

Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Blessed Ludovica Albertoni

Live (to fight another day)

The Dying Gaul (Roman - Hellenic : Sculptor unknown)

I live by the sword
and never surrender
Die by the sword
and I don't give in
Now I must rise
and take the journey

Blood, sweat and tears
is what you will find
All these wasted years
in immortal sin
Angels of death
will always follow you

I must live to fight another day
I will see the light again
Now you must learn
how to burn

For eternity relentlessly
Oh, no!
The battle cries
or getting louder
Now it's time for you
to face the truth
There is no higher ground
For you to run to

Must sacrifice
Now it's all or nothing
You must lift the curse
Haunting you
Forever lost
but never found

I must live to fight another day
I will see the light again
Now you must learn
how to burn
For eternity relentlessly
Oh, no!

Y.J. Malmsteen: Live (to fight another day)

Mephistopheles' return

Guercino: St Francis with an Angel Playing Violin

Pietro Calvi: Lucifer

It hurts me...

Antonio Canova: Eros and Psyche

You tell me I'm the air you breathe 

Oh I try to inhale you babe like I know I should 

You offer your heart and soul to me 

Oh if I could take it babe you know I would 

I hurt you babe 

It hurts me too 

Seeing you cry 

But I'm trying to be fair 

You know I hurt you babe 

It hurts me too 

I know you'd love to hear me lie 

Na na na na na na 

Na na na na na na 

Keep on telling myself 

Telling myself 

You know I would if I could 

I know there is nothing you wouldn't do babe 

Oh I have seen how hard you try to be what I need 

Your love is the kind doesn't fade 

I hurt you babe 

It hurts me too 

Seeing you cry 

But I'm trying to be fair 

You know I hurt you babe 

It hurts me too 

I know you'd like to hear me lie 

Na na na na na na 

Na na na na na na 

Keep on telling myself 

Telling myself 

You know I would if I could 

I hurt you babe 

It hurts me too 

Seeing you cry 

But I'm trying to be fair 

You know I hurt you babe 

It hurts me too 

I know you'd love to hear me lie 

You know I would if I could

Like lightning! (Iceman revisited)

Guillaume Geefs: La Genie du mal (The genius of evil) or Lucifer of Liege

(Satan: The IceMan)

Il canto del vento

(Vacation memories: Grave in Portofino cemetery up the hill)

Ascolto ancora il vento

Che in disparte mi accarezza

Dimenticato pianto

Prigioniero della sera

Pianto, dimenticato pianto

Prigioniero della sera

Un respiro sempre acceso

Seguo e cerco lentamente

Nel sospiro del destino

Vivo per te, sogno di te

Canto di te

Nel cielo incastrata

Timida stella morente

Di canzoni dimenticate

Dai tuoi occhi gia' vissute

Ora vivo e mi consolo... vivo...

Il mio tempo, nelle mani

Nel tuo viso il mio tormento

Il silenzio, il mio domani

Ancorato ad un momento

Vivo per te, sogno di te

Canto di te

Nel cielo incastrata

Timida stella morente

Vissuti dolcemente

Sogni di un' eterna notte

Ora bruciano traditi

Dalle nostre memorie

Lacrime, lacrime di rabbia

Nel mio cuore sempre accese

Parlano, parlano le onde

Di un porto ormai svanito

Vivo per te, sogno di te

Canto di te

Nel cielo incastrata

Timida stella morente

(Rhapsody: Il canto del vento)

I'm still listening to the wind

Who's caressing me aside

Forgotten crying

Eveving's prisoner

Crying, forgotten crying

Evening's prisoner

An endless lighted breath

I follow and slowly search for it

In the fate's whisper

I live for you, I dream of you

I sing for you

Embedded in the sky

Shy dying star

Of forgotten songs

Yet lived by your eyes

Now I live and take comfort... I live...

My time in the hands

My torment in your face

The silence, my future

Anchored to one moment

I live for you, I dream of you

I sing for you

Embedded in the sky

Shy dying star

Sweetly lived

Eternal night dreams

Now they' re burning betrayed

By our memories

Tears, tears of rage

Always lighted in my heart

They're talking, waves are talking

About a harbour, faded by now

I live for you, I dream of you

I sing for you

Embedded in the sky

Shy dying star

I live for you, I dream of you

I sing for you

Embedded in the sky

Shy dying star

I live for you, I dream of you

I sing for you

Shy dying star

 (Vacation memories: Portofino cemetery up the hill and the castles beyond)

(Vacation memories: View of Portofino from cemetery)