The Bewitching of Sumer Songtext
von Eridu

Baleful liturgies
İnside the dungeons
Of its foes
Sumer is bewitched accursed by the besieged
They send out blackened shadows
Famine spreads out like a plague

Ceremony of sacrifice
Spiritual war
Held in a temple
Built from ancient crafts
Human torches guide the way for the evocation
They summon demons
From far beyond the stars

A wise woman stood up against the hunger spell
Her white magic is based upon the preservation of life
And so she sings


Time has come
Tides stand still
Blackness begone
Inanna has formed her will

Ceremony of sacrifice
Spiritual war
Held in a temple
Built from ancient crafts
Human torches guide the way for the evocation
They summon demons
From far beyond the stars

The gods have spoken
A magic contest shall decide on the matter of Aratta

The wise woman confirmed her statutory verdict on the sorcerer
Your sin is a capital offense I cannot grant you life

She threw down her victim on the bank of the Euphrates
He forfeits his vital force thus life is restored
To Sumer
Aratta admits his defeat
To Sumer
Aratta admits his defeat
To Sumer