Dave Grohl only played select shows with Ghost and they won't reveal when he was in the band and how long for. I know the members of Ghost (not personally ha) but I'm not going to reveal it, I'm not one of those assholes. Great band, very talented.
And while that is beautiful in its rebelliousness...the better is not needing the focus of rebellion or rebellion itself. Glory in isolation is a reflection of perfection.
"..praise and worship church.." ..which one - the church of satan? the devil will never win against God and who believes otherwise is an utter moronic fool
3 months ago I buried my grandfather, the next day after ceremony I met this song... My grandpa was the biggest authority in my life. He was the light that enlighted my life path. He raised me, he taught me and he showed me how the man should be. For me, HE IS.
@@vonzox Like a lot of Ghost songs there are multiple layers to it. It is most definitely also about Satan. Tobias' brother introduced him to a lot of the (metal) music that inspired him
the bassist is a girl... MEGAN.. from Les Zepplin cover band in New York....trust me.... Dave Grohl has even played drums live....just better to be unnamed ...keeps the shit down...they can live their lives...they say they still get recognized just by their eyes....
+Yago Reck Hope you hear their other songs (especially from this album, Meliora) such as "Cirice" ... and others. You might like all of them. Also, I always say that there are no better ballads than those metal bands create (Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters", and this song as well are both sheer masterpieces).
Just discovered this, and I am blown away. I'm an old guy who never believed I would hear the likes of the past masters in their prime (early 1970's), like Alice Cooper or Blue Oyster Cult, again in my lifetime, but these Swedes have done it (not saying they crib from the old bands...Ghost is amazingly original). Metal from the dark side with a talent for melody, and in this one, truly gorgeous harmonies and intelligent lyrics. Venning into Eric Woolfson territory with this single. Highly proficient musicians and vocal work. Listening to various tracks, I'm discovering fantastic diversity in style. Really, I have to thank Sweden for giving us the previous rockers TSOOL, and now Ghost, since Americans and even the Brits don't, or can't, do this any more. In the post-rock era, you just don't expect to find stuff like this, original, and instantly classic. I understand their act, their schtick, and I love it. They're in their prime, like their fans. I sincerely hope they continue their ascension.
+tim andreu I'm not agry there is similar but the harmony is not the same ( the rythme and the sound either) at this level we have to creat new gamme if we want to make a very new music it's dosen't make sence
+Ode For Cruelty majesty is mine, but this and cirice alone are by far the most epic songs i've heard from a band in years, the last time an album gave me goosebumps like this was triviums shogun album
@@american6112 *Opens bible*... genocide, genocide, genocide, rules on how to own slaves, rules on how to take prepubescent girls as spoils of war, genocide, genocide, women bad, gays bad, blood sacrifice, blood sacrifice, threatening people with eternal torture if they don't agree with them philosophically, some okay-ish advice mixed with bad advice that was said much better hundreds of years prior by Buddha and Confucius, blood sacrifice/vicarious redemption, poetry, some weird evil bullshit about the world being destroyed, etc. Yeah you don't get to lecture us about what's "moral". Christianity is an evil death cult.
This was the song that l singed for my grandfather in his funeral.... because he was a shinning light without the one I couldn't see, he was the force that make me be..... whenever he stay now thanks for everything, fot that wonderfull remembers, thanks for all my dear old man :')
Ghost is a band known to hail Satan. The song “He is” is about Lucifer, meaning Satan and embracing Satan in your life. Dīs Pater[1] refers to a Roman/pagan God of the underworld (hell). Hence, Nostro Dīs Pater, means Our god of the underworld.
One of the 3 times that I saw them live I got a very special treat. They performed an acoustic version of "Jigolo Har Megiddo". The guitar (riff) played at the end of the lyric "Harvesting crops of fields that others have plowed" was SO BEAUTIFUL on an acoustic guitar. It's one of the best memories I have from a live show. I enjoyed it much more than the studio version. Check if you can find a video of it. It's excellent.
This song is so good and it will always have a very special place in my heart, as it is the first song I heared by Ghost. Papa's voice has a devilish feature in it and that's why it's sooo amazing!!!!
OMG!!! I love this SONG!!! AMAZING!!! Do not know if I like Cirice as much now. GO GHOST GO!!! You ARE AWESOME!!! Your Little Cirice :-). I wish You that You win the GRAMMYS!!!
+Angy meja posers??? Unos flacos que nunca quisieron revelar su identidad?? POSERS?? Deje de repetir todo como loro, no sea ignorante y evítese quedar como ridícula comentando las idioteces que dice en UA-cam. Vaya y ponga su reggaetón, vaya, vaya.
as a classical philology student, i so fucking appreciate all latin in ghost's music, like, shit, these all hits different. nostra dis pater, nostr' alma mater
+Molly Cristin I saw them at the Rialto in Tucson, such a great live act! I was a fan before, but I hope I get to see them live again before they start selling out arenas lol
This is such a beautiful song....Ghost are an amazing group....I was mesmerised when I first saw them in 2014....they cover so many different genres that almost anyone can enjoy their songs
@@plasticity1000 You're in absolutely the wrong place to proselytize. Quit preaching at people who don't share your beliefs and maybe don't watch videos from a SATANIC METAL BAND if their content offends you. The choice is yours.
Back after 800km to see their only date in Italy. All i can say: totally worthed it. This song is the heart of Meliora and live it was a blast. Ghost, the best band of the 2015. End of story.
With my phone in my pocket,this song played on my UA-cam, had it on repeat like 10times, finally decided to check my phone for the title and I saw the lyrics...am a Christian so listening to this without paying attention to the lyrics really hits the spot. Great voices!
