Gaudete [English translation]

Gaudete*, Gaudete

How the winter wind comes

Out of an ice chamber, out of an iron palace

It is cruel, clear, blue

All covered with the ornaments of a harpsichord

And hearts break with a ringing frosty crackling, yes yes, the hearts do

Gaudete, Gaudete

With the blood of mountain dawn

With the meeting of gazes, and shaking of a wind-weathered hand

If a sorcerer's road is endless

With the path of crystal cracks

I will bring you gifts - a heart, an eternirty, and ice skates

Gaudete, Gaudete

Are we kept warm by each other

Are we clothed in breath

We perceive the heart of darkness

So let us rejoice, friends

This child of fire and blizzard

Gaudete, Gaudete

The king of winter is coming