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In starless nights of tempest
In dark and stormy nights
Thessaly's witch creeps out from her tomb
A witch from Thessaly emerges from her grave
The Levin bolt to seize abhorred Erichtho
She uses lightning to capture the detested Erichtho
No prayer she breathed
She utters no prayers
No supplication to the gods
She makes no appeals to the gods
Her breath alone has turned pure air fatal
Her breath alone turns pure air deadly
Abhorred Erichtho
Detested Erichtho
Necromancy divine, necromancy divine
Divine necromancy, divine necromancy
Necromancy divine
Divine necromancy
She loves to light altars with funeral flames
She delights in igniting altars with funeral fires
She's brought the dead back from the grave
She resurrects the dead
Abhorred Erichtho
Detested Erichtho
She has buried souls alive
She entombs souls while still alive
In control of their bodies
Controlling their bodies
She knows the homes of styx
She knows the abodes of the river Styx
Dread mysterious rituals abhorred Erichtho
Dreadful mysterious rituals detested Erichtho
Necromancy divine, necromancy divine
Divine necromancy, divine necromancy
Necromancy divine
Divine necromancy
First through his gaping bosom
First, through the open chest
Blood she pours still fervent
She pours warm blood
Washing from his wounds the gore
Cleansing his wounds from the blood
Then copious poisons from the moon distills
Then distills abundant poisons from the moon
Mixed with all monstrous things
Mixed with monstrous ingredients
Which nature's pangs
Resulting from nature's painful processes
Bring to untimely birth
Bringing forth untimely births
Pestiferous leaves pregnant with magic chants
Leaves carrying harmful magic incantations
Blades of grass which in their primal growth
Blades of grass tainted by her cursed mouth
Her cursed mouth had slimed
Finally, her voice, more powerful than any herb
Last came her voice more
Charms the gods ruling in the river Lethe
Potent than all herbs
Divine necromancy, divine necromancy
To charm the gods who rule in lethe
Divine necromancy
Necromancy divine, necromancy divine
Divine necromancy, divine necromancy
Necromancy divine
Divine necromancy
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