+Paula Gallego Como que con "us" incluís a todos :B Ya tocaron con Iron Maiden y Slayer, en el Monumental, y luego, solos, en Vorterix. Quedó como que no los conocía nadie y no es así, jajaja.
+slaSSification Well, six years - and still going - is longer than some other artists make it and they won a Grammy this year. They've gained in popularity with each new album and are working on their 4th, so we'll see.
Illumirage Yeah, no way. They're going to ride it as long as they can, and when/if it conks, they'll keep going with their other bands. They've still got those simmering on the back burner in various stages of hiatus. They'll always be doing something.
I let you the meaning of "Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater", imho the most important line of this wonderful song. ...and please, if you want, read the post scriptum ad the end of this loooong nerdy comment. ----Nostro Dis Pater Both the words are a mix of modern italian and latin. First half italian, second half latin. Now let's check out the meaning of the words: - "Nostro" means "our". In latin it should be "Noster", from "noster, nostra, nostrum", masculine, feminine, and neuter latin words. In italian, the neuter gender is not used anymore: there's only "nostro" for masculine and "nostra" for feminine, both meaning "our". - Dis Pater: here we have the first interesting thing, that gives to the song a very special meaning. "Dis" is a latin word that comes from the latin word "dives": it means "rich". "Pater", as you probably can figure it out, it's the latin word for "father". In italian it is the origin of our "Padre", for the french "Pere", for the german "Vater"... and for Star Wars "Vader" (Darth Vader sounds so similar to Dark Father ). So we have the Dis Pater as a "Rich father" or "Father of richness". When in the song Tobias sings "Nostro Dis Pater" he is thanking and adoring "Ouf Father of richness". What kind of richness? Well, material richness. The ancient Dis Pater god is also called Pluto. Pluto was not the dog of Mickey Mouse. "Pluto" was the ancient greek god of richness, son of Demetra, sister of Jupiter. Have you ever heard about "plutocracy"? So, here we have the first meaning of "He is - Nostro Dis Pater": "He is, our Father of richness". But "Dis Pater" has another meaning. In the ancient times (and still now, somewhere), the "material richness" was represented by bronze, gold, silver, copper, tin etc. If you were a man of the 1500 b.C. you could have found them only by digging. Digging underground. This material richness literally underground. So the God of richness, is also the God of the underground richness. This ancient God of Richness ended up being associated with the concept of the pagan "afterlife". Of course, the ancient Greek and Latin religion did not have Cristian heaven and hell. There was only one "afterlife", the Hades. So the old God Dis Pater became the other name/symbol of the greek god Hades himself, the God of the Underworld. What's the latin name of Hades? Pluto. So we have two Dis Pater: the Pluto of the richness, and the Pluto of the underworld. The line "He is - Nostro Dis Pater" now get a new meaning: "He is - our God of Underworld". Hey, wait a minute! Tobias in almost all songs speaks of the Christian religion and its Prince of Darkness: Satan, or Lucifer, the morning star that Tobias mentions right at the beginning of the song. And what better way to celebrate Satan, if not by representing him with the name of one of the most ancient deities who inspired his figure? We westerners still believe in the ancient greek and latin undeground: we just changed its name in "Hell". And we still afraid of the Devil. Why? Because he can condemn us to eternal suffering. Maybe you know the immortal italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived in the 1300 and basically "invented" italian language and all the mythology we still believe in. In his masterpiece poem "The Comedy", or "The Divine Comedy", he tells us his fantastic travel through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The poem is full of elements of classical pagan mythology, Christian mythology, philosophy and is a cruel commentary on Italian society in the 1300s. In the Hell (or Inferno) he invented, Dante shows us how the souls of the dead are judged on the basis of their sins and divided into groups, on the basis of the sins committed. Dante calls "Dite" the eternal city of Hell were he puts the souls of those who committed sins voluntarily. In latin, the word "Dis" is used in this way: dis, ditis, diti, ditem, dis... and dite. So to conclude our reasoning about "Dis Pater": Tobias sings about "Him", our Dis Pater, who is our God of Richness, but also the God of Underground, the pagan Hades and the Christian Hell. So, basically, Satan. And Tobias tells us t we must celebrate Him: because he can brings us richness, but also can condemn us to eternal suffering, burning in hell. Not bad, for only two simple words. Not let's moving on to the second half of the line.
