Lacrymosa/it

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Informazioni Generali

Scritta da: A. Lee e T. Balsamo

Registrata in una cappella vicino a Seattle, la canzone fu originariamente scritta per il film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, ma fu scartata dal direttore. "Pensavo che sarebbe stata perfetta per la scena iniziale, ma volevano qualcosa di originale," dice la Lee della cover di Mozart .Comunque, il produttore del film più tardi ha affermato che nè alla Lee nè agli Evanescence fu chiesto di comporre una musica per Narnia

It features elements of W.A. Mozart's "Lacrimosa" from his 'Requiem in D Minor.' More info on that composition can be found here. Terry's guitar solo in the middle of the song adds to its sheer epic sound before the choir closes with a stunning decrescendo. The name of the song comes from the latin word "Lacrimosa", which means 'tearful', 'mournful'. This word is also the scientific name for a species of moth, Catocala Lacrymosa, also known as the 'Tearful Underwing'. This species of moth features on the cover of The Open Door's booklet and on the cover for the Sweet Sacrifice radio promo CD.

A 22-cord orchestra led by David Campbell (with whom Evanescence had already worked for their performance at the Billboard Awards 2004) starts off the song in order to introduce a choir, which serves as back up for Amy’s vocals.

Dave Campbell is an enormous inspiration source for me. He’s so talented. The way he arranges orchestral parts is remarkable. It's the element of our music that makes me cry!

Amy's description of the song:

I saw Amadeus when I was nine years old and fell in love with Mozart. The part of Mozart's Requiem called "Lacrimosa" is my favorite piece of music ever. I always wished we could cover it, but with programming and guitars and make it cool. It's our moment to try all the things I wanted to and couldn't, so I started messing with it in Protools. Terry wrote some riffs and turned it into this awesome metal epic.

A 30-seconds clip of this song along with The Open Door trailer was featured on music.aol.com's page for Evanescence. It can be seen here.

In the chorus, the choir sings Lacrimosa...dies illa... lacrimosa... dona eis requiem, which roughly translates to "tearful that day... tearful... grant them rest." Though the full lyrics from Mozart's Lacrimosa is: Lacrimosa dies illa /Qua resurget ex favilla /Judicandus homo reus/Huic ergo parce, Deus/Pie Jesu Domine/Dona eis requiem. Amen, which means Tearful that day/on which will rise from ashes/guilty man for judgment/So have mercy, O Lord, on this man/compassionate Lord Jesus, grant them rest. Amen.

Versioni

Studio versions:

Lacrymosa

• Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
• Status: Released
• Released on: The Open Door (track #7)
• Length: 3:37

Lacrymosa (sample)

• Recording date: September 2005 - March 2006
• Status: Unreleased
• Released on: The Open Door Trailer (video)
• Length: 0:30

Live versions:

Lacrymosa [new guitar solo]

• Performing period: October 5, 2006 - January 18, 2007
• Status: Unreleased
• Example: Live @ KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2006

Lacrymosa [original guitar solo]

• Performing period: January 25, 2007 - December 8, 2007
• Status: Unreleased
• Example: Live @ Sydney Enterteinment Centre Sydney, Australia (February 17, 2007)

Lyrics

Out on your own
Cold and alone again
Can this be what you really wanted, baby?

[Lacrimosa]
Blame it on me
[Dies illa]
Set your guilt free
[Lacrimosa]
Nothing can hold you back now
[Dona eis requiem]

Now that you're gone
I feel like myself again
Grieving the things I can't repair and willing

[Lacrimosa]
To let you blame it on me
[Dies illa]
And set your guilt free
[Lacrimosa]
I don't want to hold you back now love
[Dona eis requiem]

I can't change who I am
Not this time, I wont lie to keep you near me
And in this short life
There's no time to waste on giving up
My love wasn't enough

[Lacrimosa]
And you can blame it on me
[Dies illa]
Just set your guilt free, honey
[Lacrimosa]
I don't want to hold you back now love
[Dona eis requiem]

Amen

Traduzione

Tutto solo, fuori
Freddo e ancora solo
Può essere questo ciò che hai realmente voluto,baby?

[Lacrimosa] Dai a me la tua colpa
[Quel giorno] Liberati dalla tua colpa
[Lacrimosa] Nulla te lo può impedire ora
[Dona a lui il requiem(?)]
Ora che te ne sei andato
Mi sento ancora me stessa
Soffrendo per le cose che non posso sistemare e volendo

[Lacrimosa] Lasciarti dare la colpa a me
[Quel giorno] E liberarti dalla tua colpa
[Lacrimosa] Ora non te lo voglio impedire amore
[Dona a lui il requiem(?)]
Non posso cambiare chi sono
Non questa volta non mentirò per tenerti vicino a me
E in questa vita corta non c'è tempo da perdere per rinunciare
Il mio amore non era abbastanza

[Lacrimosa] E mi puoi dare la colpa
[Quel giorno] Basta che ti liberi dalla tua colpa, tesoro
[Lacrimosa] Ora non te lo voglio impedire amore
[Dona a lui il requiem(?)]
Amen

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