ponedjeljak, 22.05.2006.

VAMPIRES IN MYTH AND HISTORY

by Beverley Richardson
preveo: Ankh

Mit o vampirima poznat je već tisućama godina
i pojavljuje se u gotovo svakoj kulturi.
Njihov izgled varira. I to u beskonačnim kombinacijama
izgleda: očiju, kose, tijela, lica,
noktiju… Pa tako na primjer u Kini su to najčešće crvenooka
čudovišta zelene ili roza kose. U Grčkoj na primjer, postoji lik
pod nazivom Lamia koja ima gornji dio tijela žene a donji je
krilata zmija.
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(Kao što to prikazuje ova slika. Žao mi je što nisam mogao
naći bolju. Jer ipak, to su predaje i svaka umjetnička sloboda
je dopuštena.) Nadalje, u Japanu su česte vampirske lisice
(za to nisam uspio naći sliku pa si probajte predočiti sami)
i u Maleziji tako zvane Penanggalange-glave žene s pipcima
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(slika govori kao tisuću riječi).

No, vampiri koje mi danas poznajemo, iako mutirani
godinama kroz priče, knjige i filmove potiču iz istočnoeuropske
mitologije. Treba spomenuti da se vampiri i u istočnoeuropskim
usmenim predajama razlikuju.
Suvremeni koncept vampira zadržao je strahote koje se uz
njih vežu kao što je: pijenje krvi, uskrsnuća iz mrtvih, vrebanje
nad ljudima po noći itd. no većina stvari vezanih uz
njihov izgled kao što je nošenje kukuljica, dugih plašteva,
pretvaranja u šišmiše su zapravo suvremene izmišljotine.

Zanimljivo je još to da je moderna mašta i film
utjecala na tradicionalnu „borbu“ protiv vampira,
tako da nošenje bijelog luka oko vrata ili postavljanja
sjemenki na grob nedavno pokojnih (da bi, kao,
vampiri brojali sjemenke umjesto opsjedali mrtve)
više ne pali.
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Toliko zasad, kad nađem još vremena, prevest ću još jedan dio.
P.S. ispričavam se ako je nešto nejasno.
Zato postoji mogućnost komentiranja.
Inače nije zabavno, ne?

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KUTIJA ZA HIM
Soul on fire
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There's a flame that leads our souls astray
No one's safe from its tender touch of pain
And every day it's looking for new slaves
To celebrate the beauty of the grave

We are like the living dead
Sacrificing all we have
For a frozen heart and a soul on fire
We are like the living dead
Craving for deliverance
With a frozen heart and a soul on fire

And again we're falling for disgrace
And hate will shelter us from the rain
We are enslaved by the sacred heart of shame
And gently raped by the light of day

We are like the living dead
Sacrificing all we have
For a frozen heart and a soul on fire
We are like the living dead
Craving for deliverence
With a frozen heart and a soul on fire

Addicted to our divine despair
The venom of the cross we bear
The guilt will follow us to death

We are like the living dead
Sacrificing all we have
For a frozen heart and a soul on fire
We are like the living dead
Craving for deliverence
With a frozen heart and a soul on fire

With a soul on
Soul on
Soul on
Fire

Soul on fire

Buried Alive By Love

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Again the burden of losing rests upon my shoulders
And its weight seems unbearable
Your tomb is where your heart is,
I should have told her
But within me hid a secret so terrible

To cry is to know that you're alive
But my river of tears has run dry
I never wanted to fool you, no
But a cold heart is a dead heart
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die,
Rescue me with your smile

If I should die before I wake
There ain't no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die,
Rescue me with your smile

The kiss of vanity blessed me with a spiritual murder
And fed the gods of war insatiable
Your home is where the dark is
I should have told her
Embrace the fire indestructible

To die is to know that you're alive
And my river of blood won't run dry
I never wanted to lose you, no
But a cold heart is a dead heart
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die,
rescue me with your smile

If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die,
Rescue me with your smile

And they say to cry is to know that you're alive
And my river of tears has run dry
I never wanted to fool you, no
But a cold heart is a dead heart
A deserted soul is gone
A cold heart is a dead heart
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

If I should die before I wake
There ain't no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die,
Rescue me with your smile,

If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die,
Rescue me with your smile

I've been buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love
Buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love