-------Nostr'Alma Mater Also this one is half italian and half latin. I already told you about "nostr' and its meaning, so let's focus on the word Alma Mater. "Mater" is the latin word for italian "madre", english "mother", german "mutter" etc. "Alma" has two meanings. Alma was - and sometimes is - used by italian poets for the italian word "anima", which means "soul". So, "Alma Mater" could be... Mother Soul. Well, it is not very convincing!! But Alma is still a female name used in Italy. The female name Alma comes from the latin adjective "almus - alma - almum" which literally means nourishing, who feeds us and take care of us. So, Nostr'Alma Mater means "Our Mother who feeds us". Now we have: Our Father of Richness - Our Mother who feeds us. But how does she feed us? Which kind of... food? The most ancient university of the world, founded in a.D. 1088, is the University of Bologna, Italy. If you search for it on Google, you will find that the full name of that university is "Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna". So here we have the second, metaphoric meaning of the "Alma Mater" of the song: knowledge. The "Nostr'Alma Mater" of the song is a Mother who feeds us with knowledge and gives us wisdom. And who is, in christian mythology, the Mother who feeds the human being and gives him knowledge? Yes. The Holy Mary. The mother of Jesus, who lives in Heaven. So now I can conclude the reasoning. What does "Nostro Dis Pater - nostr'Alma Mater" means? It means "Our father of richness - our mother who feeds us". "He is" the one who takes care of us, giving us economic and physical well-being. But also it means "Our father of material richness - our mother of knowledge". "He is" the one who gives us gold, silver... in a word, money, so power. But "he is" also the one who gives us knowledge, wisdom, who take care of our minds and thoughts. And so he gives us the power to think about us, our future, our destinty. The last one meaning? "Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater" could mean "Our Satan - our Holy Mary". So here we have the most controversial interpretation of the line: on first there's Satan, the Evil, the Male. Then we have Holy Mary, the Good, the Female. Evil and Evil, Male and Female, Hell and Heaven, Darkness and Light. Not bad, for a line with only 6 words. What can I say? Well... Tobias studied well the classics and... damn, he's so good with lyrics!!!! Hope you find all this interesting! Sorry for my english and bye from Italy
*p.s: About a year ago I wrote basically this identical comment... and thousands of you liked it so much. But some months ago I changed my user-id on UA-cam and all my past comments, included that one, has been delated. That's why I wrote it again, with more informations.
Sooooo, I've been playing bloodborne today, and have been stuck on this one fucking boss, amygdala in the defiled chalice dungeon, and I start singing along to this, and I beat his Arse, didn't get hit once... Thank you Ghost B.C.
I had no idea this band existed until I saw Papa Emeritus II (found his name only an hour ago) in a meme. I was really drawn to him for some reason. I looked into it further, found this song and really liked it.
From an artistic and musical standpoint Tobias is a great vocalist and great with lyrics all of the nameless ghouls past and present are top notch musicians.
***** I have to disagree with you Chris.The Book Of Souls is a tour de force. Absolutely brilliant. But if you don't like it that's ok too. Each to their own.
Yes! I'm 52 years young, and when I heard my 20 something year old sons playing this song, I ran into the room asking them who this was, they said, "Ghost" at first I thought The Moody Blues had come out with something new! Lol! But I am hooked, Ghost is right up there for me with my two other favorite bands, Moody Blues and Rammstein, it's as if those two bands had a baby! ~That baby is ~Ghost 💜
I listened to this song back when it first came out and Ghost were still kind of unknown. I was in the live of a local band and a girl sung it. I had no idea which song it was, but those lyrics *nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater* captivated me. I was trying to remember them untill I got home to search them on UA-cam. After all those years I'm still here and no matter how many great songs they make, He Is will always be my favourite Ghost song.
I dont care what anyone says. Im Christian and I love Ghost regardless of the meaning behind their music. Its always fun and energetic. Keep it up Ghost
Thank you for being my biggest inspiration! Your love and support ignite my creativity and drive me forward. Here's to creating more magic together!🌺🌺🎵🎵🎶
God damn but this song is beautiful. Listening to this always brings a sense of peace to me, a feeling of order and a cool warmth if that makes any sense.
Thank you for being my biggest inspiration! Your love and support ignite my creativity and drive me forward. Here's to creating more magic together!🌺🌺🎵🎵🎶
He is tho, he set me free from the servitude of christianity, nah jk I was free from birth but he allowed me to form my own beliefs and not follow anyone In my family like a sheep.
@@josephang9927 It's definitely not Islam, i think what he means is Luciferaism. Or the worshipping and believing in lucifer. This song is probably meaning Lucifer. I don't know if im right or wrong about this, i don't see Lucifer as god since hes the King of hell, gracious mother probably refers to Lucifers wife, Lillith. But this definitely has nothing to do with Islam. Lucifer teaches people to seek the truth in everything rather than blindly following things and seeing them as the truth and the only truth.
They played this song August 11th 2023 in st louis and it was the most magical thing I have ever seen I got the video on my channel we had that amphitheater lit and I mean literally.
Whoever the boys behind Ghost are, there's no denying that they're a band of immensely talented musicians.
Dave Grohl once was one
YOURE PROFILE PICTURE AHHH I LOVE YOU !!
Haley Hiett me ???jk
Oh u mean namey
Dave Grohl only played select shows with Ghost and they won't reveal when he was in the band and how long for. I know the members of Ghost (not personally ha) but I'm not going to reveal it, I'm not one of those assholes. Great band, very talented.
My uncle chose this to be played at his funeral last year. He was a big Ghost fan
Bladerxdxi Sounds like your uncle was an awesome dude. Hope he’s partying with Papa Emeritus
Bladerxdxi you’re a dookie shoe
@David M Well aren't you morbid.
We all will
@David M True.
just when they play this song live, and everyone is singing along like we are at a big praise and worship church, is honestly such a mood
I always imagine that type of thing when I here this.
I literally just heard this song live less than 10 minutes ago, and yeah that's exactly how it feels
@@nicktheloser2974 That's awesome I wish I could join in one day
And while that is beautiful in its rebelliousness...the better is not needing the focus of rebellion or rebellion itself. Glory in isolation is a reflection of perfection.
"..praise and worship church.." ..which one - the church of satan? the devil will never win against God and who believes otherwise is an utter moronic fool
3 months ago I buried my grandfather, the next day after ceremony I met this song... My grandpa was the biggest authority in my life. He was the light that enlighted my life path. He raised me, he taught me and he showed me how the man should be. For me, HE IS.
HE IS
Omg that's so sweet.
"He is the desobedience that holds us together" Perfect.
The definition of Satanism, I'd say
LOL. Its about his brother. Together against the rules.
vonzox I knew it was partly about his brother, but I never realized what this sentence meant! Thank you!
