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How long my Queen, the pious woman in misery?
The bride of Esagila in misery?
For the brick shall the walls wail?
For the dust shall the restored dust wail?
The city and the land are afflicted with woe
As to thy word who comprehends thy form?
She wanders on the plain, on the plain she wails
The mother, Queen who gives life to the dead, on the plain she wails
The Queen, Lady of Larak, on the plain wails
The Queen, mother of the holy city, on the plain wails
The abode Erabrir, of the lord Sakutma, on the plain wails
O honoured one, the exuberant, alas, alas.
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String 1 may Aššur, the king of the gods, improve your dominion for you.
String 2 may Ištar, who created mankind, grant you well-being and longevity.
String 3 may Daragal make you rival the fierce weapon(s and) the raging storm.
String 4 may Enkidu, treat kindly the Lady, the protective spirit who created good things, the lamassu.
String 5 may Damkianna make your appeal, your prayers, and the stroke of your nose always pleasing to the lord of lords.
String 6 may Endašurimma present your artful advice and your precious words daily.
String 7 may Endukuga always let your footstep fall on a prosperous road and a smooth path.
String 8 may Enudtila constantly establish abundance, plenty, and prosperity for the pastures of your people.
String 9 may Enmešarra crush the forces of those who wrong you and of your enemies. May he scatter the weapons of your adversaries.
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Lalae Madar
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Go to sleep, to your beautiful dreams
The flower of sadness is one thousand colours as the night
Do not wake from dreams of fairytales
Do not set foot in this city of tragedies
Go to sleep, mother’s eyes are awake
Like the monster behind the walls
Your balloon has no string
It will not reach the torn up clouds
Go to sleep, go to sleep, your mother won’t abandon you
She loves you, she loves you
She sits by your cot
Someone was there, someone was never there
Your eyes say to me that the ocean is jealous
If you threw a stone into those waters
Satan would come and make war with me
Now those clouds will come and take you from me
And without you all the flowers in the garden will die
Go to sleep, go to sleep, your mother won’t abandon you
She loves you, she loves you
She sits by your cot
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Lowen London, UK
Crushing progressive doom steeped in the history of the ancient middle-east and the empty vistas of
space.
Lowen is Nina Saeidi and Shem Lucas
Live bass provided by Richard Stevenson
Live drums by Flow Toulman
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