What does it mean?

[Mä]

It really bugs me that i can't understand all of Opeth's lyrics 100%. In many songs they've used words that i have never heard uttered from any other human being. Are they made up, are they not english, or am i just stupid? :S

The words are:
Liaisons
Orchard(Orchid?)
Achromatic
Amaranth
Awe
Madrigal
Concubine
Florid
Sepulchral (Heard this before though but have no idea what it means)
Shant
Epitaph
Jonah
Miasma
Stilted
Benighted
Pock
Hibernal
Haggard
Reeling
Tantrum
Stigma
Knell (Heard this before too)
Hemlock
Jackal (Heard before)

 

[Deadlift]

I recommend you a lexicon.

 

[Miltbrand]

http://dictionary.reference.com/

 

[Nichtsicher]

They are all english words. Use a dictionary.

 

[biggsy]

man really no offense but AWE? are you serious? just check out a dictionary and get them in context a couple of times.

 

[Yoda]

Where did you pull 'Amaranth' and 'shant' from?

 

[Soilworker]

who was melinda?

 

[Benighted Joe]

'Jonah' is actually a biblical name.

In the old testamente there's this story about Jonah who was on his merry
way to the sinful city of Nineve to preach. Unfortunately the storm threw
him overboard and he was swallowed by a huge frikkin fish (not a whale,
before you ask). Anyway, apparently the fish spit him out tree days later
and Jonah began walking towards the city...

Mmm.. Yes. I had to look up a few details, but I knew the story since
I'm called Jonah by some of my friends. Lol, no, I've never been eaten though.

 

[biggsy]

Where did you pull 'Amaranth' and 'shant' from?

amaranth is from blackrose immortal. 'i have kept it, the amaranth symbol, hidden inside the golden shrine.' from memory its a symbol of eternal life...?

 

[Nichtsicher]

Yeah a amaranth is a flower

 

[metal_wrath]

"I shant resist" from 'Demon of the Fall'. It literally means "shall not"


Seriously man, expand your vocabulary...no offense

 

[Id]

lol come on man I knew most of those words when I was in elementary school

 

[HerrGodhead]

dude, some swedish guy knows better english than you

 

[HerrGodhead]

the only word i had trouble with was godhead (my name), but apparently thats just another name for a supreme being or god or smthg

 

[King Richard]

great thread

 

[metal_wrath]

off the top of the head

Madrigal - song of mourning
Benighted - to bring into darkness
Awe - to behold in amazement
orchard - a field of apple (or other fruit) trees

 

[Anza]

Heh I have a lot of problems understanding these words as well. Liaisons means 'close cooperation.'

 

[Benighted Joe]

the only word i had trouble with was godhead (my name), but apparently thats just another name for a supreme being or god or smthg

Godhead: in divineness or the divinity (i.e. God).

off the top of the head

Madrigal - song of mourning
Benighted - to bring into darkness

Actually...

Madrigal:
Is kind of a music genre that was first introduced in Italy in the
thirteenth century. It was based on poems with 2-3 verses
and 2-3 lines, without any particular rhythm. In time, however,
the madigal genre changed considerably...

And...

Benighted:
Is to live in spiritual darkness or to be unenlighted.

Sorry if I came of as a know-all, but I just love words and
Benighted in particular - as you probably can tell

 

[Mr. Bland]

Awe

OMFG

Of all the words?!?!? Awe?

"I was in awe of the building"

You need me to give you your 4th grade spelling pretest again?

 

[a rofl nazi]

um the guy is obviously not a native english speaker good lord you idiots