@@vonzox Like a lot of Ghost songs there are multiple layers to it. It is most definitely also about Satan. Tobias' brother introduced him to a lot of the (metal) music that inspired him
@@TreespeakerOfTheLand definitely. Great song!
I snuck this song into the playlist at Christmas dinner last year. Everyone loved it lol.
Do it again this year😂😂
EVIL..LOVE IT
This can only mean 2 things: Or they didn't know nothing about Ghost lyrics or you were surrounded by satanists :D
they didn't realize "HE IS" refers to Satan not Jesus? oh that's priceless
Fcking hero xD
Is it just me or is Ghost one of those bands where every song is good?
+Benjamin Fredrick why not both? every fucking song is epic
+Benjamin Fredrick
I think so too. It was about time, and it is refreshing to know such bands still exist.
Absolutely. They never fail to impress and surprise me. They improve with each album.
Bro. it is not just you. Ghost is that awesome. best christian band ever. hehe. love these guys.
*****
Yes it sure is!
I consider myself a Christian. I love this band. And I see nothing wrong with that... 🎵
Your muderous god does see something wrong with this. Do you not read the bible?
is that a mary on a cross refrence
U sneaky bastard
I see what u did there😂
Dumb
W
This is one of those Ghost songs that will get people attracted to their music.
Great work boys!
True!
It is also one of those songs you wish to christ YOU'D written
the bassist is a girl... MEGAN.. from Les Zepplin cover band in New York....trust me.... Dave Grohl has even played drums live....just better to be unnamed ...keeps the shit down...they can live their lives...they say they still get recognized just by their eyes....
Jeff MacInnis it worked for me
I feel like this and square hammer can get anybody to like their music
I have yet to see a comment on how beautifully this lyric video is done. It's like watching art in motion.
Especially the way it builds into the second chorus and the shapes move in sync with the music.
Agreed. The font is sublime.
Of course it's art, it's art deco.
First time listening to the band. Way better than expected. Great song.
+Yago Reck
Hope you hear their other songs (especially from this album, Meliora) such as "Cirice" ... and others. You might like all of them. Also, I always say that there are no better ballads than those metal bands create (Metallica - "Nothing Else Matters", and this song as well are both sheer masterpieces).
+Digla Da Krecim thanks, I surely will take a better look to Ghost! Cheers, man!
I gotta give it to Tobias…the man is not only beautiful, smart and has an amazing voice, he’s also a music genius. I just hope he knows this. 🖤🤘🏽
Just discovered this, and I am blown away. I'm an old guy who never believed I would hear the likes of the past masters in their prime (early 1970's), like Alice Cooper or Blue Oyster Cult, again in my lifetime, but these Swedes have done it (not saying they crib from the old bands...Ghost is amazingly original). Metal from the dark side with a talent for melody, and in this one, truly gorgeous harmonies and intelligent lyrics. Venning into Eric Woolfson territory with this single. Highly proficient musicians and vocal work. Listening to various tracks, I'm discovering fantastic diversity in style. Really, I have to thank Sweden for giving us the previous rockers TSOOL, and now Ghost, since Americans and even the Brits don't, or can't, do this any more. In the post-rock era, you just don't expect to find stuff like this, original, and instantly classic. I understand their act, their schtick, and I love it. They're in their prime, like their fans. I sincerely hope they continue their ascension.
+Sitzes David Well said old man.. well said.
I hear this song and I imagine the Devil just sitting there wiping his eyes, going "aw, fellas!"
He hasn't been this moved since last Xmas, when he got all those letters from the dyslexic kids.
😂
Yes. That's so funny.
@@mariocastillo8334 OMG YESSSSS 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lucifers love song
Uplifting, addictive, stunning! The melody... when he say "He is..." WOW! an instant classic.
I love how he made this sound like every contemporary Christian song out there...until you listen a little closer.
i lol'ed
Just like a typical Christian: believing everything at face level, oblivious at what lies beneath the surface.
Ghost rules!
You could probably dupe some Christians with it for sure
It's about lucifer. The jesus in the bible, and lucifer are actually the same entity trying to balance dark and light.
@@coltonallen672 Excuse me? I think you have drank too much coolaid
Infernally divine music ❤️
perkele
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***** So is every other music riping of. Nothing is basically new, mut Ghost is something that makes me feel good. Don't know why.
+tim andreu I'm not agry there is similar but the harmony is not the same ( the rythme and the sound either) at this level we have to creat new gamme if we want to make a very new music it's dosen't make sence
+Päivi Tee Torilla tavataan.
Immensely haunting, and when "and we are falling, over the precipice" comes, so do the goosebumps.
That, i ain't had in years..!!
Awesome song.
Best song of the album. Enough said.
+uErkinable Most definitely. Only Deus in Absentia gets close for me.
+Ode For Cruelty majesty is mine, but this and cirice alone are by far the most epic songs i've heard from a band in years, the last time an album gave me goosebumps like this was triviums shogun album
+uErkinable Its this and Mummy dust that do it for me. That keytar solo, hot damn.
Richard Graham I didn't really liked Mummy Dust tbh
+uErkinable Got to admit that i had hard time with Mummy Dust but after a few listenings its now one of my fav songs w Ghost :)
I'm a Christian and I love this band. They have their own sound. Which is more than I can say for most other bands.
It's a shame such talent is used for satanic crap. They have a great sound and talent. Morals are all wrong.
@@american6112 a Christian talking about morals to satanists? Hypocrisy to the ultimate level right here.
