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Alchemy of Suffering

from Elevation by Susanna

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lyrics

Alchemy of Suffering

Nature, one man lend you fire,
Another dulls you with his grief.
What says to one: Here is the grave,
Says to the other: Glory, Life!

Hermes, my unknown helper whom
I always fear, you now enlist
Me as a second Midas here,
The saddest of all alchemist.

Gold becomes iron through your spell
And paradise a living hell:
In heavy sheets of cloud I see

The shrouded corpse of all I love,
And on celestial shores above
I build immense sarcophagi.

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from Elevation, track released January 13, 2022
Music by Susanna
Lyrics by Charles Baudelaire
Translation by Anthony Mortimer, used with permission

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Susanna Oslo, Norway

The Norwegian artist Susanna has released albums as Susanna and the Magical Orchestra/Susanna/Susanna Wallumrød since 2004 on labels like Rune Grammofon/ECM/Grappa Musikkforlag and since 2011 on her own label SusannaSonata. Critically acclaimed for both her own songs and her highly personal interpretations of other people's songs. ... more

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