Story Behind The Song

Ancient alchemists believed that an essential stage in the transformation of any base metal into gold was solutio--or purification by dissolution in water. Also a kind of spiritual psychology, the alchemical tradition was full of symbolism and offered fo

Song Description

Majestic instrumental tune with spoken Latin and English narration derived from axioms of medieval alchemy. The theme is purification by dissolving in water. Water drums, Irish fiddle and pennywhistle meet pipe organ, choir, and lush electronics.

Lyrics

Solvite corporea et coagulate spiritum
Omnia ex uno nascuntur atque ad unum revertuntur
Inferius in superius dissolvitur.

It is the fate of all forms to be dissolved in order to reappear.
The lower dissolves into the higher.
From the depths, we are made new.
This is the way of all things.