@@american6112 ''American''. Says a lot
@@american6112 Sir buddy pal, don't even start on morality.
@@american6112 *Opens bible*... genocide, genocide, genocide, rules on how to own slaves, rules on how to take prepubescent girls as spoils of war, genocide, genocide, women bad, gays bad, blood sacrifice, blood sacrifice, threatening people with eternal torture if they don't agree with them philosophically, some okay-ish advice mixed with bad advice that was said much better hundreds of years prior by Buddha and Confucius, blood sacrifice/vicarious redemption, poetry, some weird evil bullshit about the world being destroyed, etc.
Yeah you don't get to lecture us about what's "moral". Christianity is an evil death cult.
This was the song that l singed for my grandfather in his funeral.... because he was a shinning light without the one I couldn't see, he was the force that make me be..... whenever he stay now thanks for everything, fot that wonderfull remembers, thanks for all my dear old man :')
Ghost is a band known to hail Satan. The song “He is” is about Lucifer, meaning Satan and embracing Satan in your life. Dīs Pater[1] refers to a Roman/pagan God of the underworld (hell). Hence, Nostro Dīs Pater, means Our god of the underworld.
All they're acoustic songs have a very haunting nature.... I love it so much.
One of the 3 times that I saw them live I got a very special treat. They performed an acoustic version of "Jigolo Har Megiddo". The guitar (riff) played at the end of the lyric "Harvesting crops of fields that others have plowed" was SO BEAUTIFUL on an acoustic guitar. It's one of the best memories I have from a live show. I enjoyed it much more than the studio version.
Check if you can find a video of it. It's excellent.
Yea, but the message is bad.
This band is possibly the most uplifting band I've ever heard.
One of, if not the best solo in their entire catalogue.
This song is so good and it will always have a very special place in my heart, as it is the first song I heared by Ghost. Papa's voice has a devilish feature in it and that's why it's sooo amazing!!!!
id start taking church more seriously if their music ever got this good
Skillet and Red are pretty good my dude
Don’t hate on me but I play drums for my church. And I couldn’t agree any more😈😈😈
@@danielqualls5330 that's super cool I'd never hate on you for that
😅😅
Some Christian music is actually top tier. I dislike religion as much if not more than the next guy, but some of them have good bands.
I have to say as a man 50 years old I have never heard anything like this, love it.
Love this song too and i'm almost 60 ❤
@@anitaaberg9193 im almost 30 and i like it too (we need to get someone who is almost 40 and we can do a ritual (dance party))
Also love this masterpiece, 19.
I've heard this song dozens of times and it still gives me chills. Quite possibly one of the best Ghost songs but there are so many good ones.
OMG!!! I love this SONG!!! AMAZING!!! Do not know if I like Cirice as much now. GO GHOST GO!!! You ARE AWESOME!!! Your Little Cirice :-). I wish You that You win the GRAMMYS!!!
+Masha Malinina hi you again XD
Skylaw Galadriel Hello, how are you?
Masha Malinina Good :D And u Cirice
Skylaw Galadriel Perfect!!!!!!!! :-)
Masha Malinina I fell in love with Ghost music,just amazing.
I just saw them at Hellfest and found them absolutely brilliant. WOW! Just bought their entire discography.
Same for me, i'm going to buy it today😁 INSANE band
I had the same revelation when I saw them, want to see them on a real concert, read they re even more amazing outside festivals
Agree, one of the best performances at Hellfest!
Yes it was one of the best show of the Hellfest this year ^^I saw them last December in Clermont-Ferrand and the both show were excellent ! :)
Saw them also but at Graspop, didn´t know the band before but now I am a fan, what a great live band with amazing songs.
Excelente composición y magnífica banda. No entiendo como hay personas que la califican mal a tan maravilloso arte.
SOLO PARA CONOCEDORES. .
porq la banda tiene culto a satan , por eso la gente la odia
no lo creo más bien son posers
Solo los sabios del camino izquierdista entenderán.
+Angy meja posers??? Unos flacos que nunca quisieron revelar su identidad?? POSERS?? Deje de repetir todo como loro, no sea ignorante y evítese quedar como ridícula comentando las idioteces que dice en UA-cam.
Vaya y ponga su reggaetón, vaya, vaya.
as a classical philology student, i so fucking appreciate all latin in ghost's music, like, shit, these all hits different. nostra dis pater, nostr' alma mater
couldn't agree more
Definitely the most emotional song about Satan I've ever heard
HeIL sAt'N
Satan? Hahaha
Satanic Gospel at its finest.
Hail Satan.
You ever heard Lucifer by Avantasia?
I bought all of their cds. I haven't bought a cd in like 15 years but man, their music is just that good.
Just finished doing the same myself. I went from most recent to the oldest, in that order. Great stuff.
This band is awesome their singing is so clean.
Fantastic, great song from a phenomal band,
This song is so damn beautiful.
How do they get the haunting, the frightening, and the catchy beauty all in one??
I saw them live this past Friday and when they played this song I immediately got chills. They put on such a damn good show. 💙
😊😊😊
+Molly Cristin I saw them at the Rialto in Tucson, such a great live act! I was a fan before, but I hope I get to see them live again before they start selling out arenas lol
This is making me excited for when I see them in two days!
+TheVelevetPrincess you're gonna have so much fun!
+Molly Cristin Thank you! Is there anything I should expect?
This is such a beautiful song....Ghost are an amazing group....I was mesmerised when I first saw them in 2014....they cover so many different genres that almost anyone can enjoy their songs
The best rock ballad of the 21st century. It's an absolute and immovable truth.
