See: http://www.tiarra.ro/index.php and http://www.myspace.com/tiarraband
Tiarra is a group of young musicians from ROMANIA. 8-strong with
Lead Vocals – Anda Vocals – Alex (Indianu’)
Keyboards – Johann Guitars – Tudor
Violin – Corina Cello – Iulia
Bass Guitars – Adi Drums – Stelian
Their music can be described as symphonic, gothic, dark folk. Using imagery from Romanian folktales and mythology the songs are melancholic and in true Gothic atmosphere – ‘dark’.
My favourite track is ‘Ielele’.
Alex, who I met in the Summer of 2010 in Bucharest, told me that the song is about the spirits in the forest. He later wrote:
“Here is an approximate translation of the lyrics.
The song is about ‘iele’ which in Romanian mythology are some beautiful yet crazy forest spirits, like fairies. They are pictured like beautiful maidens that dance in the forests under the moonlight or by the fire and that are attracting men to their doom, making them falling in love and eventually going crazy or dying.
The forest is moving, with strange whispers
Light up the Moon, listen to the storm!
And the wind which is flying through their hair
In the silent night is covering their steps…
They are the faeries, The mad faeries
The faeries, The mad faeries!
And their bodies on the bare land
In the middle of their dance, in the light of the fire
The forest is moving, with strange whispers
Light up the Moon, listen to the storm!
They are the faeries, The mad faeries
The faeries, The mad faeries!
Like in a dream, they call upon you,
Don’t look them in the eyes
In your mind, they deem you into oblivion
Don’t let yourself surrounded by the dreams
Their steps in the night are heard throughout whispers
Their shadows are slowly descending
They disappear afar, just bitter tears are left behind
And you, missing them to death…”
(Lyrics Anda, music Anda & Alex)
Other lyrics from Tiarra can be found here: http://www.lyricsvip.com/Tiarra/Post-Scriptum-Lyrics.html
I really enjoyed the title track ‘Post Scriptum’ and ‘In the arms of an angel’.
Have a listen.. there are a number of clips on YouTube too.