This song gives me so much strength. Unholy, free, pure strength.
A wicked statement. The devil is helpless and impotent before God.
@@plasticity1000 I am the devil!
@@plasticity1000 You're in absolutely the wrong place to proselytize. Quit preaching at people who don't share your beliefs and maybe don't watch videos from a SATANIC METAL BAND if their content offends you. The choice is yours.
@@plasticity1000well, this song is about a lost friend and the chorus about his brother. So neither of you know what your talking about.
@@annisaurusfalse I am the almighty serpent of creation the one who threw all demons out you are victim to my shadows who are not merciful like me
To me as a loyal Buddhist in Taiwan 🇹🇼, the HE in this song means the Buddha Shakyamuni. Amen 🙏
Back after 800km to see their only date in Italy. All i can say: totally worthed it. This song is the heart of Meliora and live it was a blast. Ghost, the best band of the 2015. End of story.
CD毎日聴いてます
大好きです
The most beautiful dark ballad ever made. Simply stunning. Selim Lemouchi knew when heard the demo, too.
With my phone in my pocket,this song played on my UA-cam, had it on repeat like 10times, finally decided to check my phone for the title and I saw the lyrics...am a Christian so listening to this without paying attention to the lyrics really hits the spot. Great voices!
Thanks Lollapalooza Argentina for letting us know this awesome group. Come again soon !
+Paula Gallego Como que con "us" incluís a todos :B Ya tocaron con Iron Maiden y Slayer, en el Monumental, y luego, solos, en Vorterix. Quedó como que no los conocía nadie y no es así, jajaja.
Can't wait to see them at Lolla Chicago!!!
en ese lollapaloza el publico estaba .... algo muerto
Plot twist it's a song sung from the perspective of a moth who loves a candle.
Möth and Lömp?
the metaphor, if intended, is spot on.
Lämp
Lämp
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
when i thought rock was dead these guys comin and proves that i was wonderfully wrong...
Rock will never die.
***** Listen to this guy...
You sound kinda smug.
+slaSSification Well, six years - and still going - is longer than some other artists make it and they won a Grammy this year. They've gained in popularity with each new album and are working on their 4th, so we'll see.
violetxoxox I'd agree, they seem to have a full head of steam right now. Doubtful that they'd hang it up.
Illumirage Yeah, no way. They're going to ride it as long as they can, and when/if it conks, they'll keep going with their other bands. They've still got those simmering on the back burner in various stages of hiatus. They'll always be doing something.
That is absolutely fucking beautiful. What a masterpiece. Ghost is the best band to come around in many years.
Seeing them live changes the sound of all of their songs tbh, I can never unhear my first ritual
I can never tire of this, it's such a beautiful song.
What a song. What a band. Best thing I've heard in years.
This is just the most beautiful song ever 😊
I let you the meaning of "Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater", imho the most important line of this wonderful song.
...and please, if you want, read the post scriptum ad the end of this loooong nerdy comment.
----Nostro Dis Pater
Both the words are a mix of modern italian and latin. First half italian, second half latin.
Now let's check out the meaning of the words:
- "Nostro" means "our". In latin it should be "Noster", from "noster, nostra, nostrum", masculine, feminine, and neuter latin words.
In italian, the neuter gender is not used anymore: there's only "nostro" for masculine and "nostra" for feminine, both meaning "our".
- Dis Pater: here we have the first interesting thing, that gives to the song a very special meaning.
"Dis" is a latin word that comes from the latin word "dives": it means "rich".
"Pater", as you probably can figure it out, it's the latin word for "father". In italian it is the origin of our "Padre", for the french "Pere", for the german "Vater"... and for Star Wars "Vader" (Darth Vader sounds so similar to Dark Father ).
So we have the Dis Pater as a "Rich father" or "Father of richness". When in the song Tobias sings "Nostro Dis Pater" he is thanking and adoring "Ouf Father of richness".
What kind of richness? Well, material richness.
The ancient Dis Pater god is also called Pluto. Pluto was not the dog of Mickey Mouse. "Pluto" was the ancient greek god of richness, son of Demetra, sister of Jupiter. Have you ever heard about "plutocracy"?
So, here we have the first meaning of "He is - Nostro Dis Pater": "He is, our Father of richness".
But "Dis Pater" has another meaning.
In the ancient times (and still now, somewhere), the "material richness" was represented by bronze, gold, silver, copper, tin etc. If you were a man of the 1500 b.C. you could have found them only by digging. Digging underground. This material richness literally underground.
So the God of richness, is also the God of the underground richness. This ancient God of Richness ended up being associated with the concept of the pagan "afterlife".
Of course, the ancient Greek and Latin religion did not have Cristian heaven and hell. There was only one "afterlife", the Hades.
So the old God Dis Pater became the other name/symbol of the greek god Hades himself, the God of the Underworld. What's the latin name of
Hades? Pluto.
So we have two Dis Pater: the Pluto of the richness, and the Pluto of the underworld.
The line "He is - Nostro Dis Pater" now get a new meaning: "He is - our God of Underworld".
Hey, wait a minute! Tobias in almost all songs speaks of the Christian religion and its Prince of Darkness: Satan, or Lucifer, the morning star that Tobias mentions right at the beginning of the song.
And what better way to celebrate Satan, if not by representing him with the name of one of the most ancient deities who inspired his figure?
We westerners still believe in the ancient greek and latin undeground: we just changed its name in "Hell". And we still afraid of the Devil. Why? Because he can condemn us to eternal suffering.
Maybe you know the immortal italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived in the 1300 and basically "invented" italian language and all the mythology we still believe in. In his masterpiece poem "The Comedy", or "The Divine Comedy", he tells us his fantastic travel through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The poem is full of elements of classical pagan mythology, Christian mythology, philosophy and is a cruel commentary on Italian society in the 1300s.
In the Hell (or Inferno) he invented, Dante shows us how the souls of the dead are judged on the basis of their sins and divided into groups, on the basis of the sins committed.
Dante calls "Dite" the eternal city of Hell were he puts the souls of those who committed sins voluntarily. In latin, the word "Dis" is used in this way: dis, ditis, diti, ditem, dis... and dite.
So to conclude our reasoning about "Dis Pater":
Tobias sings about "Him", our Dis Pater, who is our God of Richness, but also the God of Underground, the pagan Hades and the Christian Hell. So, basically, Satan.
And Tobias tells us t we must celebrate Him: because he can brings us richness, but also can condemn us to eternal suffering, burning in hell.
Not bad, for only two simple words.
Not let's moving on to the second half of the line.
-------Nostr'Alma Mater
Also this one is half italian and half latin. I already told you about "nostr' and its meaning, so let's focus on the word Alma Mater.
"Mater" is the latin word for italian "madre", english "mother", german "mutter" etc.
"Alma" has two meanings.
Alma was - and sometimes is - used by italian poets for the italian word "anima", which means "soul". So, "Alma Mater" could be... Mother Soul. Well, it is not very convincing!!
But Alma is still a female name used in Italy.
The female name Alma comes from the latin adjective "almus - alma - almum" which literally means nourishing, who feeds us and take care of us. So, Nostr'Alma Mater means "Our Mother who feeds us".
Now we have: Our Father of Richness - Our Mother who feeds us.
But how does she feed us? Which kind of... food?
The most ancient university of the world, founded in a.D. 1088, is the University of Bologna, Italy. If you search for it on Google, you will find that the full name of that university is "Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna".
So here we have the second, metaphoric meaning of the "Alma Mater" of the song: knowledge. The "Nostr'Alma Mater" of the song is a Mother who feeds us with knowledge and gives us wisdom.
And who is, in christian mythology, the Mother who feeds the human being and gives him knowledge? Yes. The Holy Mary. The mother of Jesus, who lives in Heaven.
So now I can conclude the reasoning.
What does "Nostro Dis Pater - nostr'Alma Mater" means?
It means "Our father of richness - our mother who feeds us". "He is" the one who takes care of us, giving us economic and physical well-being.
But also it means "Our father of material richness - our mother of knowledge". "He is" the one who gives us gold, silver... in a word, money, so power.
But "he is" also the one who gives us knowledge, wisdom, who take care of our minds and thoughts. And so he gives us the power to think about us, our future, our destinty.
The last one meaning?
"Nostro Dis Pater - Nostr'Alma Mater" could mean "Our Satan - our Holy Mary".
So here we have the most controversial interpretation of the line: on first there's Satan, the Evil, the Male. Then we have Holy Mary, the Good, the Female. Evil and Evil, Male and Female, Hell and Heaven, Darkness and Light.
Not bad, for a line with only 6 words. What can I say?
Well... Tobias studied well the classics and... damn, he's so good with lyrics!!!!
Hope you find all this interesting! Sorry for my english and bye from Italy
*p.s: About a year ago I wrote basically this identical comment... and thousands of you liked it so much. But some months ago I changed my user-id on UA-cam and all my past comments, included that one, has been delated. That's why I wrote it again, with more informations.
Thank you so much for this, you're very intelligent
Give this man a nobel prize
@@matejkirner4132 ahahah thanks!
@@trudiepops2382 thanks :)
Thank you Dario!
Love the words & the music is beautiful they go together so perfect..
Beautiful. I cannot stop listening to this. Bittersweet, solemn joy.
Just saw them live yesterday having never previously heard of them. I've now purchased every song they have. Amazing band. Rock on
Sooooo, I've been playing bloodborne today, and have been stuck on this one fucking boss, amygdala in the defiled chalice dungeon, and I start singing along to this, and I beat his Arse, didn't get hit once... Thank you Ghost B.C.
That's awesome!
I fucking hate that Amygdala :D.
nice story!
FUCK that boss dude. half health so you get 1 shot no matter what... took me so long... but getting to the queen was worth it
Amygdala in the cursed chalice... For me is in top 3 hardest bosses of all souls games...
I just love the deep bass drum that rumbles everytime the " He is" part.❤
I'm totally slipping this in my grandma's karaoke playlist.
XD
Add some turtle food into her soup while you’re at it
The morning star is the angel lucifer, who is infact Satan. So yes he is all about light believe it or not. Just pointing out facts here.
🤘🏻😂
I liked your comment and made sure you hit 666, just for your grandma haha!
I had no idea this band existed until I saw Papa Emeritus II (found his name only an hour ago) in a meme. I was really drawn to him for some reason. I looked into it further, found this song and really liked it.
ya'll motherfukers need satan
Mike Metal \m/
Ohai Maul
Nice wreath, Maul. Don't we look good with it? ;)
LMAO why yes we are glorious in our fashionable attires
From an artistic and musical standpoint Tobias is a great vocalist and great with lyrics all of the nameless ghouls past and present are top notch musicians.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. I will always love it.
am i the only one who feels peacefull with this song?
me too
I found it very funny since your pseudo (name maybe ?) is jesus (no offense tho)
may Lucifer be with you
me to
Jesus Costilla same bruh
I wish there was a 10 minute extended version. That ending guitar could go on forever.
i fucking love that guitar riff, and this song is the number 2 to sing in my car!
+genesis franco It reminds me riffs from the band Therion (early years). Cheers :)
And the 1st?
whiskey in the jar metallica
Don't know why, but there's a type of negative vibe to these guys (minus the Peter Steele low voice)
+All Cars United well, they are both doom metal so yeah :)
One of my favorite songs of all time. Simply beautiful and meaningful.
LA MEJOR BANDA QUE HE ESCUCHADO EN AÑOS.
A mi casi se me salen as lagrimas de la emoción
@@danielaramirez2555 estamos igual😢
I nearly forgot, how great this band is...so happy i found it again after years of not listening:))
Remember boys and girls, the devil always has the best songs. Brilliant.
+Eliott Santos I like the The Book of Souls picture :)
+Alan Honore Thanks mate, only the best
+Eliott Santos lol, that's the first thing that came to my mind when i first heard this song ;)
Once you go black... you deserve it.
***** I have to disagree with you Chris.The Book Of Souls is a tour de force. Absolutely brilliant. But if you don't like it that's ok too. Each to their own.
No Words Absolutely Awesome Song And Band OffCourse!!!😎🤘🎧🎤🎸🥁🥰🤩😍💖❤️🥳🎉👻
They are the morning light that rock needed in this day and age.
Yes! I'm 52 years young, and when I heard my 20 something year old sons playing this song, I ran into the room asking them who this was, they said, "Ghost" at first I thought The Moody Blues had come out with something new! Lol! But I am hooked, Ghost is right up there for me with my two other favorite bands, Moody Blues and Rammstein, it's as if those two bands had a baby! ~That baby is ~Ghost 💜
I used this song when I walked down the aisle at my wedding lol I love it so much
Really?????
really really :D I just got married in October
why would you use a satanic song at your wedding?
+Santiago Santana let her do her.
+elias arriaga let her answer for herself. I don't judge anyone, that's Gods' job.
Nossa que banda sensacional maravilhosa .isso sim que é som, sem palavras
I listened to this song back when it first came out and Ghost were still kind of unknown. I was in the live of a local band and a girl sung it. I had no idea which song it was, but those lyrics *nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater* captivated me. I was trying to remember them untill I got home to search them on UA-cam. After all those years I'm still here and no matter how many great songs they make, He Is will always be my favourite Ghost song.
I am a huge fan of Ghost. They've done incredible things...It's amazing...
Fantastic band and song.
I love Ghost so much, and this has to be one of my favourite songs by them.
Awesome Song by Ghost . Just Awesome .
Some of their music is just down right beautiful.
I love how he sneaks in that "the disobedience" to make a point to people fooled by the song
¿Alguien mas sintió que casi se le salen las lagrimas por esta canción?🥲
🙋🏻
No
Makes me smile
I dont care what anyone says. Im Christian and I love Ghost regardless of the meaning behind their music. Its always fun and energetic. Keep it up Ghost
Ghostpel!
TISQUESUSA I see what you did there. 😉
Simte Quality pun, right there! ;)
XD I love it. ❤
Ghostspell's Ghostpel
he is ghistpell
if u love me let meee ghooooooooost
Just discovered Ghost very recently.....epic tune....I dig these guys, cool stuff...they have a cool "throwback" style of rock...they have "it"....
Just found about ghost. I've been missing so much. This band is really good.
My favorite song! Ghost is the most amazing band
Thank you for being my biggest inspiration! Your love and support ignite my creativity and drive me forward. Here's to creating more magic together!🌺🌺🎵🎵🎶
THIS IS SUCH A FUCKING MASTERPIECE
Indeed!!! Exactly! Incredible performers, too.
+Iqbal Shofyan Nur *You're
Indeed!!!
IT 100% IS!!!
😘
I cannot stop listening to this song. I'm obsessed!
God damn but this song is beautiful. Listening to this always brings a sense of peace to me, a feeling of order and a cool warmth if that makes any sense.
I know exactly what you mean. Ave Lucifer.
Lovely! Sounds like medival festival music, love it!
The most beautiful Ghost song.
I played this song at my Catholic school talent show. Everybody loved it haha
You're a legend!
I love this song so much. I can listen to it over and over and over and over....which I just did lol.
Thank you for being my biggest inspiration! Your love and support ignite my creativity and drive me forward. Here's to creating more magic together!🌺🌺🎵🎵🎶
I love how they combined the epicness and the romance
it feels cosmic
Κομματι που θα το ακους και σε 100 χρονια απο τωρα...ΕΠΙΚΟ ΕΠΟΣ !!
this brings me to tears - in a good way. so beautiful.
translation for latin "Our God and Father; our gracious mother."
He is tho, he set me free from the servitude of christianity, nah jk I was free from birth but he allowed me to form my own beliefs and not follow anyone In my family like a sheep.
@@emilyolsen6777 Islam?
@@emilyolsen6777 is it really freedom if it is given to you by another
@@emilyolsen6777 He's brought me individuation and the courage to truly be what I am.
@@josephang9927 It's definitely not Islam, i think what he means is Luciferaism. Or the worshipping and believing in lucifer. This song is probably meaning Lucifer. I don't know if im right or wrong about this, i don't see Lucifer as god since hes the King of hell, gracious mother probably refers to Lucifers wife, Lillith.
But this definitely has nothing to do with Islam. Lucifer teaches people to seek the truth in everything rather than blindly following things and seeing them as the truth and the only truth.
They played this song August 11th 2023 in st louis and it was the most magical thing I have ever seen I got the video on my channel we had that amphitheater lit and I mean literally.